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Martha Holmes

Female 1675 - 1729  (54 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Martha Holmes was born 1675; died 10 Mar 1728/29, Providence, Providence Co., RI; was buried , Tillinghast Family Cemetery, Benefit St., Providence, RI.

    Martha married Philip Tillinghast 30 May 1692. Philip (son of Pardon Tillinghast and Lydia Taber) was born 15 Aug 1669, Providence, Providence Co., RI; died 14 Mar 1731/32, Providence, Providence Co., RI; was buried , Tillinghast Family Cemetery, Benefit St., Providence, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Charles Tillinghast  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Mar 1692/93, Providence, RI; died 12 Apr 1743.
    2. 3. Philip Tillinghast  Descendancy chart to this point was born 9 Aug 1694.
    3. 4. Martha Tillinghast  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Dec 1699, Providence, Providence Co., RI; died 29 Apr 1776, North Providence, Providence Co., RI; was buried , North Burial Ground, Providence, RI.
    4. 5. Sarah Tillinghast  Descendancy chart to this point was born 5 Mar 1709/10.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Charles Tillinghast Descendancy chart to this point (1.Martha1) was born 5 Mar 1692/93, Providence, RI; died 12 Apr 1743.

    Charles — Mercy Waterman. Mercy (daughter of John WATERMAN and Anne OLNEY) was born 27 Jun 1694; died 10 Mar 1734/35. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 6. Charles Tillinghast  Descendancy chart to this point was born 12 Apr 1728.

  2. 3.  Philip Tillinghast Descendancy chart to this point (1.Martha1) was born 9 Aug 1694.

    Philip — Mary Borden. [Group Sheet]


  3. 4.  Martha Tillinghast Descendancy chart to this point (1.Martha1) was born 20 Dec 1699, Providence, Providence Co., RI; died 29 Apr 1776, North Providence, Providence Co., RI; was buried , North Burial Ground, Providence, RI.

    Notes:

    Martha was one of 15 children born to her parents.

    Martha and her second husband were first cousins. They also had five children together.

    Martha married William Potter 19 Feb 1720/21, Providence, Providence Co., RI. William was born Abt 1699; died 15 Nov 1729, Providence, Providence Co., RI; was buried , North Burial Ground, Providence, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 7. Almy Potter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 17 Apr 1721, Providence, Providence Co., RI.
    2. 8. Ruth Potter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Nov 1722, Providence, Providence Co., RI.
    3. 9. William Potter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 24 Sep 1724, Providence, Providence Co., RI.
    4. 10. Martha Potter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 27 Feb 1726/27, Providence, Providence Co., RI.
    5. 11. Sarah Potter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 Apr 1729, Providence, Providence Co., RI.

    Martha married John Power Between 1732 and 1742. John was born 7 Apr 1702; died 18 Feb 1772; was buried , North Burial Ground, Providence, RI. [Group Sheet]


  4. 5.  Sarah Tillinghast Descendancy chart to this point (1.Martha1) was born 5 Mar 1709/10.

    Sarah — Daniel Greene. (son of James Greene and Roby Carr) [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Charles Tillinghast Descendancy chart to this point (2.Charles2, 1.Martha1) was born 12 Apr 1728.

    Notes:

    Charles & Martha were 1st cousins.

    Charles — Martha Potter. Martha (daughter of William Potter and Martha Tillinghast) was born 27 Feb 1726/27, Providence, Providence Co., RI. [Group Sheet]


  2. 7.  Almy Potter Descendancy chart to this point (4.Martha2, 1.Martha1) was born 17 Apr 1721, Providence, Providence Co., RI.

    Notes:

    A note online says that Robert Sterry, a widower, fathered an illegitimate child by Almy. She kept the child and later married.


  3. 8.  Ruth Potter Descendancy chart to this point (4.Martha2, 1.Martha1) was born 24 Nov 1722, Providence, Providence Co., RI.

  4. 9.  William Potter Descendancy chart to this point (4.Martha2, 1.Martha1) was born 24 Sep 1724, Providence, Providence Co., RI.

    Notes:

    He was of Warwick on 6 July 1776 (The Tillinghasts in America, First Four Generations, p 107, Wayne G. Tillinghast, 2006, Ri Genealogical Society).

