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     Mary E. Holmes was born circa 1840 at Frankfort, Penobscot County, ME.¹ She married James W. Wood circa 1860.¹
     She signed off on William Holmes 2nd will in 1881 as daughter Mary E. Wood.¹ Married name: Wood.

     Mary Ellen Holmes was buried in the Nealley's Corner in Hampden.¹ She was born circa 1837 at Frankfort, Penobscot County, ME.¹ She died on 7 March 1839 at Frankfort, Penobscot County, ME.¹

     Nancy Holmes was born on 10 November 1813 at Frankfort, Penobscot County, ME.¹ She married Jacob Conant.¹ She died on 2 August 1893 at Waldo County, ME, at age 79.¹
     Married name: Conant.

     Nancy Holmes was born circa 1834 at Winterport, ME.¹ She died on 1 August 1928 at Bangor State Hospital, Bangor, ME.¹ She was buried in Newburgh.¹

     Nathanial Holmes was born between 8 June 1736 and 1737 at Plymouth, MA.¹ He was christened between 16 July 1736 and 1737 at Plymouth.¹ He married Chloe Sears on 17 April 1760 at Plymouth, MA.¹

     Nathanial Holmes married Elinor Baker.¹ He was born in 1665/66.¹

     Nathanial Holmes married Mercy Faunce.¹ He was born in 1641/42.¹

     Obadiah Holmes married Catherine Hyde.² He was born in 1607.¹ He died in 1682.¹
     Obadiah Holmes was from Massachusetts. He was publicly whipped in Mass. Colony for preaching in private houses on the Lord's Day. He moved to Newport, RI and later to NJ.¹ Name variation: Rev.¹ He left a will on 9 April 1682.¹

     Patience Holmes was born on 27 February 1722/23 at Plymouth, MA.¹ She was christened between 16 August 1723 and 1724 at Plymouth.¹ She married Ezekiel Donham on 14 March 1743/44.¹ She died on 10 February 1747/48 at age 24.¹
     Married name: Donham.

     Phebe Holmes was christened between 1 May 1725 and 1726 at Plymouth.¹ She was born on 25 March 1726 at Plymouth, MA.¹ She married Thomas Hinckley between 9 November 1751 and 1752 at Plymouth, MA.¹
     Married name: Hinckley.

     Rebecca Holmes was born circa 1811 at Frankfort, Penobscot County, ME.¹ She married John Gould on 18 June 1831 at Hampden, Penobscot County, ME.¹
     Married name: Gould.

     Richard Redman Holmes was buried in New Milford.¹ He was born on 5 April 1920 at Sheridan - Eagle Lake, Aroostook County, ME.¹ He died on 15 March 1988 at Bridgewater, CT, at age 67.¹

     Rodney Arthur Holmes was born on 13 July 1884 at Presque Isle, Aroostook County, ME.¹ He married Eva Evelyn Warman, daughter of George Frederick Warman and Sarah Jane Green, on 31 August 1919 at Houlton, Aroostook County, ME.¹ He died on 3 January 1952 at Ludlow, Aroostook County, ME, at age 67.¹ He was buried in the Fairmont Cemetery in Presque Isle.¹
     General source(s) for this information, see footnotes, Death record of Rodney Arthur Holmes lists his birth as in Presque Isle, ME on 13 Jul 1884, parents were Horace Holmes and Clara Redman, information given by his wife Eva Holmes. Have marriage announcement of Mr. and mrs. Fred G. Warman announcing marriage of daughter Eva evelyn to Rodney Arthur Holmes on 31 aug 1919. Their home was to be in Eagle Lake, ME. Newspaper clipping and marriage record lists place of marriage as home of the bride but in Houlton, ME (Home of the bride was in Ludlow, ME)The marriage record lists father Horace W. Holmes (deceased) and Clara Redman of Presque Isle.His occupation was a lumberman. eva Warman's parents were Fred Warman and Sarah Jane Green both of Ludlow. They were maried by A. M. Thompson, clergyman, Houlton.
The newspaper article states that Rodney Holmes was manager of the Fish River Mfg Co in Eagle Lake, and had recently returned from overseas where he served in a forestry unit.
Rodney A. Holmes death was in the home of relatives in Ludlow on 3 Jan 1952 of coronary thrombosis. Buriel was 5 Jan 1951 in Presdue Isle, Donald Dunn Funeral home in Houlton was in charge of the arrangements. A newspaper article states he was a member of the Blue Lodge of Masons, Royal Arch Chapter of Presque Isle, Commandry of Caribou and Anah temple Shrine of Bangor. He was listed as a veteran of WW I. He was survived by wife Eva of Ludlow, son Pvt Herbert of Camp Edwards, and brother William of Presque Isle..¹

