Benjamin was the son of Josiah and Hannah (Dennis) Holmes. His baptism was recorded at Christ Church, Shrewsbury, New Jersey the 12th of February, 1764.
Was this Col. Benjamin Holme? See History of Gloucester, Salem, and Cumberland Counties, p. 28,
https://archive.org/details/cu31924008641379/page/28/mode/1up?view=theater
Stillwell, John E. (John Edwin), 1853-1930, comp. Historical and genealogical miscellany; data relating to the settlement and settlers of New York and New Jersey. Sloan Foundation. The Library of Congress. accessed 1 May 2018 by Honi Kleine
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