Holmes, John S.

From Helderberg Hilltowns of Albany County, NY

Birth

John Silkman Holmes was born on November 1, 1772, a son of Beecher Holmes (1744-1816) and Mercy Silkman(1747-1834). [1]


Marriage & Children

John married Almy Robbins who was born in 1780, a daughter of Isaac Robbins (1748-1813) and Margaret Titus (1750-1832) on August 17, 1796 at Greenville, Greene Co., NY. [1] They had the following children:

  • Nathaniel Smith Holmes b. 1797[1]
  • Sarah H. Holmes b. 1799[1]
  • Malinda H. Holmes b. 1801[1]
  • Rosetta Holmes b. 1803[1]
  • Joanna Holmes b. 1806[1]
  • Lois Holmes b. 1808[1]
  • Mable Holmes b. 1810[1]
  • John Titus Holmes b. 1812[1]
  • Beecher Holmes b. 1814[1]
  • Margaret Miranda Holmes b.1817[1]
  • Elizabeth Holmes b. 1819[1]
  • Ralph Thomas Holmes b. 1821[1]
  • Erastus Hamilton Holmes b. 1823[1]


Death

Obituary

Additional Research Notes

Additional Media


Sources

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 Ken Mabey research and documentation of the Maby/Mabee families of New York