     Sadie M Holmes married Ferdinand Vreeland, son of George Vreeland and Cathalina Newkirk.¹
     Sadie was from Monmouth County. She was a descendant of Colonel Asher Holmes, one of George Washington's most trusted aides.² Married name: Vreeland. Name variation: Sarah Holmes.³

     Samuel Holmes was born on 17 March 1756 at Shelfanger, Norfolk, England.² She died on 11 April 1764 at Shelfanger, Norfolk, England, at age 8.
     General source(s) for this information, see footnotes.¹

     Thomas Holmes was born on 16 October 1805 at Plymouth, MA.¹ He married Ann Dorr in 1824.¹

     Thomas Holmes married Joanna Morton.¹ He was born in 1671/72.¹

     Thomas R. Holmes was buried in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Winterport.¹ He was born on 10 March 1785 at Plymouth, MA.¹ He married Rebecca Bearse circa 1804 at Plymouth, MA.¹ He died on 11 February 1823 at Frankfort, Waldo County, ME, at age 37.¹
     Notes given to me by Joan Raia, descendant of the Holmes of Plymouth state that Thomas R. Holmes was a son of Jeremiah Holmes and Nancy Robinson. He was born in Plymouth, MA 10 Mar 1785, and died in Frankfort (now Winterport, ME) 11 Feb 1823. The Priscilla Jones Collection at the Maritime Museum, Penobscot, ME list children of Jeremiah Holmes, Jr and Nancy Robinson as Nancy, Thomas, Jeremiah and William. A third documentation, Maine Families in 1790 Vol 2, by the Maine Geneological Society in 1990, lists Jeremiah Holmes and Nancy Robinson as parents of Nancy, Thomas R. born Plymouth 10 mar 1785; Jeremiah, William and Lander, the latter two being born in Orrington, ME.(across river from Frankfort). Probate at the death of Jeremiah in Plymouth list Guardianship of minor children in 1799 over 14 years of age as Nancy and Thomas; children under 14 years of age, Jeremiah and William. Guardianship was given to John Bishop, Gentleman and Rofrater Cotton, Esq both of Plymouth.
Joan Raia lists the marriage of Thomas R. Holmes to Rebecca Bearse (Beers) probably at Plymouth, MA circa 1804, settling in Frankfort, ME about 1811. Their children are listed as Thomas, b. 16 Oct 1805, probably Plymouth, married Ann Dorr 1824; Jeremiah b 1808, probably Plymouth, married Rachel Webber Knowles, int. 4 Dec 1832; Rebecca b circa 1811 Frankfort, ME, married John Gould, int 18 Jun 1821, Hampden; Nancy, b 10 Nov 1813, married Jacob Conant. (Died 2 Aug 1893); Harriott, b 30 July 1816, NFI; John, buried Oak Hill with his parents, age 4 years; and William, NFI. (Nancy's probate showed this William to be William, 2nd, born about 1811, in Maine, married Emeline COBB in Hampden 24 Oct 1836. Births of Thomas Holmes and rebecca listed in Frankfort by the Town Clerk are Nancy b 10 Oct 1813; Harriott, b 30 July 1816, John b 25 Mar 1822, and William NFI. Thomas R. Holmes is buried in Oak Hill Cemetary, Winterport ME with his wife and son, John. MOCA lists the birth as Plymouth, MA 10 Mar 1785 and death 11 Feb 1823. Rebecca, wife d. 17 Oct 1860 aet 75 years. John, son, 4 years.(in Abraham Conant lot) Also buried in Oak Hill are brothers: Jeremiah b Plymouth 13 Apr 1788, died Frankfort, ME 15 Apr 1857. His wife Hannah CHILD b Bristol, ME 21 Dec 1805, d 10 Dec 1882; and William b Orrington, ME 23 Nov 1791, d Frankfort 23 Nov 1858 aet 75 years, Joanna P. his wife, died 24 Oct 1850, aet 54 years, William, son, d 3 Sep 1849 aet 23 years 5 months, Albert Henry, d 19 Oct 1835 aet 17 years 11 months, Joanna, dau, d 21 Jul 1838 aet 17 yrs 7 mos, Horace F. son d 27 July 1846 aet 22 yrs 5 mos, Maria Louisa CURTIS dau died 27 Mar 1859 aet 32 yrs.
The only other information I could locate on Thomas R. Holmes was the 1820 Federal Census: 1 male under 10, 2 males 10-16, 2 males 26-45; 2 females under 10, 1 female 26 - 45. As Thomas R. Holmes was deceased by the Federal Census in 1830, no record was found for him or under his wife Rebecca.
Thomas was born in Plymouth, lived in Orington, ME in 1791-95, returned to Plymouth where he was maried and presumably resided until 1811. He moved to Frankfort, ME (now Winterport) where he died in 1823 nearly 38 years of age.¹

