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John Holcombe 1720–1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: ,King William,Virginia

Death Date: 17 Aug 1786

Death Location: ,Union,South Carolina

Father: Richard Holcomb

Mother: Sarah Neville

Spouse(s): Eleanor Smith

Children(s): Joel Holcomb

John Holcombe was born in 1720 in ,King William,Virginia, the child of Richard Holcomb And Sarah Neville. John Holcombe married Eleanor Smith, and had children including Joel Holcomb. John Holcombe passed away in 1786 in ,Union,South Carolina.

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Biography

  • John Holcombe was born in 1720 in ,King William,Virginia, the child of Richard Holcomb And Sarah Neville.
  • John Holcombe married Eleanor Smith, and had children including Joel Holcomb.
  • John Holcombe passed away in 1786 in ,Union,South Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Holcomb
1683–1723
Birth Location: St Stephens, Northumberland, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Neville
1691–
Birth Location: <Virginia>
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Smith
1720–1775
Birth Location: King Williams, Virginia
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Children(s)

Joel Holcomb
1767–1812
Birth Location: Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
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John Holcombe's Ancestors

Self
John Holcombe
1720–1786
Birth Place: ,King William,Virginia
Parents
Richard Holcomb
1683–1723
St Stephens, Northumberland, Virginia, United States
Sarah Neville
1691–
<Virginia>
Grandparents
William Holcomb
1645–1722
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Hannah Green
1655–1686
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, England
Great-Grandparents
William Holcombe
1612–1700
Unk Mears
1632–1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christopher Holcombe
1560–1620
Joyce
1592–

John Holcombe's Descendants

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John Holcombe (1720–17 Aug 1786) m. Eleanor Smith (1720–1775)
  1. 1. Joel Holcomb 1767–1812 m. Mary (Ann) Marchbanks 1762–1830
    1. 1. Sophia (Echols) Holcomb 1788–1874 m. William Wingfield 1782–1856
      1. 1. William (Marchbank) Wingfield 1810–1868 m. Eliza (Caroline) Ward 1816–1898
        1. 1. Emily ("Ellen") Wingfield 1854–1917 m. William (David) Stockton 1850–1921

John Holcombe's Timeline

3 Records

1720
1720
Birth of John Holcombe in Prince Edward County, Virginia
Prince Edward County, Virginia
1720
1720
Birth of John Holcombe in ,King William,Virginia
,King William,Virginia
1786
17 Aug 1786
Age 66
Death of John Holcombe in Union District, South Carolina
Union District, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Prince Edward County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: ,King William,Virginia
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Title
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1786
    Event Place: Union District, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: ,Union,South Carolina
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
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