4th generation

21. John HOLCOMBE IV. (8.Samuel³, 5.John², 1.John¹) b. Feb 16 1739, Lambertville, Hunterdon County NJ,^{^[i]} ref: B-4-2-1, m. abt 1762,^{^[ii]} Mary GREEN , b. Jun 26 1741, Amwell Twp, Hunderton County NJ,^{^[iii]} (daughter of Richard GREEN and Elizabeth _________ ) d. Oct 18 1828, Solesbury Twp, Bucks County PA,^{^[iv]} they moved to Solebury, PA in 1792. John died Feb 27 1818, Solesbury Twp, Bucks County, PA,^{^[v]} Children born in Amwell, Hunterdon Co NJ.

52. i Elizabeth HOLCOMBE b. Aug 27 1763, d. Jun 1 1855, Solesbury Twp, Bucks County PA, never married.

58. vii Margaret HOLCOMBE b. Jan 1 1777, Hunterdon County NJ, occupation Farming, d. Nov 14 1854, Solesbury Twp, Bucks County PA,^{^[vi]} buried: Friends Burying Ground, Buckingham PA, did not marry.

59. viii Amariah HOLCOMBE also known as: Amaziah HOLCOMBE b. Aug 21 1780, d. Jul 19 1792.

60. ix Daniel HOLCOMBE b. Feb 4 1784, m. Margaret WORTHINGTON , m 2nd John Miller. Daniel died Aug 10 1806, 1 child, died young.

22. Jacob HOLCOMBE II. (8.Samuel³, 5.John², 1.John¹) b. Dec 7 1741, Hunterdon County NJ, ref: B-4-2-2, occupation Wheelwright, m. Rachel HYDE , b. Jan 4 1741, (daughter of John HYDE and Elizabeth LEBEAUX ) d. Jul 7 1814. Jacob died Jan 11 1820, Twn of Amwell, Hunterdon County NJ, listed in DAR Centennial Ed. pg 1455.

64. iv Elizabeth HOLCOMBE b. Amwell Twp, Hunterdon County NJ, ref: B-4-2-2-4.

23. Phebe HOLCOMBE (8.Samuel³, 5.John², 1.John¹) b. Oct 21 1743, Hunterdon County NJ, ref: B-4-2-3, m. Henry LOTT . Phebe died aft Jul 8 1769,^{^[vii]} 3 more children died as infants.

24. Samuel HOLCOMBE II. (8.Samuel³, 5.John², 1.John¹) b. Mar 17 1745, Hunterdon County NJ,^{^[viii]} ref: B-4-2-4, m. (1) Oct 26 1768,^{^[ix]} Mary STILLWELL , also known as: Mary Stillwell <Stephenson> d. abt 1770,^{^[x]} 2 sons, Samuel and George, m. (2) Sep 17 1781, in Rev Wm Frazer officiating,^{^[xi]} Sarah EMLEY , b. Oct 12 1759, (daughter of Elisha EMLEY and Ann ATKINSON ) d. aft Jul 1828. Samuel died Feb 6 1817, near Mt Airy, NJ, buried: 1st Presb Churchyard, Woodbridge NJ,^{^[xii]} listed in DAR Centennial Ed. pg 1456.

77. ii George HOLCOMBE b. 1770, ref: B-4-2-4-2, m. Mar 6 1818, in Hunterdon Co, NJ by Wilson, J.P.,^{^[xiii]} Mary COATES , also known as: COATE George died Feb 13 1845, buried: Presb Ch Cem, New Brunswick NJ, no children.

80. v Elisha Emley HOLCOMBE b. Jan 26 1785, ref: B-4-2-4-5, d. Mar 31 1856, home, Mt Airy, W Amwell, Hunterdon Co NJ,^{^[xiv]} buried: Mt Airy, W Amwell Twp, Hunterdon Co NJ.

81. vi Atkinson HOLCOMBE b. 1786, ref: B-4-2-4-6, d. bef Oct 1839, did not marry.

25. George N. HOLCOMBE (8.Samuel³, 5.John², 1.John¹) b. Apr 9 1747, Hunterdon County NJ, ref: B-4-2-5, occupation Blacksmith, m. Achsah KNOWLES , b. Dec 27 1754, (daughter of Joseph KNOWLES and Catherine GRANT ). George died May 12 1811, Hunterdon County NJ, listed in DAR Centennial Ed. pg 1455.

