Obadiah Holmes Jr. (abt. 1644 - bef. 1723)

Ancestors

Descendants

Died before 10 Jun 1723 before about age 79 in Cohansey, Salem County, Province of New Jersey

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Biography

If he was born about 1644, his place of birth may be Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony, as father owned land there at that time.

June 9, 1644 -- Obadiah Holmes, Jr., was baptized at^{[citation needed]}

1667 -- "Three of [Obadiah Holmes Sr.'s] sons, Jonathan at Middletown in Monmouth County, Judge Obadiah, on Staten Island, New York, and Samuel, at Gravesend, the western extremity of Long Island, made settlements so near each other that each from his home could see the tree-tops about the homes of his two brothers. These homes and the interests about them were magnets to draw the father and mother and other members of the family as visitors, from time to time, so long, at least, as the father and mother survived." ^[1]

Winter 1688 -- Obadiah Holmes Jr., was one of the founders of the Baptist Church, Middletown, New Jersey. ^[2]

Obadiah Holmes, Jr., settled first at Staten Island, Richmond County, New York. He was the clerk of the courts. New York Governor Leisler appointed Obadiah Holmes, Jr., a judge. However, in 1691 Governor Leisler was hanged for treason. ^[3]

Upon father-in-law's death in 1680, mother-in-law ..."empower my loving son Obadiah Holmes of Staten Island, for me and in my behalf," to sell lands, etc., as per G rec. ^[4]

1691 -- Judge Holmes moved from Staten Island, New York to Salem in the colony of West or South [New] Jersey, a little way below Philadelphia and across the Delaware river. He was a Judge of Salem county perhaps a dozen years, was a prime mover in establishing the Baptist Church at Cohansey, the place of his residence, and in that region, and occupied its pulpit as one of its ministers — though never in the regular ministry — in addition to his judicial and other duties as a leading citizen. ^[5]

Family

He was twice married and when he died left several children. A son was drowned in early manhood. Many of his descendants, especially of his daughters, are residents on Staten Island, at this day [1915]. ^[6]

If married twice, who was mother of his children?

Married Elizabeth Cooke by 1680, when he was named in her mother's will.

Children

1. Rebecca b.a. 1660
2. Jonathan b.a. 1668
3.  ??

Death and Legacy

Obadiah Holmes "of Cohansey, Salem Co., yeoman" died intestate or his will was lost. The inventory of his estate was conducted on 10 June 1723.^[7]

"Inventory of the personal estate of, £76.12.7 1/2, incl. books with other things £5.4.9; made by John Ogden and Thomas Paruin. 1723 July 10. Hannah, his widow, refuses to act as executrix and Job Shepherd gives bond as administrator Jno. Pledger fellow bondsman.

1723 Oct. 19. Account of the estate by the administrator Job Shepherd, showing payments to the widow, to Ebenezer Ashbury Smith, Seth Brooks, John Fitch Randolph and Samuel Hedge.

Circa 1722 -- He was buried at Cohansey, West New Jersey. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ The American Family of Rev. Obadiah Holmes, page 52.
2. ↑ Bi-Centennial or Two Hundred Years A Baptist Church.
3. ↑ The American Family of Rev. Obadiah Holmes, page 55.
4. ↑ Bergen page 68 https://ia802607.us.archive.org/32/items/registerinalphab00berg/registerinalphab00berg.pdf
5. ↑ The American Family of Rev. Obadiah Holmes, page 55.
6. ↑ The American Family of Rev. Obadiah Holmes, page 55.
7. ↑ Calendar of Wills, Administrations, Etc. 1670-1730. Documents Relating to the Colonial History of the State of New Jersey. (Trenton, NJ: Archives of the State of New Jersey), volume 23, page 235
8. ↑ The American Family of Rev. Obadiah Holmes, page 55.

• Bi-Centennial or Two Hundred Years A Baptist Church. Celebration of the Two Hundredth Anniversary of the First Baptist Church, Middletown, New Jersey. Trenton, New Jersey: MacCrellish & Quigley, Practical Book and Job Printers. October 30, 1888. Accessed by Michael Boynton on January 11, 2017 at 10:00 PM. Also available at [1]

• Colonel J.T. Holmes. The American Family of Rev. Obadiah Holmes. 1915.[2]

• Named in his father's will

• The Chad Browne Memorial:</i> Consisting of Genealogical Memoirs of a Portion of the Descendants of Chad and Elizabeth Browne with an Appendix Containing Sketches of Other Early Rhode Island Settlers 1638 - 1888 (300 Copies Printed for the Family; Brooklyn, New York. 1888. Reprinted by Heritage Books, Inc. 2001.

• Chester, Chris. "The Brouwer Genealogy Database." freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brouwergenealogydata. Accessed 28 Jan 2017. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~brouwergenealogydata/index.htm Obidiah Holmes b. 1644