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     Betsey Holcombe was born on 9 May 1802.¹ She was the daughter of Medad Holcombe and Betsey Stevens.¹

     Polly Holcombe was born on 29 November 1803.¹ She was the daughter of Medad Holcombe and Betsey Stevens.

     Frederick Alonzo Holcombe was born on 31 January 1807 at North Guilford, New Haven Co., CT. He was the son of Medad Holcombe and Betsey (or Polly) Benton. Frederick Alonzo Holcombe married Mary Rogers, daughter of James Rogers, on 26 July 1827. Frederick Alonzo Holcombe died on 11 June 1886 at Branford, New Haven Co., CT, at age 79.² He was buried at Branford Center Cemetery, Branford, New Haven Co., CT.³

Made the first bent wagon shaft known; was a machinist. Celebrated his Golden Wedding anniversary in 1877 with Family Reunion.


Frederick and Mary were enumerated in the 1870 Branford, New Haven Co., CT, federal census. He was a manufacturer of carriages, age 63, she was 58. The only child in the household was Charles 24.


Frederick A. and Mary A. were enumerated in the 1880 Branford, New Haven Co., CT federal census (NA film T9-0107, page 549C). He was 75, a retired carriage maker, she was 69, born in Ireland as were both parents. Also in the household was Minnie 26.

     Mary Rogers was born on 26 July 1811 at Stony Creek, CT. She was the daughter of James Rogers. Mary Rogers married Frederick Alonzo Holcombe, son of Medad Holcombe and Betsey (or Polly) Benton, on 26 July 1827. Mary Rogers died on 2 March 1886 at age 74. She was buried at Branford Center Cemetery, Branford, New Haven Co., CT.¹

     Elledine Holcombe was born on 18 September 1805.¹ She was the daughter of Medad Holcombe and Betsey (or Polly) Benton.

     Louisa Holcombe was born on 19 October 1809. She was the daughter of Medad Holcombe and Betsey (or Polly) Benton. Louisa Holcombe died on 3 June 1842 at age 32.

     Henry Holcombe was born on 18 October 1811. He was the son of Medad Holcombe and Betsey (or Polly) Benton. Henry Holcombe died on 1 February 1842 at age 30.

     Apollos Holcombe was born in July 1813. Apollos Holcombe was the child of Medad Holcombe and Betsey (or Polly) Benton. Apollos Holcombe died on 22 July 1813.

     Sophia Holcombe was born on 4 February 1817. She was the daughter of Medad Holcombe and Myrta (or Myrtle) Fowler.

     William Ward Holcombe was born on 18 October 1818. He was the son of Medad Holcombe and Myrta (or Myrtle) Fowler.

     Myrta M. Holcombe was born on 29 December 1820. She was the daughter of Medad Holcombe and Myrta (or Myrtle) Fowler. Myrta M. Holcombe married William Edwin Weld, son of George Weld, on 23 September 1838 at Guilford, New Haven Co., CT.²

     William Edwin Weld was born in 1816 at Guilford, New Haven Co., CT. He was the son of George Weld. William Edwin Weld married Myrta M. Holcombe, daughter of Medad Holcombe and Myrta (or Myrtle) Fowler, on 23 September 1838 at Guilford, New Haven Co., CT.¹

     Lorenzo (Lorencia) Dow Holcombe was born on 5 November 1823. Lorenzo (Lorencia) Dow Holcombe was the child of Medad Holcombe and Nancy Parnel Dudley. Lorenzo (Lorencia) Dow Holcombe died on 25 February 1826 at age 2.

     Mary Ann Holcombe was born on 29 April 1826. She was the daughter of Medad Holcombe and Nancy Parnel Dudley. Mary Ann Holcombe died on 26 December 1826.

     John Medad Holcombe was born on 29 September 1828. He was the son of Medad Holcombe and Nancy Parnel Dudley. John Medad Holcombe married Levinnia Sherwood in April 1855.

