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     Denton E. Holcombe was born on 5 August 1877. He was the son of Mahlon A. Holcombe and Mary M. Boothe. Denton E. Holcombe died on 9 August 1878 at age 1. He was buried at Leroy Cemetery, Leroy, Bradford Co., PA.¹

     Eunice Morse was born in 1745. She was the daughter of Solomon Morse and Elizabeth Fenn. Eunice Morse married Amasa Holcombe, son of David Holcombe and Sarah Slater. Eunice Morse died on 8 December 1767.

     Eunice Holcombe was born on 19 October 1763. She was the daughter of Amasa Holcombe and Eunice Morse. Eunice Holcombe married Joseph Dyer on 27 April 1784 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT.^2,3 Eunice Holcombe died on 10 April 1852 at age 88.⁴ She was buried at Granby Center Cemetery, Granby, Hartford Co., CT.⁵

McPherson says she married Jared Barber; Granby Town Records say she married Joseph Dyer.

     William Holcombe was born in 1765. He was the son of Amasa Holcombe and Eunice Morse.

     Amassa Holcombe II was born in 1769. He was the son of Amasa Holcombe and Lois Heath. Amassa Holcombe II married Abigail Elton.

Moved to Trumbell Co., OH. McPherson indicates there were seven children, but omits numbers five and six, placing Lucius seventh.³

     Timothy Holcombe was born in 1777 at possibly Granby, Hartford Co., CT.^3,4 He was the son of Amasa Holcombe and Lois Heath. Timothy Holcombe married Betsy Gatch.⁵ Timothy Holcombe married Freedom Edgerton.

Timothy and Freedom were enumerated in the 1850 Richford, Tioga Co., NY, federal census. He was 80, she was 67. Children in the household were Amanda 31, Nathaniel 9, Charles 8, and Leonard 6.

Another Timothy who married Betsy Gatch with a nearlh identical profile has been confused with Timothy the son of Amasa. He may be the son of Lt. Timothy and Abigail Robbins.

Additional research needs to be done.

Timothy and Betsy were enumerated in the 1850 New Lyme, Ashtabula Co., OH, federal census. He was a farmer, age 73, she was 73. They were enumerated next to George.

T. and Betsy were enumerated in the 1860 New Lyme, Ashtabula Co., OH, federal census. He was a retired farmer, age 83, she was 83. Also in the household were L. Hilaker 51, and Mary J. Hilacker 9.

     Loris Holcombe was the daughter of Amasa Holcombe and Lois Heath.

     Clarissa Holcombe was the daughter of Amasa Holcombe and Lois Heath.

     Riley Holcombe was born circa 1784 at CT. He was the son of Amasa Holcombe and Lois Heath. Riley Holcombe married Esther Stone. Riley Holcombe married Polly (?) Riley Holcombe died on 10 August 1864 at Bloomington, McLean Co., IL. He was buried at McLean Co., IL.

Riley moved from CT to Sheldon, Wyoming Co., NY where he bought land and cleared a farm; later moved to Bloomington where his last years were spent in the home of his son, Bird.

     Abigail Elton was born in 1769. She married Amassa Holcombe II, son of Amasa Holcombe and Lois Heath. Abigail Elton died in 1851.

     Joseph enlisted in Capt. Lebbeus Ball's company, Col. William Shepard's Massachusetts regiment; engaged in battle of Monmouth. In 1818 he was allowed a pension. Joseph Dyer was born on 17 March 1758 at England.¹ He married Eunice Holcombe, daughter of Amasa Holcombe and Eunice Morse, on 27 April 1784 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT.^2,3 Joseph Dyer died on 11 November 1848 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT, at age 90.^1,3

     Joseph Dyer Jr. was born on 3 January 1790 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT.^1,2 He was the son of Joseph Dyer and Eunice Holcombe. Joseph Dyer Jr. died in January 1795 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT.^1,2

     Joseph Dyer II was born on 18 August 1795 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT.¹ He was the son of Joseph Dyer and Eunice Holcombe.

     Nancy Dyer was born on 20 December 1799 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Dyer and Eunice Holcombe.

     Mary and Polly are probably the same person, DAR records show Mary's birth as 1794; Bowman shows 1791. Polly Dyer was born on 15 August 1791 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT.¹ She was the daughter of Joseph Dyer and Eunice Holcombe.

     Thomas Dyer was born on 17 April 1785 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT.¹ He was the son of Joseph Dyer and Eunice Holcombe.

