My earliest HOLMES is John HOLMES b. ca. 1760-65 in probably Plymouth and d. ca 1830s40s in New Bedford/Dartmouth or Fairhaven, MA. Married a Lydia (---), and had my ancestor, Lydia HOLMES, b. July 1790 in Middelborough, MA, d. Fairhaven August 1872; wife of John (7) JENNINGS of Dartmouth/New Bedford Dec 1811 at Dartmouth. Searching for ancestry of John HOLMES who probably descends from John "The Messenger" of Plymouth and is of 6th or 7th generation down. Dorothy Hornus [email protected]>