Descendants of William Powyes
Jenks Lineage
1. William Powyes born c. 1565, Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England, married Elizabeth (?), born 1567, Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England.
Children:
+2. i Jane (Thayer?) Powyes born abt 1601.
Second Generation
2. Jane (Thayer?) Powyes (1.William1) born abt 1601, England, married Sep 12, 1616, in St.John's, Glastonbury, England, Thomas Holbrook, born Mar 1, 1589/99, Broadway Co., Somerset, England, (son of William Holbrook and Edith (?)) died Mar 10, 1676/7, Weymouth, MA. Jane died Apr 24, 1677, Weymouth MA. Krause, Kingman However, Baltzar says it was Jane Thayer, b. c. 1592, England, d. c. 1670 Weymouth MA, but married on date agreed by the rest. Powyes b. date would make her 15 when married. Thayer date would make her 24 when married. Thomas: Arrived in America Jun 7, 1635, sailing on the ship "Marygold", and settled on the tide-water in the northern part of Weymouth, locally known as "Old Spain". Probably arrived in the company of Mr. Barnard, their minister. He was one of the first proprietors of Rehoboth
Children:
+3. i John Holbrook born 1617.
4. ii Anne Holbrook born 1628/9, St. Johns, Glastonbury, Somerset, Englan, married bf 1660, John Reynolds. Anne died Jul 3, 1699.
+5. iii Elizabeth Holbrook born Feb 13, 1630/36.
+6. iv William Holbrook born c. Jun 6, 1620.
+7. v Thomas Holbrook born c. 1624.
8. vi Jane Holbrook born 1636, St. Johns, Glastonbury, Somerset, England, married 1656, Thomas Drake. Jane died 1679, Weymouth, Norfolk, MA.
Third Generation
3. John Holbrook (2.Jane2, 1.William1) born 1617, Somerset Co. England, baptized: Apr 6, 1618, Glastonbury, England, married (1) 1640, in Weymouth, Norfolk Co, MA, Sarah French, died Jan 4, 1644, married (2) 1644/5, Elizabeth Stream, born 1624, (daughter of John (Thomas) Streame and Elizabeth Whitman) died Jun 25,1688, married (3) c. 1648, Mary Hawke, died Jul 17, 1714. John died Nov 23, 1699, Weymouth MA. Children by various wives in Baltzer file Sarah: Came to America with her parents on the "Mary & John". Mary: Was widow of Benjamin Loring, son of Thomas Loring. Kingmn17 calls her Mary White.
Children by Elizabeth Stream:
9. i Daniel Holbrook born 1645, Weymouth, Norfolk, MA, married Miriam Draper. Daniel died Jul 21, 1673, Roxbury, Suffolk, MA.
10. ii John Holbrook born c. 1643/50, Weymouth, Norfolk, MA, married 1670, Abigail Pierce, born c. 1646, died Sep 29, 1723. John died May 3, 1731, Scituate, Plymouth, MA.
11. iii Sarah Holbrook born 1645, Weymouth, Norfolk, MA, married Feb 2, 1645/6, Simeon Whitmarsh. Sarah died bf Jul 5, 1699.
12. iv Samuel Holbrook born Jan 24, 1640/1, Weymouth, Norfolk, MA, married (1) Lydia (?), married (2) Jun 23, 1675, Mary Pierce. Samuel died Oct 29, 1719, Weymouth, Norfolk, MA.
13. v Hannah Holbrook born c. 1650, Weymouth, Norfolk, MA, married Ephriam Pierce, born 1650, Scituate, Plymouth, MA, died Sep 14, 1719, Warwick, Kent, RI. Hannah died af Sep 18, 1721, Swansea, Bristol, MA.
14. vi Grace Elizabeth Holbrook born 1650, Weymouth, Norfolk, MA, married Aug 22, 1677, in Branford, MA, John Nash. Grace died Jul 5, 1699.
15. vii Abiezer Holbrook born 1652, Weymouth, Norfolk, MA.
16. viii Eunice Holbrook born May 12, 1655, Weymouth, Norfolk, MA, married Benjamin Luddin, (son of James Luddin and (?)). Eunice died bf Jul 5, 1699.
17. ix Lois Holbrook born May 12, 1655, Weymouth, Norfolk, MA.
18. x Experience Holbrook born May 23, 1661, Weymouth, Norfolk, MA, married Nov 2, 1678, in Bridgewater, MA, Joseph Edson, born c. 1649, Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA, (son of Samuel Edson and Susanna Orcutt) died Oct 3, 1711, Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA. Experience died Nov 2, 1685, Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA. Another Kingmn17 reference has her as Experience Field.
19. xi Ichabod Holbrook born May 30, 1662, Weymouth, Norfolk, MA, married 1688, Sarah Turner, born 1665, died 1739. Ichabod died Dec 14, 1718.
5. Elizabeth Holbrook (2.Jane2, 1.William1) born Feb 13, 1630/36, St. Johns, Glastonbury, Somerset, England, married May 6, 1650, in Scituate, Plymouth, MA, Walter Hatch, born c. 1621, England, (son of William Hatch and Jane Young) occupation Shipwright, died c. Mar 1701, Scituate MA. Elizabeth died 1674, Weymouth, Norfolk, MA. Walter: also in business with brother Jeremiah and owned interest in the iron mine.
