Capt
John
Holmes
Born in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of Joseph Holmes
and Rebecca (Waterman) Rand
Brother of
Mary Holmes, Joseph Holmes, Lydia Holmes, Rebecca Holmes, Lurana (Holmes) Bradford, Lemuel Holmes, Jedidiah Holmes, Meletiah Holmes, Anna (Holmes) Bailey and Thomas Holmes
Died
at age 21
in Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Apr 2016
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Biography
John, son of Joseph and Rebecca (Waterman) Holmes, was born in Kingston, MA on January 14, 1751. He was a master mariner and died at the age of 22 in Virginia on March 22, 1772. A memorial stone was installed at Old Burying Ground in Kingston.
Sources
- Barbara Lambert Merrick, comp., E Virginia Hunt, ed., Mayflower Families In Progress, William Brewster, Fifth Generation, Love Brewster, (Plymouth: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2003), p. 73
- Vital Records of Kingston Massachusetts to the year 1850, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911), p. 93 (birth); 358 (death and cemetery)
- Find A Grave, Memorial #39974941
Reference
- Mayflower Families Vol. 17 p. 122
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Susan (Powell) Marx
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Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup J1c1, FTDNA kit #B179480 - Angelina (Parker) Pease :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H1j
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Rejected matches › John Holmes (1753-1816) › John Holmes (1753-1831) › John Holmes (abt.1752-) › John Holmes (abt.1750-) › John Holmes (abt.1752-) › Robert John Holmes (abt.1745-abt.1820) › John Holmes (1749-1809) › John Holmes (1749-)
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