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Rev. William Homes

Male Abt 1663 - 1746  (~ 83 years)


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  1. 1.  Rev. William Homes was born about 1663 in Donaghmore, Donegal, Ireland; died on 20 Jun 1746 in Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts; was buried in Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate death: 27 Jun 1746, Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts

    Notes:

    From a display at the Irish Emigration Museum in Dublin, Ireland:

    "Donegal-born Holmes settled as the minister in Chilmark, Massachusetts. He published books and his diary is a valuable source of local historical information. Holmes's son Robert was a sea captain, and through him Holmes encouraged hundreds of Ulster-Scots to emigrate to America. In 1716, Robert Holmes married Benjamin Franklin's sister Mary."

    William married Katherine Craighead on 26 Sep 1693 in Londonderry, Londonderry, Ireland. Katherine (daughter of Rev. Robert Craighead and Agnes Heart) was born about 1673 in Donoughmore, Donegal, Ireland; died on 10 Apr 1754 in Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts; was buried in Abel Hill Cemetery, Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Capt. Robert Homes  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jul 1694 in Stragolan, Fermanagh, Ireland; was christened on 25 Jul 1694; died before 22 Oct 1727.
    2. 3. Margaret Homes  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Feb 1696 in Strabane, Donacavey, Tyrone, Ireland; died on 26 Apr 1778 in Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Capt. Robert Homes Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 23 Jul 1694 in Stragolan, Fermanagh, Ireland; was christened on 25 Jul 1694; died before 22 Oct 1727.

    Notes:

    Assumed to have been lost at sea in about 1727.

    "May 15 1726. I heard this day from son Robert and understood that he has sold his sloop and designs to settle on shore and leave off the sea." ["Holmes, William. Diary." Manuscript digitized at the Congregational Library and Archives. 15 May 1726 entry on manuscript page 126 (click on the "close and view content" button on the lower right). Thanks to Jan Wolfe for finding this.]

    "October 22. 1727. I heard the melancholy news of son Robert's death, but had no account of the circumstances of it." ["Diary of Reverend William Homes", citation details below]

    Robert Homes is mentioned several times in the autobiography of his brother-in-law Benjamin Franklin, who consistently spells his last name "Holmes." Those instances are reproduced here on Janet and Robert Wolfe's (excellent) genealogy site.

    Robert married Mary Franklin on 3 Apr 1716 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Josiah Franklin and Abiah Folger) was born on 26 Sep 1694 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was christened on 30 Sep 1695 in Old South Church, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died in 1731 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. William Homes  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jan 1717 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was christened on 13 Jan 1717 in Old North Church, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 21 Jul 1785 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

  2. 3.  Margaret Homes Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 28 Feb 1696 in Strabane, Donacavey, Tyrone, Ireland; died on 26 Apr 1778 in Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

    Family/Spouse: John Allen. John (son of James Allen and Elizabeth Partridge) was born about 1682 in West Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts; died on 17 Oct 1767 in Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Elizabeth Allen  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Sep 1720 in Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts; died on 20 Mar 1790 in Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  William Homes Descendancy chart to this point (2.Robert2, 1.William1) was born on 10 Jan 1717 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was christened on 13 Jan 1717 in Old North Church, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 21 Jul 1785 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate birth: 10 Jan 1716, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

    Notes:

    His grandfather William Homes wrote in his diary: "My Grand Son William Homes was born on Jany 10 1716/17 at 2 afternoon. He was baptized in the old north church by Dr Increase Mather the 13th day of the same month."

    He was a gold and silver smith. Described (by an unattributed source quoted in Lineage of the Bowens of Woodstock, Connecticut, citation details below, as "a man of tender conscience, good-tempered, and inclined to jocoseness," "thin, [with] large joints, [and] round-shouldered," and was "thought to bear a striking resemblance to his uncle, Benjamin Franklin."

    Also according to Lineage of the Bowens of Woodstock, Connecticut, he was born in the same house where his famous uncle is said to have been born.

    William married Rebecca Dawes on 24 Apr 1740 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Rebecca (daughter of Thomas Dawes and Sarah Story) was born on 9 Mar 1718 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was christened on 23 Mar 1718 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died in Jul 1786 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; was buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Sarah Holmes  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Jan 1748 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 21 Mar 1826 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; was buried in Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts.

  2. 5.  Elizabeth Allen Descendancy chart to this point (3.Margaret2, 1.William1) was born on 29 Sep 1720 in Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts; died on 20 Mar 1790 in Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

    Elizabeth married Zachariah Mayhew on 21 Nov 1738. Zachariah (son of Experience Mayhew and Remember Bourne) was born before 14 May 1718; died on 6 Mar 1806. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 6.  Sarah HolmesSarah Holmes Descendancy chart to this point (4.William3, 2.Robert2, 1.William1) was born on 2 Jan 1748 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 21 Mar 1826 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; was buried in Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    Also called Sarah Homes.

    Sarah married Benjamin Tappan on 22 Oct 1770 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Benjamin (son of Rev. Benjamin Tappan and Elizabeth Marsh) was born on 21 Oct 1747 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts; died on 29 Jan 1831 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; was buried in Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Benjamin Tappan, Senator from Ohio  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 May 1773 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 20 Apr 1857 in Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio.
    2. 8. Arthur Tappan  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 May 1786 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 23 Jul 1865 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut; was buried in Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut.
    3. 9. Lewis Tappan  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 May 1788 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts; died on 21 Jun 1873 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York; was buried on 24 Jun 1873 in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York.


 

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