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Obadiah Holmes 1666 – 1745 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jul 1666

Birth Location: Kings Newport, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 3 Apr 1745

Death Location: Holmdel, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA

Father: Jonathan Holmes

Mother: Sarah Borden

Spouse(s): Alice Ashton

Children(s): Samuel Holmes

Obadiah Holmes Sheriff was born in 1666 in Kings Newport, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Jonathan Holmes and Sarah Borden. Obadiah Holmes Sheriff married Alice Throckmorton Ashton, and had children including Samuel D Holmes. Obadiah Holmes Sheriff passed away in 1745 in Holmdel, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • Obadiah Holmes Sheriff was born in 1666 in Kings Newport, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Jonathan Holmes and Sarah Borden.
  • Obadiah Holmes Sheriff married Alice Throckmorton Ashton, and had children including Samuel D Holmes.
  • Obadiah Holmes Sheriff passed away in 1745 in Holmdel, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Holmes
1633 – 1713
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, RI
JH
Sarah Borden
1644 – 1713
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
SB

Spouses(s)

Alice Ashton
1671 – 1716
Birth Location: Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
AA

Children(s)

Samuel Holmes
1704 – 1760
Birth Location: Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey Colony
SH

Obadiah Holmes's Ancestors

Self
Obadiah Holmes
1666 – 1745
Birth Place: Kings Newport, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
Jonathan Holmes
1633 – 1713
Portsmouth, Newport, RI
Sarah Borden
1644 – 1713
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Grandparents
Joan (Filkes) Fowle
1604 – 1688
Marden, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Obadiah Holmes's Descendants

1.
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Obadiah Holmes (17 Jul 1666 – 3 Apr 1745) m. Alice (Throckmorton) Ashton (1671 – 27 Apr 1716)
  1. 1. Samuel (D) Holmes (17 Apr 1704 – 23 FEB 1760)
    1. 1. Maria (Alice) HOLMES (04 Jul 1733 – 22 Jun 1797)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Wheeler (Abt. 1752 – 1830) m. William (Thomas) Pennington (abt 1750 – 20 Dec 1820) m. William (Thomas) Pennington (abt 1750 – 20 Dec 1820)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Pennington (1785 – 1855) m. Asa (H.) Ellison (7 Dec 1761 – 1830)
        2. 2. William (Thomas) Pennington (1782 – 1870) m. Susanna Nosseman (1790 – 13 October 1834)

Obadiah Holmes's Timeline

2 Records

1666
17 Jul 1666
Birth of Obadiah Holmes Sheriff in Kings Newport, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Kings Newport, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
1745
3 Apr 1745
Age 79
Death of Obadiah Holmes Sheriff in Holmdel, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
Holmdel, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jul 1666
    Event Place: Kings Newport, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1745
    Event Place: Holmdel, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
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