ROBERT HOLMES (NATHANIEL1) was born January 05, 1747/48 in Raphone Parish, County Donegal, Ireland, and died February 24, 1838 in Sumner Co, Tennessee. He married MARJARY BELL October 10, 1781 in Rowan County NC., daughter of THOMAS BELL and CATHERINE WILSON. She was born Bet. 1758 - 1771 in Rowan Co, NC., and died April 30, 1841 in Macon Co, Tennessee.

Children of ROBERT HOLMES and MARJARY BELL are:

1. NATHANIEL HOLMES, b. July 18, 1782, Rowan, Iredell, County NC; d. 1799. Notes for NATHANIEL HOLMES: Nathaniel died before 1799.

2. HANON HOLMES, b. October 22, 1784, Iredell, County NC; d. N. C as a very young child.

3. MAREY HOLMES, b. April 10, 1786, Rowan, Iredell, County NC.

4. ELIZABETH HOLMES, b. October 22, 1788, Rowan Co, NC.; d. November 12, 1870, Polk Co , MO. She married THOMAS MCCRACKEN 1805 in Sumner, Co Tennessee. See Thomas McCracken & Elizabeth Holmes.

5. MARGERY HOLMES, b. February 28, 1789, Rowan Co, NC.; d. 1815, North Carolina. She married DANIEL HENDERSON 1810. Child of MARGERY HOLMES and DANIEL HENDERSON is: ELIZABETH HENDERSON.

6. ROBERT HOLMES, b. March 07, 1791.

7. JAMES HOLMES, b. July 14, 1794.

8. THOMAS HOLMES, b. October 10, 1796, Iredell, County NC. He married REBECCA. Child of THOMAS HOLMES and REBECCA is: JONES HOLMES.

9. NATHANIEL "JUNIOR" HOLMES, b. April 05, 1799. Notes for NATHANIEL "JUNIOR" HOLMES: A second child to be named Nathaniel.

10. NANCY AGNESS HOLMES, b. November 04, 1801, Rowan, North Carolina.

11. ROBERT HOLMES, b. December 25, 1802. Notes for ROBERT HOLMES: This Robert was the second child to be named so.

12. ALBERT GARNER HOLMES, b. April 25, 1804, Iredell Co NC; d. February 04, 1854, Macon Co. Tennessee, Holmes Cemetery, Macon Co. Tennessee. He married MILLY TURNER. See Albert Holmes & Milly Turner.

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