William Holbrook

Male Abt 1620 - 1699  (79 years)


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  • Name William Holbrook  [1
    Born Abt 1620  England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Christened 12 Jun 1620  baptised Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Died 3 Jul 1699  Scituate, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I3324  Paul's Tree
    Last Modified 2 Jul 2018 

    Father Thomas Holbrook,   b. Abt 1594, Broadway, Somerset, Eng. Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1677, Weymouth, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Jane Powys,   b. Abt 1600, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1668  (Age > 69 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 12 Sep 1616  Glastonbury Co., Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F1760  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Abigail Wright 
    Last Modified 2 Jul 2018 
    Family ID F1759  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Elizabeth Pitts,   d. 1696, Scituate, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Holbrook,   b. Weymouth, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     2. Hopestill Holbrook,   b. Weymouth, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     3. Jane Holbrook  [natural]
     4. Mehitable Holbrook  [natural]
     5. Persis Holbrook,   b. Weymouth, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1696  [natural]
     6. John Holbrook  [natural]
     7. Samuel Holbrook,   b. Abt 1650, Weymouth, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Oct 1719, Scituate, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)  [natural]
     8. William Holbrook,   b. 23 Jun 1657, Weymouth, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     9. Cornelius Holbrook,   b. Nov 1662, Weymouth, MA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Dec 1742, Weymouth, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 2 Jul 2018 
    Family ID F1757  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • According to "Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth, MA" Chamberlain:

      "Capt. William Holbrook was b. in England near 1627 ... He resided in Weymouth till about 1663, when he removed to Mendon. The Indians drove him back in 1676 and thereafter he settled in Scituate. He made his will 9 Nov. 1696, providing for his wife Abigail. To his son Cornelius he gave his lands in Weymouth, he bequeathed to his daughters Elizabeth Buck, Hopestill Reed, Mehitable Sprague and Jane Balcom, and to his sons William, and Samuel, whom he calls eldest son."

  • Sources 
    1. [S14] "Genealogies of the Early Families of Weymouth, MA" Chamberlain.

    2. [S4] "Captain Michale Pierce Including One Line of Descent" Helligso, 1981.

    3. [S227] Scituate VR.


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