     William Holmes was born on 23 November 1791 at Orrington, ME.¹ He married Joanna P. in 1816.¹ He died on 23 November 1858 at Frankfort, ME, at age 67.¹ He was buried in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Winterport.¹

     William Holmes was born between 14 August 1719 and 1720 at Plymouth, MA.¹ He married Ruth Morton between 23 July 1740 and 1741 at Plymouth, MA.¹

     William Holmes 2nd was born circa July 1811 at Frankfort, Waldo County, ME.¹ He married Emeline Cobb, daughter of William Cobb and Emily Woodward, in November 1836 at Hampden, Penobscot County, ME.¹ He died on 17 February 1881 at Presque Isle, Aroostook County, ME, (at age 69 Yr 7 Mo.)¹ He was buried in the Nealley's Corner in Hampden (It was not stated whether in Hampden, MA or ME, but Maine seems more likely.)¹
     The earliest written record I could find on William Holmes, 2nd was in 1835 when he purchased land in Frankfort (Waldo County) Maine from Thomas R. Holmes for the sum of $400.00. He also purchased land from Jeremiah Holmes in Frankfort for $40.00 in 1835. Further purchases in Frankfort were in 1836 - from Joseph Conant for $250.00; for $150.00 from Joseph Conant in 1841, from Samuel Hall of Boston land in Frankfort for $600.00.
Federal Census of Frankfort lists a William Holmes, 2nd in 1840 with 2 males between 20-30, 1 male 5-10, 1 female 20-30, one female -5. The 1850 Federal Census lists William Holmes, 2nd age 35; wife Emeline, age 31, and children: Mary E., 10; Emily, 8; Arthur, 6; Horace, 2 and Sarah E. Cobb, 22.
Down-East Ancestry Vol 8, #2, Aug 1984 lists 'non-residents in the town of Hampden' marriage of William Holmes, 2nd and Emeline COBB of Hampden, m int Nov. 1836 2:223. A grave stone in the Neally Corner Cemetary shows that Emeline, wife of William Holmes, 2nd died 24 Sept 1855, aet 36. Also buried is son Horace, died 1837 aet 1 yr 1 mo, and daughter Emily daughter of William holmes, 2nd and wife Emeline at age 11, 5 Sep 1855. In his petition for federal pension, William Holmes stated his wife Emeline, mother of Arthur, died in Sangerville, ME.Frankfort, ME also records marriage of William Holmes, 2nd of Frankfort, and Emeline Cobb, Hampden 24 Oct 1836 by William Holmes, Esq.

Records show that William Holmes, 2nd and Charlotte Crowell of Dexter were married 18 Aug 1857. (VR Book 1 - Dexter.)
The Federal Census 1860 shows William Holmes, age 50; wife Charlotte, 45; Arthur, 16 and Horace 11 in Sangerville, ME. This is confirmed in the application for pension based on the death in the Civil War of son Arthur. William claims he sold the farm after Arthur's death, left Sangerville in 1865, resided with son Horace in Dexter until he moved to Presque Isle in 1867. The Federal Census of Presque Isle, 1880, shows William Holmes, age 68, (farmer) and wife Charlotte, age 64.
The pension application and military records, state that son Arthur joined the 22nd Maine Regiment, Company I, 10 Sept 1862 for a nine-month period. History of the regiment, (Maine in the War) states the Regiment was mustered 18 Oct 1862, arrived in Washington that month and was ordered to Arlington Heights, VA. Then to Fortress Monroe where it was part of an expedition to New Orleans, leaving 2 Dec. It was then sent to Baton Rouge, LA where it was noted the regiment suffered from sickness and death. It was part of the seige of Port Hudson. Port Hudson surrendered 8 July 1963 after which the regiment was quartered within its walls, and then left by boat up the Mississippi to Cairo to head back to Maine by rail where it arrived the 6th of August. Unfortunately, Private Arthur Holmes had died 2 July, 1963 at Baton Rouge, LA of diphtheria.His remains interred Grave 264, Baton Rouge National Cemetary
The pension application reveals the physical deterioration and dependance

