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     Jemima Holcombe was born on 12 August 1735 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.³ She was the daughter of Joshua Holcombe III and Marey Griffin.⁴ Jemima Holcombe married Lieut. Isaac Phelps, son of Isaac Phelps, say 1754.⁵ Jemima Holcombe died on 15 September 1775 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT, at age 40.⁵

     Bowman references the other Benajah, son of Judah and Hannah Buttolph, without saying anything else about the relationship of the two Benajahs.

Benajah served in the American Revolution under three enlistments:

1. Sergeant in Cap't. Hezekiah Holcomb's company, 18th Reg't. in 1776.

2. appointed May 1777, Cap't. in 10th company, 18th Reg't.

3. In July 1777 was Cap't. in Major Smith's Reg't. in defense against Tryon's invasion.


Benajah and Lydia had children listed in Simsbury records and SS. Benajah Holcombe II was born on 9 September 1737 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.⁶ He was the son of Joshua Holcombe III and Marey Griffin.⁷ Benajah Holcombe II married Lydia Forward, daughter of Abel Forward and Hannah Phelps, on 5 August 1763 at Belchertown, Hampshire Co., MA; Marriage was recorded in Simsbury.⁸ Benajah Holcombe II died on 13 December 1820 at age 83.⁹ He was buried at Simsbury Cemetery, Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.⁹

     Lydia Forward was born on 23 October 1746 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.¹ She was the daughter of Abel Forward and Hannah Phelps.¹ Lydia Forward married Benajah Holcombe II, son of Joshua Holcombe III and Marey Griffin, on 5 August 1763 at Belchertown, Hampshire Co., MA; Marriage was recorded in Simsbury.² Lydia Forward died on 8 August 1824 at age 77.³

     Jesse Holcombe was born on 5 January 1739 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.¹ He was the son of Joshua Holcombe III and Marey Griffin.² Jesse Holcombe died in 1798; unmarried.

     Mary Henderson was born circa 1788 at VA.¹

     Mary Ann Ettenburn was born on 8 February 1808 at Germany.¹ She married Timothy Holcombe III, son of Timothy Holcombe II and Mary A. Chesnut, circa 1865 at Caldwell Co., MO.¹

     Susan Emma Holcombe was born on 19 March 1866 at Caldwell Co., MO.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Timothy Holcombe and Cecilia Ellen Wonsetler. Susan Emma Holcombe married John Glover Sandy. Susan Emma Holcombe died in 1953 at Las Vegas, San Miguel Co., NM.¹ She was buried at Sunset Memorial Park, Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., NM.¹

     John Glover Sandy was born in 1843 at OH. He married Susan Emma Holcombe, daughter of Charles Timothy Holcombe and Cecilia Ellen Wonsetler. John Glover Sandy died on 6 May 1915 at Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., NM.

     James Earnest Holcombe was born on 5 June 1870. He was the son of Charles Timothy Holcombe and Cecilia Ellen Wonsetler.

     Marion Benoni Holcombe was born on 10 August 1879 at Caldwell Co., MO.¹ He was the son of Charles Timothy Holcombe and Cecilia Ellen Wonsetler. Marion Benoni Holcombe married Laura Bell Cain on 13 April 1906 at Dewey, OK. Marion Benoni Holcombe died on 22 November 1973 at Des Moines, Polk Co., IA, at age 94.

     Laura Bell Cain was born in 1894. She married Marion Benoni Holcombe, son of Charles Timothy Holcombe and Cecilia Ellen Wonsetler, on 13 April 1906 at Dewey, OK. Laura Bell Cain died in 1984.

     Etta L. Holcombe was born on 2 September 1881. She was the daughter of Charles Timothy Holcombe and Cecilia Ellen Wonsetler.

     Lillie A. Holcombe was born on 30 November 1883. She was the daughter of Charles Timothy Holcombe and Cecilia Ellen Wonsetler. Lillie A. Holcombe married Alton H. Blair on 20 December 1905.

     Alton H. Blair married Lillie A. Holcombe, daughter of Charles Timothy Holcombe and Cecilia Ellen Wonsetler, on 20 December 1905.

     Grace Mary Holcombe was born on 1 January 1888. She was the daughter of Charles Timothy Holcombe and Cecilia Ellen Wonsetler.

     Sarah Pettibone was born on 24 September 1667 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT. She was the daughter of John Pettibone Sr. and Sarah Eggleston. Sarah Pettibone married John Mills, son of Simon Mills and Mary Buell, in 1689. Sarah Pettibone married Deacon John Humphrey, son of Sergeant John Humphrey and Hannah Griffin, on 6 July 1699. Sarah Pettibone died on 3 April 1748 at age 80.

     Deacon John Humphrey was born on 18 November 1671 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT. He was the son of Sergeant John Humphrey and Hannah Griffin. Deacon John Humphrey married Sarah Pettibone, daughter of John Pettibone Sr. and Sarah Eggleston, on 6 July 1699. Deacon John Humphrey died on 31 December 1732 at age 61.

