Thomas Holcombe - Other Research Notes

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• Thomas Holcombe (1609-1657)

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Poquonock - 1640. Thomas Holcombe moved to Poquonock by 1640, and was joined there by 1649, by Edward, Francis and George Griswold with their families, and John Bartlett. Although at that time Poquonock was about four miles out of town from Windsor, it is now part of Windsor, a section north of the Farmington River.^{[citation needed]}

Windsor Court Record [In 1649]. "The Gen'l Court, in view of the "many dangers the familyes of Edward Griswold, Thomas Holcombe, John Bartlett, Francis Griswold and George Griswold, all of Wyndsor, are in, by reason of remoate living from neighbors and neareness to Indians", frees one of them from training on each training day, provided he stand about as a sentinel". (This "remoate" ground was at Poquonock.)

Death and Burial not at Granby. Thomas Holcombe died in Windsor, Connecticut, 7 Sept. 1657^[1] The Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934, lists Thomas Holcombe in Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, from a tombstone at the Granby Street Cemetery. This is the monument built by later descendants, but Granby was not settled until 1723, when it was a part of Simsbury, Connecticut which was not settled until 1664.^[2][3]

James Enno distributed Thomas Holcombe's estate to heirs. Thomas Holcomb of Windsor. Invt. £294-09-08 taken Oct. 1, 1657 by Benjamin Newbery and Daniel Clark. Children: Joshua age 17 years, Benajah 13, Nathaniel 9, Abigail 19, and Deborah 6-7/12 years of age. Signed, Matthew Grant. Adms. granted to the Widow Elizabeth Holcomb with order of distribution to: To the Widow, £42-18-00 To Joshua, 42-18-00 To Benajah, 33-07-00 To Nathaniel, 28-12-00 To Abigail, 28-12-00 To Deborah, 28-12-00. George and Edward Griswold entered a claim to part of the estate, but remitted the Claim. On this 15th day of December, 1660, I doe acknowledge to have received of my Father Enno of my wive's portion the whole sum. Samuel Bissell. (He married Abigail Holcombe, daughter of Thomas Holcombe.) On this 17th day of December, 1660, I doe acknowledge to have received of my Father Enno ye full sum of my portion. Witness my Hand: Joshua Holcomb. (Joshua Holcombe was still a minor when his father died, but received his portion when he reached his majority.) The two eldest daughters Elizabeth (Holcombe) Ellsworth, and Mary (Holcombe) Griswold, who were already married, had probably received their portions at marriage.

Just how these sums were computed is not clear, certainly not by the usual third to the widow, a double share to the eldest son and a single share to the other children. In any case, George and Edward Griswold (husband of the daughter Mary and his father) entered a claim for a part of the estate but withdrew it. On 15 Dec. 1660 Samuel Bissell (husband of Abigail) receipted to James Enno, who was by then husband of the widow, for Bissell's wife's portion, and on 17 Dec. 1660 Joshua Holcombe receipted for his.

James Eno, with his three children, came to live at the Holcomb house, after the death of his first wife, and his marriage to Elizabeth.

In the spring of 1636, Rev. John Wareham left Dorchester, MASS and came to Windsor (now in Hartford County, CONN) bringing with him his flock of some 60 people, among whom were Thomas Holcombe and Thomas Bliss, immigrants.

Thomas Holcombe represented Windsor and Hartford County, CONN on the General Court; served for both at Hartford in framing the Constitution of the Colony of Connecticut, and as Deputy in 1649.

About 1632, during the reign of Charles I, Thomas married Elizabeth Ferguson, widow, who was born in Wales, and who was a passenger on the ship Mary and John Mar.20, 1630 to May 30, 1630. Elizabeth may have been Thomas' second wife.^[4]

Descendants of Thomas Holcombe. Thomas Holcombe b: 1600 in Hull, England d: 1657 .. +Elizabeth Ferguson b: Abt. 1610 in Wales m: 1632 in near Poquonock, Hartford Co., CT? d: October 07, 1679 in Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT

1. ........ 2 Nathaniel Holcombe I b: November 04, 1648 in Poquonock, Hartford Co., CT d: March 05, 1739/40 ............ +Mary Bliss b: September 23, 1651 in Windsor, Hartford Co., CT m: February 27, 1669/70 in Springfield, Hampden Co., MA d: 1741

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4. ↑ CS 71.H725, pages 9 & 10, as cited by Cora M. Collyer.