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| Map of New England by John Sellers from about 1670. |
As my ancestry marches backward in time, there is a linear connection from one Holcombe to the next; son to father, generation to generation and so on moving backward. Each of these generations is like a node that connects one family to another. Branching off these nodes are the stories of the spouses and their ancestors, the other colonial families.
This report, which is a work in progress, will provide a link to short articles about some of the my colonial families.
Colonial Families
Bliss Family
Mary Bliss would marry the first Nathaniel Holcombe in 1670. He was the third son of the Puritan settler Thomas Holcombe and is my eight great-grandfather. He and Mary would settle in the wilderness west of the Connecticut River and be responsible for a huge line of descendants. The Bliss family would first settle in Boston, then Hartford, Connecticut and finally, Springfield, Massachusetts.
Read about the Bliss Family Here
Chapin Family
Catherine Chapin was the mother of Mary Bliss and came from a well-documented colonial family. They settled in Springfield, Massachusetts in about 1642. Catherine's father, Samuel was one of the founding fathers of Springfield and the family boasts many notable descendants.
Read about the Chapin Family Here
Buell Family
Martha Buell would marry the second Nathaniel Holcombe in 1695. He was the oldest son of Nathaniel I and is my seventh great-grandfather. Martha's family were early settlers to Simsbury, Connecticut and thus also from the larger group of people who pioneered the wilderness west of the Connecticut River.
Read about the Buell Family Here
Cogan Family
Martha Cogan was the mother of Martha Buell and comes from a family that some trace back to the middle ages. Martha's father, Thomas may have came from Chard, Somersetshire, England (though the origins of Thomas remain unproven) and settled in Tauton, Plymouth Colony before 1638. As such, the Cogan family has been grouped in my post on the Buell family.
Read about the Cogan Family Here (included in the article about the Buell Family).
Hayes Family
Thankful Hayes would marry the third Nathaniel Holcombe in 1717. He was the eldest son of Nathaniel II and is my sixth great-grandfather. The Hayes family were prominent settlers of wilderness at Salmon Brook, which later became Granby, Connecticut. The Holcombe and Hayes family are forever entwined by multiple marriages during the early generations of the families.
Read about the Hayes Family Here . . . coming soon
Wilcockson Family
Elizabeth Wilcockson would marry Joseph Holcombe sometime before 1750. He was a middle child of Nathaniel III and is my fifth great-grandfather. Elizabeth's family where early settlers to Massachusetts and Connecticut.
Read about the Wilcockson Family Here . . . coming soon
Additional Reading:
The Holcombe Family - Colonial Generations
The Wilderman Family - Colonists and Pioneers
David Hollister and the Hollister Family
Research Notes: Available information on most of these families is plentiful and can be found across the web as well as in older, more traditional, genealogy texts. Some of the more prominent and useful sources will be mentioned at the end of each of the individual articles.
Glad to see you back in action and wanted to let you know that you have at least one VERY interested reader. I am researching my ancestor Azariah Holcomb who was born in Missouri in 1800. Azariah can be linked to his siblings, but I have not linked any of them to their parents. It is likely that they were the children of a Nathaniel Holcomb who can be documented in Missouri in 1806 but who was deceased by 1818. Nathaniel had one or two wives, maybe more. His widow probably married Benajah Brown and had a son James Brown with him. One of my cousins did a DNA test that indicates a connection to Nathaniel Holcomb/Mary Buell line. My theory is that the Nathaniel Holcomb who lived in Missouri was Nathaniel Holcomb VI. I am looking at every scrap of Holcomb information that come my way. You can read about my Holcomb problem on my blog.I look forward to your blog updates.
ReplyDeleteKathy,
DeleteThanks for reading and commenting. Glad to see you are working hard to make the connection back to the Puritans. I too, did not originally have a connection, but I knew my GG Grandfather Reuben Holcomb was born in 1816 in New York. At the time, I really did not know much about the Holcombe family of Connecticut but I had a hunch that Rueben’s line went back into Colonial America and it did. Happy Hunting!
Thank you so very much for sharing all of your fabulous research. My family departs from the Holcombe family surname at the marriage of Samuel Barber and Sarah Holcombe (my 8th great grandmother). I am Teri Dodd-Dittrich and my email is teri@imager.com. Some of my Barber/Holcombe family ended up in the vicinity of Waco, Texas where my father was born in the early 1930s. He became an orphan at an early age and I only started my research after his death. I know he would be completely amazed and delighted and joyful if he were on this adventure with me. I have recently joined the DAR with father and son Samuel and Ezekiel Barber (son and grandson of the above couple). I suspect that I may be able to add some Holcombe/Bliss/Humpreys to my ribbon as I keep working. Thank you again, Teri
ReplyDeleteTeri,
DeleteThanks for visiting my site. I am glad you have been able to find success in pursuit of your family history. Like you, I really started getting into this after my father's death. He was the keeper of a lot of family lore and I know he would have really enjoyed all of the information and history that has been uncovered. Let me know if you ever need anything.