of William Holmes on his son Arthur. William Holmes suffered from liver, kidney and general derangement of the digestive organs. Applications were dated both 1872 and 1879 and include numerous exhibits from citizens of Sangerville and Presque Isle attesting to the health and dependance of William Holmes.#156426.
A deed dated 25 Apr 1873 shows purchase of land in Presque Isle in 1873 in the Spragueville area.
William Holmes died in Presque Isle 17 Feb 1881. His stone in the Nealley Corner Cemetary in Hampden, Maine lists his age as 69 years, 7 mos thus putting his birth at July, 1811. His daughter Mary E. Wood and son Horace signed the Probate Petition with Mary E. on 14 Nov 1881 giving her brother Horace legal power to settle the estate. In the Schedule of inventory of Real Estate, parts of four pieces of land, and one lot of 185 acres were in his possession at death - total value $975.00. He owed and was owed money by many citizens. Also listed are farming tools, stock and furniture valued at $415.00.
Although there are lists of births in Frankfort from that period, there has been found no record of a William Holmes' birth that could be proven to be he. Although the Petition states that Arthur Holmes was born in Frankfort (Hampden area) there has yet been found no evidence as to parentage or birthplace of William Holmes, 2nd. Clues to Holmes in Plymouth who came to Orrington in the 1780's and then returned to Plymouth are a possibility with one of the sons, Thomas Holmes, listed as the father of Nancy b 1813, Harriot B 1816, John b 1822 and William NFI. The other brothers of Thomas,- William and Jeremiah have been ruled out by virtue of deaths of their children or through wills. However, it must be noted that William Holmes, 2nd spent considerable sums of money on property in the 1830's when he was a man in his 20's. Somewhere there must be a record of from whence the money came. NOTE - While in the courthouse at Belfast, Waldo County, I located the probate of Nancy H Conant, daughter of the above named Thomas.Disposition of her personal estate stated she had died intestate 2 August 1893. 'Her heirs are the children ann grandchildren of one sister Harriet, Margaret, and three brothers to wit: William Holmes, Thomas Holmes and Jeremiah Holmes, all deceased. Those named were Mary E. Wood, Clara E. Sprague (remarried widow of Horace W. Holmes), et others. This proves that the William NFI listed among the children of Thomas Holmes was indeed William Holmes, 2nd father of Mary E. WOOD, and Horace W. Holmes. It should also be noted that the 2nd does not necessarily mean Jr or son of. Both William, and Jeremiah, sons of Thomas were called 2nd in many legal papers. Apparently this was to separate them from their father's brothers, namely William and Jeremiah Holmes, both leading businessmen and churchmen of Frankfort.¹

     William Hudson Holmes was born in 1882 at Presque Isle, Aroostook County, ME.¹ He married Lilias Greenlaw.¹ He died on 2 May 1955 at Presque Isle, Aroostook County, ME.¹ He was buried in the Fairmont Cemetery in Presque Isle.¹

     William Robinson Holmes was born on 23 September 1828 at Frankfort, ME.¹ He married Bethia Jane Bickford.¹

     William Sanford Holmes was born on 31 March 1817 at Frankfort, ME.¹ He died on 3 September 1849 at age 32.¹ He was buried in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Winterport.¹

     Harriet Holroyd was buried in Methodist Point.¹ She was born in 1802 at England.¹ She married George Warman, son of Edward Warman and Eleanor Marsh.¹ She died on 20 August 1889 at Kent County, Canada.¹
     Married name: Warman.

     Dorothy Holt married David Edgerly, son of Samuel Edgerly and Abigail.¹
     Married name: Edgerly. Name variation: Dorothy Hoyt.¹

     William Holt died Y.¹ He married Sarah.¹

     John Holton was born in 1641 at Hartford, CT.¹ He married Abigail Fisher, daughter of Joshua Fisher and Mary Aldis, on 1 March 1666/67 at Dedham, MA.¹ He died on 14 April 1717 at Northampton, MA.¹

     Mary Holton married John Munn, son of Benjamin Munn and Thankful Nims.¹ She was born on 19 May 1714.¹ She died on 8 January 1768 at Northfield, MA, at age 53.¹
     Married name: Munn.

     William Holton was born on 13 July 1675 at Dedham, MA.¹ He married Abigail Edwards, daughter of Samuel Edwards and Sarah Corlin, on 5 December 1706 at Northampton, MA.¹ He died on 13 November 1755 at Northfield, MA, at age 80.¹