     George J. Dyer was born on 9 January 1802 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT.¹ He was the son of Joseph Dyer and Eunice Holcombe.

     Henry Dyer was born on 3 January 1788 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT.¹ He was the son of Joseph Dyer and Eunice Holcombe.

     John Dyer was born on 11 September 1798 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT.^1,2 He was the son of Joseph Dyer and Eunice Holcombe. John Dyer died on 15 September 1798 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT.^1,2

     Marlin Holcombe was also known as Merlin Holcombe. He was born in 1798. He was the son of Amassa Holcombe II and Abigail Elton. Marlin Holcombe married Olive Peet in 1828.

Marlin "Merlin" is recorded in the 1850 census of New Canaan, Litchfield Co., CT, as a farmer and in the 1860 census of Vernon, Trumbull Co., OH, then living with the family of Lucius Holcombe.

     Niles Holcombe was the son of Amassa Holcombe II and Abigail Elton.

     Mary Holcombe was born on 18 December 1806 at Litchfield Co., CT.³ She was the daughter of Amassa Holcombe II and Abigail Elton. Mary Holcombe married George Buell, son of Truman Buell and Nancy Hinman, on 28 November 1836 at Cromwell, Middlesex Co., CT.⁴ Mary Holcombe died on 5 March 1867 at Johnston, Trumbull Co., OH, at age 60.⁵ She was buried at Johnston Township Cemetery, Johnston, Trumbull Co., OH.

McPherson indicates that Mary and George had at least eight children, James being the eighth.

     Bowman makes a huge leap here, assuming that this Amassa whom McPherson lists as the fourth child which would place him in the early 1800's is the same Amassa as in the Granby Town Records born in 1787 that married Gillet Kendall in 1808. Amassa Holcombe was the son of Amassa Holcombe II and Abigail Elton.

     Lucius Holcombe was born circa 1812 at Litchfield Co., CT.² He was the son of Amassa Holcombe II and Abigail Elton. Lucius Holcombe married Orra Harris in 1837 at CT. Lucius Holcombe died on 7 October 1899 at Vernon, Trumbull Co., OH.

Lucius moved to Prkman, Geauga Co., OH, in 1834 and in 1834 to Johnson twp., Trumbull Co., OH, whee he had Ct. friends and there bought land. Learning he could earn money faster to pay for this land by working in Ct. he returned there in 1835 and remained until 1837, when he returned to Johnston Twp. In 1850 he bought a farm at Vernon, trumbull co., OH. In the 1850 and 1860 cnesuses of Johnston Twp he was living with his family, a farmer owning real estate, $3,600 to $4,520. In 1860 his borther Marlin was living in Lucius' home.

     Olive Peet also went by the name of Polly Peet. She was born at CT. She married Dr. Oliver Root, son of Oliver Root and Anna Holcombe, on 28 February 1815.¹ Olive Peet married Marlin Holcombe, son of Amassa Holcombe II and Abigail Elton, in 1828.

     Ida Ellen Bush was born in September 1856 at PA.¹ She married K. Jay Holcombe, son of Benjamin S. Holcombe and Lois Delight Chappell, circa 1876.

     Jerome Holcombe was born on 12 October 1830 at CT. He was the son of Marlin Holcombe and Olive Peet. Jerome Holcombe married Lucia Dunning, daughter of Hawley Dunning and Sarah G. Porter, on 26 November 1851 at Canaan, Litchfield Co., CT. Jerome Holcombe died on 5 November 1922 at age 92.² He was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, North Canaan, Litchfield Co., CT.²

Jerome operated a chain of hotels at Canaan, Winsted, Hartford and East Haddam, Ct on the Connecticut river. He helped haul stone on boats drawn along the tow path by oxen to build Christ's Episcopal Church, Canaan. Moved from Connecticut to Scranton, Pa.

     Isabel Holcombe was born in 1832 at CT.² She was the daughter of Marlin Holcombe and Olive Peet.

     Lucia Dunning was born on 24 February 1833 at East Canaan, CT. She was the daughter of Hawley Dunning and Sarah G. Porter. Lucia Dunning was also known as Ellen Dunning. She married Jerome Holcombe, son of Marlin Holcombe and Olive Peet, on 26 November 1851 at Canaan, Litchfield Co., CT. Lucia Dunning died on 4 January 1897 at Scranton, PA, at age 63.