87. ii John HOLCOMBE V. b. 1773, W. Amwell Twp, Hunterdon Co NJ, ref: B-4-2-5-2.

26. Elijah HOLCOMBE (8.Samuel³, 5.John², 1.John¹) b. Sep 29 1750, Hunterdon County NJ, ref: B-4-2-6, m. Mary (Nancy?) BRITTAIN , also known as: BRITON b. 1746, (daughter of William BRITTAIN and Elizabeth _______ ) d. May 7 1824, Muskingum County OH, buried: Baptist Ch Cem, Deavertown, Morgan Co OH. Elijah died Sep 10 1845, on a visit to dau in Hunterdon County NJ,^{^[xv]} buried: Lambertville Church Cemetery, NJ, listed in DAR Centennial Ed. pg 1455.

27. Richard HOLCOMBE II. (8.Samuel³, 5.John², 1.John¹) b. Dec 30 1752, Twn of Amwell, Hunterdon County NJ,^{^[xvi]} ref: B-4-2-7, occupation Surveyor of roads, m. Apr 23 1774, in New Jersey,^{^[xvii]} Hannah EMLEY , b. Mar 3 1755, (daughter of Elisha EMLEY and Ann ATKINSON ). Richard died Jan 26 1835, Hunterdon County NJ, listed in DAR Centennial Ed. pg 1455.

104. vi Theodocia HOLCOMBE b. May 17 1786, Amwell Twp, Hunterdon County NJ, ref: B-4-2-7-6.

28. Thomas HOLCOMBE (8.Samuel³, 5.John², 1.John¹) b. Nov 19 1754, Hunterdon County NJ, ref: B-4-2-8, m. (1) Jul 1 1778,^{^[xviii]} Leah DEREMER , also known as: Leah DORMER, DOMNER d. Jun 6 1781,^{^[xix]} one child died young, m. (2) May 29 1782, Mary T. HOLCOMBE , also known as: Mary F. HOLCOMBE b. Feb 29 1767, (daughter of Richard HOLCOMBE and Ann ATKINSON ) ref: B-4-6-2, d. Aug 19 1835. Thomas died Jun 9 1822, prob Town of Amwell, Hunterton Co NJ, listed in DAR Centennial Ed. pg 1456.

108. iii John HOLCOMBE b. Sep 25 1785, ref: B-4-2-8-3, m. Feb 16 1811, Sarah BUTTERFOSS , b. Nov 9 1790, (daughter of Daniel BUTTERFOSS and Esther ___________ ) d. Jan 15 1890, buried: Mt Pleasant Cem, Alexandria, Hunterdon. John died Mar 3 1858, buried: Mt Pleasant Cem, Alexandria, Hunterdon.^{^[xx]}

109. iv Abraham HOLCOMBE b. Feb 8 1788, ref: B-4-2-8-4, d. by Nov 1853, Hunterdon County NJ, did not marry.

29. Elizabeth HOLCOMBE (8.Samuel³, 5.John², 1.John¹) b. Oct 14 1756, Hunterdon County NJ, ref: B-4-2-9, m. bef 1778, John BELLIS , also known as: BELLES or BELLOWSFELT b. Aug 20 1756, Rocktown NJ, (son of Barnet BELLIS and Mary ________ ) d. Jan 28 1829, Alexandria Twp, buried: Mt Pleasant, NJ. Elizabeth died Jun 4 1843, buried: Mt Pleasant, NJ, 10 or 11 children.

119. iii Charlotte BELLIS b. Jul 17 1782, ref: B-4-2-9-3, m. James DALRYMPLE . Charlotte died Oct 6 1823, 11 children unnamed (Chris Bellis).

30. Sarah CALVIN (9.Grace³, 5.John², 1.John¹) b. Feb 1 1739, ref: B-4-3-1, m. Joseph LANDIS . Sarah McPherson, op cit, p 285, col 2.

33. Reading HOWELL (11.Julia³, 5.John², 1.John¹) b. 1743, Amwell Twp, Hunterdon County NJ, ref: B-4-5-3, occupation Civil Engineer, m. Mar 28 1782, Catherine YERKES , b. Jun 19 1755, (daughter of Harman YERKES and Mary STROUD ) d. bef Jun 30 1821,^{^[xxi]} Yerkes Gen, #46, p. 19, 37-8. Reading Served in the Rev War.

