Holmes Family in America

By Douglas M. Dubrish

If you are a descendant of the Holmes family, this book is an essential resource that will help you connect with your roots and better understand your family's rich history in America. The author has done extensive research and included many details about the family's origins and evolution over time. The book covers the lives of many notable Holmes family members and their contributions to American society. Moreover, the book's extensive collection of historical family photographs, documents, and references adds to its appeal. It allows readers to visualize the family members, their lives, and their times, bringing the past to life in a vivid and engaging manner. Beyond its historical significance, the book is also a celebration of the family's legacy and the values that have been passed down from generation to generation. It is a testament to the resilience, determination, and hard work of the Holmes family members who have contributed so much to the fabric of American society. Overall, the "Holmes Family in America - History and Genealogy" book is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in their family history, American history, or genealogy. It is an excellent starting point for anyone researching their family's past and provides valuable insights into the life and times of the early American settlers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Douglas M. Dubrish
• Release date: Mar 2, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215075180

Douglas M. Dubrish

An author, researcher, and biographer, Douglas M. Dubrish was born in Michigan, U.S.A. He graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science from The U of NY Excelsior College. He is a veteran Air Traffic Controller of the U.S. Air Force; and the U.S. Department of Commerce, N.O.A.A., National Weather Service where he issued media warnings and statements, briefed pilots, and provided weather observations. As a historian, culture writer, and biographer he has authored many family histories and an increasing number of New Age books with compelling subjects.

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Holmes Family

In

America

History and Genealogy

9 Generations Since

Plymouth Colony of 1692

First Edition 2006

Revision 2020

Copyright © 2006 by D. M. Dubrish

All rights reserved.

This book is dedicated to:

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Family Legend

Chapter 2 Generation No. 1

Chapter 3 Generation No. 2

Chapter 4 Generation No. 3

Chapter 5 Generation No. 4

Chapter 6 Generation No. 5

Chapter 7 Generation No. 6

Chapter 8 Generation No. 7

Chapter 9 Generation No. 8

Chapter 10 Memorials

Chapter 11 Descendants of Nathaniel Holmes

Chapter 12 References

Other books

Chapter 1

Family Legend

According to family legend the earliest historical trace of the Holmes family in England was at a time when a person went by one name, which was usually derived from his occupation. The earliest known Holmes ancestor was likely given a patent by an English King to drain and possess marshes or swampy lands. In the speech of the Anglo-Saxon language this type of land was referred to as a Holm. This is how the family name likely came to be.

According to family legend three Holmes brothers left England and came to the New World during the time the colonies were young. One settled on Manhattan, one in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the third in the Connecticut Colony. The Connecticut Holmes brother was the ancestor of Olive Lacy Holmes to whom this book is dedicated.

In searching for the names of the three Holmes brothers who left England, nothing conclusive has been found to date. However, in the General Assembly held at Hartford, in the Colony of Connecticut, on October 14th of 1669 there is mention of two potentials.

It would appear from the above that these two men had traveled across the Atlantic Ocean as indentured servants. So, to pay for their passage of some 67 days aboard the wooden ship, they contracted as servants for a specified period of time to commence upon their arrival in the colonies. It would also seem that they were indentured to a Mr. Phillip Lewes, who after completion of the legal contract, proposed to the court that the contract was fulfilled and the two should be declared legally freemen.

It is speculation, but the John and Steven Holmes mentioned above could be two of the three brothers coming from England as spoken of in our family legend.

Chapter 2

Generation No. 1

NATHANIEL1 HOLMES was born August 30, 1692 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. At the time Plymouth was sometimes spelled with an i instead of a y.

In the same year that Nathaniel was born the