Roger
Holcomb
Born in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of Nathaniel Holcomb III
and Thankful (Hayes) Holcomb
Brother of
Hannah (Holcomb) Read, Nathaniel Holcomb, Ephraim Holcomb, Ruth (Holcombe) Rose, Joseph Holcomb, Amos H. Holcomb, Elijah Holcomb and Mercy (Holcomb) Dibble
Husband of
Mercy (Gillett) Holcomb
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Roger Hayes Holcomb, Calvin Holcomb, Bethuel Holcomb, Ascenath Holcomb, Annis (Holcombe) Hayes and Sabra (Holcomb) Hayes
Died
at age 82
in Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Jul 2017
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Biography
Corporal Roger Holcomb served with 18th Regiment, Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.
Roger Holcomb was a Veteran of the Revolutionary War.
Regiment: 18th Regiment of Militia (Commanded by Jonathan Pettibone). Lt. Joel Hays' (Hayes) Company, from August 22 to September 25, 1776, serving in New York.
Roger was the son of Nathaniel & Thankful (Hayes) Holcomb
He married Mercy Gillett abt 1766 in CT - their children were Roger Hayes, Calvin, Bethuel, Lucinda, Mercy, Lurana, Asenath, Ann, Annis & Zabra
Buried at Granby Cemetery, Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut.
Sources
- CT Town Birth Records
- CT Town Marriage Records
- Find A Grave. Roger Holcomb.
- Record of service of Connecticut men in the I. War of the Revolution, II. War of 1812, III. Mexican War by Connecticut. Adjutant-General's Office; Johnston, Henry Phelps,, 1899. Lt. Joel Hays' Company pg 473.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Roger by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Roger by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- James Holcombe
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 838 markers, haplogroup I-FGC75797, FTDNA kit #845717, MitoYDNA ID T13183 [compare] - Dan Holcombe :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup I-FGC75797, FTDNA kit #206581, MitoYDNA ID T15478 [compare] +
Y-Chromosome Test, haplogroup I-S22349
- Jennifer Allen :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H3v2, FTDNA kit #B107209
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