John Holbrook

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name
John Holbrook
sex
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public
summary
Settled at Scituate on a farm left him by his father, John Holbrook. Probably born at Weymouth about 1650, and possibly a son of Elizabeth Stream, he married Abigail Pierce and was the father of John Holbrook, born in 1686. He died at Scituate in 1731, aged 81.
born
date
c. 1650
place
Weymouth, Massachusetts
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-weaver-1928-weaver-family]
died
date
3 May 1731
place
Scituate, Massachusetts
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[book-weaver-1928-weaver-family]
note
Gravestone, aged 81, per Weaver.
buried
place
Scituate, Massachusetts, beside his wife Abigail
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[vital-records-scituate]
note
Scituate VR 2:397, from the gravestones.
events
what
Scituate attacked
date
20 May 1676
place
Scituate, Massachusetts
sources
[book-bodge-1906-soldiers-king-philips-war]
note
The Narragansetts burned houses and mills at Scituate that spring; his father-in-law Capt. Michael Pierce had been killed in March.
what
Fined for card playing
date
Jun 1679
place
Plymouth, Massachusetts
note
The Plymouth court fined him "for playing att cards once in the woods, himselfe haueing comand there" (PCR 6:15-16).
father
id
john-holbrook-1618
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[will-john-holbrook-1699]
note
The will (Suffolk Probate 14:111-113) leaves the Scituate lands to "my Son John Holbrooke." Deane (1831) made the Scituate John a son of Capt. William Holbrook, Thomas's younger son; the will shows that is wrong.
mother
id
elizabeth-stream-1624
basis
inferred
confidence
possible
research
research/holbrook/Holbrook-Master-Family-Tree.md
note
Born about 1650, during Capt. John's marriage to Elizabeth Stream (c. 1645-1688); his first wife died in 1643/4. The link rests on that timing, from the Holbrook master tree; no record names his mother, so it stays possible until one is found (Oct 2026). Mollie's typescript does not name her: it follows another descent, through Peter and Eliphalet.
spouses
id
abigail-pierce-fl1671
married
date
1671
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-weaver-1928-weaver-family]
note
Deane (1831, p. 325) has "Abigail married Samuel Holbrook 1682"; her father's will already calls her "Abigail Holbrook" in January 1675/6, so 1682 cannot be her first marriage. The Pierce Genealogy (1889, p. 36) marries her to John.
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[will-john-holbrook-1699]

The Scituate farmer of the family: he settled at Scituate on a farm his father left him. In 1671 he married Abigail Pierce, a daughter of Capt. Michael Pierce of Scituate. Their children: Thomas (1671/2, d. young), Elizabeth (1672/3, m. James Smith), Abigail (1675, m. ___ Porter), Experience (1677, m. Robert Gowels), Hannah (1678/9, m. Josiah Turner), Sarah (1680), Deborah (1683, m. Joseph Briggs) and John (1686).

King Philip's War. The war came close to the family. His father-in-law, Capt. Michael Pierce, was killed in the ambush near Pawtucket on 26 Mar 1676, and that spring his father commanded one of the three foot companies sent toward Hassanamesit. His first cousin Thomas, the eldest son of his uncle Thomas Holbrook of Braintree, probably marched in Capt. Isaac Johnson's company in December 1675 (Soldiers in King Philip's War, p. 162).

In June 1679 the Plymouth court fined the card players of Scituate: "John Holbrooke, for playing att cards once in the woods, himselfe haueing comand there," £1; "His man, Patricke, att the same time," 10s; himself again "once in Gannetts chamber" and "once in the barne"; ten shillings of his fines were later abated (PCR 6:15-16). In 1686 Capt. John Williams won a debt case against him, and on 2 June 1691 he was admitted a freeman of Plymouth Colony (PCR 6:199, 262).

His father's will of 1699 names "my son John who has a wife Abigail" and leaves "my Son John Holbrooke all my housing and Lands in the Township of Situate which I purchased of Mr Loring [and] Mr John Saffin," half of it afterwards to "his now wife Abigail" during her widowhood, and then all of it to "my Grandson John Holbrook the Son of my sd Son John Holbrooke," who was to pay £40 "to the Six Daughters of my sd Son John Holbrooke." It also remembers "my Grand Daughter Elizabeth the Wife of James Smith" and "my Grand Daughter Abigail Porter" (Suffolk Probate 14:111-113).

He lived to 81 and Abigail to 77; they are buried side by side at Scituate (Scituate VR 2:397, from the gravestones).

