Holmes family.
John Holmes (1730-1804), the third son of Jonathan Holmes (1682-1766) and Rebecca Throckmorton was a yeoman; an overseer of the poor for Monmouth County (1773); a Monmouth County delegate to the 1775 Provincial Congress; a member of the second session of Congress; and a deputy for Monmouth County (1776). During the Revolutionary War he joined the Continental Army, eventually earning the rank of captain of the First Regiment, for which he was forever after referred to as Captain John Holmes. Captain Holmes never married and died in Monmouth County on March 26, 1804.
From the description of Holmes family papers, 1680-1905 1770-1850. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 53166686
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| creatorOf | Holmes family. Holmes family papers, 1680-1905 1770-1850. | New Jersey Historical Society Library |
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| associatedWith | Beers, Catherine, fl. 1847-1850. | person |
| associatedWith | Hendrickson, Daniel, 1736-ca. 1797. | person |
| associatedWith | Holmes, Daniel, 1792-1851. | person |
| associatedWith | Holmes, John, 1730-1804. | person |
| associatedWith | Holmes, John S., 1762-1821. | person |
| associatedWith | Hornblower, Josiah, 1729-1809. | person |
| associatedWith | Lake, James, fl. 1850. | person |
| associatedWith | Morris, James, fl. 1798. | person |
| associatedWith | New Jersey. Militia. Hunterdon Brigade. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | New Jersey. Militia. Monmouth Guards. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Parker, William, fl. 1795. | person |
| associatedWith | United States. Continental Army. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Vanmater, Joseph, 1710-1792. | person |
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| Monmouth County (N.J.) | |||
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| Middletown (N.J.) |
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