     Samuel Pettibone was born on 2 September 1672. He was the son of John Pettibone Sr. and Sarah Eggleston. Samuel Pettibone married Judith Shepard. Samuel Pettibone died on 11 February 1747 at age 74.

     Judith Shepard married Samuel Pettibone, son of John Pettibone Sr. and Sarah Eggleston.

     Henry Pettibone was UNMARRIED. He was born on 20 June 1677. He was the son of John Pettibone Sr. and Sarah Eggleston. Henry Pettibone died in 1706.

     Benjamin Pettibone was born on 23 May 1682. He was the son of John Pettibone Sr. and Sarah Eggleston.

     Joseph Pettibone married Thanks (?) Joseph Pettibone was born on 11 March 1688. He was the son of John Pettibone Sr. and Sarah Eggleston.

     Thanks (?) married Joseph Pettibone, son of John Pettibone Sr. and Sarah Eggleston. Thanks (?) died on 2 November 1724.

     Mary Olcott was born in 1665. She was the daughter of Thomas Olcott Jr. and Mary (?) Mary Olcott married John Case, son of John Case and Sarah Spencer, on 12 September 1684 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.¹ Mary Olcott died in August 1685.

     John Case was born in 1616 at Aylesham, England.⁷ He married Sarah Spencer, daughter of William Spencer and Agnes Harris, circa 1657. John Case married Elizabeth Moore, daughter of John Moore. John Case left a will on 21 November 1700. He died on 21 February 1703/4 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.

"It is interesting to speculate about who John Case was on the basis of what we know. Although there is no age recorded anywhere for John, it is likely that he was not much older than Sarah, who was born in Boston in 1635, and that he was a resident of Hartford during the time prior to his marriage. It also seems probable that he came from a good family for it is unlikely that he would have had the opportunity to know Sarah, much less marry her, if he himself did not have a comparable background. Most parents in early New England were very careful about their daughters associations and it was generally necessary for a young man to secure the permission of a girl's parents prior to courting her. This concept was firmly embodied in New england law, which made it a crime punishable by a fine for a young man to see a girl without first obtaining her parents' consent. It is also apparent that John had traveled widely in southern New England and had either lived at or visited both Maspeth Kills, near Brooklyn on Long Island, and Hartford, Connecticut, by 1656." - Charles Case

He resided in Windsor until spring of 1669, when he settled at Weatogue (Simsbury). His house in Windsor, (probably build by a former owner) was on the corner of Mill highway and Bloomfield Ave; lot ext. on ave. about 33 rods an d14 on Mill road. His lot "whereon his house standeth" had not been recorded before 1669. "It was first gn. to Benj. Newberry, now Captain, and hath been possessed by several men before." He sold his house and lot and shop to Nath. Cook, 1689. He was the first constable of Massacoe (now Simsbury) CT, in 1669 and represented the town several times at General Court.

John's will named his wife, Elizabeth, six sons and four daughters. Samuel Spencer of Hartford and John Case, his son, were executors.

The Alderman Genealogy is more specific about John's early years: "John sailed from Gravesend, England, on September 3, 1635, on the ship Dorset and landed at Newport, R.I., but settled in Windsor, Conn. He was a farmer and owner of large acreages of land. He spend some years in Newton on Long Island, but in 1656 he returned to Connecticut and 1667 settled in Simsbury, formerly known as Masaco."

     Sarah Spencer was born on 7 March 1636.¹ She was the daughter of William Spencer and Agnes Harris. Sarah Spencer married John Case circa 1657. Sarah Spencer died on 3 November 1691 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT, at age 55.

     John Case was born on 6 August 1685 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.² He was the son of John Case and Mary Olcott. John Case died young.

     Abigail Humphrey was born on 13 January 1697/98 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT. She was the daughter of Lt. Samuel Humphrey and Mary Mills. Abigail Humphrey married John Case, son of John Case and Sarah Holcombe, on 24 January 1716/17 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.²

     Penelope Buttolph was born on 1 October 1699 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT. She was the daughter of Sgt. David Buttolph and Mary Buck. Penelope Buttolph married Sgt. Daniel Case, son of John Case and Sarah Holcombe, on 7 May 1719 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT. Penelope Buttolph died on 27 June 1746 at age 46. She was buried at Hopmeadow Cemetery, Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.

     John Alderman was born circa 1694 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.^2,3 He was the son of William Alderman and Mary Case. John Alderman married Sarah Case, daughter of John Case and Sarah Holcombe, on 28 October 1719 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT. John Alderman died on 25 February 1758.¹

On page 20 of the Alderman Genealogy, John's birthdate is listed as 1684; on page 449, it is listed as 1695.

Sarah was a great-granddaughter of Thomas Holcombe , the immigrant.

