On 16 Jan 1739 when Rebecca was 21, she first married Samuel Ruggles (47450) , son of Dea. Edward Ruggles (29107) (2 Oct 1691-16 Sep 1765) & Hannah Craft (15 Mar 1697/6-11 Mar 1731/2), in Pomfret, CT. Born on 29 Mar 1717 in Roxbury, MA. Samuel died in Pomfret, CT, on 6 Jan 1742; he was 24.

On 21 Dec 1744 when Rebecca was 27, she second married Pinson Coates. Born ca 1720 in Marblehead, MA. Pinson died in Pomfret, CT on 5 Dec 1770.

Pinson, son of John & Alice (Henley) Cotes.

On 3 Jun 1744 when Jehosephat was 22, he married Sarah Brewster (25890) , daughter of Jonathan Brewster (10170) (bef Sep 1685-24 Nov 1753) & Mary Partridge (2 May 1693-14 May 1748), in Canterbury, CT. Born ca 1721 in Duxbury, MA. Sarah died in Amenia, Dutchess County, New York on 24 Apr 1810.

Children of Jehosephat and Sarah (Brewster) Holmes, born at Amenia, except perhaps the first:
    i. Anna Holmes, b. ca. 1745;
    ii. Lydia Holmes, b. 7 Aug 1747;
    iii. Sarah Holmes, b. ca. Feb 1750/1;
    iv. Nathan Holmes, b. ca. 1753;
    v. Elijah Holmes, b. ca. Mar 1754;
    vi. Zilpha Holmes, b. ca. Jun 1757;
    vii. Esther Holmes, b. ca. Mar 1760
    viii. Jonah Brewster Holmes, b. ca 1765; and
    ix. Sylvanus Holmes, b. ca. 1767.