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Lt. David Holcomb

Male 1699 - 1784  (~ 84 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Lt. David Holcomb was born in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut; was christened on 30 Apr 1699 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut (son of Lt. Nathaniel Holcomb and Martha Buell); died on 23 Feb 1784 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in Simsbury Cemetery, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut.

    Notes:

    "[F]armer and inn-keeper; served as Lt.; lived on present site of Episcopal Church, Salmonbrook, now Granby, Hartford Co., Conn., reported as having lived also at Concord." [The Holcombes, Nation Builders, citation details below]

    David married Mehitable Buttolph on 1 Mar 1723 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut. Mehitable (daughter of Sgt. David Buttolph and Mary) was born on 25 Aug 1704; died on 4 Mar 1767. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Ezra Holcomb was born in 1735; died on 23 Apr 1813; was buried in Granby Cemetery, Granby, Hartford, Connecticut.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Lt. Nathaniel Holcomb was born on 11 Jun 1673 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut (son of Nathaniel Holcombe and Mary Bliss); died on 29 Sep 1766 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut.

    Nathaniel married Martha Buell on 1 Nov 1695 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut. Martha (daughter of Peter Buell and Martha Cogan) was born on 27 Dec 1675 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 6 Sep 1760 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Martha Buell was born on 27 Dec 1675 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut (daughter of Peter Buell and Martha Cogan); died on 6 Sep 1760 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate birth: 27 Dec 1675, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts

    Children:
    1. 1. Lt. David Holcomb was born in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut; was christened on 30 Apr 1699 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 23 Feb 1784 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried in Simsbury Cemetery, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Nathaniel Holcombe was born on 4 Nov 1648 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut (son of Thomas Holcombe and Elizabeth); died on 5 Mar 1741 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate death: 5 Mar 1740, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut

    Nathaniel married Mary Bliss on 27 Feb 1671 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Nathaniel Bliss and Catherine Chapin) was born on 23 Sep 1651; died in 1722. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Mary Bliss was born on 23 Sep 1651 (daughter of Nathaniel Bliss and Catherine Chapin); died in 1722.

    Notes:

    She was definitely a descendant of Thomas Bliss who died in 1651 in Hartford, Connecticut. The WeRelate page for her says "There is some dispute among Bliss family researchers about the family genealogy before this point. Mary's line may be Thomas, Jonathan, Thomas rather than what I have here."

    Children:
    1. 2. Lt. Nathaniel Holcomb was born on 11 Jun 1673 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 29 Sep 1766 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut.

  3. 6.  Peter Buell was born on 19 Aug 1644 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut (son of William Buell and Mary); died on 8 Jan 1730 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut.

    Peter married Martha Cogan on 31 Oct 1670 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. Martha (daughter of Thomas Cogan and Joan) was born about 1648 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 22 May 1686 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Martha Cogan was born about 1648 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts (daughter of Thomas Cogan and Joan); died on 22 May 1686 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut.
    Children:
    1. 3. Martha Buell was born on 27 Dec 1675 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 6 Sep 1760 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Thomas Holcombe was born about 1609 in England; died on 7 Sep 1657 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut.

    Notes:

    First recorded at Dorchester, Massachusetts on 4 May 1634; later removed to Windsor, Connecticut.

    Thomas married Elizabeth before 1634. Elizabeth was born about 1617 in England; died on 7 Oct 1679 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried on 8 Oct 1679. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth was born about 1617 in England; died on 7 Oct 1679 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; was buried on 8 Oct 1679.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate birth: Between 1615 and 1617, England
    • Alternate death: 7 Oct 1679, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut

    Children:
    1. Mary Holcombe was born about 1636; died on 4 Apr 1708 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut.
    2. Benajah Holcombe was born on 23 Jun 1644 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 25 Jan 1736 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut.
    3. 4. Nathaniel Holcombe was born on 4 Nov 1648 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 5 Mar 1741 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut.

  3. 10.  Nathaniel Bliss was born before 28 Dec 1622; was christened on 28 Dec 1622 in Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England (son of Thomas Bliss and Margaret Hulins); died on 18 Nov 1654 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.

    Nathaniel married Catherine Chapin on 26 Nov 1646 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. Catherine (daughter of Deacon Samuel Chapin and Cicely Penny) was born in 1626; was christened in 1626 in Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devon, England; died on 4 Feb 1712 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Catherine Chapin was born in 1626; was christened in 1626 in Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devon, England (daughter of Deacon Samuel Chapin and Cicely Penny); died on 4 Feb 1712 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate birth: Bef 6 Apr 1630

    Children:
    1. 5. Mary Bliss was born on 23 Sep 1651; died in 1722.

