Abigail HOLCOMBE

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private in Capt Eels' company of Col Comfort Sage's Third Battalion in Wadsworth's Brigade, of Connecticut troops. The battalion to which he belonged was raised to reinforce Gen Washington, then at New york City, and its term of service was spent in that city and in Long Island. He was engaged in a skirmish in the retreat from New York, Sept 15, 1776, and was in the battle of White Plains, Oct 28, 1776.
Between 1 Jun 1776 and 25 Dec 1776
New York City, New York, United States and White Plains, New York

Return married Jerusha ADAMS on 10 Jan 1733 in Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut. Jerusha (daughter of Gillet ADAMS and Abigail BACON) was born on 13 Mar 1718 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America; died on 17 Nov 1755 in Harwinton, Litchfield, Connecticut, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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.

Notes for Capt. Thomas Holcombe:
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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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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• Religion: ; Puritan
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• Vital Records: 27 Sep 1640, Granby, Hartford, Connecticut; Connecticut births and christenings

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Excerpt From: The Descendants of Thomas Holcombe - Holcombe Genealogy-Compiled by James Hallowell Holcombe Jr. 2006
5. JOSHUA2 HOLCOMBE (Thomas1) was born on 7 Apr 1640 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT.[33] He was baptized on 27 Sep 1640 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT.[34,35] He married Ruth Sherwood, daughter of Thomas Sherwood of Fairfield and Mary (--?--), on 4 Jun 1663 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT. [36] He
died on 1 Dec 1690 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT, at age [50.37,38] He was buried at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT. [39]

How this couple became acquainted does not appear, but there was an early migration of some Windsor families to Fairfield and it may be that afterwards there was some visiting back and forth.
Joshua took the family and personal property of his deceased father, Thomas, after the latter's death in 1657 and moved to Windsor Center (Simsbury).
He was granted 4 acres "near Thomas Maskill" at Massaco, Hartford Co., Ct. April 29, 1667.
"The counsell" of Simsbury "let out" to Joshua "ye lands of Mr. Joseph Persons, " as Parsons was one of the "proprietors (i.e., non-resident land owners) not appearing to carry on plantation dues as fences & reparying fences." [40]
He was granted original tracts of land in Conn. (Simsbury Patent) by King Charles II, April 23, 1687. Was elected Representative to General Assembly, From Simsbury, 1660, 1671, and 1690 (wr, wg).
At a special court held at Windsor on 11 September 1676, John Williams, Joshua Holcomb, Nicholas Gozzard, and Nicholas Evans were ordered to post a ?10 bond each for their appearance in court the first Wednesday in December next "to answer for their breach of peace."[41]

For his probate see Manwaring 1:467, which shows inventory of ?474/8/0 taken Dec. 25, 1690, by John Higley and Samuel Wilcox (Selectmen) and his two brothers, Benajah and Nathaniel. The Puritans evidently did not celebrate Christmas. Records of his probate list his children. However, one
reference does not list Joshua who was surely living (possibly an error by Manwaring). Seaver lists another child, Joab, not mentioned by McCracken.
It was his name that should have occupied the second line in the newly cut stone of the Holcombes in the cemetery at Granby. (TAG 44:58-60).

Children of Joshua2 Holcombe and Ruth Sherwood were as follows:

31. i. RUTH3 was born on 26 May 1664 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT. She married Richard Porter, son of Daniel Porter and Mary (--?--), circa 1685/86.

32. ii. THOMAS was born on 30 Mar 1666 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT. He married Elizabeth Terry, daughter of Leftenant John Terry and Elizabeth Wadsworth, on 1 Jan 1690. He married Rebecca Pettibone, daughter of John Pettibone Sr. and Sarah Eggleston, on 5 Dec 1700 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.

33. iii. SARAH was born on 23 Jun 1668 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT. She married Isaac Owens. She married John Case, son of John Case and Sarah Spencer, in 1693.

34. iv. ELIZABETH was born on 4 Apr 1670 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT. She married William Case, son of John Case and Sarah Spencer, in 1688. She married Deacon John Slater, son of John Slater and Abiah Gillet, on 10 Feb 1703/4 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT. She married Deacon Samuel Marshall.

35. v. JOSHUA was born on 18 Sep 1672 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT. He married Hannah Carrington, daughter of John Carrington, in 1694. He married Mary Hoskins, daughter of Robert Hoskins and Mary Gillett, in 1709.

36. vi. DEBORAH was born on 10 Feb 1674/75 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT. She married Dr. Daniel Porter before 1699.

37. vii. MARY was born in 1676. She married John Barber, son of Lt. Thomas Barber and Mary Phelps, on 26 Feb 1701/2 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT. She married Ephriam Buell, son of Sgt. Peter Buell and Martha Cogan, on 16 Oct 1713 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.

38. viii. MINDWELL was born in 1678. She married Theophilus Cook, son of John Cook and Sarah Fisk, on 26 Sep 1721. CAUTION: This person is questionable: Mindwell is often said to be daughter of Joshua Holcomb Sr. and Ruth Sherwood, but their daughter Mindwell was supposedly born about 1678 (who would have been 43 years old when she married in 1721 and far too old to have a large family with Theophilus Cook).

39. ix. HANNAH was born in 1680. She married Samuel Buell, son of Sgt. Peter Buell and Martha Cogan, on 29 Nov 1711 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.

40. x. MOSES was born on 4 Jul 1686 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT. [42] He was baptized on 29 Oct 1699 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.[43] He died on 16 Feb 1699/0 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT, at age 13. [44]

41. xi JOAB died on 5 Dec 1723 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT. [45]
Seaver lists Joab, died 1723 in this family. Bowman places him with Joshua Jr.; McPherson does not list him here either.
***See sources attached to the son Joab who died 1723 and another son named Joab who died 1725. Both sons of Joshua Sr.

Sources:
[30] Lorraine Cook White, compiler, The Barbour Collection fo Connecticut Town Vital Records: Windsor 1637-1850 (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc., 2002), Page 194, citing MG. Hereinafter cited as Barbour: Windsor.
[31] McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 25.1.
[32] Lorraine Cook White, Barbour: Windsor, Page 194, citing MG.
[33] McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 10.1.
[34] Edwin Stanley Welles, Hartford, Windsor, Fairfield, Page 35.
[35] McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 10.1.
[36] Edwin Stanley Welles, Hartford, Windsor, Fairfield, Page 10.
[37] Charles William Manwaring, Manwaring, 1:467.
[38]McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 30.1.
[39] Ibid.
[40] Gerald James Parsons, "Were Joseph and Benjamin Parsons and David Wilton of Beaminster, Dorset, England, The New England Colonists?," The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Vol. 143, Whole Number 570 (April 1989). Hereinafter cited as "Joseph Parsons".
[41] Gerald James Parsons, "The Early Parsons Families of the Connecticut Valley [Part Two]," The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Volume 148, Whole Number 592 (October 1994): 345-360.
[42] Albert C. Bates., Simsbury, Connecticut, Births, Marriages and Deaths (1898).
[43] Albert C. Bates, compiler, Rev. Dudley Woodbridge his Church Record at Simsbury in Conn. 1697-1710 (Hartford, CT: Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., 1894), Page 19. Hereinafter cited as Rev. Dudley Woodbridge.
[44] Bates, Simsbury, Page 21.
[45] Ibid., Page 157.
[46] Edwin Stanley Welles, Hartford, Windsor, Fairfield, Page 35.
[47] McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 10.1.
[48] Lorraine Cook White, Barbour: Windsor, Page 194, citing MG.
[49] Edwin Stanley Welles, Hartford, Windsor, Fairfield, Page 11.
[50] McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 89.1.
[51] Lorraine Cook White, Barbour: Windsor, Page 194, citing MG.
[52] McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 89.1.
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Page 112 - "A record and Documentary History of Simsbury, 1643 - 1888", by Lucius M. Barber, M.D., published 1931: "Mr. Joshua Holcomb was another of the Simsbury Patentees. He was the eldest son of Thomas Holcomb, the immigrant who came to Windsor at an early date. Joshua was baptized 27 Sep. 1640. In 1663 (4 June in Windsor) he married Ruth Sherwood, who bore him three children. In 1668 the committee allotted to him a house lot of 4 acres, on the east side of the river. Here he soon after settled. His house was north of the present road to Windsor and Hartford, and near the old "Training Ground". He was one of the sound, substantial men of his time, active in ecclesiastical and civil affairs, and greatly respected. He died in 1690. Simsbury records mention his wife as 'Ruth, daughter of Sherrod'. Their daughter Ruth, born Windsor 26 May 1664, married Richard Porter of Farmington. In 1694 "Widow Holcomb" paid taxes in Simsbury." (NEB genealogy)

Joshua married Ruth SHERWOOD on 4 Jun 1663 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut. Ruth (daughter of Thomas SHERWOOD and Mary FITCH) was born on 7 Apr 1643 in Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America; died on 10 Sep 1699 in Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut; was buried on 10 Sep 1699. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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CONFLICT: Beckler lists birth date as 1644

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How this couple became acquainted does not appear, but there was an early migration of some Windsor famlies to Fairfield and it may be that afterwords there was some visiting back and forth.


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CONFLICT: Ancient Windsor by Henry R. Stiles, CN W9 Vol 2 p 562 Archives 39 Pett-PFEH 1100-1111. Jimmie Dale Merrill 2009 Capri Ave., Mentone, CA. Family:May not be the right John as father of Ann.

John married Sarah EGGLESTON on 16 Feb 1664 in Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut. Sarah (daughter of Begat EGGLESTON and Mary WALL) was born on 28 Mar 1643 in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut; died on 8 Jul 1713 in Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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CONFLICT: Death date: 15 Jul 1713, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut.AFN:8JQF-1L