David Holmes (Major Andrew Hunter Holmes' Older Brother)

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I mentioned Governor David Holmes of the Mississippi Territory several times when writing about Andrew Hunter Holmes.  He later became Governor of Mississippi.

Son of Joseph Holmes and Rebecca (Hunter) Holmes. This is where Andrew Holmes got his middle name.

Brother of Ann (Holmes) Boyd, Elizabeth (Holmes) McGuire, Rebecca (Holmes) Conrad, Andrew Hunter Holmes and Gertrude (Holmes) Moss.

Spouses and children unknown.

Born 10 March 1769 in Hanover, Pennsylvania.

Died 20 August 1832, at age 63, in Winchester, Virginia.

--Brock-Perry

November 1813 Timeline-- Part 3: Wilkinson's Army On Way to Montreal and Jackson Wins At Battle of Talladega

NOVEMBER 6, 1813:

Major General James Wilkinson's army, carried in a flotilla of boats, is fired upon and forces a passage past the British Fort Wellington at Prescott, Upper Canada. Wilkinson continues his descent of the St. Lawrence River on his way to attack Montreal, Lower Canada.

NOVEMBER 9, 1813:

American troops under Major General Andrew Jackson defeat Red Stick Muscogee (Creek) fighters beseiging the friendly Muscogee (Creek) village of Talladega, Mississippi Territory. Known as the Battle of Talladega.

-- Brock-Perry