Samuel Benjamin

b. 3 February 1757, d. 7 October 1843
     Samuel Benjamin was born on 3 February 1757.1 He married Rachel Holcombe, daughter of Ozias Holcombe and Rachel Cornish. Samuel Benjamin married Diodama Sawyer on 27 November 1809 at Granville, Hampden Co., MA.2 Samuel Benjamin died on 7 October 1843 at age 86.1 He was buried at Granby Center Cemetery, Granby, Hartford Co., CT.

Children of Samuel Benjamin and Rachel Holcombe

Citations

  1. [S161] Carol A. Laun, Granby Center Cemetery, Page 120.
  2. [S729] Carol Laun-Archivist Salmon Brook Historical Society, "Ozias Holcombe," e-mail to James Hallowell Holcombe Jr., 7 March 2011 and 9 April 2011.

Elizur Benjamin

b. 11 January 1784, d. 11 January 1868
     Elizur Benjamin was born on 11 January 1784 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT.1 He was the son of Samuel Benjamin and Rachel Holcombe. Elizur Benjamin married Polly Case, daughter of Levi Case and Polly Humphrey, on 14 March 1810 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT. Elizur Benjamin died on 11 January 1868 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT, at age 84.1 He was buried at Granby Center Cemetery, Granby, Hartford Co., CT.1,2

Children of Elizur Benjamin and Polly Case

Citations

  1. [S729] Carol Laun-Archivist Salmon Brook Historical Society, "Ozias Holcombe," e-mail to James Hallowell Holcombe Jr., 7 March 2011 and 9 April 2011.
  2. [S807] Find A Grave, online http://www.findagrave.com, Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 February 2019), memorial page for Elizur Benjamin (11 Jan 1784–31 Jan 1868), Find A Grave Memorial no. 64167785, citing Granby Cemetery, Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by M Cooley (contributor 47154454) .

Samuel Benjamin

b. circa 1798, d. 25 February 1871
     Samuel Benjamin was born circa 1798 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT.1 He was the son of Samuel Benjamin and Rachel Holcombe. Samuel Benjamin married Ascenath Holcombe, daughter of Warren Holcombe and Ascenath Holcombe.1 Samuel Benjamin died on 25 February 1871.1,2 He was buried at Granby Center Cemetery, Granby, Hartford Co., CT.1

Samuel and Asenath were enumerated in the 1850 Granby, Hartford Co., CT, federal census. He was a farmer, age 52, she was 42. The only child in the household was Samuel Jr. 8.

Child of Samuel Benjamin and Ascenath Holcombe

Citations

  1. [S729] Carol Laun-Archivist Salmon Brook Historical Society, "Ozias Holcombe," e-mail to James Hallowell Holcombe Jr., 7 March 2011 and 9 April 2011.
  2. [S161] Carol A. Laun, Granby Center Cemetery, page 60.

Martha Owen1

b. 16 August 1698, d. 20 May 1780
     Martha Owen was born on 16 August 1698.1 She was the daughter of Obadiah Owen and Christian Winchell.1 Martha Owen married Amos Moore, son of Andrew Moore and Sarah Phelps, on 21 May 1720. Martha Owen died on 20 May 1780 at age 81.1

Children of Martha Owen and Amos Moore

Citations

  1. [S414] Hon. Horace L. Moore, Andrew Moore, Page 14.

Roxy Benjamin

     Roxy Benjamin was born at Granby, Hartford Co., CT.1 She was the daughter of Samuel Benjamin and Rachel Holcombe.

Citations

  1. [S729] Carol Laun-Archivist Salmon Brook Historical Society, "Ozias Holcombe," e-mail to James Hallowell Holcombe Jr., 7 March 2011 and 9 April 2011.

Obadiah Owen1

b. 12 December 1667, d. 11 October 1751
     Obadiah Owen was born on 12 December 1667 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT.2 He was the son of John Owen and Rebecca Wade. Obadiah Owen died on 11 October 1751 at age 83.2

Children of Obadiah Owen and Christian Winchell

Citations

  1. [S414] Hon. Horace L. Moore, Andrew Moore, Page 14.
  2. [S441] William Arthur Owen, "John Owen."