129. i Clarissa Julianna HOWELL b. Philadelphia PA, d. 1874, Philadelphia, PA, did not marry.

133. v John Fisher HOWELL b. Philadelphia PA, buried: St Paul's Churchyard, Norfolk VA, did not marry.

134. vi Edward Yerkes HOWELL b. Philadelphia PA, ref: B-4-5-3-6, d. Mar 13 1850, Philadelphia PA, did not marry.

135. vii Rebecca HOWELL b. Philadelphia PA, ref: B-4-5-3-7, d. Sep 1881, Philadelphia PA, did not marry.

136. viii Catherine Augusta HOWELL b. 1800, Philadelphia County PA, ref: B-4-5-3-8, m. Thomas (Gen) FLOURNEY , of Augusta, Ga. Catherine died Nov 21 1900, Philadelphia County PA.^{^[xxii]}

34. Sarah HOLCOMBE (12.Richard³, 5.John², 1.John¹) b. 1751, ref: B-4-6-1, m. Feb 6 1781, in Hunterdon Co NJ,^{^[xxiii]} Isaac LEECH III. , b. Mar 12 1754, Cheltenham Twp, Montgomery Co, PA,^{^[xxiv]} (son of Isaac LEECH JR. and Martha THOMAS ) occupation Tanner in Cheltenham, d. Jun 26 1834. Sarah died Nov 23 1825.^{^[xxv]}

140. iv Martha LEECH b. Aug 8 1789, ref: B-4-6-1-4, m. Aquilla NEWBURN .

141. v Joseph LEECH b. Nov 26 1792, ref: B-4-6-1-5, m. Harriet STEWART .

142. vi Rachel LEECH b. Oct 20 1795, ref: B-4-6-1-6, m. Henry RORER , Daniel ROVER in McPherson. Rachel had issue.

144. viii Sarah LEECH b. Feb 26 1804, ref: B-4-6-1-7, m. Joseph McCARTER , also known as: McCARTA.

35. Mary T. HOLCOMBE also known as: Mary F. HOLCOMBE (12.Richard³, 5.John², 1.John¹) (See marriage to number 28.)

36. John HOLCOMBE III. (12.Richard³, 5.John², 1.John¹) b. Nov 30 1768, ref: B-4-6-3, m. Mary NAILER , (daughter of David NAILER ). John died Sep 30 1851, buried: Presbyterian Cemetery, Lambertville NJ.

37. Jacob WALTON (13.Mary³, 6.Jacob², 1.John¹) b. Aug 6 1751, m. Dec 16 1778, in Buckingham Meeting, Bucks County PA,^{^[xxvi]} Lydia GILBERT , (daughter of Thomas GILBERT and probably Sarah _____ ) d. aft May 1817. Jacob died Oct 1 1817, Walton Gen, #256 pp. 55, 115.

41. Rachel WALTON (13.Mary³, 6.Jacob², 1.John¹) b. Apr 14 1758, m. (1) Dec 10 1783, in Buckingham Meeting, Bucks County PA, Joseph MYERS , (son of John MYERS ) m. (2) Nov 14 1793, James WILDMAN , (son of James WILDMAN and Mary ________ ) d. abt Dec 1844. Rachel died bef Dec 1844, Walton Gen, #260 pp. 55, 116.

151. ii Mary WILDMAN m. by 1845, Thomas NEWBOLD . Mary Walton Gen, #260 2 p. 116.

153. iv James WILDMAN b. abt 1801, Pennsylvania, m. by 1845, Rachel WATSON , b. abt 1801, Pennsylvania, d. 1878. James died 1873, Walton Gen, #260 4 p. 116.

42. William Walker WALTON (13.Mary³, 6.Jacob², 1.John¹) b. Sep 27 1759, m. Nov 21 1788, in Horsham Mo Mtg, Hannah SHOEMAKER , b. Mar 9 1764, (daughter of Isaac SHOEMAKER and Hannah ROBERTS ) d. Oct 2 1819. William died Jan 23 1836, Walton Gen, #261 pp. 55, 117.

157. iv Mary S. WALTON b. Oct 27 1797, Pennsylvania, m. 1844, Ezra MICHENER MD. , also known as: MITCHNER b. Nov 24 1794, Pennsylvania, (son of Mordecai MICHENER and Alice DUNN ) d. Jun 24 1887, prev marriage to Sarah Spencer. Mary died Mar 1 1885, Walton Gen, #261 699 pp. 117, 244.

