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. . . a Red two year old Stear wite flanck
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Cornelius Vanderveer 10 Yerlings Calves
18
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Joseph Holmes a Large Gray Mare
17
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Francis Cobert a Yerling Colt
7
12
Menicus Vanderveer a yerling Mare Colt
6
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Sarinus Van Mater a Small verling Colt
16
Richard Crofferd a brown Mare
13
02
Obadiah Holmes jun a Large brown Mare
6
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Jofeph Holmes junr 12 Sheep & 7 Lambs
12
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Andrew Baird a Bull
3
17
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Jofeph Saltar 16 Sheep & Lambs
16
02
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Thomas Hankeson .
19
02
0
Robert Tilton .
9
Jofeph Saltar A Poft ox
5
Obadiah Holmes A hay Knife
7
0
John Covenhoven Plow Plates
4
II
Nathan Bears a Ox Chain James Mott
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Obadiah Holmes jun a Ox chain
14
6
David Cachum a Pair of Cart boxes
6
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Aaron Brewer II Cart boxcs
I
07
Obadiah Holmes junr 2 broad hoes
2
0
Abraham Hendrickfon a hofsocking hoe
3 04
Nathan Bears a Ox Yoke
2
03
Obadiah Holmes a Pair of beetle Rings
I 09
David Stout 2 Plains
2
05
Obadiah Holmes old Iron
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Obadiah Holmes old Iron
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Obadiah Holmes old Iron
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Jofeph Saltar 4 hoes
6 08
Aaron Brewer 4 Sythes
2 02
Peter Not 4 Sythes
2
06
Aaron Brewer a Plow
15
0
James Abrams a Plow
II
05
Mary Holmes a Iron Cettle for Jofeph Holmes
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Obadiah Holmes a Sope tub
16
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Daniel Granden a Brafs Kettle
3
04
Obadiah Holmes a Iron Pot
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Jofeph Van Mater a feather bed and bolfter Pillars &
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David Cachem a Feather bed
John Nevelon a Straw bed
Aaron Brewer Curtain Rod
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Peter Not 2 blankets
£ S
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5 17 0
5
0
2
6
0
John Saltar 2 Two year old stears
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David Cachem
John Nevefon
13
6
Nathan Bears a Coverlet
18
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Nathan Bears a Coverled
15
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Samuel Bray a Tea Canifter
3
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Jofeph Van Mater a Saddle Bags
14
06
James Mott a Dear Skin & Peale
I
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David Stout a Small Looking Glass
II
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Samuel Read a Small Looking Glass
II
07
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Peter Not a Defk
2
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Peter Not a bedftead
9
0
Samuel Read a chefe fat
04
Peter Not a chefe fat
04
Peter Not a chefe fat
08
Mary Holmes a chefe fat
07
David Cachem a bedftead and Cord
5
06
John Furman a Candle Stand
16
0
William Lewis a Pair of hand Iron
01
0
Samuel Bray a Tramel
07
0
John Saltar a Tramel
08
0
Peter Not a bedítead and Cord
2
0
William Lawrence & Pewter Plates
10
09
David Stout a Pewter baion
1
03
John Furman a Pewter bafon
1 09
John Furman a Pewter bafon
10
David Stout a Pewter Platter
10 08
Peter Not a Pewter Platter
3
C4
Peter Not a half buthel
2
0
Daniel Cachem a Piftle
18
06
Jofeph Van Mater a Piftle
15
06
David Stout a Stone Jug
07
Negro Ceder chelar
2
02
Negro a cheler
2
04
Negro a cheler
2
0
Brewer a Cafe and Bottles
7
0
Peter Knott
I
03
Peter Knott a Lanthorn
0 08
Peter Knott a Lanthorn
06
William Snider a frying Pan
2
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Nathan Bears a Shovel
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William Lewis a Pair of Tongs
4
01
Samuel Bray a Stove
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0
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John Nevefon a Stove
0 . 0
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James Holmes a Rope
3
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Patrick Foy a Cubberd
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AMOS CHANDLER VANDUE ANCESTER JAMES MOTT YUNR CLARKE Cherry Hall Papers.
