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     Rebecca Holcombe was the daughter of Reuben Wetmore Holcombe and Rebecca Niles.

     Reuben W. Holcombe was born in 1825 at OH.¹ He was the son of Reuben Wetmore Holcombe and Rebecca Niles. Reuben W. Holcombe died in 1895.

Reubin W. and Martha were enumerated in the 1850 Huntington, Gallia Co. OH, federal census. He was a farmer agae 25, she was 24. Children in the household were Elizabeth 5, and Sarah 2.

Reubin and Matilda wre enumerated in the 1860 Huntington, Gallia Co., OH, federal census. He was a farmer age 35, she was 34. This is apparently a blended family. Children in the household were Elizabeth 16 and Sarah 12; then Isaac Bermas 9 and Elizabeth Bermas 5; then Mary E. Holcomb 4 months.

     Ruby Holcombe married Morris Fullerton. Ruby Holcombe was born in 1839. She was the daughter of Amos Niles Holcombe and Martha Wilds. Ruby Holcombe died in 1887.

     Morris Fullerton married Ruby Holcombe, daughter of Amos Niles Holcombe and Martha Wilds.

     Thomas Riley Holcombe was born on 22 August 1841 at Gallia Co., OH. He was the son of Amos Niles Holcombe and Martha Wilds. Thomas Riley Holcombe died in 1862.

     Killed in Civil War. Horace Holcombe was born in 1843. He was the son of Amos Niles Holcombe and Martha Wilds. Horace Holcombe died in 1863.

     Victoria Holcombe was born in 1845. She was the daughter of Amos Niles Holcombe and Martha Wilds.

     Hiram Niles Holcombe was born on 19 October 1847 at Jackson Co., OH. He was the son of Amos Niles Holcombe and Martha Wilds. Hiram Niles Holcombe married Samantha Fullerton circa 1868. Hiram Niles Holcombe died on 25 December 1928 at Lake View Twp., Becker Co., MN, at age 81. He was buried at Lake View Cemetery, Lake View Twp., Becker Co., MN.¹

     California Holcombe was born in 1850. He was the son of Amos Niles Holcombe and Martha Wilds. California Holcombe died in 1874.

     Moved to Montana. Coombs Holcombe was born in 1852. He was the son of Amos Niles Holcombe and Martha Wilds.

     Abner J. Holcombe was born in 1854. He was the son of Amos Niles Holcombe and Martha Wilds. Abner J. Holcombe died in 1914.

     Reuben Holcombe was born in 1856. He was the son of Amos Niles Holcombe and Martha Wilds.

     Amanda Holcombe was born in 1859. She was the daughter of Amos Niles Holcombe and Martha Wilds.

     Amos Burlington Holcombe died in 1861. He was born in 1861. He was the son of Amos Niles Holcombe and Martha Wilds.

     Grandvile M. Holcombe was born in 1867. He was the son of Amos Niles Holcombe and Lovina Brownley. Grandvile M. Holcombe died in 1947.

MN death certificate 1947-MN-008770 indicates that Granville Moody Holcombe d. 12/03/1947 McLeod Co., MN.

     Oscar Holcombe was born in 1868. He was the son of Amos Niles Holcombe and Lovina Brownley. Oscar Holcombe died in 1914.

     Elisa A. Holcombe was born in 1871. She was the daughter of Amos Niles Holcombe and Lovina Brownley. Elisa A. Holcombe died in 1940.

     Nathaniel Higley was born on 12 November 1699 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.¹ He was the son of Capt. John Higley and Sarah Strong.² Nathaniel Higley married Abigail Filer on 29 March 1720 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.³ Nathaniel Higley died in September 1773 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT, at age 73.³

     Abigail Filer was born on 6 February 1703 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT.¹ She married Nathaniel Higley, son of Capt. John Higley and Sarah Strong, on 29 March 1720 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.¹ Abigail Filer died circa 1761 at Hartford Co., CT.¹

     Probably born in NY but recorded at Granby, CT. His middle initial is reported as 'A' in the 1830 census and various land records, but his great grandson gives his middle name as Truman. Living next to JOnah and Chauncey Holcomb in 1830, he resided at Orangeville and Sheldon (1850), Wyoming Co., NY. Jonah A. Holcombe married Hannah (?) Jonah A. Holcombe was born on 3 January 1799 at probably NY. He was the son of Jonah Holcombe and Sabra (?) Jonah A. Holcombe died on 22 January 1854 at age 55.

     Hannah (?) married Jonah A. Holcombe, son of Jonah Holcombe and Sabra (?). Hannah (?) was born in 1801. She died on 24 February 1850.

     Sebra Holcombe was born on 13 December 1800 at NY. She was the daughter of Jonah Holcombe and Sabra (?)

     Chauncey L. Holcombe was born in 1806 at NY. He was the son of Jonah Holcombe and Sabra (?)

     Anna V. Holcombe was born in 1809 at NY. She was the daughter of Jonah Holcombe and Sabra (?)

     Harriet Holcombe was born on 31 December 1810 at Varysburg, Genesee (now Wyoming) Co., NY. She was the daughter of Jonah Holcombe and Sabra (?) Harriet Holcombe married Henry L. Andrews before 1835. Harriet Holcombe died on 15 September 1892 at Johnsonburg, Wyoming Co., NY, at age 81.

     Asahel Holcombe was born on 12 November 1742. He was the son of John Holcombe and Mary Kent. Asahel Holcombe died on 1 June 1816 at age 73.

There is duplication of Asahels by the genealogists.

