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Hester Holcomb 1684–1775 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Feb 1684

Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 17 December 1775

Death Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Father: Nathaniel Sr.

Mother: Mary Bliss

Spouse(s): Brewster Sr.

Children(s): Brewster Jr., David Sr., Joseph Higley, Hannah Higley, Esther Higley, John Higley, Elizabeth Higley, Naomi Higley

In 1684, Hester Holcomb entered the world in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, born to Nathaniel Holcomb Sr And Mary Bliss. Hester Holcomb married Brewster Higley Sr, and had children including Brewster Higley Jr, David Higley Sr, Elizabeth Higley, Esther Higley, Hannah Higley, John Higley, Joseph Higley, Naomi Higley. Hester Holcomb passed away in 1775 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1684, Hester Holcomb entered the world in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, born to Nathaniel Holcomb Sr And Mary Bliss.
  • Hester Holcomb married Brewster Higley Sr, and had children including Brewster Higley Jr, David Higley Sr, Elizabeth Higley, Esther Higley, Hannah Higley, John Higley, Joseph Higley, Naomi Higley.
  • Hester Holcomb passed away in 1775 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel Sr.
1648–1740
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Mary Bliss
1651–1722
Birth Location: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
MB

Spouses(s)

Brewster Sr.
1680–1760
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
BS

Children(s)

Brewster Jr.
1709–1794
Birth Location: Simsbury,Hartford,Connecticut,USA
BJ
David Sr.
1712–1786
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
DS
Joseph Higley
1715–1790
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
JH
Hannah Higley
1717–1806
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Esther Higley
1719–1807
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
EH
John Higley
1722–1802
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
JH
Elizabeth Higley
1723–1774
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Naomi Higley
1728–1817
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
NH

Hester Holcomb's Ancestors

Self
Hester Holcomb
1684–1775
Birth Place: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Nathaniel Holcomb Sr.
1648–1740
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Mary Bliss
1651–1722
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Nathaniel Bliss
1622–1654
Rodborough, Gloucestershire, England
Catherine Chapin
1627–1712
Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bliss
1583–1650
Margaret Hulinge
1595–1684
Samuel Chapin
1598–1675
Cicely Penny
1601–1682
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Hulinge
1565–1639
John Chapin
1566–1600
Phillipe Easton
1569–1616
Henry Penny
1571–1630
Jane Dabinott
1580–1637

