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John Holcomb 1750–1818 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1750

Birth Location: , Amelia, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 21 Jan 1818

Death Location: Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA

Father: James Holcombe

Mother: Anna Walthall

Spouse(s): Martha Venable, Martha Venable

Children(s): Mary Holcombe

John Holcomb was born in 1750 in , Amelia, Virginia, USA, the child of James Philemon Holcombe And Anna Eliza Walthall. In 1790, John Holcomb resided in Surry, North Carolina, USA. In 1800, John Holcomb resided in Virginia. John Holcomb married Martha Venable, and had children including Mary Ann Holcombe. John Holcomb passed away in 1818 in Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • John Holcomb was born in 1750 in , Amelia, Virginia, USA, the child of James Philemon Holcombe And Anna Eliza Walthall.
  • In 1790, John Holcomb resided in Surry, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1800, John Holcomb resided in Virginia.
  • John Holcomb married Martha Venable, and had children including Mary Ann Holcombe.
  • John Holcomb passed away in 1818 in Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Holcombe
1720–1803
Birth Location: King Queen, Virginia, USA
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Anna Walthall
1721–1796
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Martha Venable
1751–1826
Birth Location: Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
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Martha Venable
1751–1826
Birth Location: Prince Edward, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Mary Holcombe
1781–1843
Birth Location: Prince Edward Co., VA, Virginia, USA
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John Holcomb's Ancestors

Self
John Holcomb
1750–1818
Birth Place: , Amelia, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Philemon Holcombe
1720–1803
King Queen, Virginia, USA
Anna (Eliza) Walthall
1721–1796
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John HOLCOMBE
1682–1779
St Stevens Parish, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Holcombe
1663–1724
Hannah Green
1655–1712
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Holcomb's Descendants

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John Holcomb (1750–21 Jan 1818) m. Martha Venable (1751–2 Feb 1826) m. Martha Venable (1751–2 Feb 1826)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Holcombe 1781–1843 m. Randolph Johnston 1759–1846
    1. 1. William (Henry) Johnson 1809–1877 m. Martha (A) Fox 1813– m. Lucinda (Virginia Boaz) (Bose) 1835–1867 m. Martha (Ann) Fox 1850–1888 m. Margret (Tart) Guier 1813–1853
      1. 1. Henry (Washington) Sholar 1828–1865 m. Mary ("Polly" Sholar) Vinson 1833–1908
        1. 1. Washington (Franklin) Sholar 1855–1915 m. Etna (Elizabeth) Meredith 1853–1920

John Holcomb's Timeline

6 Records

1750
1750
Birth of John Holcomb in , Amelia, Virginia, USA
, Amelia, Virginia, USA
1790
2 Aug 1790
Age 40
John Holcomb resided here in Surry, North Carolina, USA
Surry, North Carolina, USA
1800
Pre-1800
Age 50
John Holcomb resided here in Virginia
Virginia
1801
1801 - 1815
Age 51
John Holcomb resided here in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1810
6 Aug 1810
Age 60
John Holcomb resided here in Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA
Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA
1818
21 Jan 1818
Age 68
Death of John Holcomb in Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA
Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: , Amelia, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1790
    Event Place: Surry, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Surry, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 518; Family History Library Film: 0568147

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Pre-1800
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900
    [2] Notes on southside Virginia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1801 - 1815
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872, The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Pension Payment Roll of Veterans of the Revolutionary War and the Regular Army and Navy, 31801 - 91815; NAI Number: 2600769; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record G

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1810
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia; Roll: 68; Page: 17; Image: Vam252_68-0035; FHL Roll: 0181428

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Holcomb(e) genealogy

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1818
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA
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