Does anyone have anything on Andrew Holmes cited in the will below? I've been looking for an Andrew Hume that had a land warrant in Hanover Twp, Lancaster County circa 1737. That's the only reference I found to him and it looks like John Hume completed the survey and got the property a few years later. This will looks like an interesting lead, especially with some Grahams settled in Hanover Twp attending the same church, Old Hanover Presbyterian, that I find the Hume family at in the latter half of the 18th century. There are other potential Hume/Graham connections in the area prior to that. There was a John Hume who was an indentured servant of Andrew Hamilton in NJ in 1680's before that Andrew Hamilton became Lt. Gov of PA in 1701. That John Hume was dead by 1690's but had owned property adjacent to Lewis Morris, a future Gov. of NJ who was married to a daughter of James Graham of NY who had witnessed Penn's arrival at New Castle. I've also been looking at the Rev. Holmes family that immigrate to Boston with a Rev. Craighead. Craighead moved to PA to service churches there and it seems plausible some of the Holmes followed. There was also a Holmes family in VA from Jamestown on and a Hume line in VA from early 18th century. -----Original Message----- Here is an abstract for William Graham's will in 1761. He mentions his brother, Robert Graham. Maybe he's yours. Prove date is 27 Apr 1761 William Graham. 18 Feb 1761. Wife Anne. Dau. Jean, plantation upon Bonney Brook, where the Riggs now live. Granddau.: Anne Graham, a minor. Bro. Thomas Graham. Bro. Robert. Exs., wife and Andrew Holmes. Book and page is A, 84.

Hopefully, there will be some clues here, for you....especially since one is a Graham...Cumberland Co seems to have been a 'hot bed' of Holmes, with several Andrews......(it's the only county that has any wills that mention the name Andrew Holmes) S. Cumberland Co wills; HOLMES, ABRAHAM, Baltimore Town, Md. July 20, 1781/2 October 1781.Wife Esther, house and lot in town of Carlisle, Cumberland Co.,Pa.Dau. Libbey Holmes.Dau. Elizabeth Town Holmes, a minor.David Holmes, son of bro. Jonathan Holmes.Sarah Thompson, dau. of Rev. Mr. William Thompson.Abraham Holmes, son of bro. Andrew, estate in Baltimore.Exs.: Andrew Holmes and William Irwin of Carlisle, and SamuelMorrison of the town of Baltimore.Wit: Hans Morrison, Fredk. Beamer, Francis Curtis. D. 65-70. GRAHAM, AGNES, Middleton, widow. January 4, 1768. Proven May 31, 1778. Letters 20 November 1784.Grandson William Graham Holmes, minor.Plantation on Letort Spring above Carlisle.Bro.-in-law Thomas Graham.Great-granddau. Margaret Davison, minor.Granddau. Agness Holmes, minor.Granddau. Sarah Holmes, minor.Dau. Jane Holmes.If bro. Thomas Graham's children come to this country.Exs.: son-in-law Andrew Holmes, Robert Miller, Esq., and William Moore. Wit: Jno. McKnight, William King, James Moore. D. 214-215. (thesemay be a little late, but will include anyway) HOLMES, ABRAHAM, Belleford, Centre Co., now in Carlisle. June 8, 1804. 25 June 1804.Wife Rebecca.Son James, a minor.Furs from John Dunlap of Centre Co.Hatter stock from Rowland Curtin of Bellefont.House in Carlisle in possession of John Boden and Adam Isett.Bros. and sisters.Exs.: Wife Rebecca Holmes, bro. Andrew Holmes and bro. in law George Pattison. Wit.: Jno. Armor, A. P. Lyon. G. 35-36. HOLMES, JOHN, Carlisle. September 11, 1804. January 30, 1806.Wife Mary.Granddaus. Mary Offley, Jean Agnew and Jean Holmes dau. of son William Holmes, decd.Catharine and Ann, daus. of son John.Sons Garrad and Jonathan.Children of decd. dau. Mary Stevenson.Granddau. Juliana Holmes, dau. of son John.children of son Andrew Holmes, decd.Son John Holmes.Exs.: Sons John Holmes, Jonathan Holmes and John Creigh, Dr. James Armstrong and James Duncan.Wit.: James McCormick, W. Moore, Englehard Rheem. G. 136-137. HOLMES, ANDREW, Carlisle. May 20, 1809. March 12, 1810.Wife Jane.Daus. Sarah Blair and Mary Holmes as long as they remain unmarried.Sons Thomas and Andrew.Grandchildren William Blair, Andrew Blair, Henry Blair and Jane Blair.Granddaus. Elizabeth and Jane Patterson.Grandsons Holmes and George Patterson.Children of son Thompson Holmes.Children of late dau. Margaret Thompson.James son of son Abraham Holmes decd.Children of son Thomas Holmes.Dau. Nancy and her husband George Patterson.Son in law John Thompson of Frederick Town.Exs.: Friends Samuel Postlethwaite and Jno. McClure.Wit.: John Miller, Chas. Patterson. H. 33-35. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.3/445 - Release Date: 9/11/2006