Hester Holcomb's Descendants

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Hester Holcomb (3 Feb 1684–17 December 1775) m. Brewster (Higley) Sr. (10 January 1680–5 Nov 1760)
  1. 1. Brewster (Higley) Jr. 1709–1794 m. Esther ("Hester") Holcombe 1713–1774
    1. 1. Enoch Higley 1754–1827 m. Rosannah Moore 1763–1823
      1. 1. Harriet (M.) Higley 1797–1829
      2. 2. Lucy Higley 1800–1838 m. Samuel Weed 1795–1881
        1. 1. Morton Weed –1837
    2. 2. Huldah Higley 1749–
    3. 3. Seth Higley 1746–1794 m. Mindwell Higley 1738–1820
      1. 1. Seth (Filer Higley) Jr. 1769–1821 m. Naomi Holcomb 1772–1817
        1. 1. Naomi Higley 1791–1853 m. Allen Dean 1798–
        2. 2. Luhama Higley 1800–1888
        3. 3. Luhama Higley 1793–1793
        4. 4. Nancy Higley 1794–1885 m. Asa Wyman 1793–1850
        5. 5. Seth (Higley) III 1796–1856
        6. 6. Lyman Higley 1798–1888 m. Orrilla Northway 1795–
        7. 7. Harlow Higley 1802–1882
        8. 8. Orsen Higley 1806–1851
        9. 9. Peter Higley 1807–1890
        10. 10. Homer Higley 1810–1856
        11. 11. Eratus Higley 1812–1847
        12. 12. Diana Higley 1815–1888
    4. 4. Esther Higley 1743–1833 m. Matthew ("Peter") DeWolf 1744–1834
      1. 1. James DeWolf 1764–1850 m. Naomi Ames 1767–1811
    5. 5. Joel Higley 1739–1825 m. Eunice Haskins 1746–1823
      1. 1. Elim Higley 1783–1837
      2. 2. Sophia Higley 1782–1873
      3. 3. Electa Higley 1778–1865
        1. 1. Sophia Williams –1881
      4. 4. Eunice Higley 1776–1839
      5. 5. Abiah Higley 1768–1827
      6. 6. Lucinda Higley 1769–1855 m. Earl (Percy) Archer 1765–1845
        1. 1. Elam (Higley) Archer 1814–1885
        2. 2. Henry (E.) Archer 1800–1896
      7. 7. Joel Higley 1764–1823 m. Cynthia Phelps 1766–1832
        1. 1. Joel (Phelps) Higley 1802–1836
        2. 2. Maria Higley 1799–
        3. 3. Cynthia Higley 1797–
        4. 4. Sally Higley 1795–1845
        5. 5. Lucy Higley 1793–
        6. 6. Elihu Higley 1788–1877
        7. 7. Polly Higley 1786–1866
      8. 8. Rachel Higley 1764–1848
        1. 1. Amelia Whitlock 1788–1879 m. Charles Hotchkiss –1850
        2. 2. Zalmon Whitlock 1795–1852
    6. 6. Hannah Higley 1736–1823 m. Seth Porter 1730–1800 m. Elijah Alford 1732–1771
      1. 1. Amos Alford 1769–1769
      2. 2. Amasa Alford 1764–
      3. 3. Abner Alford 1767–
      4. 4. Amasa Alford 1762–1764
      5. 5. Asahel Alford 1760–
      6. 6. Elijah Alford 1757–1832 m. Olive Adams 1754–1827
        1. 1. Sarah Alford 1795–
        2. 2. Anna Alford 1792–
        3. 3. Oliver Alford 1789–
        4. 4. Levi Alford 1789–
        5. 5. Olive Alford 1786–
        6. 6. Ruth Alford 1784–
        7. 7. Elijah (Alford) 3rd 1780–
      7. 7. Hannah Alford 1771–
    7. 7. Brewster (Higley) III 1734–1805 m. Esther Owen 1739–1812
      1. 1. Iole Higley 1778–1821
      2. 2. Harley Higley 1781–1831
      3. 3. Esther (Octavia) Higley 1775–1831
      4. 4. Erastus Higley 1772–1861 m. Esther (Anne) Guernsey 1770–1857
        1. 1. Columbus Higley 1813–1816
        2. 2. Emeline Higley 1810–1817
        3. 3. Esther (Ann) Higley 1808–1825
        4. 4. Zilpah Higley 1806–1836 m. Joseph Perkins 1798–1872
        5. 5. Nelson Higley 1803–1832
        6. 6. Hervey (Owen) Higley 1801–1878
        7. 7. Sarah (Maria) Higley 1799–1860
      5. 5. Delight Higley 1769–1800
      6. 6. Zeruah Higley 1783–1854
      7. 7. Anna Higley 1764–1852
      8. 8. Louisa Higley 1761–1832
      9. 9. Brewster (Higley) 4th 1759–1847 m. Naomi Higley 1761–1850
        1. 1. Brewster (Higley) 5th 1784–1823 m. Achsah Evarts 1787–1828
        2. 2. Susan Higley 1786–1848
        3. 3. Cyrus (H.) Higley 1787–1854
        4. 4. Theresa Higley 1791–1863
        5. 5. Harriet (Lucy) Higley 1793–1872
        6. 6. Lucius Higley 1796–1881
        7. 7. Joseph (Trumbull) Higley 1800–1838 m. Emily Reed 1808–1879
  2. 2. David (Higley) Sr. 1712–1786 m. ANNA OWEN 1700–1786
    1. 1. David (Higley) Jr. 1745–1793 m. Mary Higley 1750–1795
      1. 1. David (A.) Higley 1773–
      2. 2. Candace Higley 1774–1846
      3. 3. Huldah Higley 1777–
      4. 4. Roselenda Higley 1783–1876
  3. 3. Joseph Higley 1715–1790
  4. 4. Hannah Higley 1717–1806 m. Elijah Owens 1706–1741 m. Pelatiah Mills 1723–1786
    1. 1. Elijah Owens 1739–1815
    2. 2. Hannah Owens 1740–1831
    3. 3. Samuel Mills 1745–1814
    4. 4. Eli Mills 1753–1804
  5. 5. Esther Higley 1719–1807 m. Josiah Case 1718–1789
    1. 1. Lois Case 1741–1759
    2. 2. Hester Case 1745–1793
    3. 3. Elizabeth ("Betty") Case 1752–1817
    4. 4. Fithin Case 1758–1829
    5. 5. Oliver Case 1761–1836
  6. 6. John Higley 1722–1802
  7. 7. Elizabeth Higley 1723–1774
  8. 8. Naomi Higley 1728–1817 m. Solomon Humphrey 1724–1817
    1. 1. Solomon Humphrey 1747–1751
    2. 2. Naomi Humphrey 1749–1820
    3. 3. Ruggles Humphrey 1750–1802
    4. 4. Solomon Humphrey 1753–1834
    5. 5. Esther Humphrey 1758–1812
    6. 6. Augustus Humphrey 1771–1857

Hester Holcomb's Timeline

2 Records

1684
3 Feb 1684
Birth of Hester Holcomb in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1775
17 December 1775
Age 91
Death of Hester Holcomb in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1684
    Event Place: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 December 1775
    Event Place: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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