. . . . . . . . . . . "Thomas Holmes is the progenitor of the Holmes family in this compilation and he was from Adams County Pennsylvania. He was married c 1770 to Sarah Means, daughter of Isaac Means of Menallen Twp., York Co., Pa. Born in England about 1740 and died at Carlisle, Pa. in 1817 as stated in an application made to the Daughters of the American Revolution. Holmes is also spelled Holm, Holme, Holms and Humes." . . . . . . . "Falling leaves : a history of the Holmes family and allied lines" . "Falling leaves a history of the Holmes family and allied lines"@en . . . .