I am searching for the HOLMES family whose daughter married a BOWEN and and produced a grdd named Polly BOWEN b 26 Mar1797, m FORBES,d 23 June 1862 @ Brooks area Maine. (A ggs Ranson C. FORBES died at the Battle of the Wilderness, Civil War, at the age of 15 yr 2dys) Appreciate any input or even contact with other searchers of 1600s/1700s HOLMES in ME, NH, MA, I have some 1600s info I have not yet been able to connect. Above line reported to be connected to OW Holmes line. Thanks to all that make this exchange list possible and/or operable. Honor