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A Holmes family of Rowan and Davidson Counties, North Carolina : with Haden, Helig, Reid, Rex, Linn, Smith, Bernhardt, Snider, Pearson, Graham, White, Sawyer, Foushee, Ballou, Hurley, Morrison, King, Erwin, Pannill, Dillard, Knowles

Descendants of Reuben Holmes (1754-1831), born in New Jersey or Massa- chusetts of English descent. He came to North Carolina at the age of eighteen. He had two wives; Sallie Freeland with whom he had seven children, and Mary Northern with whom he had one son, Reuben. He was a large property owner and slaveholder. At the time of his death he owned thirty-two slaves. Descendants live mainly in North Carolina.

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