Benjamin Giddings

b. 1753, d. 23 February 1830
     Benjamin Giddings was born in 1753 at Lyme, New London Co., CT.1 He was the son of Joshua Giddings and Jane Reed.2 Benjamin Giddings married Affiah Holcombe, daughter of Ozias Holcombe and Rachel Cornish, in October 1781 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. Benjamin Giddings died on 23 February 1830 at Hartland, Hartford Co., CT. He was buried at Hartland Hollow Cemetery (cemetery moved), Hartland, Hartford Co., CT.

Children of Benjamin Giddings and Affiah Holcombe

Citations

  1. [S899] Minot S. Giddings, Giddings Family, page 136, item 534.
  2. [S899] Minot S. Giddings, Giddings Family, page 135, item 62.
  3. [S729] Carol Laun-Archivist Salmon Brook Historical Society, "Ozias Holcombe," e-mail to James Hallowell Holcombe Jr., 7 March 2011 and 9 April 2011.

Abner Bushnell Jr.

b. 27 July 1776, d. 7 October 1823
     Abner Bushnell Jr. was born on 27 July 1776 at Old Saybrook, Middlesex Co., CT.1 He married Penelope Holcombe, daughter of Ozias Holcombe and Rachel Cornish. Abner Bushnell Jr. married Anna Parsons.1 Abner Bushnell Jr. died on 7 October 1823 at Hartland, Hartford Co., CT, at age 47. He was buried at Hartland Hollow Cemetery (cemetery moved), Hartland, Hartford Co., CT.1

Children of Abner Bushnell Jr. and Penelope Holcombe

Citations

  1. [S729] Carol Laun-Archivist Salmon Brook Historical Society, "Ozias Holcombe," e-mail to James Hallowell Holcombe Jr., 7 March 2011 and 9 April 2011.

Julia Hayes

b. 15 December 1795
     Julia Hayes was born on 15 December 1795 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. She was the daughter of Phinehas Hayes and Electa Stebbins.

Miranda Hayes

b. 23 December 1797, d. 18 May 1874
     Miranda Hayes was born on 23 December 1797 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. She was the daughter of Phinehas Hayes and Electa Stebbins. Miranda Hayes died on 18 May 1874 at age 76.

Electa Hayes

b. 16 June 1800, d. 26 November 1889
     Electa Hayes was born on 16 June 1800 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT.1 She was the daughter of Phinehas Hayes and Electa Stebbins. Electa Hayes married Truman Allen, son of Justus Allen and Mabel Ives. Electa Hayes died on 26 November 1889 at age 89.

Citations

  1. [S161] Carol A. Laun, Granby Center Cemetery, Page 111/Item V-49.

Maria Hayes

b. 11 May 1802
     Maria Hayes was born on 11 May 1802 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. She was the daughter of Phinehas Hayes and Electa Stebbins.

Julius Hayes

b. 9 July 1804, d. 25 February 1895
     Julius Hayes was born on 9 July 1804 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT.1 He was the son of Phinehas Hayes and Electa Stebbins. Julius Hayes married Sophia Shepard. Julius Hayes died on 25 February 1895 at age 90.1

Children of Julius Hayes and Sophia Shepard

Citations

  1. [S161] Carol A. Laun, Granby Center Cemetery, Page 101.

Harriet Hayes

b. 10 December 1806
     Harriet Hayes was born on 10 December 1806 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. She was the daughter of Phinehas Hayes and Electa Stebbins.

Emily Hayes

b. 4 February 1808
     Emily Hayes was born on 4 February 1808 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. She was the daughter of Phinehas Hayes and Electa Stebbins.

Fanny Hayes

b. 28 March 1811, d. 11 January 1870
     Fanny Hayes was born on 28 March 1811 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. She was the daughter of Phinehas Hayes and Electa Stebbins. Fanny Hayes died on 11 January 1870 at age 58.

Elmira Hayes

b. 4 April 1815, d. 10 October 1815
     Elmira Hayes was born on 4 April 1815 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. She was the daughter of Phinehas Hayes and Electa Stebbins. Elmira Hayes died on 10 October 1815.1

Citations

  1. [S161] Carol A. Laun, Granby Center Cemetery, Page 100.

Elmina Hayes

b. 6 April 1817
     Elmina Hayes was born on 6 April 1817 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. She was the daughter of Phinehas Hayes and Electa Stebbins.

Elvira Hayes

b. 6 April 1817
     Elvira Hayes was born on 6 April 1817 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. She was the daughter of Phinehas Hayes and Electa Stebbins.