Samuel Holmes Dr to Peter Clark
£ sd
To making a cote for son Asher
0-13- 0
To making a cote for son samuel
0-13- 0 - 0- 4
To making a pair of Breeches & Drawers for son Asher
£ S
d
15
6
Samuel Holmes a Tea Table
I
I
1
0
Henry Brewer a Quart Pot .
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£ sd
To tape and thread
To making a Sutute cote for son James
0-16- 0
To Stay tape for Do 0- 0- 4 0-15- 0
To making a cote and altring a vest for son John
To I Dozn & & cote Buttons @ 12 pr Dozn
To I Doz" of Small for Do
To making a swanskin Vest for son Samuel
0- I-II 0- 0- 6 0- 7-0
By 6 Bushels of Corn @ 3/3 p Bushel
Contra .. Cr £ 3-13- 7 £ sd 0-10- 6
Reed from John Burrowes this 6 day february 1760 on acctt of Mr Samuel Holmes the sum of fifty four shillings & one penny being as suppose the Ballence
,PETER CLARK
Dr
Mr Samuel Holmes To Peter Le Conte September 1755 * * * a visit to Mrs Holmes * to Mrs MeConner * * Administred to your son Obadiah * * * to your daughter Miss Sally-Also to have extr: 3 Teeth & 3 visits to your son John * * * to your Daughter Miss Polly * * * and extr: a Tooth to your son James * * * to your son Samuel * * * To have extr: a Tooth to your son Asher Also to twice Phlebot: to little Joe and Do to big Toe * * * visit to Abram 14 vists administered to your Lad Jacob from the above Date untill the end of May 1757
The Estate of Mr Samuel Holmes Deceased
To Peter Le Conte
1757 a visit, administered to his Son Samuel * * * to Miss Polly his Daughter # to his Son Elisha * twice Cuping with Scarificat: and 4 Visits administered to his Son Obadiah * to his son James 3 visits to his Son Asher * * * a visit to his Servant Brinsly * * * to his Negroe Abram * 1758 * extr: a Tooth to his Servant Martin * * a visit to his Negroe Woman Diana * extr: a Tooth to his Servant George * * administered to big & to little Joe his Negroe Man I.759 * 6 Paragor: dofed to his Son Jonathan * * * 6 Paragor: dofes to his Grand Son Billy to his Son Gershom *
To Care & Attendance what you Please
Received the 27 Day of June 1764 of James Mott the Surviving Executor of Samuel holmes the Sum of twenty five Pounds Mony at Eight Shillings the Ounce In full of the within accompt: And all other Debts Dufe and Demands On the Estate of Said Samuel holmes Deceaft Received By Me
P LE CONTE
Letter written by Samuel Holmes, Jan. 13, 1738/9 from Middletown, Monmouth Co. East Jersey, to his cousin Nathaniel Borden in Barbadoes.
"My father's name is Obadiah Holmes, the eldest son of Jonathan & Sarah Holmes who lived the latter part of their days in Rhodisland and my Grand Mother's maiden name was Sarah Borden.
My father and uncle Jonathan are both in health & my father is 72 years of age & uncle is about 57 years old.
S. H."
"Memento-I find that my Grandfather Jonathan Holmes of Late Rhodisland (or formerly) decd, his will was proved 22nd day of November 1713 So that it is Likely that he departed this Life Sometime this year and perhaps in October 1713 -- and not long after my said grandfather's deceafe I heard my father say that if his father had lived until Such a time which now I have forgot, his father would have been fouricore years old, So that he was nigh 80 years old when he departed this life, he was born in Lancafhire County old England; my father Obadiah Holmes departed this Life on the 3rd day of April 1745, aged 78 years 3 months & a few days.
