Husband: William HOLMES
   Born: 3 JAN 1591/92    at: Nr. Holme, East Riding, YKS, ENG  
Married: ABT. 1625        at:   
   Died: 9 NOV 1678       at: Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA  
 Father:Steven HOLMES
 Mother:Elizabeth RICHARDSON
        Other Spouses: 
   Wife: Elizabeth MADDEN
   Born: 1603             at: East Riding, YKS, ENG  
   Died: 17 FEB 1697/98   at: Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA  
 Father:
 Mother:
        Other Spouses: 
CHILDREN
   Name: Sarah HOLMES
   Born: 13 NOV 1646      at: Rochester, Plymouth Co., MA  
Married: 1671             at: Marshfield, Plymouth Co., MA  
   Died: 7 NOV            at: Rochester, Plymouth Co., MA  
Spouses: Samuel ARNOLD  

“This must be the William Holmes who came on the Hercules in 1635 [NEHGR 75:219], settled first at Scituate [PCR 8:182], and removed by 1658 to Marshfield [PCR 8:201].

The maiden name of his wife Elizabeth is not known. Very little is known of her, mainly that she died at Marshfield 17-Feb-1798 at the age of 86 [Marshfield VR 19; MD 5:233]. William's ancestry is not known. Note that Rev. John Holmes. husband of Mary Wood/Atwood, was not a son of William. See the sketch of the family of William Holmes at 3:392-397 in Robert Charles Anderson, "The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635," 7 Volumes (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999-2011).

Dale H. Cook, Member, NEHGS and MA Society of Mayflower Descendants;
Plymouth Co. MA Coordinator for the USGenWeb Project
Administrator of http://plymouthcolony.net “