Patience Faunce
b. ABOUT 1640 · Plymouth, Massachusetts | d. AFTER 29 Sep 1701
Parents
- Father: John Faunce (1602–1654)
- Mother: Patience Morton (1615–1691)
Events
- Birth
- ABOUT 1640 · Plymouth, Massachusetts
- Death
- AFTER 29 Sep 1701[1]
Family
Spouse: John Holmes (1636–1697) · m. 20 Nov 1661 · Plymouth, Massachusetts
Children:
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John Holmes (22 Mar 1663–7 Sep 1728)
m. Sarah Thomas (ABOUT 1663–27 Oct 1700) · ABOUT 13 Feb 1689 · Middleborough, MassachusettsChildren: Patience Holmes (1690–1755); Nathaniel Holmes (1692–); John Holmes (1694–); Cornelius Holmes (1697–1753); Sarah Holmes (1699–)m. Experience (ABOUT 1671–18 Apr 1726) · BEFORE 1704Children: Samuel Holmes (1704–); Benjamin Holmes (1706–); Thomas Holmes (1709–); Susanna Holmes (1711–); Priscilla Holmes (1714–1735)
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Nathaniel Holmes (ABOUT 1666–1735/37)
m. Eleanor Baker (10 Apr 1679–20 Oct 1763) · 1700Children: Mercy Holmes (1701–); Nathaniel Holmes (1703–1733); Joshua Holmes (1705–1733); Patience Holmes (1707–1760); Eleanor Holmes (1709–1733); Joseph Holmes (1712–1738); Benjamin Holmes (1715–1745); Richard Holmes (1717–1733); Melatiah Holmes (1720–)
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Ebenezer Holmes (ABOUT 1670–)
m. Phebe Blackmer
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Thomas Holmes (ABOUT 1673–BEFORE 12 Mar 1754)
m. Joanna Morton (27 Jun 1673–BEFORE 12 Mar 1754) · 6 Jan 1697 · Plymouth, MassachusettsChildren: Joanna Holmes (1697–1773); Jemima Holmes (1705–1731); Thomas Holmes (1710–1753); Abner Holmes (1712–1754)
- Joseph Holmes (ABOUT 1676–AFTER 29 Sep 1701)
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Desire Holmes (ABOUT 1679–AFTER 1708)
m. John Churchill (3 Jul 1678–AFTER 1708) · 19 Nov 1700 · Plymouth, MassachusettsChildren: Priscilla Churchill (1701–1740); Samuel Churchill (1704–); Sarah Churchill (1706–); Phebe Churchill (1708–1772); Rebecca Churchill (1713–1751)
- Richard Holmes (ABOUT 1683–AFTER 29 Sep 1701)
- Patience Holmes (ABOUT 1684–)
- Mehitable Holmes (ABOUT 1686–)
- Sarah Holmes (ABOUT 1688–)
- George Holmes (ABOUT 1690–)
Notes
Source: NGSQ 74:87, and "Faunce Family" by James Freer Faunce, in NEHGR 114:115 (1960).
On 10 Mar 1703 appears "patience Holmes Widdow" on a list of church members, in [Plymouth Church Records, Pub.Col.Soc.Mass 22:192] (old style date)
She also appears as "Patience Holmes widdow" on a list of church members dated 29 July 1724 [ibid 22:227]
Sources
- The Mayflower Descendant · p. 49:2