44. Amos WALTON (13.Mary³, 6.Jacob², 1.John¹) b. Apr 1 1763, m. Nov 28 1797, in Philadelphia PA by Alderman M. Hillegas, Elizabeth CLOER , b. Apr 25 1778. Amos Walton Gen, #263 pp. 55, 117-118.

163. iii Mary WALTON b. Feb 25 1802, m. Henry YOUND . Mary Walton Gen, # 263 705 p. 248.

167. vii Holcomb WALTON b. Jul 23 1811, m. Martha NELSON . Holcomb Walton Gen, # 263 709 pp. 118, 249.

170. x John C. WALTON b. Dec 15 1819, Pennsylvania, m. Celinda or Ann? , b. Pennsylvania. John Walton Gen, # 263 712 pp. 118, 249.

47. Jacob Garrigues (15.Rebecca³, 6.Jacob², 1.John¹) b. 17 Nov 1750, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA,^{^[xxvii]} ref: 3350, m. 28 Apr 1773, in Christ Church, Philadelphia, PA,^{^[xxviii]} Mary Ashton , b. 1759, ref: 3405, d. BEF. MAY 1807, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA, buried: 1807, probably Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. Jacob died ABT. 14 JUN 179, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA,^{^[xxix]} buried: 14 Jun 1794, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA.^{^[xxx]}

172. ii Mary Ann Garrigues b. ABT. 1780, ref: 1028, d. 12 Jun 1833, New York City, NY, buried: JUN 1833.

173. iii Horace Garrigues b. ABT. 1781, ref: 3485, d. 10 Jan 1826, buried: JAN 1826, Blockley Cemetery.

51. Jacob HOLCOMBE II. (16.Thomas³, 6.Jacob², 1.John¹) b. 1742, ref: B-5-1-1, m. Jun 19 1768, Esther LIVZEY , also known as: Catharine (daughter of John LIVZEY and Katherine _______ ). Jacob possibly 7 children.

178. iv Laviniah HOLCOMBE ref: B-5-1-1-4, m. Dec 23 1795, William LANNING .

ENDNOTES

^{^[i]} The HOLCOMBES, Nation Builders, by Mrs Lewin D. McPherson, 1947 B-4-2-1 P 243 Holcombe Genealogy by Rev Charles T Holcombe #125, P. 9

^{^[ii]} Edwin Harrington, Genealogist and author of Carversville, Bucks County PA. Chart gives aprroximate marriage date of John Holcombe & Mary Green p. 110

^{^[iii]} Henke, ibid., states b Aug 26, 1741 d Oct 18, 1828, apparently quoting Seaver on the Holcomb(e) Families.

^{^[iv]} BIBLE RECORDS FROM THE LIBRARY (Bucks County Historical Society: 1972, Doylestown PA). Holcombe/Walker Family Bible; date of death - previous entry was 1829 rather than 1828 in Bible Records.

^{^[v]} Mary Alice Henke, HOLCOMBE-DOANE-HENKE FAMILY HISTORY, Vol I, p. 2 (available direct from author and publisher, P O Box 351, Enders, NB 69027). copy sent by C Filiputti Nov 1995. Nations Builders p 243; Intelligencer Deaths p 46.

^{^[vi]} Bucks County Registration of Deaths, Bucks County Orphans Court, Doylestown PA Certificate of death returned by Charles Holcomb, parents John & Mary Holcomb gives occp as farming and birthplace as Hunterdon Co, NJ p. 100

^{^[vii]} Phebe is reference in her father's will made Jul 8, 1769.

