Family register
Joshua Holmes
Joshua Holmes (born 20 August 1678) was born to Abigail (Ingraham) Holmes and Joshua Holmes. He married Fear (Sturges) Holmes. His child was Marvin (Holmes) Swan.
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Sources
- R. A. Wheeler, History of the Town of Stonington (1900), Avery Family pp. 199-201: "2. Capt. James Avery, the only child of Christopher, was born in 1620 ... He m. 1st, Nov. 10, 1643, Joanna Greenslade, b. about 1622 ... He m. 2nd, Mrs. Abigail (Ingraham) Chesebrough, widow of Joshua Holmes, July 4, 1698 ... CHILDREN: 3 HANNAH, b. at Gloucester, Oct. 11, 1644, m. Ephraim Miner, June 20, 1666, (No. 15) that family." Matches hannah-avery-miner-bsb.
Wheeler, History of Stonington (1900) Holmes Family pp. 435-436: Joshua Holmes (No. 4) of Westerly m. "Miss Fear Sturges of Yarmouth, Cape Cod" "Nov. 21, 1698. Miss Sturges was the daughter of Edward Sturges, who came ... to Charlestown, Mass., in 1634, and settled in Yarmouth ... CHILDREN: ... 23 THANKFUL, b. Nov. 12, 1708, m. William Swan (No. 23), that family ... 27 MARVIN, b. Nov. 17, 1717, m. Asa Swan (No. 25), that family." Matches: marriage to Asa Swan; Swan Family entry calls Marvin "sister of his brother William's wife" (Thankful Holmes).
- R. A. Wheeler, History of the Town of Stonington (1900), Avery Family pp. 199-201: "2. Capt. James Avery, the only child of Christopher, was born in 1620 ... He m. 1st, Nov. 10, 1643, Joanna Greenslade, b. about 1622 ... He m. 2nd, Mrs. Abigail (Ingraham) Chesebrough, widow of Joshua Holmes, July 4, 1698 ... CHILDREN: 3 HANNAH, b. at Gloucester, Oct. 11, 1644, m. Ephraim Miner, June 20, 1666, (No. 15) that family." Matches hannah-avery-miner-bsb.
Wheeler, History of Stonington (1900) Holmes Family pp. 435-436: Joshua Holmes (No. 4) of Westerly m. "Miss Fear Sturges of Yarmouth, Cape Cod" "Nov. 21, 1698. Miss Sturges was the daughter of Edward Sturges, who came ... to Charlestown, Mass., in 1634, and settled in Yarmouth ... CHILDREN: ... 23 THANKFUL, b. Nov. 12, 1708, m. William Swan (No. 23), that family ... 27 MARVIN, b. Nov. 17, 1717, m. Asa Swan (No. 25), that family." Matches: marriage to Asa Swan; Swan Family entry calls Marvin "sister of his brother William's wife" (Thankful Holmes).
- R. A. Wheeler, History of the Town of Stonington (1900), Avery Family pp. 199-201: "2. Capt. James Avery, the only child of Christopher, was born in 1620 ... He m. 1st, Nov. 10, 1643, Joanna Greenslade, b. about 1622 ... He m. 2nd, Mrs. Abigail (Ingraham) Chesebrough, widow of Joshua Holmes, July 4, 1698 ... CHILDREN: 3 HANNAH, b. at Gloucester, Oct. 11, 1644, m. Ephraim Miner, June 20, 1666, (No. 15) that family." Matches hannah-avery-miner-bsb.
Wheeler, History of Stonington (1900) Holmes Family p. 435: "2. Joshua Holmes ... m. with the widow Abigail (Ingraham) Chesebrough, widow of Samuel Chesebrough (No. 6), that family, June 5, 1675. He purchased land in Westerly, R. I. ... After his death his widow m. Capt. James Avery ... CHILDREN: 3 MARY ... m. Isaac Thompson. 4 JOSHUA, b. Aug. 20, 1678, m. Fear Sturges." Matches joshua-holmes-1678-bsb: Westerly residence; wife Fear Sturges.