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Patience Faunce

b. ABOUT 1640 · Plymouth, Massachusetts  |  d. AFTER 29 Sep 1701

Parents

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:

  1. John Holmes (22 Mar 1663–7 Sep 1728)
    m. Sarah Thomas (ABOUT 1663–27 Oct 1700) · ABOUT 13 Feb 1689 · Middleborough, Massachusetts
    Children: 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 1704
    Children: Samuel Holmes (1704–); Benjamin Holmes (1706–); Thomas Holmes (1709–); Susanna Holmes (1711–); Priscilla Holmes (1714–1735)
  2. Nathaniel Holmes (ABOUT 1666–1735/37)
    m. Eleanor Baker (10 Apr 1679–20 Oct 1763) · 1700
    Children: 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–)
  3. Ebenezer Holmes (ABOUT 1670–)
    m. Phebe Blackmer
  4. Thomas Holmes (ABOUT 1673–BEFORE 12 Mar 1754)
    m. Joanna Morton (27 Jun 1673–BEFORE 12 Mar 1754) · 6 Jan 1697 · Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Children: Joanna Holmes (1697–1773); Jemima Holmes (1705–1731); Thomas Holmes (1710–1753); Abner Holmes (1712–1754)
  5. Joseph Holmes (ABOUT 1676–AFTER 29 Sep 1701)
  6. Desire Holmes (ABOUT 1679–AFTER 1708)
    m. John Churchill (3 Jul 1678–AFTER 1708) · 19 Nov 1700 · Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Children: Priscilla Churchill (1701–1740); Samuel Churchill (1704–); Sarah Churchill (1706–); Phebe Churchill (1708–1772); Rebecca Churchill (1713–1751)
  7. Richard Holmes (ABOUT 1683–AFTER 29 Sep 1701)
  8. Patience Holmes (ABOUT 1684–)
  9. Mehitable Holmes (ABOUT 1686–)
  10. Sarah Holmes (ABOUT 1688–)
  11. 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

  1. The Mayflower Descendant · p. 49:2