  1. ---
  2. name: John Holbrook
  3. sex: male
  4. access: public
  5. summary: >-
  6. Settled at Scituate on a farm left him by his father, John Holbrook. Probably born at Weymouth
  7. about 1650, and possibly a son of Elizabeth Stream, he married Abigail Pierce and was the father
  8. of John Holbrook, born in 1686. He died at Scituate in 1731, aged 81.
  9. born:
  10. date: c. 1650
  11. place: Weymouth, Massachusetts
  12. basis: compiled
  13. confidence: probable
  14. sources: [book-weaver-1928-weaver-family]
  15. died:
  16. date: 3 May 1731
  17. place: Scituate, Massachusetts
  18. basis: documented
  19. confidence: proven
  20. sources: [book-weaver-1928-weaver-family]
  21. note: Gravestone, aged 81, per Weaver.
  22. buried:
  23. place: Scituate, Massachusetts, beside his wife Abigail
  24. basis: documented
  25. confidence: proven
  26. sources: [vital-records-scituate]
  27. note: Scituate VR 2:397, from the gravestones.
  28. events:
  29. - what: Scituate attacked
  30. date: "20 May 1676"
  31. place: Scituate, Massachusetts
  32. sources: [book-bodge-1906-soldiers-king-philips-war]
  33. note: "The Narragansetts burned houses and mills at Scituate that spring; his father-in-law Capt. Michael Pierce had been killed in March."
  34. - what: Fined for card playing
  35. date: "Jun 1679"
  36. place: Plymouth, Massachusetts
  37. note: "The Plymouth court fined him \"for playing att cards once in the woods, himselfe haueing comand there\" (PCR 6:15-16)."
  38. father:
  39. id: john-holbrook-1618
  40. basis: documented
  41. confidence: proven
  42. sources: [will-john-holbrook-1699]
  43. note: 'The will (Suffolk Probate 14:111-113) leaves the Scituate lands to "my Son John Holbrooke." Deane (1831) made the Scituate John a son of Capt. William Holbrook, Thomas''s younger son; the will shows that is wrong.'
  44. mother:
  45. id: elizabeth-stream-1624
  46. basis: inferred
  47. confidence: possible
  48. research: research/holbrook/Holbrook-Master-Family-Tree.md
  49. note: "Born about 1650, during Capt. John's marriage to Elizabeth Stream (c. 1645-1688); his first wife died in 1643/4. The link rests on that timing, from the Holbrook master tree; no record names his mother, so it stays possible until one is found (Oct 2026). Mollie's typescript does not name her: it follows another descent, through Peter and Eliphalet."
  50. spouses:
  51. - id: abigail-pierce-fl1671
  52. married:
  53. date: "1671"
  54. basis: compiled
  55. confidence: probable
  56. sources: [book-weaver-1928-weaver-family]
  57. note: 'Deane (1831, p. 325) has "Abigail married Samuel Holbrook 1682"; her father''s will already calls her "Abigail Holbrook" in January 1675/6, so 1682 cannot be her first marriage. The Pierce Genealogy (1889, p. 36) marries her to John.'
  58. basis: documented
  59. confidence: proven
  60. sources: [will-john-holbrook-1699]
  61. ---
  63. The Scituate farmer of the family: he settled at Scituate on a farm his father left him. In 1671 he married Abigail Pierce, a daughter of Capt. Michael
  64. Pierce of Scituate. Their children: Thomas (1671/2, d. young), Elizabeth (1672/3, m. James Smith),
  65. Abigail (1675, m. ___ Porter), Experience (1677, m. Robert Gowels), Hannah (1678/9, m. Josiah
  66. Turner), Sarah (1680), Deborah (1683, m. Joseph Briggs) and John (1686).
  68. **King Philip's War.** The war came close to the family. His father-in-law,
  69. [Capt. Michael Pierce](/people/michael-pierce-d1676/), was killed in the ambush near Pawtucket on 26
  70. Mar 1676, and that spring his father commanded one of the three foot companies sent toward
  71. Hassanamesit. His first cousin Thomas, the eldest son of his uncle
  72. [Thomas Holbrook](/people/thomas-holbrook-1624/) of Braintree, probably marched in Capt. Isaac
  73. Johnson's company in December 1675
  74. ([*Soldiers in King Philip's War*](/files/sources/book-bodge-1906-soldiers-king-philips-war/), p. 162).
  76. In June 1679 the Plymouth court fined the card players of Scituate: "John Holbrooke, for playing att
  77. cards once in the woods, himselfe haueing comand there," £1; "His man, Patricke, att the same time,"
  78. 10s; himself again "once in Gannetts chamber" and "once in the barne"; ten shillings of his fines
  79. were later abated (PCR 6:15-16). In 1686 Capt. John Williams won a debt case against him, and on 2
  80. June 1691 he was admitted a freeman of Plymouth Colony (PCR 6:199, 262).
  82. His father's will of 1699 names "my son John who has a wife Abigail" and leaves "my Son John
  83. Holbrooke all my housing and Lands in the Township of Situate which I purchased of Mr Loring [and]
  84. Mr John Saffin," half of it afterwards to "his now wife Abigail" during her widowhood, and then all
  85. of it to "my Grandson John Holbrook the Son of my sd Son John Holbrooke," who was to pay £40 "to the
  86. Six Daughters of my sd Son John Holbrooke." It also remembers "my Grand Daughter Elizabeth the Wife
  87. of James Smith" and "my Grand Daughter Abigail Porter" (Suffolk Probate 14:111-113).
  89. He lived to 81 and Abigail to 77; they are buried side by side at Scituate (Scituate VR 2:397, from
  90. the gravestones).
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