  5. 12.  William Buell died on 23 Nov 1681 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate death: 16 Nov 1681, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

    Notes:

    "WILLIAM1 BUELL, a joiner, came to America accompanied by a woman whose death on 3 Dec. 1639 at Windsor, Conn., was recorded by the town clerk as 'Goode Buell.' She has generally been assumed to have been the mother of William but the late Donald Lines Jacobus acutely remarked to me that she may have been his first wife. If so, no issue has been seen." [George E. McCracken, citation details below]

    William married Mary on 18 Nov 1640 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. Mary died on 1 Sep 1684 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  Mary died on 1 Sep 1684 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate death: 2 Sep 1684, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut

    Children:
    1. Samuel Buell was born on 2 Sep 1641 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 11 Jul 1720 in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut.
    2. 6. Peter Buell was born on 19 Aug 1644 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut; died on 8 Jan 1730 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut.

  7. 14.  Thomas Cogan died on 4 Mar 1654 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate death: 1653

    Thomas married Joan. Joan died in Nov 1695 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  Joan died in Nov 1695 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.
    Children:
    1. 7. Martha Cogan was born about 1648 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 22 May 1686 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut.
    2. Ruth Cogan was born about 1651 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 3 Nov 1724 in Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut.


Generation: 5

  1. 20.  Thomas Bliss was born about 1590; died before 14 Feb 1651 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate death: 1649

    Notes:

    First appears in Hartford around 1639. Not to be confused with the Thomas Bliss of Braintree and Rehoboth. His name is on the Founders Monument in downtown Hartford.

    From Michel L. Call and Gary Boyd Roberts, "Mormon Pioneer Genealogy Library Acquired by NEHGS," 1985:

    "According to [Mormon Pioneer Genealogy Library] projections, the largest family in America today is the posterity of Robert White (b. ca. 1560) & Bridget Allgar, with a Mormon posterity of 430,000 and an American posterity of 29 million. The next five families are Edward Griswold and Margaret, Joseph Loomis and Mary White (daughter of Robert and Bridget above), Gerard Spencer and Alice Whitbread, Thomas Ford and Elizabeth Charde, and Thomas Bliss and Margaret Hulins, each with a Mormon posterity of 270,000 and an American posterity of 18 million."

    Thomas married Margaret Hulins on 18 Oct 1621 in St. Nicholas, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. Margaret (daughter of John Hulins and Margaret) was born about 1600 in of Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England; died on 28 Aug 1684 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 21.  Margaret Hulins was born about 1600 in of Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England (daughter of John Hulins and Margaret); died on 28 Aug 1684 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate birth: Abt 1595, of Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England

    Children:
    1. 10. Nathaniel Bliss was born before 28 Dec 1622; was christened on 28 Dec 1622 in Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England; died on 18 Nov 1654 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.
    2. Samuel Bliss was born in 1624 in England; died on 23 Mar 1720 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.
    3. Mary Bliss was born about 1628 in Gloucestershire, England; died on 29 Jan 1712 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.
    4. Sarah Bliss was born about 1638; died on 27 Sep 1705 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.

  3. 22.  Deacon Samuel Chapin was born before 8 Oct 1598; was christened on 8 Oct 1598 in Paignton, Devon, England (son of John Chapin and Philippe Easton); died on 11 Nov 1675 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.

    Samuel married Cicely Penny on 9 Feb 1624 in Paignton, Devon, England. Cicely (daughter of Henry Penny and Jane) was born before 21 Feb 1602; was christened on 21 Feb 1602 in Paignton, Devon, England; died on 8 Feb 1683 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 23.  Cicely Penny was born before 21 Feb 1602; was christened on 21 Feb 1602 in Paignton, Devon, England (daughter of Henry Penny and Jane); died on 8 Feb 1683 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.
    Children:
    1. 11. Catherine Chapin was born in 1626; was christened in 1626 in Berry Pomeroy, Totnes, Devon, England; died on 4 Feb 1712 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.


Generation: 6

  1. 42.  John Hulins was born about 1565 in of Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England (son of Henry Hulings and Johan); died after 24 Jan 1639.

    Notes:

    Or Hulings.

    John married Margaret. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 43.  Margaret
    Children:
    1. 21. Margaret Hulins was born about 1600 in of Rodborough, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England; died on 28 Aug 1684 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.

  3. 44.  John Chapin died before 3 Jun 1600; was buried on 3 Jun 1600 in Paignton, Devon, England.

    Notes:

    According to Howard Millar Chapin (citation details below), he was "probably identical with the John, son of Roger Chapyn, who was baptized at Totnes 25 Sept 1566."

    John married Philippe Easton on 14 Sep 1590 in Paignton, Devon, England. Philippe died after 20 Jan 1615. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 45.  Philippe Easton died after 20 Jan 1615.
    Children:
    1. 22. Deacon Samuel Chapin was born before 8 Oct 1598; was christened on 8 Oct 1598 in Paignton, Devon, England; died on 11 Nov 1675 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.

  5. 46.  Henry Penny died between 6 Apr 1630 and 18 May 1630 in Paignton, Devon, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Alternate death: Bef 18 May 1630, Paignton, Devon, England

    Notes:

    He was a baker.

    Henry married Jane. Jane died after 6 Apr 1630. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 47.  Jane died after 6 Apr 1630.
    Children:
    1. 23. Cicely Penny was born before 21 Feb 1602; was christened on 21 Feb 1602 in Paignton, Devon, England; died on 8 Feb 1683 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.