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Sir Richard Holden 1609–1695 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jul 1609

Birth Location: Lindsay, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1 March 1695

Death Location: Groton, Middlesex County, United States of America

Father: William Holden

Mother: Margaret Gale

Spouse(s): Mary Countryman, Martha Fosdick, Mary Rutter, Martha Fosdick

Children(s): Joseph Holden, Stephen Holden, Sarah Swan, Justinian Holden

The story of Sir Richard Holden began in 1609 in Lindsay, Suffolk, England. Sir Richard Holden married Martha Fosdick, Mary Countryman, Mary Rutter, and had children including Joseph Holden, Justinian Holden, Samuel Holden, Sarah Swan, Stephen Holden, Thomas Holden. Sir Richard Holden passed away in 1695 in Groton, Middlesex County, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Richard Holden began in 1609 in Lindsay, Suffolk, England.
  • Sir Richard Holden married Martha Fosdick, Mary Countryman, Mary Rutter, and had children including Joseph Holden, Justinian Holden, Samuel Holden, Sarah Swan, Stephen Holden, Thomas Holden.
  • Sir Richard Holden passed away in 1695 in Groton, Middlesex County, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sir Holden's Ancestors

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Sir Holden
1609–1695
Birth Place: Lindsay, Suffolk, England
Parents
William Holden
1580–1618
Lindsey, Suffolk, , England
Margaret Gale
1583–1638
Groton, Suffolk, , England
Grandparents
Rose (Eyre) (Wiate)
1555–1618
Lindsey, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
William Eyre
1520–1559
Margaret Benstead
1510–1560
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Eyre\Ayers
1474–1520
Julianna Cockerel
1444–1539

Sir Holden's Descendants

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Sir (Richard) Holden (16 Jul 1609–1 March 1695) m. Mary Countryman (1610–) m. Martha Fosdick (1620–6 Dec 1681) m. Mary Rutter (1647–1716) m. Martha Fosdick (1621–6 Dec 1681)
  1. 1. Joseph Holden 1639–1696 m. Hannah Johnson 1660–1726
    1. 1. *Sarah (Myrtle) Johnson 1692– m. Charles (William) Whitehead 1690–1750
      1. 1. Thomas Whitehead 1710–1768 m. Alice (Elizabeth) Mackey 1708–1765
        1. 1. Amos Whitehead 1744–1812 m. Mary Wynne 1747–1835
        2. 2. Jacob Whitehead 1741–1780
        3. 3. John Whitehead 1749–1821
        4. 4. Caleb Whitehead 1747–1750
        5. 5. Sarah Whitehead 1738–1796
        6. 6. Charles Whitehead 1746–1776
        7. 7. Thomas Whitehead 1737–1815
        8. 8. Reason Whitehead 1734–1780
        9. 9. William Whitehead 1733–1816
    2. 2. Joseph Holden 1693–1730
    3. 3. Benjamin Holden 1691–1717
  2. 2. Stephen Holden 1658–1715
  3. 3. Sarah Swan 1656–1737 m. Thomas Richardson 1654–1708 m. Gershom Swan 1654–1708 m. Francis Richardson 1681–1755 m. Sarah Holden 1656–
    1. 1. Ruth Swan 1685–1745
    2. 2. Rebecca Swan 1698–1761
    3. 3. Abigail Swan 1678–
    4. 4. Lydia Swan 1679–
    5. 5. Rebecca Swan 1681–1698
    6. 6. John Swan 1683–1752
  4. 4. Justinian Holden 1644–1699

Sir Holden's Timeline

5 Records

1609
16 Jul 1609
Birth of Sir Richard Holden in Lindsay, Suffolk, England
Lindsay, Suffolk, England
1611
6 Oct 1611
Age 2
Sir Richard Holden was baptized in Lindsey, Suffolk, England
Lindsey, Suffolk, England
1636
1636-1925
Age 27
Sir Richard Holden resided here
None
1684
1684
Age 75
Sir Richard Holden resided here in Groton
Groton
1695
1 March 1695
Age 86
Death of Sir Richard Holden in Groton, Middlesex County, United States of America
Groton, Middlesex County, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1609
    Event Place: Lindsay, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [4] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: Third Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [5] Family Data Collection - Births
    [6] Millennium File
    [7] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1634; Page Number: 235
    [8] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1634; Page Number: 279
    [9] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: New England; Year: 1634; Page Number: 122
    [10] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: New England; Year: 1634; Page Number: 29
    [11] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 40.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JRH
    [12] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [13] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [14] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A genealogy and history of the Hute [i e Chute] family in America : with some account of the family

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1611
    Event Place: Lindsey, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1620-1650
    Event Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts; Year: 1620-1650; Page Number: 165

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1634
    Event Place: Watertown, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1634; Page Number: 148
    [2] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1634; Page Number: 235
    [3] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1634; Page Number: 279
    [4] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: New England; Year: 1634; Page Number: 122
    [5] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: New England; Year: 1634; Page Number: 29
    [6] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Watertown, Massachusetts; Year: 1634; Page Number: 38

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1634
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1636-1925
    Record Source: Western Massachusetts : a history : 1636-1925

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1642
    Event Place: Watertown, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Watertown, Massachusetts; Year: 1642; Page Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1684
    Event Place: Groton
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Groton, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 March 1695
    Event Place: Groton, Middlesex County, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: Third Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [7] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A genealogy and history of the Hute [i e Chute] family in America : with some account of the family

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