The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-10-29
LAnBERTvILLE n. j. WEDNESDAY,, OCTOBER %, 1879.

4 wall of the church, where they could be seen
Eby all present. He had also a number Of fac
smile copies of ancient deeds, aud Wills,
showing transfers Of real estate and requests
/ by the early HoIcombe settlers Of Connect
icut. Some of these bore dates nearly two
hundred yearslago, one deed from Benajah
Holcombs, Sr., to David Marshall, of which a
photograph copy was exhibited, bore date Of
| June 20, 1894. Healso exhibited fac smile
likeness of the family q Coat Of Arms, /" as
given in Burk's Heraldc History of the Com
moners of England. This was handsomely
mounted and attracted much attention. He
Itrsced the genealogy of the Holcombes Of
America back to Europe, and gave evidences
of the existence of the family from the 18th
century down to the present, and said he pre-
sumed the name had come down from Adam.
As only the names Adam " and :. Eve"
we're givengto our FIRST parents, Their other
name ight have been Holoombe. Tie first
known of the Holoombes Of America was of
Thomas Holcombe whom he claimed came
over from England in 1880, in the ship Mary
JOHN in company with Rev. John War;
cham, and settled first at Dorchester, Mass
From Dorchester he went with his family TO
Windsor, Conn., in 1895. aud from Windsor
to Pequannock Connecticut, in 1899. His
sons, Nathaniel and John, resided at Sims
bury and Springfield, in 1910, and at Salmon
Brook, at about 100, where David, son of
Nathaniel, was born -about roo. Eli, son of
David, who was the first Holcombe who set
tied in Bradford county, was born April 3D.,
1742. From this Eli, tile Holeombs Of Brad
ford county are, descended, Renben, son of
| Nathaniel, from whom DIR. Holeombe is des--
cended was born in about 1886 /; his son, Ma
ham, in 17es - West Grahby, aud ARgustine,
father of Dr. Holeombe, and SOU of Nahan,
was born 10 1877 Tits line hasreference es-
peciaily stosthe genealogy of himself and the
Hoiconbs, of Bradford county. Other branch
Conn. Sheffield, Mass, Barkhampstead and
/ Danville, Conn; Catskill, Herkimer and
Stephentown, N. T.; Lambertyille, NJ.
also ~ Vermont and Virginia, and their des-
cendants are now found in nearly every State
in the Union. lie found the oldest Holconlbe
grave at Windsor, Connecticut-tha of Tbos.
Holcombe, who died in 1889. This no doubt
" Wv e..'S =. wv snss' VI ~ss - g.
| the occupations, professions, mode of living
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4 anu udutts ol Jus Garner IQicomDe innhDlt-
ants of New ENGLAND Thav ,yanA farn.ere
~ = 49, $500 Ss rS'S N%'t
| and stock rlisers of cattle and horses, genef-
II .,;c. -, easr ,... Tt
!.
iessiohs Were hlso aoiy Iepresehteu among
than Chief Justiee of the ITnitedf Statas
s 80 Nl'.lS $50
Oliver Ellsworth, also Minister to France, and
ar ....s, q y... Il II .,ig.s.,r IL III.
""'eo' VI ""''' SSSip'"iJ va '"o A'p"'u'J'
were porh OF hoicompe motners. george ana
| Chauucv y Holcnmha hald i'm n..,taut offcial
| 0f'.''o' 'S2-. 80
| positions, the first having been a member Oi
=, H. nv, y =. ,liL =, -.
i congress. Inc Hoicompes were aoIiVe par
tieinants in the war of the Revolution for the
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- o'' P'e''o' ""a ''" ~ 'N
war of the Rebellion for the preservation OF
.r. M, ,.
tne Union. lDere were uoctofss lawyers,
minister's inventors ana merchants. heuoeh'
1 frederick' anu ofegen, wete MINISTER'S nusn'
l chester ana lOmpklns, were ,inih5iOuafles. -