     Hawley Dunning was born in 1797. He married Sarah G. Porter on 10 June 1821 at Canaan, Litchfield Co., CT. Hawley Dunning died on 28 March 1872 at Litchfield Co., CT. He was buried at Hillside Cemetery, East Canaan, Litchfield Co., CT.¹

     Sarah G. Porter married Hawley Dunning on 10 June 1821 at Canaan, Litchfield Co., CT.

     Edward D. Holcombe was born on 14 November 1852. He was the son of Jerome Holcombe and Lucia Dunning. Edward D. Holcombe died on 27 August 1911 at age 58. He was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, North Canaan, Litchfield Co., CT.¹

Died unmarried.

     Stanley D. Holcombe was born on 26 January 1856. He was the son of Jerome Holcombe and Lucia Dunning. Stanley D. Holcombe died on 28 February 1856. Stanley D. Holcombe was also known as Stanley D. Holcombe.

     James W. Holcombe was born on 6 December 1857. He was the son of Jerome Holcombe and Lucia Dunning. James W. Holcombe died on 1 December 1860 at age 2. He was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, North Canaan, Litchfield Co., CT.

     Sarah P. Holcombe was born on 6 May 1860. She was the daughter of Jerome Holcombe and Lucia Dunning. Sarah P. Holcombe died on 18 May 1913 at age 53. Sarah moved in 1885 as a widow to Scranton, PA to live with her father.

     Lyman R. Holcombe was born on 6 November 1862. He was the son of Jerome Holcombe and Lucia Dunning. Lyman R. Holcombe died on 12 January 1919 at age 56. He was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, North Canaan, Litchfield Co., CT. Died unmarried.

     Hugh Franklin Holcombe was born on 7 January 1869. He was the son of Jerome Holcombe and Lucia Dunning. Hugh Franklin Holcombe lived at 651 Throop St., Dunmore, PA. He died on 9 May 1946 at age 77. He was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, North Canaan, Litchfield Co., CT.

     Adeline Belle Hamilton was born on 20 October 1884 at Hartford, Hartford Co., CT. She was the daughter of Samuel Hamilton II and Sarah P. Holcombe. Adeline Belle Hamilton was also known as Isobelle Hamilton. She lived at 704 Harrison Ave., Scranton, PA. She married Edwin Charles Gronemeyer on 1 January 1916 at Scranton, PA. Adeline Belle Hamilton died on 18 January 1956 at Dunmore, Lackawanna Co., PA, at age 71. She was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, North Canaan, Litchfield Co., CT.

     Edwin Charles Gronemeyer was born on 9 July 1886 at Richfield, Washington Co., WI. He married Adeline Belle Hamilton, daughter of Samuel Hamilton II and Sarah P. Holcombe, on 1 January 1916 at Scranton, PA. Edwin Charles Gronemeyer died on 1 June 1959 at Scranton, Lackawanna Co., PA, at age 72. He was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, North Canaan, Litchfield Co., CT.

     Ellen Dunning Gronemeyer was born on 22 September 1916 at Scranton, PA. She was the daughter of Edwin Charles Gronemeyer and Adeline Belle Hamilton. Ellen Dunning Gronemeyer married John Otto Taxis on 27 May 1939 at VA. Ellen Dunning Gronemeyer died on 21 August 1985 at age 68.

     George S. Dunning was the son of Lyman Dunning and Isabel Holcombe.

     Mary Isabel Dunning was the daughter of Lyman Dunning and Isabel Holcombe.

     Ellen Holcomb Dunning was the daughter of Lyman Dunning and Isabel Holcombe.

     George Buell was born on 10 October 1809 at Litchfield, Litchfield Co., CT.¹ He was the son of Truman Buell and Nancy Hinman.^2,3 George Buell married Mary Holcombe, daughter of Amassa Holcombe II and Abigail Elton, on 28 November 1836 at Cromwell, Middlesex Co., CT.¹ George Buell died on 27 December 1869 at Johnston, Trumbull Co., OH, at age 60.¹ He was buried at Johnston Township Cemetery, Johnston, Trumbull Co., OH.⁴

     Dr. James Kelley Buell was born on 1 January 1843 at West Cornwall, Litchfield Co., CT. He was the son of George Buell and Mary Holcombe. Dr. James Kelley Buell married Susan Moran on 11 March 1869. Dr. James Kelley Buell died on 4 March 1933 at Youngstown, OH, at age 90.

James taught and later became a physician; enlisted and served in Co. B., 87th Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the War Between the States. McPherson indicates he had four children, of whom Bernard was fourth.