My father told me not long before he was sick with that Sicknefs of which he dyed, that he thought his father was nigh 30 years old before he married, altho' he could not Remember certain that his father told him so. My father told me he was born at Graves End on Long Ifland; called Nafau Ifland in New York Colony." "Scunk weed is good to cure the Rhumatifm by applying the Leaf to the place affected."
"Directions to cure a cough and Inward weakneis Viz :- Take a hand full of wormwood i handfull of hoar hound-i handfull of sage, put Into 3 quarts of water, well boyled together. then strain the Liquor -- To every gallon of Liquor ad i quart of Mollafses then boyl it again and then work it with Eaft and when
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well worked put the Liquor Into bottles, corked up tite. obferve Sometimes a root of allowcompane is pu! Into the above Ingredients take half a pint of this Liquor every morning."
"Take the root of bay berry bufhes, firtt Scrape off the out Side bark then scrape (but not peal) the Infide bark, and Stew the Infide bark Moderately In water and that Liquor is Good to bathe a Sprained part, then take of that Scraped Root, so Stewed and cover the Sprained part-
by experience found to be good."
"Samuel Holmes His book of Accounts-
I began to work at the sacilering Trade at my father's houfe In April 1725-Memorandum that I did quit Sadle making in the latter part of the winter 1749-50 so I follwed the Sadle bifinefs allmoft 25 years."
Issue
98 Obadiah Holmes, born Sept. 15, 1732; died June 16, 1787.
99 Sarah Holmes, born Sept. 19, 1734; died Jan. 14, 1757; married Joseph Saltar: Had one son William Saltar.
100 Samuel Holmes, born Sept. 19, 1736; died July, 1773; unmarried.
IOI James Holmes; died Nov. 23, 1769; married, 1765, Eleanor Lawrence.
102 Asher Holmes, born Feb. 22, 1740; died June 26, 1808; married, 1770, Sarah Watson.
103 Mary Holmes, born 1742; died Feb. 26, 1819; married John Taylor.
104 John Holmes, born July 8, 1745; died Nov. 28, 1798; married, 1787, Bathshebe Morrel.
105 Elisha Holmes, born July 1, 1748; died Dec. 20, 1786.
106 Gershom M. Holmes, born Oct. 6, 1750; died 1784.
107 Jonathan Holmes, born Mch. 24, 1753; living, as per deed, MIch. 25, 1807.
The following record, fuller, and probably more accurate than the preceding, is from an old leaf, much worn and blotted, belonging to Edward, son of the late Joseph Taylor, of Middletown, N. J.
"Old Stile"
Memorandum that
Samuel Holmes, Son of Obadiah Holmes and alice Holmes, of Middletown, was born on the 27th day of april, 1704. And Ifuldah Mott, Daughter of Gershom Mott and Sarah Mott, of Sd Middletown, was born on the 31st day of october, 1709.
And be it Remembered that the Sd Samuel Holmes was Married unto Sd Huldah Mott on the 7th day of December, 1731.
The age of their Children
Obadiah Holmes was born on friday about 5 a clock in the after noon on the 19th day of September, 1732. Sarah Holmes was born on thursday about half an hour after [before? worn] Eleven a Clock in the fore noon on the 19th day of September, 1734, [last figure of date worn].
Samuel Holmes was born on the first day of the week a little before Sunrise on the 19th day of Sep- tember, 1736.
James Holmes was born on wensday about ten o Clock at night the 31st day of January, 1738/9.
Asher Holmes was born on thursday about half an hour after Eleve o Clock in fornoon on the 5th day of fabruary, 1740/1.
Mary Holmes was born on tuesday about break of Day on 15th day of fabruary, 1742/3.
John Holmes was born on Monday a Little before Sunrise on the 8 [3? blurred] day of July, 1745.
