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Maj. Gen. Thomas Holden

Male 1741 - 1823  (81 years)


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  1. 1.  Maj. Gen. Thomas Holden was born 7 Jun 1741, Warwick, RI (son of John Holden and Hannah Fry); died 22 Feb 1823, Warwick, RI; was buried , Holden Burial Ground, Natick, RI.

    Notes:

    Major General Thomas Holden was in the Revolutionary War.

    Thomas — Freelove Barton. Freelove died Bef Jun 1793. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Mary Holden was born 22 Jan 1777; died 20 Apr 1817.
    2. Elizabeth Holden was born Abt 1781; died 7 Mar 1858; was buried , Historical Cemetery 150, Silo Lane, Coventry, RI.

    Thomas married Mary Mercy Gorton 9 Jun 1793, Warwick, RI. Mary (daughter of Othniel Gorton, Jr. and Theodosia Hopkins) was born Abt 1739, Warwick, RI. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Holden was born 1700 (son of Charles Holden and Catherine Greene); died Abt 16 Nov 1800, Warwick, Kent Co., RI.

    Notes:

    The marriage record identifies John as s/o Charles.

    John's will mentions his sons Charles & Thomas, daughters Welthian Potter, w/o Caleb, and Deliverance Holden (single and incapable), and her Aunt Ruth Fry.

    HOLDEN John, Esq., at Warwick, in 100th year. Gazette of Nov. 22, 1800. (death reported at Providence)

    HOLDEN John, Esq., at Warwick, in 100th year; had perfect health for last 55 years and died without pain or distress. (Chronicle of Nov. 28, 1800; reported at Providence)

    HOLDEN John, at Warwick, in 100th year, had enjoyed the best of health to the last. (Journal of Nov. 19, 1800)

    John married Hannah Fry 6 Jan 1731/32, Warwick, RI. Hannah (daughter of Thomas Fry) was born Abt 1710; died Bef 28 May 1782. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Hannah Fry was born Abt 1710 (daughter of Thomas Fry); died Bef 28 May 1782.

    Notes:

    The marriage record identifies Hannah as d/o Thomas.

    Children:
    1. Welthian Holden was born 24 Dec 1733, Warwick, RI.
    2. Charles Holden was born 2 Jun 1737, Warwick, RI; died 16 Nov 1817, Coventry, RI; was buried , Cemetery 38, East Greenwich, RI.
    3. Deliverance Holden was born 28 Sep 1738, Warwick, RI.
    4. 1. Thomas Holden was born 7 Jun 1741, Warwick, RI; died 22 Feb 1823, Warwick, RI; was buried , Holden Burial Ground, Natick, RI.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Charles Holden was born 22 Mar 1665/66, Warwick, RI (son of Randall HOLDEN and Frances DUNGAN); died 21 Jul 1717.

    Charles married Catherine Greene Between 1686 and 1692. Catherine (daughter of John GREENE, Jr. and Anne ALMY) was born 15 Aug 1665, Warwick, RI; died 1755. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Catherine Greene was born 15 Aug 1665, Warwick, RI (daughter of John GREENE, Jr. and Anne ALMY); died 1755.

    Notes:

    "The Greenes of Rhode Island" has her birthday as 8 Aug 1665.

    Children:
    1. Charles Holden, Jr. was born Between Jun 1686 and 1695; died 20 Jan 1785, Warwick, RI; was buried 22 Jan 1785, Elder Charles Holden Lot, Second Point Rd., Warwick, RI.
    2. Catherine Holden was born 6 Aug 1694; died 25 Jul 1731, Warwick, RI.
    3. Anthony Holden was born Abt 1696; died 13 May 1720.
    4. William Holden was born Abt 1698.
    5. 2. John Holden was born 1700; died Abt 16 Nov 1800, Warwick, Kent Co., RI.
    6. Frances Holden was born Abt 1703.
    7. Anne Holden was born Abt 1706.

  3. 6.  Thomas Fry was born Abt 1680.
    Children:
    1. 3. Hannah Fry was born Abt 1710; died Bef 28 May 1782.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Randall HOLDEN was born 1612, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; died 23 Aug 1692, Warwick, Kent Co., RI.

    Notes:

    Randall Holden was one of the signers of the first Portsmouth Compact, 7 March 1638. He was also one of the original settlers of Warwick, along with the Gortons and Greenes.

