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Jane POWYES - b. 1600, England; d. Apr. 24, 1677, Weymouth, MA. Married Thomas Holbrook at St. John the Baptist in Glastonbury, England in 1616.

Thomas and Jane became ancestors of Presidents GARFIELD, BUSH and TAFT (the latter through three lines).

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Powyes-5

Jane Powyes, daughter of (William) Powyes and Elizabeth Sims, was born between 1592 and 1602 at Glastonbury, Somerset, England.[1] Jane married Thomas Holbrook on 12 SEP 1616 at St. John's Glastonbury Co. Somerset, England.[2][3]

Jane came to New England with her husband Thomas Holbrook as part of Reverend Joseph Hull's Company, arriving at Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony on the sixth of May, 1635.

Thomas and Jane had six children, all born at Glastonbury.

John Holbrook
William Holbrook
Thomas Holbrook Jr
Anne Holbrook
Elizabeth Holbrook
Jane Holbrook

Jane died 24 April, 1677 at Weymouth

Marriage

There were two men named Thomas Holbrook. This Thomas Holbrook of Weymouth married only once to Jane Powyers. Note some internet websites show other wives - that is not correct according to the latest research published by NEHGS in 2000 in Kempton Ancestry Park IV.

Note that Experience (Leland) Holbrook Did Not Exist. Savage originally conflated the son of Henry Leland with a fictitious father and the created two fictitious siblings Experience and Lydia Leland. Experience supposedly married Thomas Holbrook. There is no evidence for this and neither Experience or Lydia ever existed. This error was copied to later histories such as History Of Weymouth 2:204 from Savage. Note there was two men named Thomas Holbrook. Thomas Holbrook of Dorchester, Medfield and Sherborn had only two wives: Hannah Shepard and Margaret (Unknown). Thomas Holbrook of Weymouth has only one wife: Jane Powyers.

Source: Dean Crawford Smith and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, "Leland" in The ancestry of Eva Belle Kempton 1878-1908 (Boston, MA: NEHGS, 2000) Part IV 452 f

Experience Holbrook Did Not Exist

According to the latest research published by NEHGS in 2000 Experience (Leland) Holbrook never existed. The author explains that Savage originally conflated the son of Henry Leland with a fictitious father and the created two fictitious siblings Experience and Lydia Leland. Experience supposedly married Thomas Holbrook. There is no evidence for this and neither Experience or Lydia ever existed. This error was copied to later histories such as History Of Weymouth 2:204 from Savage. Note there was two men named Thomas Holbrook. Thomas Holbrook of Dorchester, Medfield and Sherborn had only two wives: Hannah Shepard and Margaret (Unknown). Thomas Holbrook of Weymouth has only one wife: Jane Powyers.

Source

Dean Crawford Smith and Melinde Lutz Sanborn, "Leland" in The ancestry of Eva Belle Kempton 1878-1908 (Boston, MA: NEHGS, 2000) Part IV 452 f
https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Jane_Powyes_%281%29
Anderson, Robert Charles; George F. Sanborn; and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635. (NEHGS, 1999-2011) Vol. III (-H), p. 352. “Thomas Holbrook m. St. Johns, Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England 12 Sep 1616 Jane Powys [citing Davis ], who d. bet. 31 Dec 1673 [named in husband's codicil] and 24 Apr 1677 [contingent executor, her son John, named for husband's estate, indicating she, the primary executrix, had apparently died].”


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William HOLBROOK wrote his Will on 11 Dec 1625, and it was proved in Feb 1626. So he probably died in Jan 1626 (source: findagrave.com)

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William HOLBROOK wrote his Will on 11 Dec 1625, and it was proved in Feb 1626. So he probably died in Jan 1626 (source: findagrave.com)

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There is a descrepancy in his birth date: geni.com shows 1539; this page shows 1528.
There is also a descrepancy in where he is buried: geni.com shows Thomas buried in Norton Malreward, Somerset, England, United Kingdom whereas findagrace.com shows Thomas is buried in Saint John the Baptist Churchyard, Glastonbury, Mendip District, Somerset, England.

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ID: I110251

Name: Thomas Holbrook 1 1 1 1

Sex: M

Birth: 1529 in Glastonbury, Gloucester, England, (Abt 37) 2 3

Birth: BET 1529 AND 1539 in Glastonburg, Somersetshire, England

Death: 1577 in Of, Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England 2 3

Death: 1571 in Of, Glastonburg, Somersetshire, England

Change Date: 27 APR 2004

Note:

Name Suffix: Jr

Ancestral File Number: 84T1-J1

Name Suffix:Jr

REFN: HWS15882

Ancestral File Number: 84T1-J1

Father: Thomas Holbrook b: 1500 in , Glastonbury, Somerset, England

Mother: Agnes Darrell b: 1500 in

Father: Thomas Holbrook b: 1500 in , Glastonbury, Somerset, England

Mother: Agnes Derrell b: 1500 in Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England

Marriage 1 Constance Thayer b: BET 1532 AND 1542 in Thornbury, Gloucester, England c: in Of Glastonbury, Somerset, England

Married: 19 FEB 1559/60 in , Thornbury, Gloucester, England 2 3

Married: 19 FEB 1558/59 in Thornbury, Glaucestershire, England

Note:

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CHAN20 Mar 2001

Children

Robert Holbrook b: 1555 in Of, Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England

John Holbrook b: 1565 in , Glastonbury, Somerset, England

John Holbrook b: 1566 in , Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England

William Holbrook b: 1568 in , Glastonbury, Somerset, England c: in Or St Johns, Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England

Thomas Holbrook b: 1570 in , Glastonbury, Somerset, England

Margery Holbrook b: 1572 in , Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England

Robert Holbrook b: 1575 in , Glastonbury, Somerset, England

William Holbrook b: ABT 1560 in St. John's, Glastonbury, Somersetshire, England

Sources:

Title: Ancestral File (TM)

Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Publication: June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998

Title: "FamilySearch® Ancestral FileØ v4.19"

Author: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Publication: 3 Feb 2001

Title: "Genealogical Research of Kirk Larson"

Author: Larson, Kirk

Publication: Personal Research Works including Bethune & Hohenlohe Descendants, 1981-2001, Kirk Larson, Private Library

Note: ABBR "Genealogical Research of Kirk Larson"

Repository:

Note: NAME Kirk Larson

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