Elisha Holmes was born on friday between 8 and 9 oclock the fore noon on the first day of July, 1748.
Gershom Mott Holmes was born on Saturday about two oclock in the fore noon on the Sixt day of oc- tober, 1750.
Jonathan Holmes was born on Saturday a Little before ten [worn] aClock in the fore noon on the 24th day of march, new Stile, 175- [1752/3: old style 1753].
william Saltar, Son of Joseph & Sarah Saltar, was born about Six a clock in the morning on Saturday January :, [?], 1757.
Huldah Holmes died on Saturday September the 4 day at quarter after 3 oClock in the afternoon 128; Aged Seventy-four years Nine months and 24 days.
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James Holmes was married to Helena Lawrence the first Day of the week, the 22 of June, 1765/6, at 72 hour past 9 in the morning; by the Revd Mr. Morgan Edwards of Philadelphia.
James Holmes Departed this Life November 23, 1769, at ten minutes past ten Oclock at Night Aged 30 years, 9 months & 12 Days.
Helena Holmes Departed this Life 6 of July, 1769, About 10 OClock at Night.
John Lawrence Holmes, son of yt above said James & Helena Holmes Departed this Life march ye 8 [3?], 1708.
Samuel Holmes, son of Samuel & Huldah, Departed this life July 1, [?], 1773, fifteen minutes after foure o clock in the morning aged 36 years, 9 months.
Elisha Holmes, (Son of Samuel and IIuldah Holmes) Departed this Life about Sun Rise on the 20th Day of December, anno: Domm: 1786, aged 38 years, five months & 9 days. [Elsewhere "about 7 o clock in the morn- ing aged 38 years, 5 months & 19 Days. "]
58 MARY HOLMES, daughter of Obadiah Holmes, 11, died Oct. 1749; married, in 1735, James, son of Gershom and Sarah (Clayton) Mott, born 1707; died 1787.
Issue
IOS Sarah Mott, born Jan. 1736; married Joseph Holmes.
109 Huldah Mott, born 1740; died Dec. 6, 1778; married, Oct. 25, 1759, Joseph Salter.
IIO James Mott, born 1742; died Oct. IS, 1823.
III Gershom Mott, born 1744; died 1784; married Elizabeth Williams.
112 John Mott; married Sarah Cornell (?).
59 JOHN HOLMES, son of Obadiah Holmes, 11, born 1708; died, Sept. 15, 1758, aged 45 years (?); married Mary Ketcham, born July 17, 1720; died, Jan. 2, 1811, aged go, 5, 15. They are both buried in Holmdel Baptist Churchyard.
If John Holmes was born 1708, and died 1758, he would have been 50 years and not 45 years old at the date of his death, as set forth above. I do not attempt to reconcile the dis- crepancy.
Inventory of John Holmes, of Middletown, personal estate, taken by Richard Crawford, Jr., and William Crawford, Sept. 27, 1758, amounted to over £2500.
He was rich in cattle and grain; had a generous household furnishing and there was enumerated among his effects :
"one silver tankard, six teaspoons, twelve large spoons and a watch all silver" £32: 0:0
"to a Sword and a Screach 0:15:0 "to Silver Buckles and Clasps and Gold Buttens & Ring" 3: 0:0 16 cows and a bull; 75 sheep and 52 other animals.
Total Inventory £1648:0:2
Additional Inventory 1225:19:11
Mary Holmes, the widow, John I. Holmes, son and heir and Alice Ketcham, all release the Executor, James Mott, Mch. 24, 1788.
Executors accounts.
Wine at his funeral 4: 4:0
To Richd Frances for his stone 3: 9.0
To Dr. Tallman 2:10:0
To Peter Lacount 1:16:6
. Among other papers I have found one that gives the total of the Inventory of his estate as £3886-03-co.
Administration was granted upon his estate Sep. 18, 1758, to James Holmes, and James Mott, yeoman, who, with Obadiah Holmes, all of Monmouth Co., as surety, qualified in the suni of Licoo.
