"When Rev. John M. Holmes was born on 3 December 1727, in Ireland, his father, Nathaniel Holmes, was 37 and his mother, Janet Hunter, was 35.

He married Jane Holding on 7 April 1763, in Fewston, Yorkshire, England, 

They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter.

He registered for military service in 1780.

He died on 30 March 1784, in Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States, at the age of 56".

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Rev. John M. Holmes.

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Birth: Dec 3 1727 - Ireland
Death: Mar 30 1784 - Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, United States

Parents: Nathaniel Holmes, Janet Holmes (born Hunter)
Spouses:
Jane Holmes (born Holding),
Susannah Holmes (born Poinsett)

Children:
Capt. John Josiah Holmes,
Grace Holme,
John Holmes,
Benjamin Holmes Sr.

Siblings:
Holmes (born Jane Jennie),

William Holmes, 

Andrew Holmes,
John Holmes,
William Holmes,
Andrew Holmes

Source:

https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L8BP-76T/rev.-john-m.-holmes-...