Holmes was born about 1633, in York, England, the son of Francis Holmes and his first wife, whose name is unknown. Francis married a woman named Ann, and came to America with her prior to 1634. They originally settled in Watertown, Massachusetts. In 1636, Francis and Ann moved from Watertown to Wethersfield, Connecticut Colony. In 1657, Francis and Ann with their four children moved from Wethersfield to Stamford, Connecticut. He was one of the earliest settlers in Stamford.
Richard Holmes bought his Norwalk lot on 12 October 1657, from Alexander Bryan of Milford.[1] He was the settlement's blacksmith.[1] He also built the settlement's first saw mill on the Five Mile River.[2]
richard, holmes, connecticut, settler, richard, holmes, earlier, spelled, richard, homes, 1633, 1704, founding, settler, norwalk, connecticut, richard, holmesbornc, 1633, york, englanddied1704norwalk, connecticut, colonyoccupationblacksmithspousesarah, grantho. Richard Holmes earlier spelled Richard Homes b c 1633 1704 was a founding settler of Norwalk Connecticut Richard HolmesBornc 1633 York EnglandDied1704Norwalk Connecticut ColonyOccupationblacksmithSpouseSarah GrantHolmes was born about 1633 in York England the son of Francis Holmes and his first wife whose name is unknown Francis married a woman named Ann and came to America with her prior to 1634 They originally settled in Watertown Massachusetts In 1636 Francis and Ann moved from Watertown to Wethersfield Connecticut Colony In 1657 Francis and Ann with their four children moved from Wethersfield to Stamford Connecticut He was one of the earliest settlers in Stamford Richard Holmes bought his Norwalk lot on 12 October 1657 from Alexander Bryan of Milford 1 He was the settlement s blacksmith 1 He also built the settlement s first saw mill on the Five Mile River 2 He is listed on the Founders Stone bearing the names of the founding settlers of Norwalk in the East Norwalk Historical Cemetery References Edit a b Norwalk Vol 1 Norwalk After Two Hundred amp Fifty Years nbsp This United States biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Richard Holmes Connecticut settler amp oldid 1145141007, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