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Mary Holmes, wife of the decd John, of Middletown, renounces her right to administer, Dec. 19, 1759.
The final settlement of the estate was effected in 1759 and 1770.
The Inventory of ye Estate of John Holmes Late of Middletown Deceed as Taken Sep" ye 27th 1758-
to Eight pounds four Shillings and seven pence in Cafh
8
4
7
To Sixteen Cows and a bull
80
O
0
To Seventy five Sheep & lambs
30
0
0
To two young Mares & a young Colt
18
O
0
To twenty two young Cattle
44
9
To Eight horfes & Mares
36 0
To ten fat Cattle
49
O
To Eight young Calves
8
O
To Indean Corn on the Ground
27
O
To Grain on the Ground
60
0
To Wheat In Stack and In the Barn
80
To Rie In Stack
O
0
To hay In Dores and Out Dores
7
0
To Old Cafk In the Barn
I
IO
To thre Kiddles
00
14
0
To two Wagons and Cart
17
To flax In the Stack
00 7
To Shingles Boards and planks In the old Barn
I
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To two Slab Sleads and Rakes and petch forks
00
17
8 IO 0
To old Corn in the Ear
42 0
O
To two Grine Stones
I
5
To four young Calves
4
0
To axes chifsels auger saw ads and other small tools
I
6
To a Shovel hoes & spades
I
O
To Beatle Rings and Wedges and Old Iron
00
To a Side Saddle
3
0
To five Hogsheads of Sider
2
0
To Hogsheads Barrels Cags & Tubs
I
5
To 2 Mill and prefs
22
0
To tubs Celars pails & piggins & charns
2
O
To a Negro Man
20
0
To Brass Kittles IRon Kittles and IRon pots
4
10
To Grid IRon pans & Chafing Dish
00 12
To a Tea Kittle hand Bellows Chefe Knife
I O
To hand Iron Shovel and Tongs
3
O
I
15
To trenshers a stand a Morter and a Woodden Box
co
2
To bags a Woolling Wheel & a Reel
3
O
To two Beads with their furniture
12
O
To an ox chain Cleaveifses horfe yokes Traps and other gear
3
0
00
To yueless Bridle Bits lines Ropes and an ox yoke Ring To a IRon Candle Stan and old Bafkits
00 I7
16 0
To plattors plates & a Bafon and tin Difhes
To Sheats pillacafes & towels
IO
0
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d
To a small Cart
00
12
0
To a Dripping pan py pan & a small Kittle & Skillit To puter and tin Difhes
I
5
To a table Sives flesh fork and Skimouer
2
To a Box Sled
I
5
0
C
To plow and harrow
8
To Sixteen Hogs
To trays Boals and firkins and cheafs prefs
00
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To a Bedftead table and a pine table
To teapots Shagar pots Earthen Boals & Tea Cups & Safers and Earthen plates and a Mug To a Whitening pot Bottles Tags Lanthorns Sheap Shears
00
18 0
To a worming pan hinges whet stone and old IRon
10
Rafors Bridles Bits a hone & Ink horn
00
18
To a Defk a Box and three Cannofters
3
O
To a pare of Brafs Candlefticks Sickles & horfe whips
I
O
To four Cafes and Bibles and Other Books
2 IO
To one Silver tankard Six tea spoons twelve Larg spoons and a watch all silver To a Cubbard and a Glafs
32
0
To Six Sheats and a Coverlead & pillow Cafes
4
To a Bead and furniture
IO
0
To all His Wearing apperil
30
0
To a table Looking Glass and Earthen plates
1
0
To Boale Tea Cups and Safars & Glafses & Bottles