^{^[viii]} Davis, William W. H., HISTORY OF BUCKS COUNTY PENNSYLVANNIA Vol III, The Lewis Publishing Company, New York 1905 (found in NEHGS library) p. 321

^{^[ix]} microfilm copies of original marriage bonds - NJ Dept. of Education #424; Samuel HOLCOMB of Hunterdon County obtained license of marriage for obtained license of marriage for himself and for Mary STEVENSON

^{^[x]} Jesse Seaver, THE HOLCOMB(E) GENEALOGY; ..., American Historical-genealogical Society (Philadelphia, 1925). Copy from John (Jack) Holcombe; Lib Congr CS71 .H725. p. 123

^{^[xi]} Jesse Seaver, THE HOLCOMB(E) GENEALOGY; ..., American Historical-genealogical Society (Philadelphia, 1925). Confirms date of marriage and adds officiant. p. 123

^{^[xii]} www.findagrave.com, First Presbyterian Churchyard, Woodbridge NJ give dates as b Mar 18, 1745, d Feb 6 1817

^{^[xiii]} Hiram E. Deats, MARRIAGE RECORDS OF Hunterdon County, New Jersey 1795 - 1875 (Flemington NJ: Deats, 1918). Co Clk record Vol 2 p 295 "Holcombe, George and Mary Coate, Mch, 6, 1818, 2-295 (Wilson, J.P.)" pp. 61, 139

^{^[xiv]} The Hunterdon Co Democrat, Apr 9, 1856, Vol XVII, No. 38 (886) transcription online, http://www.njsuttonfamily.org/Newspaper/paperhistory.htm At (home) in Mount Airy, on the 31st ult, Capt. Elisha E. Holcombe in 72d year

^{^[xv]} Elizabeth Weir McPherson, THE HOLCOMBES NATION BUILDERS (Self Publ: 1947); Republished by Higginson. Recites that Elijah died on a visit to one of his daughters in Hunterdon Co, NJ and was buried in Lambertville. p. 258 col 1

^{^[xvi]} Virgil D. White, Abstractor, GENEALOGICAL ABSTRACTS OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR PENSION FILES (Waynesboro TN: Nat Hist Pub Co, 1990). Pension S1020 NJ Line. Confirms birthdate, and place of birth as Amwell. p. 1675

^{^[xvii]} William Nelson, New Jersey Marriage Records, 1665-1800, Paterson NJ: The Press Printing 1900; Marriage Licenses, EF, GH (Reproduced on Fam Archive CD #192). marriage license date, both Hunterdon, 1774, April 23 - confirms McPherson. pp. 133 & 183

^{^[xviii]} William Nelson, New Jersey Marriage Records, 1665-1800, Paterson NJ: The Press Printing 1900; Marriage Licenses, C-D (Reproduced on Fam Archive CD #192). gives marriage license date, Hunterdon, 1778, June 25. pp. 116 & 183

^{^[xix]} The HOLCOMBES, Nation Builders, by Mrs Lewin D. McPherson, 1947 B-4-2-8 p. 281

^{^[xx]} Beverly G. Kirby-McDonough <[email protected]> MOUNT PLEASANT CEMETERY INTERMENTS notations (2006 by email listing). John Holcombe next to Sarah 09-25-1785 to 03-03-1858

^{^[xxi]} Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes family with notes on the Leech and Rutter families (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1904). p. 19

^{^[xxii]} Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes family with notes on the Leech and Rutter families (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1904). p. 38

^{^[xxiii]} The marriage date is confirmed in New Jersey Source Records, 1600's-1800's New Jersey Marriage Records, 1665-1800, Marriage Licenses, G-H (Family Tree Maker's CD# 518) Josiah Granville Leach, op cit, has Feb 8, 1781. p. 203

^{^[xxiv]} Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes family with notes on the Leech and Rutter families (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1904). Chelten Twp, originally in Philadelphia Co, became part of Montgomery Co p. 221

^{^[xxv]} Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes family with notes on the Leech and Rutter families (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott, 1904). Previous date of death was "1826" p. 223

^{^[xxvi]} Norman Walton Swayne, BYBERRY WALTONS: an account of four English brothers . . (Philadelphia, Pa.: Printed by Stephenson Bros., 1958). gives name of wife and year of marriage pp. 55 & 115

^{^[xxvii]} Early Quaker Records of Philadelphia Pennsylvania Volume 1, 1682-1750 Anna Miller Watring Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications 1997 p. 365, Page 6

^{^[xxviii]} Names of Persons for whom Marriage Licenses Were Issued in the Province of Pen Compiled by John B. Linn & William H. Egle Originally published as Volume II, Second Series, Pennsylvania Archives Harris

^{^[xxix]} Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume 2 William Wade Hinshaw Ann Arbor: Edwards Bros., 1938 p. 365

^{^[xxx]} Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume 2 William Wade Hinshaw Ann Arbor: Edwards Bros., 1938 p. 365