Nathaniel Holmes died about 1750. During his life he appears in several deeds involving the Rev. William Holmes of Antrim. This family is possibly related to my own, The Rev. William Holmes of Antrim was son of the Rev William Holmes of Urney who is said to be a cousin of my ancestor the Rev William Holmes of Strabane. See my blog post: 3 Rev. William Holmes – Strabane, Urney and Antrim. The family is very likely related to the Holmes of Belfast with whom they intermarried.
Documentation for this tree can be found in the records on this site. I hope to incoroprate many of them into this page over time. If you have access to Ancestry you can view a tree for this family here.
Descendant List of Nathaniel Holmes
1-Nathaniel Holmes [1] (-abt 1750)
. .2-Mary Holmes (-aft 1796)
. .2-Sarah Holmes (-aft Feb 1796)
. .2-John Holmes (-bef Feb 1796)
. .. .3-Nephew Holmes (-aft 1796)
. .2-Margaret Holmes (-aft Sep 1796)
. .2-William Holmes of Antrim [2](abt 1719-25 Oct 1796, Antrim,)
. .+Mary Molly Rainey [3] (abt 1727-22 Sep 1787)
. .. .3-Miss Holmes (-abt 16 Sep 1789)
. .. .3-Hannah Holmes (-)
. .. .+James Watt of Antrim and later Springvale (-)
. .. .. .4-James Watt (-)
. .. .. .4-William Watt (-)
. .. .. .4-Rainey Watt (-)
. .. .3-William Holmes Jr (-Dec 1790)
. .. .3-Robert Holmes of Antrim and later Belfast (abt 1749-d. Edinbugh 8 Mar 1808)
. .. .+Anne Joy (-)
. .. .. .4-Robert Boyd Holmes (-4 Jul 1818)
. .. .. .4-Anne Holmes (-)
. .. .. .4-Ellen Holmes (-)
. .. .. .+Rev John Thomas Paul (-)
. .. .. .4-Mary Holmes (-)
. .. .. .+Andrew Orr of Keely (1786-1864)
. .. .. .. .5-Rev Robert Holmes Orr (-1895)
. .. .. .. .+Mary Guiness (-)
. .. .. .. .+Jane Ashe (-)
. .. .. .. .5-James Orr (1821-1874)
. .. .. .. .5-Anne Orr (1822-1871)
. .. .. .. .+R P Young of Tipperary (-)
. .. .. .. .5-Elizabeth Orr (1824-)
. .. .. .. .+Rev Robert McNaghten (-)
. .. .. .. .5-Ellen Joy Orr (1827-1850)
. .. .. .. .5-Andrew Orr (1829-1870)
. .. .. .. .+Lucy Erksine Acworth (-)
. .. .. .4-Henry Joy Holmes (abt 1790-23 Jan 1835)
. .. .. .+Jane Anderson Adair (-)
. .. .3-Hugh Holmes of Philadelphia (abt 1751-2 Apr 1817)
[1] * Rev. WILLIAM Holmes, NATHANIEL Holmes and Joseph Wilson all of the County and Parish of Antrim, gentleman, were witnesses to deed dated Nov 4, 1732 between Henry Shaw of Ballytweedy, parish Killead, co Antrim, gentleman and William McConchey of Antrim, co Antrim, merchant for a parcel of land called Bush Farm and part of the “16 towns” of antrim. NATHANIEL was also witness to Memorial on Oct 21, 1734 (RD 79/17/54310)
* Memorial of deed dated 20 Mar 1735 whereby Mary Ramsey, widow, David Ramsey and Thomas Ramsey sons of said Mary Ramsey by John Ramsey her late husband, Charles McCleland of Shane’s Castle and Jane McCleland als Ramsey his wife, John Graham of Magherafelt and Mary Graham als Ramsey his wife, which said Jane McCleland and Mary Graham are daughters of Mary Ramsey by John Ramsey; transfer land in Antrim currently occupied by Alexander Ferguson, George Duffield and William McKeigh, for the lives of Francis Shaen, William Heartson and John Weir. Witnessed by George McMaster, Joseph Wilson, and NATHANIEL Holmes of the town of Antrim, merchant. Memorial dated 17 Jun 1736. (RD 84/139/58779)
* NATHANIEL Holms, merchant left will 1750 (IDP) (PRONI Name Index – Connor Diocesan Administration Bonds)
[2] Apr 4, 1748 – Last week, Mr. WILLIAM Holmes, an eminent merchant in Antrim was married at Magherafelt to Miss Molly Rainey, an agreeable lady, with a handsome fortune. (The Penny London Post or Morning Advertiser, London, Apr 4, 1748). Mary “Molly” Rainey was the daughter of Robert Rainey of Killybegs.
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