Thomas Holbrook

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name
Thomas Holbrook
aka
[Thomas Holbrook of Braintree]
sex
male
access
public
summary
Thomas Holbrook of Braintree, Massachusetts, who came over as a boy in 1635 with his father, the immigrant Thomas Holbrook; a brother of Capt. John Holbrook. His eldest son Thomas very probably marched with Capt. Isaac Johnson's company to the Narragansett fort in December 1675. He left his son Peter the Mendon lands bought from his brother William, and died in 1697.
born
date
c. 1624
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[passenger-list-hull-company-1635]
note
Aged 10 on the list of 20 Mar 1634/5, whose ages run low. No baptism; the Glastonbury register has a gap.
died
date
22 July 1697
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-savage-genealogical-dictionary]
note
Savage (2:443), from the probate; his will of 25 July 1695 was proved 19 Aug 1697. The Holbrook master tree has July 1697.
father
id
thomas-holbrook-1589
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[will-thomas-holbrook-1668, passenger-list-hull-company-1635]
mother
id
jane-powyes-1600
basis
inferred
confidence
probable
note
Born during Thomas and Jane's marriage; with both on the 1635 list.
spouses
name
Joanna (Kingman per Weaver)
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-weaver-1928-weaver-family, online-tree-pane-joyce]

Thomas came over as a boy in 1635 with his father, the immigrant Thomas Holbrook, and settled at Braintree. His children by his wife Joanna were Thomas; John, b. 15 Oct 1653; Peter, 7 Aug 1655; Joanna, 30 Oct 1656; Joseph, 10 Apr 1660; Mary (Coleborne); and Susanna, who married Andrew Willet of Boston in 1694 (Savage 2:443). In 1674, "Vppon the request of Thomas Holbrooke, Captaine Wm Torrey is permitted & impowred to marry the sajd Holbrooks daughter vnto Vryah Clarke" (Mass. Bay Records 5:17).

King Philip's War. His eldest son Thomas, who "m. 1666, Deborah Damon, d. of John of Scituate, and sec. w. Mary, d. of Thomas White of Braintree" (Savage 2:443), very probably went to the war. A "Tho: Holbrook" stands among the Braintree men of Capt. Isaac Johnson's company, in the list "made at Dedham December 10th, 1675" (Soldiers in King Philip's War, p. 162). The company marched with the army to the Narragansett fort, where on 19 Dec 1675 "the brave captain was among the first to fall while gallantly leading his men across the fallen tree-trunks at the entrance" (p. 161). "Thomas Holbrook" was credited £2 8s among the Braintree men on 24 Oct 1676 (p. 447), and in 1733 "Thomas Holbrook, alive" was among the Braintree grantees of Narragansett Township No. 5 (p. 433).

His will of 25 July 1695 names a wife Jane and a son-in-law Uriah Clark, and leaves his son Peter the Mendon lands bought from his brother William. He died in July 1697. Mollie's typescript traces the family down through Peter, but Peter's son Eliphalet lived and died at Bellingham, and Deacon Elisha Holbrook of Wellfleet came of another branch.

Open questions

  • Which Thomas served in Johnson's company: Savage has the son dying in December 1728, before the "alive" of 1733. The claimants' proofs for Narragansett No. 5 (Bedford, N.H.) and the son's probate may say.
  1. ---
  2. name: Thomas Holbrook
  3. aka: [Thomas Holbrook of Braintree]
  4. sex: male
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Thomas Holbrook of Braintree, Massachusetts, who came over as a boy in 1635 with his father, the
  8. immigrant Thomas Holbrook; a brother of Capt. John Holbrook. His eldest son Thomas very probably
  9. marched with Capt. Isaac Johnson's company to the Narragansett fort in December 1675. He left his
  10. son Peter the Mendon lands bought from his brother William, and died in 1697.
  11. born:
  12. date: c. 1624
  13. basis: documented
  14. confidence: probable
  15. sources: [passenger-list-hull-company-1635]
  16. note: Aged 10 on the list of 20 Mar 1634/5, whose ages run low. No baptism; the Glastonbury register has a gap.
  17. died:
  18. date: 22 July 1697
  19. basis: compiled
  20. confidence: probable
  21. sources: [book-savage-genealogical-dictionary]
  22. note: Savage (2:443), from the probate; his will of 25 July 1695 was proved 19 Aug 1697. The Holbrook master tree has July 1697.
  23. father:
  24. id: thomas-holbrook-1589
  25. basis: documented
  26. confidence: proven
  27. sources: [will-thomas-holbrook-1668, passenger-list-hull-company-1635]
  28. mother:
  29. id: jane-powyes-1600
  30. basis: inferred
  31. confidence: probable
  32. note: Born during Thomas and Jane's marriage; with both on the 1635 list.
  33. spouses:
  34. - name: Joanna (Kingman per Weaver)
  35. basis: compiled
  36. confidence: probable
  37. sources: [book-weaver-1928-weaver-family, online-tree-pane-joyce]
  38. ---
  40. Thomas came over as a boy in 1635 with his father, the immigrant Thomas Holbrook, and settled at
  41. Braintree. His children by his wife Joanna were Thomas; John, b. 15 Oct 1653; Peter, 7 Aug 1655;
  42. Joanna, 30 Oct 1656; Joseph, 10 Apr 1660; Mary (Coleborne); and Susanna, who married Andrew Willet of
  43. Boston in 1694 ([Savage](/files/sources/book-savage-genealogical-dictionary/) 2:443). In 1674, "Vppon the
  44. request of Thomas Holbrooke, Captaine Wm Torrey is permitted & impowred to marry the sajd Holbrooks
  45. daughter vnto Vryah Clarke" ([Mass. Bay Records](/files/sources/court-records-massachusetts-bay/) 5:17).
  47. **King Philip's War.** His eldest son Thomas, who "m. 1666, Deborah Damon, d. of John of Scituate,
  48. and sec. w. Mary, d. of Thomas White of Braintree" (Savage 2:443), very probably went to the war. A
  49. "Tho: Holbrook" stands among the Braintree men of Capt. Isaac Johnson's company, in the list "made at
  50. Dedham December 10th, 1675" ([*Soldiers in King Philip's
  51. War*](/files/sources/book-bodge-1906-soldiers-king-philips-war/), p. 162). The company marched with the
  52. army to the Narragansett fort, where on 19 Dec 1675 "the brave captain was among the first to fall
  53. while gallantly leading his men across the fallen tree-trunks at the entrance" (p. 161). "Thomas
  54. Holbrook" was credited £2 8s among the Braintree men on 24 Oct 1676 (p. 447), and in 1733 "Thomas
  55. Holbrook, alive" was among the Braintree grantees of Narragansett Township No. 5 (p. 433).
  57. His will of 25 July 1695 names a wife Jane and a son-in-law Uriah Clark, and leaves his son Peter the
  58. Mendon lands bought from his brother William. He died in July 1697. Mollie's typescript traces the
  59. family down through Peter, but Peter's son Eliphalet lived and died at Bellingham, and Deacon Elisha
  60. Holbrook of Wellfleet came of another branch.
  62. ## Open questions
  64. - Which Thomas served in Johnson's company: Savage has the son dying in December 1728, before the
  65. "alive" of 1733. The claimants' proofs for Narragansett No. 5 (Bedford, N.H.) and the son's probate
  66. may say.
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