    William married Barbara Stafford 2 Feb 1744/45, Warwick, Kent Co., RI. Barbara (daughter of Samuel Stafford and Hannah Bennett) was born 13 Jul 1728, Warwick, RI; died Bef Nov 1753. [Group Sheet]

    William married Lydia Arnold 18 Nov 1753. Lydia was born Abt 1730; died 1785. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 12. Pardon Potter  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1755.
    2. 13. Barbara Potter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 2 Jun 1756, Warwick, Kent Co., RI.
    3. 14. Arnold Potter  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1758.
    4. 15. William Potter  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1764; died 16 May 1850; was buried , William Potter Lot, Winsor Rd., Foster, RI.
    5. 16. John Potter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 29 Jul 1768; died 8 Dec 1854.
    6. 17. Robert Potter  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1770.

  5. 10.  Martha Potter Descendancy chart to this point (4.Martha2, 1.Martha1) was born 27 Feb 1726/27, Providence, Providence Co., RI.

    Notes:

    Charles & Martha were 1st cousins.

    Martha — Charles Tillinghast. Charles (son of Charles Tillinghast and Mercy Waterman) was born 12 Apr 1728. [Group Sheet]


  6. 11.  Sarah Potter Descendancy chart to this point (4.Martha2, 1.Martha1) was born 15 Apr 1729, Providence, Providence Co., RI.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Pardon Potter Descendancy chart to this point (9.William3, 4.Martha2, 1.Martha1) was born Abt 1755.

    Notes:

    The marriage record identifes Pardon as son of Captain William.

    Pardon married Mary Snell 17 Oct 1779, Warwick, Kent Co., RI. [Group Sheet]


  2. 13.  Barbara Potter Descendancy chart to this point (9.William3, 4.Martha2, 1.Martha1) was born 2 Jun 1756, Warwick, Kent Co., RI.

  3. 14.  Arnold Potter Descendancy chart to this point (9.William3, 4.Martha2, 1.Martha1) was born Abt 1758.

    Notes:

    I am including Arnold as a son in this family because or information in a DAR file. I have not found any further evidence to confirm.

    Arnold married Rhobe Warner Abt 1783. Rhobe (daughter of Ezekiel Warner and Phebe Unknown) was born Abt 1762. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 18. Ezekiel Potter  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1787.

  4. 15.  William Potter Descendancy chart to this point (9.William3, 4.Martha2, 1.Martha1) was born Abt 1764; died 16 May 1850; was buried , William Potter Lot, Winsor Rd., Foster, RI.

    Notes:

    The marriage record with Barbara identifies him as son of Capt. William, of Providence.

    The marriage record with Lydia identifies him as son of William.

    I have made an assumption that these two marriages belong to this William.

    William married Mary Ellis 1 May 1786, Warwick, Kent Co., RI. Mary (daughter of Benjamin Ellis and Mary Tucker) was born 26 Jun 1765, Warwick, Kent Co., RI; died 6 Sep 1824; was buried , William Potter Lot, Winsor Rd., Foster, RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 19. Olney E. Potter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 22 May 1788; died 19 May 1831, Foster, RI; was buried , Hopkins Mills, Foster, RI.
    2. 20. Mary Potter  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1793; died 26 Nov 1837; was buried , William Potter Lot, Winsor Rd., Foster, RI.

  5. 16.  John Potter Descendancy chart to this point (9.William3, 4.Martha2, 1.Martha1) was born 29 Jul 1768; died 8 Dec 1854.

    Notes:

    I think he and his wife are the John & Sarah Potter whose graves are in the Hopkins-Potter Lot in Foster, RI.

    John married Sarah Ellis 1 Mar 1795, Foster, Providence Co., RI. Sarah (daughter of Benjamin Ellis and Mary Tucker) was born 4 May 1771, Warwick, Kent Co., RI. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 21. Sukey Potter  Descendancy chart to this point was born 1799; died 1846.

  6. 17.  Robert Potter Descendancy chart to this point (9.William3, 4.Martha2, 1.Martha1) was born Abt 1770.

    Notes:

    The marriage record identifies Robert as "of William" so I have made an assumption that he belongs in this family. This needs more research to confirm.

    There were several William Potters in RI, including in both Foster and Scituate, so I have tentatively linked him to the William in Foster because that is where he was married.

    Robert married Sarah Mackoon 1 Nov 1792, Foster, Providence Co., RI. [Group Sheet]