ORSAMUS HOLMES ® was born 11 October 1757 in Pembroke (Plymouth Co.), MA and died 26 August 1835 in Killbuck Township (Holmes Co.), OH. He married RUTH WEBB ® 18 February 1780, daughter of DISBRO WEBB and JERUSHA WOOD.

Children of ORSAMUS HOLMES and RUTH WEBB are:

i. ALANSON HOLMES, ® b. 11 March 1781, Springfield (Windsor Co.), VT; d. 3 January 1818, Sheridan (Chautauqua Co.), NY; m. OLIVE LEE, ® 5 January 1804, Sheridan (Chautauqua Co.), NY.

ii. ABNER HOLMES, ® b. 10 April 1783, Springfield (Windsor Co.), VT; d. 17 February 1859, Mason Co., IL; m. BETSEY YOUNG.

iii. BRILLIANT HOLMES, ® b. 22 October 1785, Springfield (Windsor Co.), VT; d. 1853, Dixon (Lee Co.), IL; m. JOHN SCOTT, NY.

iv. ORIGEN HOLMES, b. 7 March 1788, Springfield (Windsor Co.), VT; d. 1 January 1806, Pomfret (Chautauqua Co.),NY.

v. RUTH HOLMES, ® b. 20 September 1790, Springfield (Windsor Co.), VT; d. 29 September 1878, Buffalo (Erie Co.), NY; m. JOHN ELLIS MARSHALL, MD, ® 12 September 1810, Chautauqua Co., NY.

vi. AUGUSTINE HOLMES, b. 31 January 1793, Springfield (Windsor Co.), VT; d. 24 January 1802, Springfield (Windsor Co.), VT.

vii. MYRON HOLMES, ® b. 19 May 1795, Sherburne (Chenango Co.), NY; d. 1 June 1864, New Lenox (Will Co.), IL; m. (1) SARAH TAYLOR, 15 May 1817; m. (2) MARY JANE GRANT, 8 April 1849; m. (3) ELIZA.

viii. ASHER HOLMES, ® b. 28 September 1797, Sherburne (Chenango Co.), NY; d. 24 January 1854, New Lenox (Will Co.), IL; m. ELIZA ANN ELMORE, 26 August 1826, (Chenango Co.), NY.

ix. LAURANA HOLMES, ® b. 10 March 1800, Sherburne (Chenango Co.), NY; d. 23 August 1860, Mackford (Green Lake Co.), WI; m. LEWIS WOOSTER ® .

x. WILLIAM HOLMES, b. 10 March 1800, Sherburne (Chenango Co.), NY; d. 12 May 1800, Sherburne (Chenango Co.), NY.

xi. AUGUSTINE HOLMES, MD, ® b. 4 June 1803, Sherburne (Chenango Co.) NY; d. 18 October 1849, Pine Grove (Schuylkill Co.), PA; m. SARAH LEY, ® 15 June 1831.