John HOLMES

Abt 1740 - 1791  (51 years)

• Name	John HOLMES
  Birth	Abt 1740	Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey.   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1791	Forked River, Ocean, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I6664	HHDHA
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2013

  
  

  Father	Jonathan HOLMES,   b. Abt 1697, Gravesend, Kings, New York d. Bef Nov 1768, Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey (Age < 71 years)
  Mother	Teuntje HENDRICKSON,   c. 9 Apr 1699, DRC Broklyn, Kings, New York d. 1768, Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey (Age ~ 68 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1715	Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey   [3]
  Notes	Jonathan & Teuntje's marriage was the first Dutch-English marriage in Monmouth County. Their home is now the Holmes-Hendrickson Home Museum in Holmdel, N.J. (Christopher W. Lane).
  Family ID	F2507	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine BROWN,   b. Abt 1744, , Monmouth, New Jersey
  Marriage	3 Aug 1764	, Monmouth, New Jersey   [4]
  Children	1. William HOLMES,   b. Abt 1765, Forked River, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   2. John HOLMES,   b. Abt 1767, Forked River, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   3. Mary HOLMES,   b. 16 Mar 1768, Forked River, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   4. Huldah HOLMES,   b. Abt 1774, Forked River, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   5. Jonathan HOLMES,   b. Abt 1772, Forked River, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA   6. Catherine HOLMES,   b. Abt 1776, Forked River, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
  Family ID	F2398	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Oct 2018

  
  

• Sources

  [S15] Beekman, George C., Early Dutch Settlers of Monmouth Co., New Jersey, (Morrau Bros. Publishers Freehold NJ 1901), The Hendricks or Hendrickson Family, p. 125., US/CAN 974.946 D2b. The will of "Jonathan Holmes Jr" dated 6 Sep 1766 and proved 2 Nov 1768 names his 11 children. (Book K, p. 264, Trenton). Jonathan names both a Jonathan and a John as sons in his will. [S15] Beekman, George C., Early Dutch Settlers of Monmouth Co., New Jersey, (Morrau Bros. Publishers Freehold NJ 1901), The Hendricks or Hendrickson Family, p. 125., US/CAN 974.946 D2b. John, b. ____; m. 1764, Catharine Brown, was associated with his brother Jonathan in business in New York city in 1752. In 1763 he resided at and operated a grist mill at Forked River in what is now Ocean county, but then part of Monmouth. During the Revolutionary war his dwelling was plundered by a party of refugees. He left three sons who married and had numerous descendants. Many of these followed the water and were captains of vessels in coasting trade. John had a brother named Jonathan. [S22] New Family Search, (Hosted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints), . [S26] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, International Genealogical Index (R), (FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v5.0).