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Philemon Holcombe 1740–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: King William, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1795

Death Location: Brunswick Queens, Virginia, USA

Father: John II

Mother: Elizabeth Lawrence

Spouse(s): Margaret Durham

Children(s): John Holcomb

The story of Philemon Holcombe began in 1740 in King William, Virginia, USA. Philemon Holcombe married Margaret Durham, and had children including John Shermer Holcomb. Philemon Holcombe passed away in 1795 in Brunswick Queens, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Philemon Holcombe began in 1740 in King William, Virginia, USA.
  • Philemon Holcombe married Margaret Durham, and had children including John Shermer Holcomb.
  • Philemon Holcombe passed away in 1795 in Brunswick Queens, Virginia, USA.

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Philemon Holcombe's Ancestors

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Philemon Holcombe
1740–1795
Birth Place: King William, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Holcombe II
1712–1779
St Stephens Parish, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Murphy) Lawrence
1715–1781
Grandparents
John Lawrence
1665–1739
Margaret Murphy
1683–1750
Great-Grandparents
John Lawrence
1638–1696
Elizabeth Power
1643–1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Philemon Holcombe's Descendants

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Philemon Holcombe (1740–1795) m. Margaret Durham (1748–Circa 1790)
  1. 1. John (Shermer) Holcomb 1787–1878 m. Anna Proctor 1797–1880
    1. 1. Leander ("Lee") Holcomb 1835–1914 m. Martha (Jane) Wagoner 1839–1884
      1. 1. Robert (Hamilton) Holcomb 1877–1948 m. Sarrah ("sallie" Emline Taylor) Holcomb 1878–1946
        1. 1. Robert (Glen) Holcomb 1903–1977

Philemon Holcombe's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of Philemon Holcombe in King William, Virginia, USA
King William, Virginia, USA
1795
1795
Age 55
Death of Philemon Holcombe in Brunswick Queens, Virginia, USA
Brunswick Queens, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: King William, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Brunswick Queens, Virginia, USA

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