Keturah Skinner

b. 7 July 1799, d. 24 August 1846
     Keturah Skinner was born on 7 July 1799 at Orange Co., NY. She was the daughter of Daniel Skinner and Mary (?) Keturah Skinner married Drayton Holcombe, son of Grove Catlin Holcombe and Aurelia Holcombe, on 17 March 1818. Keturah Skinner died on 24 August 1846 at age 47.

Children of Keturah Skinner and Drayton Holcombe

Julia Ann Beam

b. 1820, d. 1863
     Julia Ann Beam was born in 1820. She married Drayton Holcombe, son of Grove Catlin Holcombe and Aurelia Holcombe. Julia Ann Beam died in 1863.

Child of Julia Ann Beam and Drayton Holcombe

Mary Aurelia Holcombe1

b. 31 December 1819, d. 23 October 1881
     Mary Aurelia Holcombe was born on 31 December 1819 at Orange Co., NY. She was the daughter of Drayton Holcombe and Keturah Skinner. Mary Aurelia Holcombe married Francis Gore Summers on 22 September 1835. Mary Aurelia Holcombe died on 23 October 1881 at age 61.

Citations

  1. [S25] Hannah Elizabeth Weir McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 165.1/Item A-8-1-6-5-1-1-1.

Marjorie Holcombe

     Marjorie Holcombe was the daughter of Drayton Holcombe and Keturah Skinner.

Jeptha Holcombe1

b. 25 April 1825, d. 26 June 1865
     Jeptha was buried with wife in Doan's Ridge Cemetery, Welland Co., Ontario, canada, where both have inscribed grave stones, showing birth and death dates, his age being 40, hers, 55 years. Jeptha Holcombe was born on 25 April 1825. He was the son of Drayton Holcombe and Keturah Skinner. Jeptha Holcombe married Ellen Richardson. Jeptha Holcombe died on 26 June 1865 at age 40.

Children of Jeptha Holcombe and Ellen Richardson

Citations

  1. [S25] Hannah Elizabeth Weir McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 167.1/Item A-8-1-6-5-1-1-3.

Norman Chandler Holcombe1

b. 1 July 1827, d. 1897
     Norman Chandler Holcombe was born on 1 July 1827 at Stamford Centre, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.2 He was the son of Drayton Holcombe and Keturah Skinner. Norman Chandler Holcombe married Sarah Horton, daughter of Zaphaniah Horton and Abigail Thomas. Norman Chandler Holcombe died in 1897 at North Pelham, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.2

Norman was a messenger from the family home at Crowland Twp., farm Welland Co., Ontario, to his father, Drayton Holcombe, when a refugee in Buffalo, NY when a lad hardly in his teens. Sarah Horton's father, Zaphaniah, was a New England Loyalist who settled in Pelham Twp., Welland Co., Ontario in 1812. The farm he established there continued in possession of his descendants to the 5th generation. One other of his daughters and two of his sons married Holcombe brother and sisters of Norman Chandler.

Children of Norman Chandler Holcombe and Sarah Horton

Citations

  1. [S25] Hannah Elizabeth Weir McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 168.1/Item A-8-1-6-5-1-1-4.
  2. [S888] Find A Grave Memorial; memorial page for Chandler Holcomb (1 Jul 1827–1897). Memorial no. 195286865, database and images: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195286865, accessed 10 Jun 2022, citing North Pelham Cemetery, North Pelham, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by: Joan Donnelly Ellis (contributor 48058555).

Frederick Alderman1

b. 1796, d. 1873
     Frederick Alderman was born in 1796.1 He was the son of Timothy Alderman and Tabitha Phelps.1 Frederick Alderman died in 1873.1

Citations

  1. [S359] William Alderman Parker, Alderman, Page 529.

Susan Keturah Holcombe1

b. 19 February 1832
     Susan Keturah Holcombe was born on 19 February 1832. She was the daughter of Drayton Holcombe and Keturah Skinner. Susan Keturah Holcombe married David W. Horton, son of Zaphaniah Horton and Abigail Thomas.

Children of Susan Keturah Holcombe and David W. Horton

Citations

  1. [S25] Hannah Elizabeth Weir McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 169.1/Item A-8-1-6-5-1-1-6.

Dorothy E. Holcombe1

b. 27 August 1834
     Dorothy E. Holcombe was born on 27 August 1834. She was the daughter of Drayton Holcombe and Keturah Skinner. Dorothy E. Holcombe married Paul P. Horton, son of Zaphaniah Horton and Abigail Thomas.

