Joseph
Holmes
Born in Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina
Son of Joseph Holmes Sr
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary Jane Holmes
— married
1772 in Orange County, North Carolina
Descendants 
Died after
after age 79
in Adair County, Kentucky
Profile last modified
| Created 7 May 2016
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Contents |
Biography
Joseph Holmes migrated from North Carolina to Kentucky.
- Joseph Holmes was born ca. 1741 in Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina.
Tax Lists
- 1779: Orange County, North Carolina
- Robert Holmes, £1441
- Joseph Holmes, £2160
- James Holmes, £2328
- Samuel Holmes, £3693
- John Holmes, £513
Residence
Orange County, North Carolina
- 1779: Tax List
- 1790: US Census[1]
- 1795: Deed (see below)
- 1797: Deed (see below)
- 1798: Witness to deed (see below)
Adair County, Kentucky
- 1802: Tax List: No land, 1 male 16-21, 1 male over 21
- 1803: Tax List: No land, 1 male 16-21, 1 male over 21
- 1804: Tax List: 100 acres on Greasy Creek, 1 male 16-21, 1 male over 21
- 1805: Tax List: 100 acres on Greasy Creek, 1 male 16-21, 1 male over 21
- 1806: Tax List: 100 acres on Greasy Creek, 1 male over 21 (see court order below)
- 1807: Tax List: 109 acres on Greasy Creek, 2 males over 21
- 1808: Tax List: 100 acres on Greasy Creek, 1 male 16-21
- 1820: Deed (see below)
Deeds
Orange County, North Carolina
- 31 July 1795: Book 5, page 375 - James Holmes (Homes) to Edmund Green.
Land on Vernals Creek, branch of Haw Riverland borders land of James Godphrey. Witness: Obediah Green - 18 May 1797: Book 5, page 774 - Joseph Holmes to George Albright
150 pounds for 113 acres, land borders David Eflin. Witness: Obediah Green - 18 May 1797: Book 6, page 14 - Joseph Holmes to Edmund Green
150 pounds for 127 acres of land on south side of Haw Creek, borders George Albright and James Holmes. Witness: Obediah Green - Joseph Holmes acknowledged deed - 19 August 1797: Book 7, page 68 - Joseph Holmes to Levan Wood
110 pounds for 120 acres Land borders Edmund Green. Witness; Obediah Green - Joseph Holmes acknowledged deed - 19 Feb 1798: Book 6, page 461 - Christopher Barbee to Samuel A. Holmes
Land in the Village of the University, known as Number 2, Witness: J. Dixon
Adair County, Kentucky
- 2 Sep 1820: Deed Book E, page 327 - Joseph and Mary Holmes sell to Isaac Knight 121 3/4 acres on Greasy Creek for $303.00
Court Records
- 4 Jan 1793: Orange Co, North Carolina Will Book B, page 234 Will of Peter Efland, proved May 1793 - Executors were the deceased's friends John Albright and Obediah Green. Witness: James Holmes
- 1806: Adair County Court Order Books - Joseph Holmes exempt from paying all future taxes. (poll tax)
- 1815-1817: Book D - Adair County, Kentucky, Circuit Court Records , p. 44
Suit: James Weir against James Holmes, heir at law of William Holmes and Jacob Abrell. - It appearing to the satisfaction of the court that the defendants have departed this life, it is ordered that the Suit abate.
Sources
- ↑ 1790 US Census (at FamilySearch), p. 95, NARA microfilm M637, roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147.
- U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 (Ancestry.com)
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Yates Publishing Publication (Ancestry.com)
- Ancestry Family Trees
Acknowledgements
- Many thanks to David H. Streets for providing data for Tax Lists, Deeds, and Court Records.
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Holmes-7151 and Holmes-7147 appear to represent the same person because: Obviously duplicate profiles. Please merge them. (Merge of fathers and wives also proposed.)
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