Abner Johnson HOLCOMBE

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• Name: Thomas HOLCOMBE
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Thomas HOLCOMB - b. Mar. 30, 1666, Windsor, CT; d. Mar. 5, 1730/1, Simsbury, CT. Son of Joshua HOLCOMB and Ruth SHERWOOD. Will dated May 13, 1729 names wife Rebecca, six sons and two daughters. Inventory of ?869/3/7 taken Apr. 7, 1731. The list of his children may be incomplete and/or in incorrect order. Married first Jan. 1, 1690, and second Dec. 5, 1700, Simsbury, CT Rebecca PETTIBONE (b. Mar. 19. 1675; d. Oct. 1731), daughter of John PETTIBONE and Sarah EGGLESTON. Rebecca was the mother of all but the oldest four children of Thomas. CONFLICT: AFN:3WNI-K3 gives birth as 30 Mar 1666.

Capt. Thomas4 Holcombe (Joshua3 Holcomb, Thomas2 Holcombe, Gilbert1) was born March 20, 1665/66 in Windsor, and died March 5, 1730/31 in Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.He married (1) Elizabeth Terry January 1, 1689/90.He married (2) Rebecca Pettebone December 5, 1700 in Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT., daughter of John Sr. and Sarah Eggleston.

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Capt. Thomas Holcombe was born on 30 March 1666 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT; Seaver shows birth date as 3-5-1666; McCracken shows it as 20 March on one page, 30 March on another.3,6 He was the son of Joshua Holcombe and Ruth Sherwood. Capt. Thomas Holcombe married Elizabeth Terry on 1 January 1690. Capt. Thomas Holcombe married Rebecca Pettibone, daughter of John Pettibone Sr. and Sarah Eggleston, on 5 December 1700 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.7 Capt. Thomas Holcombe died on 5 March 1730/31 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT, at age 64.8

He left a will on 13 May 1729.

He signed the covenant at the installation of the Rev. Dudley Woodbridge as pastor of Simsbury, 10 April 1697 as did also Ruth Holcombe, either his mother or sister, Elizabeth, probably his wife, and Hannah his sister.

Probate of both Thomas and Rebecca is in Manwaring 3:64. His will is dated 13 May 1729, in which he names wife Rebeckah, eldest son Thomas, son Daniel, five younger sons Daniel, Consider, Return, James and Enoch; two daughters Elizabeth and Rebeckah. Various real estate and a fourth part of the grist mill at the Falls are mentined; executors: wife Rebeckah and son Daniel; witnesses: Nathaniel Higley, John Griffen, Samuel Higley; inventory of ?869/3/7 was taken 7 April 1731 by Benjamin Adams, Joshua Holcombe and Nathaniel Higley. The wife's will was dated 14 April 1731, mentions husband Thomas Holcomb's will, names daughter Rebeckah executrix. This man appears properly on the newly-cut tombstone in Granby Cemetery but his two wives are condensed into one who bears the first name of the first wife and the maiden name of the second. In addition to the children listed by McCracken, McPherson adds also Benoni, Ann, Miriam (b 9 April, 1717), Sarah (b. 5 Sept 1719), making McPhersons total 14 children

Thomas' will: "I, Thomas Holcomb of Simsbury in the County of Hartford, do make this my last will and testament: I give to my wife, Rebeckah, 1/3 part of my moveable estate, to her and her dispose forever, my two guns only excepted. Also, I give her the improvement of the 1/3 part of all my improvable land during all the time she remains my widow, and also the improvement of 1/2 of my dwelling house, both lower and upper rooms, and cellar. I give to myeldest son, Thomas Holcomb, 6 acres of land lying on the north endo of that land I bought of Bissell, west of that I have already given him, being the north corner of myland. I give unto my son Daniel Holcomb 3 acres of land where his house and orchard now standeth, and that free from any incumbrance of improvement by my widow. I give unto my five younger sons, viz., Daniel Holcomb, Consider Holcomb, Return Holcomb, James Holcomb, and Enoch Holcomb, all my lands within fence, both meadow and upland, with all the remainder of the land I bought of Bissell, with all the land given and measured out to me in the last division, and also my lott of land under Popatunock, to them in equal shares. I give to my four younger sons, Consider, Return, James, and Enoch, with my two daughters, Elizabeth and Rebeckah, all the lands that shall or may be set out to me, or properly appertaining to my estate, my Town division agreed on, to them in equal shares; but in case the Town division shall be nullified and a division be made to the proprietors, that then my will is that my two eldest sons, Thomas and Daniel, shall have equal shares with my six other children last named, if such a division be made to the proprietors. I give to my sons, Consider and James, my dwelling house and barn, with my fourth part of the grist mills at the Falls to be to them in equal shares. I give to my two sons, Return and Enoch, my two guns. I give to my two daughters, Elizabeth and Rebeckah, 20 pounds to each. I appoint my wife Rebeckah and son Daniel executors."

Witnesses: Nathaniel Higley, Gohn Griffen, Samuel Higley
- from "Holcomb Genealogy" - https://www.holcombegenealogy.com/g0/p3.htm
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Thomas married Rebecca PETTIBONE on 5 Dec 1700 in Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut. Rebecca (daughter of John PETTIBONE and Sarah EGGLESTON) was born on 19 Mar 1675 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 13 Oct 1731 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America; was buried in Granby Cemetery, Granby, Hartford, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Vital Records: 19 Mar 1675, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America; Connecticut births and christenings

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BIOGRAPHY: She made a will 14 Apr 1731. "I, Rebeckah Holcombe of Symsbury, in Hartford County, do give unto my daughter Rebeckah Holcomb all my moveable estate, after my decease, that was given to my by my husband Thomas Holcomb by his last will, to her and to her heirs forever.. My daughter Rebeckah to be my executrix." Witnesses: Joshua Holcomb, Ruth Griffin, Consider Holcomb (Manwaring 3:64)

King Philip's War
In 1675, rumors of unrest among the indigenous peoples began to surface. The rumors proved accurate, and in the summer, King Philip's War began, a war between a number of tribes and the English settlers. The war extended through parts of four colonies, with Simsbury on the western edge of the conflict. At the time, it was seen as a frontier settlement.[16] The conflict was largely over by August 1676, although it did not formally end until a treaty was signed in 1678.

The colony formed a Council of War. In the days leading up to the war, they ordered settlers to keep night watches, and to work in the fields in armed groups of at least six.[17] By the time of the colony's General Court meeting of October 14, 1675, the situation was considered serious enough that the court ordered the residents of Simsbury to move to safety in Windsor. The order read:

This Court orders, that the people of Simsbury shall have a week's time to secure themselves and their corn there, and at the end of the week from this date, the souldiers, now in garrison at Simsbury, shall be released their attendance there.

? Colony of Connecticut General Court[18]
In March 1676, the town of Simsbury was first pillaged, then burned to the ground. This destruction is described as the most extensive of any event of any Indian War in New England.[19] The settlers remained in Windsor until the spring of 1677, at which time most moved back to Simsbury, although some never returned.[20]

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Beckler lists date as 15 Dec 1700

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Gillet married Abigail BACON. Abigail was born on 8 Dec 1693 in Simsbury, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America; died on 17 Dec 1719 in Simsbury, Hartford, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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