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Benjamin Holmes 1758–1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Aug 1758

Birth Location: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 11 Oct 1816

Death Location: Oglethorpe Part, Wilkes, Georgia, United States

Father: REV. Jack

Mother: Susannah Poinset

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Garrett, Elizabeth Garrett, MARY Hughes

Children(s): Benjamin Holmes, Elizabeth Holmes, William Holmes, Mary Holmes, Thomas Holmes, Robert Holmes, James Holmes, Jonathan Holmes

Benjamin Holmes was born in 1758 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Rev John M Christ Church Savannah Ga Holmes With Slave Jack And Susannah Poinset. Benjamin Holmes married Elizabeth Garrett, Mary Molly Hughes, and had children including Benjamin Holmes, Eliza Holmes, Elizabeth Holmes, James Holmes, Jonathan Holmes, Mary Elizabeth Holmes, Robert Holmes, Thomas J Holmes, William Holmes. Benjamin Holmes passed away in 1816 in Oglethorpe Part, Wilkes, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Holmes was born in 1758 in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Rev John M Christ Church Savannah Ga Holmes With Slave Jack And Susannah Poinset.
  • Benjamin Holmes married Elizabeth Garrett, Mary Molly Hughes, and had children including Benjamin Holmes, Eliza Holmes, Elizabeth Holmes, James Holmes, Jonathan Holmes, Mary Elizabeth Holmes, Robert Holmes, Thomas J Holmes, William Holmes.
  • Benjamin Holmes passed away in 1816 in Oglethorpe Part, Wilkes, Georgia, United States.

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Benjamin Holmes's Ancestors

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Benjamin Holmes
1758–1816
Birth Place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
REV. JOHN M"Christ Church Savannah GA Holmes with Slave Jack
1727–1784
Colraine, Antrim, Ireland
Susannah Poinset
1728–1808
Ireland
Grandparents
Naethaniel Holmes
1692–1790
MA, USA
Hon (Joel Robert) Poinsett
1691–1744
St Philips Parish, South Carolina, United States
Susannah Varin
1675–1743
Middlesex, England
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Benjamin Holmes's Descendants

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Benjamin Holmes (23 Aug 1758–11 Oct 1816) m. Elizabeth Garrett (1762–JUL 1795) m. Elizabeth Garrett (1762–Jul 1795) m. MARY (MOLLY) Hughes (29 Jun 1765–14 Jul 1819)
  1. 1. Benjamin Holmes 1791–1888
  2. 2. Elizabeth Holmes 1797–1836
  3. 3. William Holmes 1798–
  4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Holmes 1800–1879
  5. 5. Thomas (J.) Holmes 1803–1888
  6. 6. Robert Holmes 1805–1807
  7. 7. James Holmes 1807–1807
  8. 8. Jonathan Holmes 1808–1883

Benjamin Holmes's Timeline

2 Records

1758
23 Aug 1758
Birth of Benjamin Holmes in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
1816
11 Oct 1816
Age 58
Death of Benjamin Holmes in Oglethorpe Part, Wilkes, Georgia, United States
Oglethorpe Part, Wilkes, Georgia, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1758
    Event Place: Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1816
    Event Place: Oglethorpe Part, Wilkes, Georgia, United States

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