     Levinnia Sherwood married John Medad Holcombe, son of Medad Holcombe and Nancy Parnel Dudley, in April 1855. Levinnia Sherwood died in November 1865.

     Mary Barker Holcombe was born on 11 October 1831. She was the daughter of Medad Holcombe and Nancy Parnel Dudley. Mary Barker Holcombe died on 11 December 1831.

     Helen Holcombe was born on 17 September 1834. She was the daughter of Medad Holcombe and Nancy Parnel Dudley. Helen Holcombe died on 13 March 1836 at age 1.

     Helen M. Holcombe was born on 13 July 1838. She was the daughter of Medad Holcombe and Nancy Parnel Dudley. Helen M. Holcombe married Samuel H. Crittenden. Helen M. Holcombe died on 2 December 1906 at New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, at age 68. Some sources give Crittenden's first name as Charles.

     Samuel H. Crittenden married Helen M. Holcombe, daughter of Medad Holcombe and Nancy Parnel Dudley.

     Cecelia Holcombe was born on 12 May 1842. She was the daughter of Medad Holcombe and Nancy Parnel Dudley. Cecelia Holcombe married William B. Cornell on 20 June 1866.

     William B. Cornell married Cecelia Holcombe, daughter of Medad Holcombe and Nancy Parnel Dudley, on 20 June 1866.

     Name may have been Jarius. Was an engineer. Lucius Holcombe was born on 4 February 1829 at Branford, New Haven Co., CT. He was the son of Frederick Alonzo Holcombe and Mary Rogers. Lucius Holcombe died on 15 December 1850 at age 21.

     John R. Holcombe was born on 1 July 1831 at Branford, New Haven Co., CT. He was the son of Frederick Alonzo Holcombe and Mary Rogers.

John and Emily were enumerated in the 1870 Branford, New Haven Co., CT, federal census. He was a fish peddler, age 39, she was 35. The only child in the chousehold was Frank 3.


John R. and Emily S. were enumerated in the 1880 Branford, New Haven Co., CT federal census. He was 49 and worked in a fish market, she was 45. The only child in the household was son Frank E. age 13, born in CT.

     Frank Edwin Holcombe was born on 3 January 1867 at Branford, New Haven Co., CT. He was the son of John R. Holcombe and Emily Sophia Towner. Frank Edwin Holcombe died on 31 December 1932 at Akron, Summit Co., OH, at age 65.

Seaver shows Frank as a son of John R. (Frederick, Medad, Nathaniel, Nathaniel,Nathaniel, Capt. Nathaniel, Lt. Nathaniel, Nathaniel, Thomas) on page 74.

McPherson shows Frank as a son of Martin Dennis (Calvin, Roger, Capt. Nathaniel, Lt. Nathaniel, Nathaniel, Thomas) on page 119.

Census records of Branford from 1870 and 1880 show him to be the son of John and Emily.

Frank graduated from Yale Business College; served as manager of NY City office of B.F. Goodrich Co., general manager, Kelley-Springfield Tire Co.

From the New York Times:

Frank E. Holcombe, who was general manager of the Kelly Springfield Tire Company factory for twenty-one years until it ws moved from here, died yesterday from a heart ailment, after an attack of influenza. He was born in Granford, Conn., sixty-five years ago and was graduated from the Yale Business College. After leaving the tier concern, he became manager of an Akron foundry andlater was with a silica concern. At one time he ws manager of an office of the B. F. Goodrich Company in New York. He belonged to the Masonic Order and the Akron Rotary Club. Surviving are a widow, the former Miss Grace Wilford of Branford, a son, Wilford Holcomb, Akron business man, and a daughter, Miss Esther Holcomb, instruction in a girls' school at Brewster, Mass.

     Robert Kile was born in 1777. He married Elizabeth (?) say 1800. Robert Kile died on 24 December 1813. He was buried at Lewis Cemetery, Lewis, Essex Co., NY.

