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William James Holmes 1668 – 1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1668

Birth Location: Belfast, Ireland

Death Date: 1 Jun 1727

Death Location: Belfast, Ireland

Father: Peter Holmes

Mother: Jane Jennings

Spouse(s): Margaret Jennings, Margaret Jennings

Children(s): John Holmes, Thomas Holmes, Charles Holmes, Robert Holmes, Thomas Holmes, William Holmes, Charles Holmes, Elizabeth Holmes, Janette Holmes, Robert Holmes, Gabriel Holmes, William Holmes, James Holmes, Hannah Holmes, Jane Holmes, John Holmes, Martha Holmes, Mary Holmes

William James Holmes was born in 1668 in Belfast, Ireland, the child of Peter James Holmes and Jane Jennings. William James Holmes married Margaret Jane Jennings, Margaret Jane Jennings, and had children including John Holmes, Thomas Holmes, Charles Holmes, Robert Holmes, Thomas Holmes, William Holmes, Charles Holmes, Elizabeth Holmes, Janette Holmes, Robert Holmes, Gabriel Holmes, William Holmes, James Holmes, Hannah Holmes, Jane Holmes, John Holmes, Martha Holmes, Mary Jane Holmes. William James Holmes passed away in 1727 in Belfast, Ireland.

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Biography

  • William James Holmes was born in 1668 in Belfast, Ireland, the child of Peter James Holmes and Jane Jennings.
  • William James Holmes married Margaret Jane Jennings, Margaret Jane Jennings, and had children including John Holmes, Thomas Holmes, Charles Holmes, Robert Holmes, Thomas Holmes, William Holmes, Charles Holmes, Elizabeth Holmes, Janette Holmes, Robert Holmes, Gabriel Holmes, William Holmes, James Holmes, Hannah Holmes, Jane Holmes, John Holmes, Martha Holmes, Mary Jane Holmes.
  • William James Holmes passed away in 1727 in Belfast, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Holmes
1634 – 1678
Birth Location: Ireland
PH
Jane Jennings
1648 – 1720
Birth Location: County Down, Ireland
JJ

Spouses(s)

Margaret Jennings
1672 – 1720
Birth Location: Belfast, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
MJ
Margaret Jennings
1672 – 1720
Birth Location: Northern Ireland
MJ

Children(s)

John Holmes
1682 – 1757
Birth Location: Antrim, County Antrim, Ireland
JH
Thomas Holmes
1685 –
Birth Location: Coleraine, Londonderry, Ireland
TH
Charles Holmes
1687 –
Birth Location: Ireland
CH
Robert Holmes
1689 –
Birth Location: Ireland
RH
Thomas Holmes
1692 –
Birth Location: Ireland
TH
William Holmes
1692 –
Birth Location: Ulster, Ireland
WH
Charles Holmes
1693 –
Birth Location: Ireland
CH
Elizabeth Holmes
1693 –
Birth Location: Ireland
EH
Janette Holmes
1694 – 1768
Birth Location: Coleraine, County Londonderry, Ireland
JH
Robert Holmes
1695 –
Birth Location: Ireland
RH
Gabriel Holmes
1695 –
Birth Location: Ireland
GH
William Holmes
1696 –
Birth Location: Ireland
WH
James Holmes
1697 –
Birth Location: Ireland
JH
Hannah Holmes
1699 –
Birth Location: Ireland
HH
Jane Holmes
1701 –
Birth Location: Ireland
JH
John Holmes
1703 –
Birth Location: Ireland
JH
Martha Holmes
1705 –
Birth Location: Ireland
MH
Mary Holmes
Birth Location: –
MH

William Holmes's Ancestors

Self
William Holmes
1668 – 1727
Birth Place: Belfast, Ireland
Parents
Peter James Holmes
1634 – 1678
Ireland
Jane Jennings
1648 – 1720
County Down, Ireland
Grandparents
James (A.) Holmes
1606 – 1639
County Donegal, Ireland
Margaret (Jane) Jennings
1611 – 1659
Down, County Westmeath, Ireland
Francis Jennings
1580 – 1630
Ireland
Jean Scott
1585 – 1652
Rattlesden, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John Holmes
1565 –
Marie Belgrave
1570 – 1618
Francis Jennings
1580 – 1630
Jean Scott
1585 – 1652
William Jennings
1537 – 1603
Joan Bostock
1540 –
Edmund Scott
1562 – 1642
Agnes Losse
1564 – 1658
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lawrence Holmes
1540 – 1590
Killany Louth
1540 –
John Belgrave
1539 – 1591
Johanna Strut
1541 – 1577
William Jennings
1537 – 1603
Joan Bostock
1540 –
Edmund Scott
1562 – 1642
Agnes Losse
1564 – 1658
Thomas Baron
1500 – 1551
Alice Bright
1501 – 1570
Edmund Scott
1530 – 1621
Joane
1532 – 1615
John Loose
1540 – 1587
Marie Tayler
1542 – 1582