Children of Dorothy E. Holcombe and Paul P. Horton

Citations

  1. [S25] Hannah Elizabeth Weir McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 169.1/Item A-8-1-6-5-1-1-7.

William W. Holcombe1

b. 20 September 1838
     McPherson notes no children by either marriage. William W. Holcombe was born on 20 September 1838. He was the son of Drayton Holcombe and Keturah Skinner.

Citations

  1. [S25] Hannah Elizabeth Weir McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 169.2/Item A-8-1-6-5-1-1-8.

James C. Holcombe1

b. 31 May 1842
     James C. Holcombe was born on 31 May 1842. He was the son of Drayton Holcombe and Keturah Skinner. James C. Holcombe married Ruth Horton, daughter of Zaphaniah Horton and Abigail Thomas.

James and Ruth were enumerated in the 1881 Pelham, Monck, Ontario, Canadan Census. He was a farmer, age 38, she was 37. Children in the household were William T. 12, Norman C. 8, and David W. 5.

Children of James C. Holcombe and Ruth Horton

Citations

  1. [S25] Hannah Elizabeth Weir McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 169.2/Item A-8-1-6-5-1-1-9.

Chapin Van Rensselaer Holcombe1

b. 5 April 1848
     Chapin Van Rensselaer Holcombe was born on 5 April 1848. He was the son of Drayton Holcombe and Julia Ann Beam. Chapin Van Rensselaer Holcombe married Alice Clark, daughter of Ralsamon Aaron Clark and Ellen Holcombe, in June 1872 at Greenville, Mercer Co., PA.

Children of Chapin Van Rensselaer Holcombe and Alice Clark

Citations

  1. [S25] Hannah Elizabeth Weir McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 170.1/Item A-8-1-6-5-1-1-10.

Francis Gore Summers

b. 18 August 1816, d. 4 June 1881
     Francis Gore Summers was born on 18 August 1816. He married Mary Aurelia Holcombe, daughter of Drayton Holcombe and Keturah Skinner, on 22 September 1835. Francis Gore Summers died on 4 June 1881 at age 64.

Daniel Grove Holcombe1

b. 31 May 1821, d. 19 December 1924
     Daniel Grove Holcombe was born on 31 May 1821. He was the son of Drayton Holcombe and Keturah Skinner. Daniel Grove Holcombe married Margaret Buck on 6 May 1845. Daniel Grove Holcombe married Mary Muffett in 1892. Daniel Grove Holcombe died on 19 December 1924 at Louth, Ontario, Canada, at age 103.

McPherson notes that Daniel has been erroneously called "Drayton G." Holcomb in his published obituary. Other records and publications definitely identify him as "Grove" and "Daniel Brove". He was a farmer and saw mill operator. He moved to Cook's mill, Welland Co., Ontario, as a young man and in about 1886 moved to saw mill operations in Minn. for 8 years, when he returned to Louth, Ontario, Canada. He was a member of Rockway Presbyterian Church and of Mountain Lodge of Masons, being the oldest Mason in Canada, having joined 82 years previously. As a boy he had driven teams on tow path of the first Welland Canal; had lived under 4 soverigns of Great Britain; fought in the Fenian raid.

Children of Daniel Grove Holcombe and Margaret Buck

Citations

  1. [S25] Hannah Elizabeth Weir McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 166.1/Item A-8-1-6-5-1-1-2.

Sarah Holcombe1

     Sarah Holcombe was born at Pelham Twp., Welland Co., Ontario, Canada. She was the daughter of Daniel Grove Holcombe and Margaret Buck. Sarah Holcombe lived in 1924 at St. Cloud, FL.

Citations

  1. [S25] Hannah Elizabeth Weir McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 166.1/Item A-8-1-6-5-1-1-2-1.

Norman Wilson Holcombe1

b. 13 October 1849, d. 1 March 1924
     Norman Wilson Holcombe was born on 13 October 1849 at Pelham Twp., Welland Co., Ontario, Canada. He was the son of Daniel Grove Holcombe and Margaret Buck. Norman Wilson Holcombe married Martha Elizabeth Smith on 4 September 1877. Norman Wilson Holcombe died on 1 March 1924 at age 74.