Children:
20. i Samuel Hatch born Dec 22, 1653, Scituate, Plymouth, MA, married Mary Doty, born c. 1653, Plymouth, Plymouth, MA, (daughter of Edward Doty and Faith Clark) died bf Jun 13, 1728. Samuel died c. Jun 1735. Mary: Mayflower Doty
21. ii Hannah Hatch born Mar 13, 1650/1.
22. iii Antifas Hatch born Oct 26, 1658, died Dec 7, 1705. unmarried
23. iv Jane Hatch born Mar 7, 1655/6.
24. v Bethiah Hatch born Mar 31, 1661, married 1683, Michael Ford.
25. vi John Hatch born Jul 8, 1664, Scituate, MA, married Dec 30, 1696, Mary Foster, born Sep 13, 1671, Marshfield, Plymouth, MA, (daughter of John Foster and Mary Chillingsworth) died Apr 3, 1750, prob. Marshfield, MA. John died c. Aug 1737.
26. vii Israel Hatch born Mar 25, 1667, Scituate, MA, married Jul 27, 1699, Elizabeth Hatch. Israel died c. Oct 1740.
27. viii Joseph Hatch born Dec 9, 1669.
6. William Holbrook (2.Jane2, 1.William1) born c. Jun 6, 1620, Glastonbury, Somerset, England, baptized: Jun 12, 1620, Glastonbury, Somerset, England, married (1) c. 1643/5, Elizabeth Pitts, born 1624, England, (daughter of William Pitts and Elizabeth (?)) died 1696, Scituate, Plymouth, MA, married (2) aft. 1679, Abigail Wright. William died Jul 3, 1699, Scituate, Plymouth Co, MA.
Children by Elizabeth Pitts:
28. i Methitable Holbrook born c.1659/78, Wyemouth, Norfolk, MA, married Jul 20, 1670, in Weymouth, Norfolk, MA, Jonathan Sprague, born Mar 28, 1648, MA, (son of William Sprague and Millicent Eames) died Mar 1, 1741, RI. Methitable died Feb 17, 1740, RI. Jonathan: Poss Colonial Clergy link
29. ii Elizabeth Holbrook born 1645, Weymouth, Norfolk, MA.
30. iii Hopestill Holbrook born c. 1647, Weymouth, Norfolk, MA, married Samuel Read. Hopestill died Jan 12, 1705/6.
31. iv Jane Holbrook born c. 1652, Weymouth, Norfolk, MA, married (?) Balcome. Jane died 1696.
32. v William Holbrook born c. 1657, Weymouth, MA, married Margaret Fairbanks. William died Nov 19, 1710.
33. vi Persis Holbrook born c. 1660, Weymouth, Norfolk, MA, died 1696.
34. vii Cornelius Holbrook born Nov 19, 1662, Weymouth, Norfolk, MA, married (1) Margery (?), married (2) Experience (?). Cornelius died Dec 14, 1742.
35. viii John Holbrook born c. 1664, Mendon, Worcester, MA, died May 3, 1721.
36. ix Millicent Holbrook born c. 1667, Mendon, Worcester, MA.
37. x Experience Holbrook born c. 1670, Mendon, Worcester, MA.
7. Thomas Holbrook (2.Jane2, 1.William1) born c. 1624, England, married bf. 1653, in Braintree, MA, Joanna Kingman, born 1624, Wales, England, (daughter of Henry Kingman and Joanne (Joanna) Drake) died aft.Aug.19,1697, MA. Thomas died Jul 22, 1697, Braintree, Norfolk, MA.
Children:
38. i Thomas Holbrook born c. 1646, Braintree, Norfolk, MA, married (1) 1666, Deborah Damon, married (2) Mary White. Thomas died Dec 20, 1728, Braintree, Norfolk, MA.
39. ii William Holbrook born 1644/5, Weymouth MA, married Abigail Wright.
40. iii Anne Holbrook born 1647/8, Weymouth, Norfolk, MA.
41. iv Elizabeth Holbrook born 1649/50, Weymouth, MA.
42. v John Holbrook born Oct 15, 1653, Braintree, Norfolk, MA, married (1) Mary Loring, married (2) Sarah (?), married (3) Elizabeth (?). John died Dec 25, 1678.
43. vi Peter Holbrook born Aug 7, 1655, Braintree, Norfolk, MA, married (1) abt 1678, in Weymouth, MA, Alice Godfrey, born bf. 1663, (daughter of Richard Godfrey and Jane Turner) died Apr 29, 1705, Mendon, MA, married (2) Elizabeth Pool. Peter died May 3, 1712/3, Mendon, Worcester, MA. Baltzer note "says deacon, settled in Mendon; wife's surname penciled in - "Morse" family; did not find Alice Godfrey in (G)" Children listed in Baltzer file
44. vii Joanna Holbrook born Oct 30, 1656, Braintree, Norfolk, MA, married bf 1677, Uriah Clark, born Jun 5, 1644, Watertown, Middlesex, MA, (son of Hugh Clark and Elizabeth (?)) died Jul 26, 1721. Joanna died Feb 28, 1681/2. Uriah: Could be descendant of Christopher Clark - Anne, 1623
45. viii Joseph Holbrook born Apr 10, 1660, Braintree, Norfolk, MA, died young.
46. ix Mary Holbrook born 1661/1662, Braintree, Norfolk, MA, married Mar 3, 1693/4, Joseph Colburne. Mary died Feb 1737/8.
47. x Susanna Holbrook born 16658, Braintree, Norfolk, MA, married Mar 3, 1693/4, Andrew Willet.
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