Rachel Holmes was born 24 Feb 1719/20 in Greenwich, Connecticut, daughter of Jonathan and Sarah Holmes.[1][2]
She married Nathan Smith about 1739 in Greenwich. She had six children with Nathan before he died in 1759 . Their youngest child was Amos.
Rachel then married Josiah Hollister on June 26, 1761 in Sharon, Connecticut where he farmed.They had two known children:[3].
Smith Hollister, born 27 May 1762, Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut Death: 11 Mar 1851 Exeter, Otsego, New York; Married Anna Torrey 28 Dec 1788 Ballston Center, Saratoga, New York
Samuel Hollister born 24 Mar 1764 Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut
Sources
↑Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, database, FamilySearch, Rachel Holmes, 1719. FamilySearch Link
↑ Mead, Spencer Percival, Ye Town of Greenwich, County of Fairfield and State of Connecticut: With Genealogical Notes, published 1911. Reference page 566
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rachel: