Rebecca PETTIBONE b. 19 Mar 1675 Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut d. 13 Oct 1731 Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America: Our Family History

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Name	Rebecca PETTIBONE
Born	19 Mar 1675	Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut
Gender	Female
FamilySearch ID	LC8N-XVK
Vital Records	19 Mar 1675	Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America [1]
	Connecticut births and christenings
_UID	6989217EACC0461D9C5D7E8B6EA3BA23502A
Died	13 Oct 1731	Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America [1]
Buried	Granby Cemetery, Granby, Hartford, Connecticut [1]
Person ID	I21341	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
Last Modified	14 Dec 2022

Father	John PETTIBONE, b. Abt 1640, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut , d. 15 Jul 1713, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age ~ 73 years)
Mother	Sarah EGGLESTON, b. 28 Mar 1643, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut , d. 8 Jul 1713, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age 70 years)
Married	16 Feb 1664	Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut
Family ID	F10784	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Capt. Thomas HOLCOMB, b. 20 Mar 1666, Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut , d. 5 Mar 1731, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age 64 years)

Married 5 Dec 1700 Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut

Beckler lists date as 15 Dec 1700

Children

	1. Moses HOLCOMB, b. 1702, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut , d. 23 Oct 1722, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age 20 years)
	2. Stephen HOLCOMB, b. 1704, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut , d. 22 Dec 1722, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age 18 years)
	3. Benoni HOLCOMB, b. 1706, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut , d. Yes, date unknown
	4. Ruth HOLCOMB, b. 28 Apr 1706, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut , d. Yes, date unknown
	5. Ebenezer HOLCOMB, b. 28 Apr 1707, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut , d. 10 Apr 1708, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age 0 years)
	6. Consider HOLCOMB, b. 1710, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut , d. 17 Jan 1765, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut (Age 55 years)
	7. Return Ira HOLCOMB, b. 31 May 1713, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut , d. 1790, Spencertown, Columbia, New York (Age 76 years)
	8. James HOLCOMB, b. 10 Oct 1715, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut , d. Yes, date unknown
	9. Enoch HOLCOMB, b. 9 Aug 1717, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut , d. 11 Mar 1808, Wethersfield, Now Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut (Age 90 years)
	10. Sarah HOLCOMB, b. 5 Sep 1719, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut , d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 29 Aug 2016

Family ID F8518 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

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]

Sources

[S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 14 Dec 2022), entry for Rebecca PETTIBONE, person ID LC8N-XVK. (Reliability: 3).