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     (?) Gillett was born before 1825.¹ He married Eliza Ann Holcombe, daughter of James Holcombe and Olive Noble, before 1843.¹ (?) Gillett died before 1848.¹

     Jabez Wood Jr. was the son of Jabez Wood and Hannah Nelson.¹ Jabez Wood Jr. married Joanna Short.¹

     Obie Willard Ragan was born on 15 October 1932 at OK.¹ He was the son of Elmer John Samuel Ragan Sr. and Minnie Elnora Farrow.¹ Obie Willard Ragan died on 19 May 2000 at Cedar Creek, Bastop Co., TX, at age 67.^1,2 He was buried at Cook-Walden Capital Parks Cemetery, Pflugerville, Travis Co., TX.²

     Joanna Short married Jabez Wood Jr., son of Jabez Wood and Hannah Nelson.¹

     Remick Waite was born on 10 April 1758.¹ He was the son of Richard Waite and Rebecca Higgins.¹ Remick Waite was also known as Renick Waite. He married Susanah Matson on 29 June 1786 at Lyme, New London Co., CT.¹ Remick Waite died on 20 September 1830 at Old Lyme, New London Co., CT, at age 72. He was buried at Duck River Cemetery, Old Lyme, New London Co., CT.²

     Arthur Ragan was born on 20 August 1930.¹ He was the son of Elmer John Samuel Ragan Sr. and Minnie Elnora Farrow.¹ Arthur Ragan died on 14 September 1930.¹

     Maria Selden was born on 31 March 1791 at CT. She married Judge Henry Matson Waite, son of Remick Waite and Susanah Matson, on 23 January 1816.¹ Maria Selden died on 7 December 1866 at age 75. She was buried at Duck River Cemetery, Old Lyme, New London Co., CT.²

     Henry Perry Newton was born on 19 July 1893.¹ He married Margaret Farrow, daughter of Arthur Tullis Farrow and Alice Adiline Holcombe.¹ Henry Perry Newton died on 20 June 1989 at age 95.¹ He was buried at Chowchilla Cemetery, Chowchilla, Madera Co., CA.¹

     Judge Morrison Remick Waite was born on 29 November 1816 at Lyme, New London Co., CT.¹ He was the son of Judge Henry Matson Waite and Maria Selden.¹ Judge Morrison Remick Waite married Amelia Champlin Warner on 21 September 1840 at Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.¹ Judge Morrison Remick Waite died on 23 March 1888 at Washington, DC, at age 71.¹ He was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Toledo, Lucas Co., OH.²

Mayflower Descendant, lawyer, Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court.

     John Rogers was baptized on 8 April 1606 at Watford, County Northamptonshire, England.¹ He was the son of Thomas Rogers and Alice Cosford.¹ John Rogers married Anna Churchman on 16 April 1639 at Plymouth Colony, MA. John Rogers died on 27 August 1691 at Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA, at age 85.

     Harry Griffin Pinkham Jr. was born on 12 March 1918 at Flushing, Queens Co., NY.¹ He married Grace Van Brunt, daughter of Ralph Van Brunt and Theresa Boyle, in 1965. Harry Griffin Pinkham Jr. died on 12 November 2005 at Canaan, Litchfield Co., CT, at age 87.¹ He was buried at South Cemetery, Colebrook, Litchfield Co., CT.¹

     Anna Churchman married John Rogers, son of Thomas Rogers and Alice Cosford, on 16 April 1639 at Plymouth Colony, MA.

     Charles LeRoy Holcombe was born on 13 April 1915 at Granville, Washington Co., NY. He was the son of George Bernard Washington Holcombe and Ethel Mitchell. Charles LeRoy Holcombe married Eva Sadie Hurlburt on 18 December 1937 at NY. Charles LeRoy Holcombe died on 19 January 1968 at Granville, Washington Co., NY, at age 52.

     John Rogers Jr. was the son of John Rogers and Anna Churchman.¹ John Rogers Jr. married Elizabeth Pabodie.¹

     James L. Holcombe was born on 27 October 1940 at Granville, Washington Co., NY. He was the son of Charles LeRoy Holcombe and Eva Sadie Hurlburt. James L. Holcombe died on 12 August 2019 at Granville, Washington Co., NY, at age 78.

From The Glenn-Falls Post-Star, 14 August 2019:

GRANVILLE — James L. Holcomb took his earthly leave on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019 at the the Slate Valley Center in North Granville.

Jim was born Oct. 27, 1940 in Granville, the son of the late LeRoy and Eva (Hurlburt) Holcomb.

