Thomas Holcomb^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1666 - 1731  (64 years)

• Name	Thomas Holcomb
  Birth	30 Mar 1666	Windsor Village, Connecticut, British America   [1, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Will	13 May 1729
  	I, Thomas Holcomb of Simsbury in the County of Hartford, do make this my last will and testament: I give to my wife, Rebeckah, 1/3 part of my moveable estate, to her and her dispose forever, my two guns only excepted. Also, I give her the improvement of the 1/3 part of all my improvable land during all the time she remains my widow, and also the improvement of 1/2 of my dwelling house, both lower and upper rooms, and cellar. I give to myeldest son, Thomas Holcomb, 6 acres of land lying on the north endo of that land I bought of Bissell, west of that I have already given him, being the north corner of myland. I give unto my son Daniel Holcomb 3 acres of land where his house and orchard now standeth, and that free from any incumbrance of improvement by my widow. I give unto my five younger sons, viz., Daniel Holcomb, Consider Holcomb, Return Holcomb, James Holcomb, and Enoch Holcomb, all my lands within fence, both meadow and upland, with all the remainder of the land I bought of Bissell, with all the land given and measured out to me in the last division, and also my lott of land under Popatunock, to them in equal shares. I give to my four younger sons, Consider, Return, James, and Enoch, with my two daughters, Elizabeth and Rebeckah, all the lands that shall or may be set out to me, or properly appertaining to my estate, my Town division agreed on, to them in equal shares; but in case the Town division shall be nullified and a division be made to the proprietors, that then my will is that my two eldest sons, Thomas and Daniel, shall have equal shares with my six other children last named, if such a division be made to the proprietors. I give to my sons, Consider and James, my dwelling house and barn, with my fourth part of the grist mills at the Falls to be to them in equal shares. I give to my two sons, Return and Enoch, my two guns. I give to my two daughters, Elizabeth and Rebeckah, 20 pounds to each. I appoint my wife Rebeckah and son Daniel executors. Witnesses: Nathaniel Higley, John Griffen, Samuel Higley
  Death	5 Mar 1730/1	Simsbury Village, Hartford, Connecticut, British America   [2, 4]
  Person ID	I20751	Duane's Ancestors
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2014

  
  

  Father	Joshua Holcomb,   b. 7 Apr 1640, Windsor Settlement, River, British America d. 1 Dec 1690, Simsbury Village, Hartford, Connecticut, British America (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Ruth Sherwood,   b. SAY 1642   d. 10 Sep 1699, Simsbury Village, Hartford, Connecticut, British America (Age ~ 57 years)
  Marriage	4 Jun 1663	Windsor Settlement, River, British America   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  Family ID	F7140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 30 Mar 1666 - Windsor Village, Connecticut, British America Death - 5 Mar 1730/1 - Simsbury Village, Hartford, Connecticut, British America  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  1.  [S492] Families of Ancient Windsor, CT, Vol. 2, 395, 00184.  2.  [S742] Holcomb(e)s, 11, 00738.  3.  [S259] NEHGS Register, 5:227, 00390.  4.  [S867] TAG, 57:68, 00863.  5.  [S940] First Settlers of New England, Vol. 2, 444, 00191.  6.  [S482] Torrey 1st, 380, 00395.  7.  [S431] History of Wethersfield, CT Vol. 2, 626, 00282.  8.  [S615] Families of Old Fairfield, Volume 1, 549, 00185.  9.  [S1122] Find A Grave, Memorial# 66030281, 00974.  10.  [S576] TGMSP, Thomas Holcombe, 00516.  11.  [S576] TGMSP, Thomas Sherwood, 00516.