00
12
To a Sword and a Screah
00
15
To Silver Buckles and Clafps and Gold Buttens & Ring
3
C:
To a Defk and Books and other Small articles
7
O
To a cheft two Dear skins and six Blankits
6
0
To a Bead and furniture
10
0
To Blankits and Rugs Sheat and Napkins
4
12
To a wheel pachels Cards and a brafh
I
3
To two Beads and three Chefts and two pare of Boots
II
0
To Bridles and two old Saddles
00
15
To a Safe a table and a Cubbard
2
O
To a table and a Cradle and Chears
2
15
0
To Earthen Difhes Candle Sticks and Snuffers & Smothing IRon
00
II 0
To an old Glafs pepper Box and a Crafe and a Salt Siller
0
2
O
To Boxes Knives and forks and a hammer and a square Bottle
C
10
0
To two Guns a puter teapot and a small Looking Glais To three trammels
00
18 0
To a Bead a Cheft and a wheal and two Blankits
5
0
O
December 30 Day 1759 An Accompt of what is Not in the Inuentory
£
S
d
of John Truax In Cafh
00
74
0
Jofeph Stilwell In Cafh
3
II 9
Jofeph Stilwell Note
7 12
5
John Burrows for timber
00
IO
0
John McConnels Note
5
O
5
David Oldins Bill
85
0
0
Robert Larrence Bill
85
0
0
of William Bennit
co
3
6
of Tomus Brinly Bill Cafh
7
4
3
of Mical Uanderhuff
323
I
6
Two Bonds Conditioned
440
0
0
of Peter Bowne 4 Pound
4
0
C
of Peter Lacount in Cafh
00
I
2
Stanleys Bond Conditioned
36
10
0
Daniel holmes Bond Condition
68
9
O
Samul holmes Bond Condition
15
0
O
Samuel holmes Bond Condition
257
10
Samuel holmes Note
108
O
Samuel holmes Note
44
0
0
Jonathan holmes Note
Robert Savage Note
27
02
£
S
d
I
17
0
00
14
0
O
3
0
RICHARD CRAWFORD JUNOR WILLM CRAWFORD
4
10
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Thomas Crauen Note
Dauid Allin Note
4
C
C
Thomas Loyd Note
3
S
0
John Burrows accompt
2
3
4
Jarrat Wall account
I
17
0
John Dorfetts Note
0
14
O
Ritchar Croffords Note
2
5
0
Nathanael Cox Bill
4
0
C
John Clap Bill
I
13
0
Jofeth Larranc Bill
3
15
John Coward Bok Debt
I7
14
James holmes Bok Debt
I
0
Thomuf herbert Bond
4
14
0
To Caíh
17
14
00
Cherry Hall Papers.
Issue
113 John I. Holmes; married Mary Parker.
114 Sarah Holmes, born May 20, 1758; married William Bostwick. She wrote Mr. James Mott, Nov. IS., 1786, alluding to the affairs " of my father's estate" and to "my late husband," and signs herself "your friend and cousin."
Issue
Capt. Obadiah Bostwick
John H Bostwick Charles Bostwick, Esq.
115 Alice Holmes, born 1753; married, in 1771, Squire Daniel Ketcham.
Issue
John Ketcham
Holmes Ketcham
Daniel Ketcham
Lewis N. Ketcham. Had a son, Alex. H., of Wilkston, Pa.
116 Obadiah Holmes, born May 27, 1755; died, Nov. 10, 1772, aet. 17, 5, 13; buried Holmdel Baptist Churchyard.
60 OBADIAH HOLMES, son of Obadiah Holmes, 11, died 1775-6; married, license, Nov. 2, 1747, Sarah, daughter of Samuel and Abigail Ogborne.
1775, Dec 2. The will of Obadiah Holmes; proved Feb. 12, 1776, sets forth that he was "yeoman, of Middletown," and mentions:
Daughter, Huldah Van Mater
Daughter, Rhoda Schenck
Son, Obadiah Holmes, to whom he gave lands and negroes.
Inventory of his personal estate amounted to 1706-19-7.