William Holmes's Descendants

1.
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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)
      1. 1. John Baldridge (1732 – 1834)
      2. 2. William Baldridge (1734 – 1828) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Wilson (1737 – 1 Jul 1823)
      3. 3. Malcom Baldridge (1736 – 1802) m. Elizabeth Walker (1736 – 1756)
      4. 4. Robert (R) Baldridge (1737 – 5 Sep 1822) m. Hannah (Beverly) Fruit (17 Oct 1750 – 5 Sep 1822)
      5. 5. Alexander Baldridge (1739 – 1837)
      6. 6. Francis Baldridge (abt 1741 – abt 1835) m. Elizabeth Turrentine (29 Jan 1759 – bet 1830 and 1840)
        1. 1. Infant (Son) Baldridge (1776 – 1776)
        2. 2. Francis (Marion) Baldridge (1777 – 1831)
        3. 3. Infant (Daughter) Baldridge (1778 – 1778)
        4. 4. John (Turner) Baldridge (8 Feb 1780 – 18 Feb 1860) m. Nancy (Jane) Owens (1 Nov 1785 – 14 May 1830) m. Nancy Cheek (28 Dec 1811 – 7 Mar 1907)
        5. 5. Alexander Baldridge (abt 1782 – 14 Sep 1848)
        6. 6. Mary Baldridge (abt 1784 – abt 1794)
        7. 7. Infant (Daughter) Baldridge (1786 – 1786)
        8. 8. Baldridge (abt 1786 – )
        9. 9. Deborah (Spencer) Baldridge (6 Oct 1788 – 7 Oct 1885) m. John (Clem) Johnson (11 Aug 1782 – 30 Sep 1851)
        10. 10. James (W) Baldridge (14 Jul 1791 – 27 Nov 1831) m. Mary (Polly) Stampley (6 Feb 1791 – 8 Jan 1838)
        11. 11. Francis Baldridge (abt 1793 – abt 1831) m. Unknown
        12. 12. Baldridge (1795 – )
        13. 13. Baldridge (abt 1795 – )
        14. 14. Daniel Baldridge (abt 1797 – abt 1860) m. Sibbell (W.) Foreman (abt 1800 – ) m. Harriet Atwood (abt 1815 – )
        15. 15. Sarah (Jane) Baldridge (abt 1799 – abt 1870) m. John (J) Robertson (16 Nov 1787 – 6 Jan 1868)
        16. 16. Samuel Baldridge (abt 1800 – abt 1810)
      7. 7. Daniel (Andrew) Baldridge (14 Sep 1744 – 1834) m. Mary (A. Wilson) Walker (1 Jan 1745 – 1810)
      8. 8. James Baldridge (1746 – 1802) m. Martha Turrentine (6 Apr 1761 – 1802) m. Martha (Ann) White (abt 1750 – ) m. Jane (Anne) White (4 Apr 1761 – 1796)
      9. 9. James (Clark) Baldridge (1746 – 1785)
      10. 10. Martha Baldridge (1746 – 30 Jul 1812)
      11. 11. Margaret (Clark) Baldridge (1751 – 11 Dec 1843) m. Moses Henry (1757 – 8 Oct 1781) m. John Gullick (1742 – 23 Jan 1831)
      12. 12. Daniel Baldridge (abt 1754 – 1834) m. Elizabeth (Wilson) Walker (1745 – 1810)
      13. 13. John Baldridge (1756 – 10 Mar 1835) m. Margaret Poston (1760 – aft 1830) m. Sarah Long (1795 – 1842)
      14. 14. Alexander Baldridge (abt 1756 – abt 1837) m. Sarah (Jane) McMurray (abt 1760 – 14 Aug 1856) m. Collein Baldridge (abt 1758 – )
      15. 15. Thomas Baldridge (Sep 1759 – Oct 1800) m. Baldridge (abt 1780 – )
      16. 16. Joseph (Evans) Baldridge (13 Sep 1762 – 5 May 1839) m. Mary (Jane) Todd (14 Sep 1767 – 15 Mar 1835) m. Jane Gibbs (abt 1765 – 1791)
      17. 17. Ann Baldridge (14 Sep 1762 – 22 Aug 1838) m. John Mears (1756 – 1812)
      18. 18. Rebecca Boldrige (Dec 1764 – 22 Jul 1851) m. John Poston (23 Mar 1761 – 22 Aug 1819)
    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

William Holmes's Timeline

3 Records

1668
1668
Birth of William James Holmes in Belfast, Ireland
Belfast, Ireland
1727
1 Jun 1727
Age 59
Death of William James Holmes in Belfast, Ireland
Belfast, Ireland
1727
6 Jun 1727
Age 59
Burial of William James Holmes in Belfast, Ireland
Belfast, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1668
    Event Place: Belfast, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1727
    Event Place: Belfast, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1727
    Event Place: Belfast, Ireland
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