     Mary Beaman was born on 2 April 1698. She was the daughter of Samuel Beaman and Margaret Chapman. Mary Beaman married Capt. Jonathan Case, son of John Case and Sarah Holcombe, on 10 May 1721.

     William Case was born on 5 June 1665 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT.² He was the son of John Case and Sarah Spencer. William Case married Elizabeth Holcombe, daughter of Joshua Holcombe and Ruth Sherwood, in 1688. William Case died on 3 March 1700 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT, at age 34.

     William Spencer was baptized on 11 October 1601 at Stotfold, County Bedfordshire, England.² He was the son of Gerard Spencer and Alice Whitbread. William Spencer married Agnes Harris, daughter of Bartholemew Harris and Elizabeth Collamore, circa 1633 at probably England. William Spencer died in 1640 at Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.

William had been at Cambridge in 1631, and was a representative in 1634-5. He was one of the first settlers of Hartford, Conn., and in 1639, a selectman of that Town. He was one of the deputies in the General Court in 1639, and appointed with Mr. Wyllis, and Mr. Webster to prepare the first revisal of the laws in that year.

William and his brothers Thomas, Michael and Gerard emigrated to New England in the Winthrop Fleet. In 1632 William is recorded as being an inhabitant of New Town, afterwards Cambridge, Massachusetts. On 4 March he took the freeman's oath. William was a Depuity to the General Court of Massachusetts from 1634 until 1637. He was a member of the committee formed to frame a body of fundamental laws for the Colony of Massachusetts. In March 1636 William was appointed Lieutenant of the Millitary Companyof New Town. On 13 March he was fouinder of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Boston.² William Spencer, Gent. appeared fourth on the charter granted by the General Court of Massachusetts. William moved to Hartford, Connecticut where his brother, Thomas Spencer, had settled. He became town Clerk in 1639 and at a general meeting of the whole town, on 23 December 1639, there was chosen to order the affairs of the town for one year, William Westwood, William Spencer, Nathaniel Ward and John Moody. He was an early member of the First Church. His name appears on the Founders Monument. William was a representative to the General Court of Connecticut in 1639 and 1640. William Spencer's will was dated 4 March 1640/1.³ He mentions his wife, son Samuel, and daughters Sarah and Elizabeth. He appointed John Pratt, John Talcott and Matthew Lane overseers of his estate. In the inventory of his estate there is mentioned land yet remaining at Concord on the Bay. This was probably part of the grant of 300 acres beyond the Alewife River made him by the General Court of Massachusetts in 1638. William's will also profided that two-thirds of any estate in England and Massachusetts, due his wife, be used for their children's welfare. ⁴

     John Slater married Abiah Gillett, daughter of Nathan Gillett and Elizabeth (?), on 15 July 1669 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT.¹

     Abiah Gillett was born on 22 August 1641 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT.¹ She was the daughter of Nathan Gillett and Elizabeth (?) Abiah Gillett married Isaiah Bartlett on 3 December 1663 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT.¹ Abiah Gillett married John Slater on 15 July 1669 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT.¹

     Rebecca Newberry married Deacon Samuel Marshall. Rebecca Newberry died in October 1718.

     Died, unmarried, before his father. Benjah Bissell was born on 30 June 1671 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT. He was the son of Samuel Bissell and Abigail Holcombe. Benjah Bissell died before 1697 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT.

     John Birge was born in 1689. He was the son of Daniel Birge and Abigail Gillett.

     Children are listed in the Bolton Church records. Cornelius Birge was born in 1694. He was the son of Daniel Birge and Abigail Gillett. Cornelius Birge married Sarah Loomis, daughter of Thomas Loomis and Hannah Porter, on 8 February 1723. Cornelius Birge died in 1763.

     Bates states Ebenezer Moore married Tabitha Phelps in 1739. Esther Birge was born in 1697. She was the daughter of Daniel Birge and Abigail Gillett. Esther Birge married Ebenezer Moore, son of John Moore and Abigail Strong, in 1733. Esther Birge died in 1748.

     Mary A. Chesnut was born circa 1781 at Bath or Augusta Co., VA.¹ She married Timothy Holcombe II, son of Timothy Holcombe and Elizabeth Griffin, on 22 October 1801 at Bath Co., VA.¹ Mary A. Chesnut died circa 1844 at Bath Co., VA.¹

     Timothy Holcombe II was born in 1780 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.¹ He was the son of Timothy Holcombe and Elizabeth Griffin.¹ Timothy Holcombe II married Mary A. Chesnut on 22 October 1801 at Bath Co., VA.¹ Timothy Holcombe II died on 13 November 1858 at Braxton Co., VA.¹

Timothy and Mary were enumerated in the 1850 Western District, Nicholas Co., VA, federal census. He was 69, she was 71. There was no one else in the household.

There appear to be few credible sources on Timothy II and his family. He is listed as a place-holder for later generations that are better documented.