Issue
117 Huldah Holmes; married Chrineyonce Van Mater.
118 Rhoda Holmes; married, license, Dec. 25, 1772, John Schenck.
119 Obadialı Holmes; died 1792; married Catharine Remsen.
66 JONATHAN HOLMES, son of Jonathan Holmes, 19, died, 1738, at Barbadocs, on his way home from Ireland.
£
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05
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HOLMES OF MONMOUTH COUNTY
He never married; was a methodical man, and left an interesting diary. He commonly signed his name Jonathan Holmes, Min'.
1737, June I. Will of Jonathan Holmes, son of Jonathan Holmes, of Middletown, yeoman; proved June 29, 1738, gave:
"To Deliverance Bowne, of Freehold, my dearly beloved sister," £300.
"Unto each of my half brothers and sisters" 5 shillings.
"Unto the Baptist Society, of Middletown, whereof John Pew and Garret Wall is Deacons" £4oo. Appointed as executors Samuel Holmes, James Mott and James Tapscott.
Witnesses: Obadiah Holmes, John Holmes, Mary Roberts, [her mark.]
The inventory of his personal estate was taken July 20, 1738, and amounted to £224-9-3, and another inventory Oct. IS, 1738, taken at the house of Samuel Holmes, in Middletown, amounted to £46-5-8. Among the items mentioned were:
to 15 neck bands & a silver clasp
0.12.0
to I Silver Watch 7. 0.0 0.18.0
to I pair of silver shoe buckels, etc.
to 2 brass Sun Dyals
to 7 Maps of the World
to 3 Dublin Newspapers
The Eftate of Jonathan Holmes Min' Deceafed
1738
June 15 to 8º:75:8d: procla. for Said deceafed pafsage from Ireland to barbadoes & frate of beef, butter &c and alfo frate for a trunk of goods from Barbadoes to New York, Reduced to Money at 8$ pr oz
ditto 29 paid to Lawrence Smyth for proving the Will & a Coppy and a probate to sd Will If-19$-6d procla.
June 15
to 2 days Sam1: Holmes for going to New York about above good[s]
ditto 29 to 3 Executors Each a day in going to Amboy to prove ye will
Same day paid Wall for beer
alfo Same day to Cap" Hill for 3 Exer & 3 Evidences ferrage and paftering horfes & 2 drams
Likewife Same day to M' Sargent at Amboy for 3 Exer & 3 Evi. dinner &c.
July 20 to Jofeph Dorfett & Robert Tilton Each half a day for takeing An Inventory of a Trunk of Goods &c. 0- 4- 6 0- 2- 6
Same day James Mott & Sam1 Holmes Attending
Auguft 9 for Samuel Holmes going to york and Amboy for Councell 3 days at 45 & horfe hire IO on Stats Ifland 5/3
II to Mr. Ja Alexander & Mr Murray for Councell to Cap" Hill for horfe hire home
ditto 19 to Robert Tilton & Joteph Dorfett for taking An Inventory
Same Day 3 Executors waiting about that & other occafion
ditto 21
3 Exceutors Each { day writing & taking bonds &c.
Septem 18 paid to John M' Evers at york for i piece check Linin to 2 days Samuel Holmes went to york take care cheft &c.
october 10 paid to Thos Holmes for bringing the Cheft, bead & Cafe of bottles to Jofeph & John Dorfet for Airing the bead & cloth & Inventory
to Thos Shepherd for 31 flower Cafk @@ 18d paid to yanetee Ticefon
Novem. 14 Decem. 8 1738/9 March 24 paid to John Stanley for ye Teftators white Natural wig
3-10- 0
paid to John Stanley for ye Teftators trunk of goods from yorl:
paid to John Stanley for 2 years Newspapers Teftator had of W. B. to Richard Frauers
Debtor.
