The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-08-11

where on March 25th, 1709 he bought of
James Logan 800 acres of land, located
near the "Great Spring" looking to the
north. This property to-day is divided
into several farms and is owned by Chas.
Atkinson, John II. Ely, Jeremiah Ely,
Hugh Paxson, Joseph Mathews, Wilson
Pearson, Levi Black, John Krout, Geo.
Gaddis and James p. Belts. He after
wards purchased other large tracts in that
vicinity.
John Holcombe was married to Eliza
beth Woolrish, of Arlington, Pa, accord
ing to the order of Friends, as the min
utes of the Abingdon meeting will show,
on 4th mo. 28th, 1707, to whom was
born six children, John, Samuel, Richard,
Grace, Mary and Julia Ann. John died a
young man, unmarried. Samuel married
Elenor Barber, who had seven sons and
two daughters. Richard married Mary
Harvey and had one daughter. His wife
died and he afterwards married Ann
Emley, and had son and daughter. This
sons name was John, who lived near
Lambertyille and died in 1851, at an ad-
vanced age. Grace married Philip Calvin.
Julia Ann married Daniel Howell and
Mary married Samuel Furman, of Morris
county, Nd. All these had large fami.
lies of children.
Jacob Holcombe married Mary -,
in ITO and had eight children-a son
Thomas and seven daughters. Thomas
married Hannah Pownall, of Chester
county, Pa, and had a son Jacob, who
married Catharne Livzey in 1772, and
they had two children, Thomas and Cath.
arine. The latter married VIM. Dilts, of
7 In ,ath ar ,Dc T0,,
Sr, now living in his Dist year, and who
is on these grounds with us to-day.
Jacob Holcombe was an able and enter
prsing man in his day. The court records
of Bucks county show that in locating the
main thoroughfares from the Delaware
river, bordering all this region to Phila-
delphia, he was either Commissioner
to locate or an urgent petitioner for the
same. He held many positions Of trust in
the gift of the people, and the records of
his work bear testimony to his worth. He
was consistent and active member of
the Society of Friends at Buckingham
and faithful minister of that order.
We find on the records of the meeting
that Thomas Ross and Jacob Holcombe,
in TAG, were granted certificate to
travel as ministers to Long Island and
other places. They made their journey,
visiting many places, giving good ac-
count of their mission with the people on
this tour. The last act recorded of Jacob
Holcombe in the minutes of Buckingham
meetings was his appointment to attend
the Quarterly Meeting at Falls, 3D. mo-,
I'd da, 1748. He died 9th mo-, Both, 1748.
John Holcombe, of old Amwel town.
ship, in Hunterdon county, N. j., was
possessed of large landed estate at the
time of his death. The $50 acre tract be.
fore mentioned, was added to, by a pur.
chase of 260 acres in 1909, and in 1889 he
bought 80 acres more. In 1888 he bought
of John Way 800 acres, and the following
year 200 acres more. Still later 10 acres,
making in all | 1853 acres by original sur
veys. He left by will his real estate to
his two sons and two young grand sons,
as follows: To his grand son John, the
200 acre purchase, lately owned by John
G. and his brother Allen, and to his other
grandson Jacob, the 119 aero tract now
occupied by Lemuel Phillips. These were
tho two oldest sons of his son Samuel.
To his son Samuel, he left the 260 and
the 80 acre tracts. The former was owned
by the late Capt. George and Ralph Hol-
combe. The latter is located in the city
of Lambertville, with the school house
now on the hill in its center. The re-
mainder of his lands adjoining the Della
ware river on the west he left to his son
Richard, part of which is now in the
city of Lambertvillc, making nearly the
whole of the Third Ward. His personal
property he left to his wife and three
daughters.
Inh In IF l..
brother Jacob, of Buckingham, was q
leading man in his day. In the first court
held in Hunterdon county, John Hol-
combe was one of the Judges. He was a
magistrate in the township of Amwell for
number of years, and did much public
business. He was a strict and consistent
member of the Society of Friends. He
died in 1743, and was buried in the
Friends burying ground at Buck ingham,
Bucks county, Pa. He left in his will a
legacy for the support of the poor oil
Buckingham meeting.
Samuel Holcombe, son of John Hol
combe was born iii, married Elenol
Barber and had nine children, seven OF
which were sons, and from these seven
sous all the living descendants of John
Holcombe of Amwell have descended that
now bear the name of Holcombe. These
names wore as follows: John, Jacob,
Phebe, Samuel, George, Elijah, Richard,
Thomas and Elizabeth, Samuel Hol-
combe, their father was a moral, upright
man member of the Society of Friends
at Buckingham, Pa. He died Aug 20,
1859 and was possessed of large landed
estate. His wife Elenor died June I'd,
1898, aged about 90 years.
John Holcombe, his first son, was born
Feb. 16, 1889. He married Mary Green
daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Green,
whose maiden name was Woolverton
Mary, wife of John Holcombe, was born
June 20, 1741. They had nine children,
as follows: Elizabeth, Samuel, Richard,
Elenor, John, Sarah, Margaret, Amaziah
and Daniel. Elizabeth was never mar
ried and lived to see her 93d year. Samuel
married Anna Amelia Van Horn, near
Newton, Pa, where he lived to an ad-
vanced age, raising q large family; leav-
ing large possessions. Richard was better
known in earlier years as Carpenter Rich
ard. He was born in 1857 and died at
the age of 60 years. He lived on the
homestead former of his father and son,
the late John @. Holcombe, lived there
after him to the advanced age of over 90
years.
Jacob, the second son was born Dec. z,
1741 /; married Richard Hyde, the daugh-
ter of John aud Elizabeth Hyde, and had
eight children. He lived on large tract
of about 400 acres of land with his dwell.
ing house situated at the present residence
of Lemuel Phillips. He was a soldier in
the war of tho Revolution and was COM
missioned Lieutenant in a Company of
State Troops.
Phebe was born October 81, 1743, and
married Henry Lott, and had ten children
-Zephenia, Henry, Samuel, George, Ele-
nor, Elizabeth and Elijah; three died in
infancy. Her descendants are scattered
over the upper part Of our county, and the
late Henry Lott, president of the French
town National Bank, was a grandson of
hers.
Samuel, tho third son, was born March
II, 1745, married q widow Stephenson,
whose maiden name was Stillwell, and
had two sons-George and Samuel-and
after her death, married Sarah Emley,
and had the following named children
Mary, Robert, Elisha, Atkinson, Thomas
A., Solomon, Lewis and Hannah. He
lived on the farm little north of this
4, Al.