He was a 1959 graduate of Granville High School. Jim was a proud veteran of the U.S. Air Force, enlisting following graduation. Some of his destinations during his service were Texas, Alaska and South Dakota.

Jim married the love of his life, Lorraine Tifft, on March 6, 1965. Together they raised their family. Family was of paramount importance to Jim. He lived by the rule that a man's job was to care for his family, no matter what. This was a principle he instilled in his sons and taught them by his example.

Jim retired from General Electric in Rutland, Vermont, after 35 years of service. He also worked at Price Chopper for 10 years during his retirement.

Jim and Lorraine enjoyed traveling. Some special trips were to Hershey, Pennsylvania, Nashville — when Jim was photographed on the stage of the Grand Old Opry — and the Caribbean.

Music was Jim's passion. He loved karaoke and one of his favorite types of music was good old traditional country music. Jim was a man of strong faith. He recognized that his faith was the source of his strength. His music became an expression of that faith. When Jim sang during a church service, his voice reflected his strong love and praise for God. His son, PJ and grandson, Andrew, were influenced by their grandfather's musical talents. As parents and grandparents, Jim and Lorraine provided a healthy environment for the development of their musical talent.

Jim's love for his children and grandchildren knew no boundaries, and they were a source of pride in all they accomplished.

Jim was predeceased by his parents.

He will be missed by his beloved wife, Lorraine; and his sons, Paul Holcomb (Lois Deborah) and Phillip Holcomb (Tammy), all of Granville. He was blessed with 12 grandchildren, Adam, Andrew, Abigail, Alexander, Angelo, Annalise and Abraham Holcomb, Jessica Cartier and James, Jennifer, Charles and Seth Greenough; and 12 great-grandchildren, Isabelle, Kevin Jr., Lylah, Lily, Gigi, Felix, Tessa, Mason, Krya, Amelia, Layla and Hunter. Jim is also survived by his sisters, Eva Bradley and Ethel Tifft, both of Granville; and many nieces and nephews. He will also be missed at gatherings of his karaoke friends, church friends and McDonald's and Dunkin Donuts coffee drinking buddies.

A funeral service will be held at noon Thursday, Aug. 15, at the Granville Baptist Church, 23 Quaker St., Granville, with the Rev. James Peterson presiding. Friends may call from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. Full military honors will be shown following the funeral. Friends and family are invited to a social gathering in the fellowship hall of the church following the funeral and military honors.

Special thanks to Larry and Kathy Tifft, Leon and Ethel Tifft, Ralph and Janet Pagan, Joe and Eva Bradley and Mary Jane and Jack Tifft for their unconditional support and love.

The Holcomb family requests donations made to the Granville Rescue Squad or Granville Baptist Church in Jim's memory.

Arrangements were entrusted to the Robert M. King Funeral Home, 23 Church St., Granville. Online condolences may be made at www.robertmkingfuneralhome.com.

     Elizabeth Pabodie married John Rogers Jr., son of John Rogers and Anna Churchman.¹

     Elizabeth Bradford was the daughter of Samuel Bradford and Hannah Rogers.¹ Elizabeth Bradford married Charles Whiting.

     ?James Holcombe was born circa 1792.¹ He was the son of James Holcombe.¹
?James Holcombe and James Holcombe have been confused on the internet. Evidence strongly shows that James, the son of Levi, married Olive Noble.

Bowman proposed with a question mark that this James was he who married Olive Noble.

Bowman's proofs were limited to name association the common location of New York State. The 1790 census for James⁵ was from Kinderhook, NY, one hundred miles south of Granville, NY, which leads us to the conclusion that he was at that time over forty-five years of age, married , and had had two older males who were teens and/or early twenties iin his household. Other sources, without proofs, add that James⁵ was married to Ester Ganyard, a descendant of Adam "the mulatto" Rogers, and was the James Holcombe who moved to Ohio around 1802 where he died after 1807.

Bownam was apparently unaware of, or chose to ignore, the work of George E. McCracken, Hannah Elizabeth (Weir) McPherson, and Jesse Seaver (who had access to the records of the Rev. Amasa Holcombe, a contempory of James, through the work of Dr. William Frederick Holcombe). The records of Amasa, W. F. Holcombe, and Seaver are in the Hiram Frank Holcomb Genealogical Research Collection at the Connecticut Historical Society, call number GEN029.