09-15- 7 2- 6- 1 9- 4 - 5 0- 4- 6 o- 6- 6
17- 3 3- 0- 0 3- 6 - 4- 6 - 3- 9 - 3- 9 4- 5 -3% - 9- 4 -- 4- 8 2- 6- 6 - I- 3
alfo paid John Stanley for ye Teftators pafsage to york when he was going to Ircland. Stanley Said he went on purpofs I- 3- 4 - 1- 6 1-15- 0 -12- 6
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HISTORICAL MISCELLANY
to Jonathan Holmes for paftering the Colt I- I- 0 7- 0 -- 2-+ 6
to Hendrick Hendrickson for Curing ye Teftators neck
to Hendrick Hendrickson Min"
to Ifaac Van dorne
to John Stout
to mending the watch
to grinding 10 Rafors
to Cap" Hugh Hartshorne
to Mrs. Mercy Stillwell at New York
to Aaron Fryfhowart
to Obadiah Holmes on a bond
to Andrew Crawford for Venduing
to 4 gallons & 1 pint rum at 48/draught at ye Vendue
to Some beer
to James Mott & Sa1: Holmes ye greateft part of ye day attend
to Sam1: Holmes for bringing ye above bead, cheft & Cafe bottles
[Another item of freight on chest, bottles &c. Barbadoes to N. Y.] [Total]
An Acet of the Eftates Cr:
Accompt No. 1 the Sum of
ditto No. 2 the Sum of
ditto No. 3 the Sum of
Vendue Lift the Sum of
Jonathan Holmes bond
James Holmes bond
123- 0- 0
Andrew M'eoys bond
28-07- 7 - 6- 8
James Holmes bills
II-13- 4 6- 7- 9
The Whole Cr The whole Debt
730- 0- 7 80- 2- 8
Clear 649-17-11
68 SARAH HOLMES, daughter of Jonathan Holmes, 19, married, license Dec. 24, 1739, John Throckmorton. She died, Aug. 24, 1805, aet. 86, 0, 6; buried on Joseph Holmes' farm, Holmdel, N. J.
Received the last day of September 1749 of the Executors of the Laft Will and Teftament of our brother Jonathan Holmes Mint deceafed, by the hands of Samuel Holmes one of the said Executors the Sum of Seven Shillings and Six pence it being the Legacy and Intreft Due theron, Given in Said Will unto my wife, we say Recd by us.
JOHN THROCKMORTON SARAH THROCKMORTON Cherry Hall Papers.
1804, June 28. Will of Sarah (Holmes) Throckmorton, of Middletown; proved Aug. 30, 1805, gave legacies:
To Rebecca Large -
Polly Holmes and > daughters of John S. and Sarah Holmes. Caty Holmes To Polly Fish, my grand-daughter.
Joseph Holmes, of Upper Freehold, my grandchild. Elizabeth Wikoff, my grand-daughter.
- 0- 0 - I- 0 -12-10 - 4- 0 -12- 814 1-16- 2 - 1- 2 39- 3- 132 -10- 16- 6
- 4- 2 - 2- 0
79-II- 0 -11- 8
8c- 2- 8 £ sd 63- 9-10 28-10- 8 26- 6- 5 66- 2- 4 381-16- 0
Logan Bills
Other Af as near as I can tell is
730- 0- 7
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HOLMES OF MONMOUTH COUNTY
Elizabeth Bacholar
Son, Holmes Throckmorton
Appointed as executor: "my loving cousin " [i. e. nephew] John S. Holmes. Witness: Enoch Stillwell.
70 SAMUEL HOLMES, of Middletown, son of Jonathan Holmes, 19, born Oct. 4, 1726; died, Nov. 29, 1769, aged 43, 1, 25; married, license Jan. 27, 1749, Mary, daughter of John Stout and grand-daughter of Richard and Penelope (Van Princis) Stout, born 1727; died, Apr. 23, 1773, aet. 46 years. They are both buried at Topanemus.
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