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James A. Holmes 1606 – 1639 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jun 1606

Birth Location: County Donegal, Ireland

Death Date: 19 Feb 1639

Death Location: Ireland

Father: John Holmes

Mother: Marie Belgrave

Spouse(s): Margaret Jennings

Children(s): William Holmes, Thomas Holmes, Isabell Holmes, John Holmes, Peter Holmes, Jeanette Holmes, Mary Holmes, Marie Holmes, Thomas Holmes

In 1606, James A. Holmes entered the world in County Donegal, Ireland, born to John Holmes and Marie Belgrave. James A. Holmes married Margaret Jane Jennings, and had children including William Holmes, Thomas Holmes, Isabell Holmes, John Holmes, Peter James Holmes, Jeanette Holmes, Mary Ann Holmes, Marie Holmes, Thomas Holmes. James A. Holmes passed away in 1639 in Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1606, James A. Holmes entered the world in County Donegal, Ireland, born to John Holmes and Marie Belgrave.
  • James A. Holmes married Margaret Jane Jennings, and had children including William Holmes, Thomas Holmes, Isabell Holmes, John Holmes, Peter James Holmes, Jeanette Holmes, Mary Ann Holmes, Marie Holmes, Thomas Holmes.
  • James A. Holmes passed away in 1639 in Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Holmes
1565 –
Birth Location: Lincolnshire, England
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Marie Belgrave
1570 – 1618
Birth Location: Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Jennings
1611 – 1659
Birth Location: Down, County Westmeath, Ireland
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Children(s)

William Holmes
1627 –
Birth Location: Lincolnshire, England
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Thomas Holmes
Birth Location: –
TH
Isabell Holmes
1633 –
Birth Location: Ruskington, Lincolnshire, England
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John Holmes
1633 –
Birth Location: Lincolnshire, England
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Peter Holmes
1634 – 1678
Birth Location: Ireland
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Jeanette Holmes
1635 –
Birth Location: Ireland
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Mary Holmes
1635 – 1691
Birth Location: Derry, County Fermanagh, Ireland
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Marie Holmes
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Holmes
1638 –
Birth Location: Ruskington, Lincolnshire, England
TH

James Holmes's Ancestors

Self
James Holmes
1606 – 1639
Birth Place: County Donegal, Ireland
Parents
John Holmes
1565 –
Lincolnshire, England
Marie Belgrave
1570 – 1618
Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
Lawrence Holmes
1540 – 1590
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England
Killany Louth
1540 –
Louth Ireland
John Belgrave
1539 – 1591
England
Johanna Strut
1541 – 1577
Glemsford, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Holmes's Descendants

1.
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James (A.) Holmes (6 Jun 1606 – 19 Feb 1639) m. Margaret (Jane) Jennings (4 Aug 1611 – 1659)
  1. 1. William Holmes (2 Nov 1627 – )
  2. 2. Thomas Holmes
  3. 3. Isabell Holmes (11 Jan 1633 – )
  4. 4. John Holmes (2 Dec 1633 – )
  5. 5. Peter (James) Holmes (1634 – 1678) m. Jane Jennings (1648 – 31 May 1720) m. Catherine (Ann) Slawson (1637 – 31 May 1727)
    1. 1. Margaret (Wallace) Holmes (1664 – 15 Sep 1738) m. Thomas Craighead (1664 – 26 Apr 1739)
    2. 2. William (James) Holmes (1668 – 1 Jun 1727) m. Margaret (Jane) Jennings (1672 – 31 May 1720) m. Margaret (Jane) Jennings (1672 – 31 May 1720)
      1. 1. John Holmes (1682 – 1757) m. Martha Jaquis (1670 – )
      2. 2. Thomas Holmes (1685 – )
      3. 3. Charles Holmes (1687 – )
      4. 4. Robert Holmes (1689 – )
      5. 5. Thomas Holmes (1692 – )
      6. 6. William Holmes (1692 – )
      7. 7. Charles Holmes (1693 – )
      8. 8. Elizabeth Holmes (abt 1693 – )
      9. 9. Janette Holmes (24 Jun 1694 – 28 Jul 1768) m. William (Albert) Baldridge (11 Nov 1689 – 25 Nov 1772)
        1. 1. Jane (Janet) Baldridge (abt 1706 – 13 Sep 1783) m. John Little (abt 1702 – 8 Dec 1755)
        2. 2. John Baldridge (11 Nov 1715 – 16 Jul 1766) m. Rebecca Clark (1720 – 1 Jul 1823)
        3. 3. Alexander (Holmes) Baldridge (5 Oct 1717 – 12 Mar 1805) m. Jane Ramsey (8 Oct 1730 – 6 Dec 1800)
        4. 4. Margaret Baldridge (1719 – 8 Feb 1765) m. John (II 1724 (married Margaret Baldridge - son of John 1686) Poston (Postons of) NC) (1724 – 1784) m. John Poston (bef 1720 – aft 31 Aug 1784)
        5. 5. Janette Baldridge (1721 – 8 Feb 1744) m. Matthew Atchison (1719 – )
        6. 6. Elizabeth Baldridge (5 Sep 1723 – 10 Apr 1798) m. John (Ralph Hamilton) Brownlee (15 Sep 1741 – 17 Aug 1811)
        7. 7. Michael Baldridge (19 May 1725 – 12 May 1812) m. Mabel Wilson (1743 – 7 May 1782) m. Margaret (McConnell) Rush (8 Sep 1754 – 14 Jan 1841)
      10. 10. Robert Holmes (1695 – )
      11. 11. Gabriel Holmes (abt 1695 – )
      12. 12. William Holmes (1696 – )
      13. 13. James Holmes (abt 1697 – )
      14. 14. Hannah Holmes (abt 1699 – )
      15. 15. Jane Holmes (abt 1701 – )
      16. 16. John Holmes (abt 1703 – )
      17. 17. Martha Holmes (abt 1705 – )
      18. 18. Mary (Jane) Holmes
  6. 6. Jeanette Holmes (abt 1635 – )
  7. 7. Mary (Ann) Holmes (6 Apr 1635 – 18 Sep 1691) m. John Caldwell (16 Sep 1630 – 20 Jun 1692) m. John (Robert) Caldwell m. John (Robert) Caldwell
  8. 8. Marie Holmes
  9. 9. Thomas Holmes (27 Dec 1638 – )

James Holmes's Timeline

2 Records

1606
6 Jun 1606
Birth of James A. Holmes in County Donegal, Ireland
County Donegal, Ireland
1639
19 Feb 1639
Age 33
Death of James A. Holmes in Ireland
Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1606
    Event Place: County Donegal, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1639
    Event Place: Ireland
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