Using the above senario, James, the proposed spouse of Olive Noble, would have been about ten years old at the time of the move from New York to Ohio, but nine years later he ended up much further north in New York married to a local girl of standing, and remained there the rest of his life. The more logical story is that James⁷ began and ended in northern New York and married the girl next door.²

This web page will continue the life of James and Olive under James⁷ , the son of Levi⁶.

     Charles Whiting married Elizabeth Bradford, daughter of Samuel Bradford and Hannah Rogers.

     Charles Abbott Thompson was born on 8 May 1861 at Ellington, Tolland Co., CT.¹ He was the son of Joseph Abbott Thompson and Mabel Clark.¹ Charles Abbott Thompson married Adella C. Snow in 1887 at Ellington, Tolland Co., CT. Charles Abbott Thompson died in 1941 at Ellington, Tolland Co., CT.¹ He was buried at Ellington Center Cemetery, Ellington, Tolland Co., CT.¹

     William Bradford Whiting was the son of Charles Whiting and Elizabeth Bradford.¹ William Bradford Whiting married Amy Lathrop.¹

     Amy Lathrop married William Bradford Whiting, son of Charles Whiting and Elizabeth Bradford.¹

     Abbott Bradford Thompson was born on 1 January 1898.¹ He was the son of Charles Abbott Thompson and Adella C. Snow.¹ Abbott Bradford Thompson married Rachael Borodel Keeney. Abbott Bradford Thompson died in 1986.¹

     John Whiting was the son of William Bradford Whiting and Amy Lathrop.¹

     David Patterson de Rham was born circa 1931. He married Rachael Thompson, daughter of Abbott Bradford Thompson and Rachael Borodel Keeney, on 27 June 1953. David Patterson de Rham died on 28 July 1995 at Farmington, Hartford Co., CT.

From the Hartford Courant, 31 Jul 1995:

David P. de Rham, 64, of Pinnacle Ridge Road, Farmington, died suddenly Friday (July 28, 1995) at John Dempsey Hospital, Farmington. He was born in New York City, son of the late Casimir and Lucy (Patterson) de Rham, formerly of Tuxedo Park, N.Y. He was a direct descendent of Henri Casimir de Rham of Giez, Switzerland, who was appointed the first Swiss Consul to the United States in New York in 1822. His paternal grandparents were Henry Casimir and Georgiana (Berryman) de Rham, formerl y of Tuxedo Park, N.Y., New York City, and Newport, R.I. His maternal grandparents were Rufus L. and Margaret (Morehead) Patterson, formerly of New York City and Southampton, Long Island. Mr. Patterson was a founder and Chairman of American Machine and Foundry, now A.M.F. Mr. de Rham graduated from St. Mark's School, 1949, Harvard University, BA 1953, Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration, MBA, 1955. He was President of de Rham Associates, a tax consulting and financial advisory service for individuals and small business. He owned and operated an Income Tax Practice from 1955-1972, and was an Enrolled Agent. The tax practice was sold to Budwitz & Meyerjack, CPAs, in 1972, and he continued to serve as Senior Tax Associa te with Budwitz & Meyerjack until his death. In 1958 he co- founded Data Managament, Inc. of Farmington, with Robert W. Hincks, and served as Chairman of the Board and Secretary/Treasurer until the family sold its interest in 1993. He had served on the Board of Directors of Zenith Laboratories, Anderson Laboratories, and Ney Ultrasonics. Mr. de Rham touched many lives, and was active in countless community organizations. When asked for a few moments of time and a little advice, he would stop everythi ng else to devote his full attention and enthusiasm to the question at hand. For over 20 years, he was on the Investment Advisory Committee of the Society for the Increase of the Ministry (SIM), Investment Committee of the St. James Parish Endowment Fund , and Investment Advisory Committee of the Yankee Girl Scout Council. He was serving on the Noah Wallace Fund Finance Advisory Committee, the Business Advisory Committee - For the Secretary of the State, and had been a member of the Governor's Strike Fo rce for Full Employment - Tax Sub-Committee under Governor Meskill. He was a long-time member of the Farmington Republican Town Committee, having acted as Treasurer and Co-Chairman of the Finance Committee. Mr. de Rham was currently serving as an elected member of the Farmington Board of Tax Review. He was a Director and past Treasurer of the Harvard Business School Club of Northern Connecticut, and a long-time member of the Exchange Club. He was past President of the Farmington Field Club, and held curr ent positions on the Long Range Planning and Budget Committees. He was a member of the Evening Star Lodge No. 101, Unionville, and Sphinx Temple, Hartford. Mr. de Rham's many activities arose from a life of fellowship and good humor. He was a gentle ma n in the truest sense of the word, spreading bonds of friendship worldwide. There was always room for one more to join his extended family and share a journey on his ark of kindness. Central to his life was the love and devotion for his family. He is survived by his wife, Rachael (Thompson) de Rham; and his children, Abbott Bradford and Kathleen Elizabeth (Morris) de Rham of Dorset, Vt., Margaret Morehead de Rham and Brian Kelly of Newfields, N.H., and John Motley Morehead de Rham of Farmington. He h as three granddaughters, Teresse Marion de Rham, Savannah Mireille Thompson de Rham, and Lucy Lathrop Kelly. He also leaves his brother and sister-in-law, Casimir and Elizabeth (Evarts) de Rham of Cambridge, Mass. There will be a memorial service at St. James Episcopal Church, Farmington, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 1995, 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Mark's School, Southborough, Mass., St. James Episcopal Church - David P. de Rham Memorial Fund, Farmington, or Farmington Food Pantry, c/o First Church of Christ Congregational, Unionville.