Children of Norman Wilson Holcombe and Martha Elizabeth Smith

Citations

  1. [S25] Hannah Elizabeth Weir McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 166.1/Item A-8-1-6-5-1-1-2-2.

Francis Morris Holcombe1

b. 11 March 1852, d. 1930
     Francis Morris Holcombe was born on 11 March 1852 at Pelham Twp., Welland Co., Ontario, Canada. He was the son of Daniel Grove Holcombe and Margaret Buck. Francis Morris Holcombe married Alice Melissa Wright. Francis Morris Holcombe died in 1930.

Francis was a farmer in Power Glen, a hamlet at the DeCaw Falls power house of the old Cataract Power Co., Welland Co., Ontario. He fought in the Reil Rebellion and had in his home there in 1923 his father, Daniel Grove Holcombe, 103 years old.

Children of Francis Morris Holcombe and Alice Melissa Wright

Citations

  1. [S25] Hannah Elizabeth Weir McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 166.2/Item A-8-1-6-5-1-1-2-3.

Headley Holcombe

     Headley married but had no children. Headley Holcombe was the son of Daniel Grove Holcombe and Margaret Buck.

Mary Muffett

d. 1918
     Mary Muffett married Daniel Grove Holcombe, son of Drayton Holcombe and Keturah Skinner, in 1892. Mary Muffett died in 1918.

Martha Elizabeth Smith

b. 6 January 1856, d. 4 August 1916
     Martha Elizabeth Smith was born on 6 January 1856 at Louth, Ontario, Canada. She married Norman Wilson Holcombe, son of Daniel Grove Holcombe and Margaret Buck, on 4 September 1877. Martha Elizabeth Smith died on 4 August 1916 at age 60.

Children of Martha Elizabeth Smith and Norman Wilson Holcombe

Maud Evelyn Holcombe1

b. 2 September 1878
     Maud Evelyn Holcombe was born on 2 September 1878 at Thorold Twp, Welland Co., Ontario, Canada. She was the daughter of Norman Wilson Holcombe and Martha Elizabeth Smith. Maud Evelyn Holcombe married John Baxter on 22 May 1915.

Citations

  1. [S25] Hannah Elizabeth Weir McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 166.1/Item A-8-1-6-5-1-1-2-2-1.

James Wilson Holcombe1

b. 31 August 1880, d. 30 January 1920
     James Wilson Holcombe was born on 31 August 1880 at Thorold Twp, Welland Co., Ontario, Canada. He was the son of Norman Wilson Holcombe and Martha Elizabeth Smith. James Wilson Holcombe married Jeletta Pound on 1 September 1908. James Wilson Holcombe died on 30 January 1920 at age 39.

Children of James Wilson Holcombe and Jeletta Pound

Citations

  1. [S25] Hannah Elizabeth Weir McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 116/Item A-8-1-6-5-1-1-2-2-2.

Everand Ross Holcombe1

b. 5 June 1886, d. 26 June 1977
     Everand Ross Holcombe was born on 5 June 1886 at Humberstone Twp., Welland Co., Ontario, Canada. He was the son of Norman Wilson Holcombe and Martha Elizabeth Smith. Everand Ross Holcombe married Alice May Walters on 12 April 1917. Everand Ross Holcombe died on 26 June 1977 at age 91.

Children of Everand Ross Holcombe and Alice May Walters

Citations

  1. [S25] Hannah Elizabeth Weir McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 166.2/Item A-8-1-6-5-1-1-2-2-3.

Martha Edna Belle Holcombe1

b. 27 August 1889
     Martha Edna Belle Holcombe was born on 27 August 1889 at Humberstone Twp., Welland Co., Ontario, Canada. She was the daughter of Norman Wilson Holcombe and Martha Elizabeth Smith. Martha Edna Belle Holcombe married Harvey Milton Dennis on 15 March 1921.

Child of Martha Edna Belle Holcombe and Harvey Milton Dennis

Citations

  1. [S25] Hannah Elizabeth Weir McPherson, Holcombe Genealogy, Page 166.2/Item A-8-1-6-5-1-1-2-2-4.

Alberta Sarah Almeda Holcombe

b. 12 July 1891
     Alberta Sarah Almeda Holcombe was born on 12 July 1891 at Humberstone Twp., Welland Co., Ontario, Canada. She was the daughter of Norman Wilson Holcombe and Martha Elizabeth Smith.