     Fannie T. Holcombe lived at Portland, Multnomah Co., OR. She was born on 9 March 1833 at Branford, New Haven Co., CT. She was the daughter of Frederick Alonzo Holcombe and Mary Rogers.

     George F. Holcombe was ELECTION at Mayor, New Haven, New Haven Co., CT. He was born on 8 February 1835 at Branford, New Haven Co., CT. He was the son of Frederick Alonzo Holcombe and Mary Rogers.

Geo. F. and Ellen were enumerated in the 1900 New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, federal census. He was a carriage manufacturer, age 65, she was 61. Children in the household were Nellie B. 34, Frederick A. 26, and nephew Frederick 17 (perhaps the son of his deceased brother Henry).


It is perhaps Ellen who is living on Whitney Avenue in the 1920 New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, federal census and listed as "Mrs. George F. Holcomb", age 81. There were no other members of the family in the household.

     Nellie Holcombe was born circa May 1866 at CT.¹ She was the daughter of George F. Holcombe and Ellen Beach.

     Frederick A. Holcombe was born circa June 1873.^1,2 He was the son of George F. Holcombe and Ellen Beach. Frederick A. Holcombe married Edith Hart, daughter of Charels E. Hart.³

Frederice and Edith were enumerated in the 1920 New Haven, New Haven Co., CT, federal census, ED 357, page 3B. He was an automobile salesman, age 46, she was also 46. Her father, age 76, was living with them.

     Edith Hart was born circa 1873.¹ She was the daughter of Charels E. Hart.¹ Edith Hart married Frederick A. Holcombe, son of George F. Holcombe and Ellen Beach.²

     Henry A. Holcombe was born on 21 February 1837 at Branford, New Haven Co., CT. He was the son of Frederick Alonzo Holcombe and Mary Rogers. Henry A. Holcombe married Mary Wainwright on 1 May 1862.² Henry A. Holcombe died in 1890 at South America.

Henry was educated at New Haven; engaged in export business; went to China in early 1870's; went to South America on water power projects. ³


Harry and Esther M. were enumerated in the 1870 Branford, New Haven Co., CT, federal census, next door to his parents. He was a manufacturer of carriages, age 24, she was 24. The only child in the household was Anna 1.

     Mary Wainwright died at South America. She married Henry A. Holcombe, son of Frederick Alonzo Holcombe and Mary Rogers, on 1 May 1862.¹

     Mary W. Holcombe was born at Chili. She was the daughter of Henry A. Holcombe and Mary Wainwright.

     Frederick Wainwright Holcombe was born on 15 February 1883 at Chile, South America. He was the son of Henry A. Holcombe and Mary Wainwright. Frederick Wainwright Holcombe married Dorothy Doolittle, daughter of Edgar Jared Doolittle Jr. and Martha Warner Couch, on 15 November 1911. Frederick Wainwright Holcombe died on 9 December 1949 at Waterbury, New Haven Co., CT, at age 66. He was buried at Walnut Grove Cemetery, Meriden, New Haven Co., CT.

Frederick came to New Haven, CT on a sailing vessel at age 9 years from South America to live with his uncle, George F. Holcombe. He moved to Waterbury, CT, when 19 years old being employed in casting shops and mills of manufacturers, rising to manager.


from Colonial Lineages


His next move was to Meriden, CT, where he took over the paper box company of his father-in-law, E. J. Doolittle Company. After ten years, he withdrew from the latter company, and during the period of World War II, returned to the Scovill company to aid in the war work efforts. After this, he retired from the concern and spent the remaining years of his life in the peaceful pursuit of landscape gardening in Waterbury.

     Amanda Alderman was born in 1812.¹ She was the daughter of Chester Alderman and Dorcas Haskins.¹

     Child Alderman was born in 1814.¹ Child Alderman was the child of Chester Alderman and Dorcas Haskins.¹