     John Leffingwell Whiting was the son of John Whiting and Lydia Leffingwell.¹

     John Talman Whiting was born on 13 March 1822 at Detroit, Wayne Co., MI. He was the son of John Leffingwell Whiting and Harriet Cornell Talman.¹

     Mary DeGarmo Whiting was born on 31 August 1861 at Detroit, Wayne Co., MI. She was the daughter of John Talman Whiting and Mary Sophia Hill. Mary DeGarmo Whiting married William Borden on 28 December 1882 at Detroit, Wayne Co., MI.¹ Mary DeGarmo Whiting died on 9 May 1933 at Manhattan, New York Co., NY, at age 71.

     William Borden married Mary DeGarmo Whiting, daughter of John Talman Whiting and Mary Sophia Hill, on 28 December 1882 at Detroit, Wayne Co., MI.¹

     Amos Richards Eno was born on 1 November 1810 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.¹ He was the son of Salmon Eno and Mary Richards.² Amos Richards Eno married Lucy Jane Phelps, daughter of Hon. Elisha Phelps and Lucy Smith, on 14 January 1835 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT. Amos Richards Eno died on 21 February 1898 at New York, NY, at age 87.¹ He was buried at Simsbury Cemetery, Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.¹

     John Borden was born on 21 May 1884 at New York City, New York Co., NY.¹ He was the son of William Borden and Mary DeGarmo Whiting.¹ John Borden married Ellen Wallace Waller on 2 February 1907 at Chicago, Cook Co., IL.¹ John Borden died on 29 July 1961 at age 77.¹

     Admiral John Sidney McCain Sr. was born on 9 August 1844 at Teoc, Carroll Co., MS.¹ He was the son of John Sidney McCain and Elizabeth-Ann Young.¹ Admiral John Sidney McCain Sr. married Catherine Davey Vaulx, daughter of James Junius Vaulx and Margaret Garside, on 9 August 1909 at Colorado Springs, El Paso Co., CO.¹ Admiral John Sidney McCain Sr. died on 6 September 1945 at Coronado, CA, at age 101.¹

     Admiral John Sidney McCain Jr. was born on 17 January 1911 at Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co, IA.¹ He was the son of Admiral John Sidney McCain Sr. and Catherine Davey Vaulx.¹ Admiral John Sidney McCain Jr. married Roberta Wright on 21 January 1933 at Caesar's Bar, Tijuana, Mexico.¹ Admiral John Sidney McCain Jr. died on 22 March 1981 at military aircraft enroute from Europe at age 70.¹

     Senator John Sidney McCain III was born on 29 August 1936 at Coco Solo Air Base, Panama Canal Zone.¹ He was the son of Admiral John Sidney McCain Jr. and Roberta Wright.¹ Senator John Sidney McCain III married Cindy Lou Hensley on 17 May 1980 at Arizona Biltmore, Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ. Senator John Sidney McCain III died on 25 August 2018 at Cornville, Yavapai Co., AZ, at age 81. He was buried on 2 September 2018 at Naval Academy Cemetery, Annapolis, Anne Arundel Co., MD.²

In his book Senator McCain quoted his grandfather speaking to his own son in Tokyo Harbor during the surrender of the Japaneese: "Son, there is no greater thing than to die . . . for the country and principles that you believe in." The senator then reflected that he had served a purpose greater than his own pleasure or advantage. And for that, sir we are all greatful.