Rev. John Holmes

Notes:

John Holmes was of Newport.

John married Frances Holden 1 Dec 1671, Warwick, Kent Co., RI. Frances (daughter of Randall HOLDEN and Frances DUNGAN) was born 29 Sep 1649, Warwick, RI; died 1679. [Group Sheet]

1. Catherine Holmes was born 1673; died 28 Oct 1758.

John married Mary Sayles 12 Oct 1680, Warwick, Kent Co., RI. Mary (daughter of John SAYLES, Jr. and Mary WILLIAMS) was born 11 Jul 1652, Providence, RI; died Abt 1717, Warwick or Newport, RI. [Group Sheet]

1. Susannah Holmes was born Abt 1682, Newport, RI; died Abt 1727, Groton, New London Co., CT.
2. Frances Holmes was born Abt 1685; died Abt 1725.

Notes:

Obadiah and his wife and possibly son Jonathan arrived in Boston in 1638.

Obadiah Holmes was granted land in Salem in 1639. He, along with Thomas Gardner, was granted another small piece of land in Salem 20 March 1643.

Mr. Obadiah Holmes is on the list of purchasers, settlers, and inhabitants of Rehoboth, MA, for the year 1643. He is also on a town meeting list for June 1644; also 1645 and 1646.

In 1652, Obadiah succeeded Rev. John Clarke as pastor of the Newport Baptist Church. He was the second pastor of that congregation, which was the second Baptist Church in the New World. He led them for almost exactly thirty years--until his death in 1682. (see: http://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/1601-1700/obadi ah-holmes-whipped-for-baptist-beliefs-11630124.html)

Obadiah Holmes is mentioned as "my great-grandfather" in the 10 Jan 1799 will of John Holmes of Middletown, RI. John died at age 63 and is buried in the family cemetery in Middletown, RI.

From Wikipedia: "Obadiah Holmes (1610 - 15 October 1682) was an early Rhode Island settler, and a Baptist minister who was whipped in the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his religious beliefs and activism. He became the pastor of the Baptist Church in Newport, Rhode Island, a position he held for 30 years." (see more at Wikipedia)

His gravestone record has his birth year as 1606. However, he was baptized in England 18 March 1610.

The will of "Obadiah Holmes of Newport on Rhode Island" is dated 9 apr 1681. It mentions wife Catherine Holmes; dtrs Mary Brown, Martha Odlin, Lydia Bowne, and Hopestill Taylor; sons Jonathan (executor), John, Obadiah, & Samuel: also grandchild Martha Brown.

Obadiah married Katherine HYDE 20 Nov 1630, Collegiate Church, Manchester, Lancashire, England. Katherine was born Abt 1613, England; was buried , Holmes Family Cemetery, River Rd., Middletown, RI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Her name on the gravestone is Catherine.

Robert — Catherine JOHNSON. Catherine died 1630. [Group Sheet]