McCracken places this Asahel (1742-1816) here. Seaver and Bowman place him as a son of Ashel Esq (1720-1817).

This report will continue the line under Ashel Esq. (1720-1817), but leave this entry to point out the possible error by McCracken.

     Roswell Holcombe was born on 20 April 1785 at Turkey Hills Parish, Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT; Bates, Turkey Hills records the birth on this day but does not name the child.² He was the son of Ahas Holcombe and Hannah Stevens. Roswell Holcombe married Polly Spelman, daughter of David Spellman and Mary Moore, on 28 December 1807.³ Roswell Holcombe died at Luzerene Co. (now Wyoming Co.), PA.³

Roswell grew up in the home of his grandfather, Asahel Holcomb; in 1803 moved to Hartland, Litchfield Co., Conn. with his father, Ahaz and brother, Moses; thence moved to Canaan, Conn., and from Litchfield Co., Conn. in the fall of 1818 to the heavily forested wilderness "back of the mountains, 6 miles west of Kingston and 8 miles west of Wilkes-Barre or "Dallas" and his children grew up at Truscksville (Westmoreland), all in Luzerne Co., PA. In that mountainous region all beasts of burden were oxen except an only horse brought by him. ⁴


Mary, riding horsseback from Kingston, Pa. to her home along narrow and dangerous paths was unable to urge her frightened horse forward as it had discovered a snake in the path, threatening the horse's advance. Mary tied her horse and advanced on foot to attack the snake with her riding whip with which she killed it and completed her trip. ⁴

McPherson indicates that Roswell and Poly had 10 children but only lists 7.

     Polly Spelman was also known as Mary Spellman. She was born circa 1780. She was the daughter of David Spellman and Mary Moore.¹ Polly Spelman married Roswell Holcombe, son of Ahas Holcombe and Hannah Stevens, on 28 December 1807.¹ Polly Spelman died circa 1873 at Brooklyn, NY.¹

     Elihu Holcombe was born circa 1773. He was the son of Ahas Holcombe and Hannah Stevens.

     Samuel Holcombe was born circa 1776. He was the son of Ahas Holcombe and Hannah Stevens.

     Moses Holcombe was born on 16 January 1780 at Turkey Hills Parish, Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT; Bates, Turkey Hills records the birth on this day but does not name the child.³ He was the son of Ahas Holcombe and Hannah Stevens. Moses Holcombe lived at Hartland, CT.

     Thankful Holcombe was born on 5 February 1783 at Turkey Hills Parish, Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT; Bates, Turkey Hills records the birth on this day but does not name the child.¹ She was the daughter of Ahas Holcombe and Hannah Stevens.

     Lydia Holcombe was the daughter of Ahas Holcombe and Hannah Stevens.

     McCracken and Seaver do not mention Luther. Bowman notes that Luther was not mentioned in the Simsbury Records. Luther Holcombe was born on 27 April 1744.² He was the son of Deacon Asahel Holcombe and Thankful Kent.

     Sarah Kent was born in 1784. She married Asahel Holcombe Esquire, son of Deacon Asahel Holcombe and Thankful Kent, in 1802. Sarah Kent died in 1804.

     Ashbel Holcombe was the son of Asahel Holcombe and Lucy Holcombe. Ashbel Holcombe married Mary Ann Barber, daughter of Thomas Barber and Percy Merrill, on 5 March 1842.

Dr. Donald Barber in his book, page 157, identifies Ashbel, married Mary Ann Barber, but shows him as a son of Peter and Susan (Hoskins) Holcombe.

     Jane McCullough was born on 31 March 1847 at NY. She married Sidney Smith Holcombe, son of Edwin Smith Holcombe and Asenath Colt Case, circa 1870. Jane McCullough died on 9 November 1903 at Lilly Lake, NY, at age 56. She was buried at New Ohio Cemetery, North Colesville, Broome Co., NY.¹

At Lilly Lake Monday, Nov. 9th at the home of her youngest daughter, Mrs. Ellen Ingraham, Mrs. Jane E. McCullough Holcomb of Tunnel [Broome Co., NY], passed from this to the higher and better life. The greater part of her life of fifty-five years had been spent within the borders of her childhood home; all except when she with her family tried a pioneer life in the state of Missouri. The privations and burdens associated with such a life bore heavily upon her. Reluctantly she bade her new formed associates good-bye and returned with her family to her relatives and friends in her old eastern home. Her life was not an exception to the common lot of humanity; it was intermingled with joys and sorrows. As her health gradually failed it seemed that her spiritual strength was renewed. She was enabled to look beyond this vale of tears where all crooked ways would be made straight. She is survived by two sons, Geo. and Edwin, and two daughters, Mrs. Mary Warner and Mrs. Ellen Ingraham. They can be happy in one thought, their doors were thrown wide open to receive their mother. When she was suddenly prostrated and it was feared that the end was near, they left their several places of business and were at her bedside ready to administer to every want. Besides her own family she leaves one brother, George McCullough, of Susquehanna, Pa., two sisters, Mrs. Henry Race, of Oxford, Mrs. Wm. Mead, of Greene, and three grandchildren. The last tribute of respect of all that was mortal of their mother, sister and friend was paid on the following Wednesday. The funeral was largely attended in the New Ohio church. Words of consolation, a worthy tribute to her memory, was given by the pastor of her girlhood and one who had known her all these years, Rev. Hammond. The floral contributions from her friends spoke words of love to comfort the afflicted family. Interment was made in New Ohio cemetery [Colesville, Broome Co., NY]. The bearers were her two sons and her two son-in-laws. [MHD notation: d. 1903]