    On 24 March 1639 Randall Holden witnessed the deed of the purchase of Rhode Island (Aquidneck Island) from the Indians. (source: RI Genealogical Register, Vol 14, p. 220)

    Randall married Frances DUNGAN 1648, Warwick, Kent Co., RI. Frances (daughter of William DUNGAN and Frances LATHAM) was born 1630, London, England; died 1697, Warwick, Kent Co., RI. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Frances DUNGAN was born 1630, London, England (daughter of William DUNGAN and Frances LATHAM); died 1697, Warwick, Kent Co., RI.
    Children:
    1. Frances Holden was born 29 Sep 1649, Warwick, RI; died 1679.
    2. Elizabeth Holden was born Aug 1652, Warwick, RI.
    3. Mary Holden was born Aug 1654, Warwick, RI; died 9 Feb 1689/90.
    4. John Holden was born 1 Jan 1655/56, Warwick, RI.
    5. Sarah Holden was born Feb 1657/58, Warwick, RI; died 1731.
    6. Randall Holden, Jr. was born Apr 1660, Warwick, RI; died 13 Sep 1726.
    7. Margaret HOLDEN was born Jan 1662/63, Warwick, RI; died 1740.
    8. 4. Charles Holden was born 22 Mar 1665/66, Warwick, RI; died 21 Jul 1717.
    9. Barbara Holden was born 2 Jul 1668, Warwick, RI; died Bef 23 May 1707.
    10. Susannah Holden was born 8 Dec 1670, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; died 11 Apr 1734, Warwick, Kent Co., RI.
    11. Anthony Holden was born 15 Oct 1673, Warwick, RI.

  3. 10.  John GREENE, Jr. was born 15 Aug 1620, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England (son of Dr. John GREENE and Joan TATTERSHALL); died 27 Nov 1708, Warwick, RI; was buried , Spring Green Farm, Warwick, RI.

    Notes:

    John Greene came to New England with his family in 1635. On a 1650 map of Providence, his name is shown as owner on one of the original house lots on Towne Steeet. He became a Major in the Rhode Island Militia, Representative to the Rhode Island General Assembly for 12 years, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, agent for the colony in England, and Deputy Governor from 1690 to 1700. (See "Colonial Families of the United States")

    "He became a large landowner in his own right as well as by inheritance, and was prominently active in all interests of town and Colony. It was written of him at a later period: 'He was a man of great weight of thought, sharpness of wit, aptness of action, and adroitness of understanding.' " (See "The Greenes of Rhode Island" compiled by Louise Brownell Clarke, New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1903, p. 59)

    Official leadership positions he held:
    Town Clerk and Surveyor of Warwick, RI
    Commissioner: Member of Colonial Assemblies
    Deputy, Assistant, and Deputy Governor for about 11 years
    Captain of the Militia for 8 years
    Major for 7 years
    Attorney general 1657 - 1660
    Secretary of State 1652 - 1654
    Several times was sent to England as an Agent for the Colony

    His will, dated Dec 1706, says he is in his 87th year, and his wife in her 80th. He names sons Richard, Samuel, Peter, & Job; and daughters Deborah, Philip(a), Ann, Catherine, & Adere; granddaughter Mary Dyer; and refers to Philip(a)'s children but not by name.

    John married Anne ALMY Abt 1648. Anne (daughter of William ALMY and Audrey BARLOWE) was born 26 Feb 1626/27, South Kilworth, Leicester, England; died 6 May 1709, Warwick, RI. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Anne ALMY was born 26 Feb 1626/27, South Kilworth, Leicester, England (daughter of William ALMY and Audrey BARLOWE); died 6 May 1709, Warwick, RI.

    Notes:

    Her name may have been Ann, Annis, or Agnes.

    Notes:

    The children of this marriage are found in the Warwick, RI, First Book of Marriages.

    Children:
    1. Deborah Greene was born 10 Aug 1649, Warwick, RI; died 8 Feb 1728/29.
    2. John Greene was born 6 Jun 1651; died 1 Feb 1685/86.
    3. William Greene was born 5 Mar 1653/54; died Abt Jan 1679/80.
    4. Peter Greene was born 4 Feb 1654/55; died 12 Aug 1723.
    5. Job GREENE was born 24 Aug 1656; died 6 Jul 1745.
    6. Phillip\Phillippe GREENE was born 7 Oct 1658, Portsmouth, RI; died Between 1690 and 1706.
    7. Richard Greene was born 8 Feb 1660/61, Warwick, RI; died Abt Jun 1711.
    8. Ann Greene was born 19 Mar 1662/63, Warwick, RI.
    9. 5. Catherine Greene was born 15 Aug 1665, Warwick, RI; died 1755.
    10. Audrey Greene was born 27 Dec 1667, Warwick, RI; died 17 Apr 1733.
    11. Samuel Greene was born 30 Jan 1669/70; died 18 Sep 1720.