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John Holcomb 1720–1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Prince Edward, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 17 August 1786

Death Location: Union, South Carolina, USA

Father: Richard Holcombe

Mother: Sarah Neville

Spouse(s): Eleanor Smith

Children(s): Isaac Holcombe

The story of John Holcomb began in 1720 in Prince Edward, Virginia, USA. John Holcomb married Eleanor Smith, and had children including Isaac Holcombe. John Holcomb passed away in 1786 in Union, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Holcomb began in 1720 in Prince Edward, Virginia, USA.
  • John Holcomb married Eleanor Smith, and had children including Isaac Holcombe.
  • John Holcomb passed away in 1786 in Union, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Holcombe
1682–1723
Birth Location: St Stevens Parrish, King Queen, Virginia, America
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Sarah Neville
1682–1723
Birth Location: King William, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Smith
1722–1763
Birth Location: King William, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Isaac Holcombe
1745–1810
Birth Location: Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
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John Holcomb's Ancestors

Self
John Holcomb
1720–1786
Birth Place: Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
Parents
Richard B Holcombe
1682–1723
St Stevens Parrish, King Queen, Virginia, America
Sarah (Littleberry Kinchen) Neville
1682–1723
King William, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Andrew) Holcombe
1645–1722
Castlemartin Parish, Pembokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Hannah Green
1655–1712
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, Wales, United Kingdom
William (Henrici) NEVILLE
1651–1708
Brighton, Sussex, England
Susanna Ayers
1654–1706
Brighton, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
William III
1626–1698
Elizabeth Hartley-Neville
1629–1704
Mathew Ayres
1626–1678
Elizabeth Piercy
1629–1696
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mathew Ayres
1591–1665
Sarah Reeve
1595–1691
Henery Pearsey
1600–1679
Margarett Cheeslet
1600–1632

John Holcomb's Descendants

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John Holcomb (1720–17 August 1786) m. Eleanor Smith (1722–1763)
  1. 1. Isaac Holcombe 1745–1810 m. Martha Yarberry 1745–1800
    1. 1. Isaac (Halcomb) (Haulcom\Holcom) 1802–1880 m. Rebeccah Morgan 1823–1887
      1. 1. Sarah (Angeline Halcomb) (Holcomb)\Morgan? 1843–1915 m. Alfred (Lafayette McKeehan) (Mckehen)(Mckuhan) 1841–1915
        1. 1. Rebecca (Elizabeth (Bettie)) McKeehan 1862–1942 m. Isaac (Newton) WILSON 1848–1910

John Holcomb's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of John Holcomb in Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
1786
17 August 1786
Age 66
Death of John Holcomb in Union, South Carolina, USA
Union, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 August 1786
    Event Place: Union, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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