Mary Holcombe
1675 - 1744 (69 years)-
Name Mary Holcombe Birth 17 May 1675 Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America 
Gender Female Death 22 Dec 1744 Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America Person ID I312684223231 Oswald Genealogy Last Modified 15 Jun 2025
Father Lt. Nathaniel Holcombe, I, b. 04 Nov 1648, Windsor, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America bur. 1740, Simsbury Cemetery, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America (Age ~ 91 years) Relationship unknown Mother Mary Bliss, b. 23 Sep 1651, Springfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America d. Springfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Relationship unknown Family ID F2599 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - BIRTH: Stiles p. 395; DEATH: McPherson - This is for the Mary daughter of Nathaniel Holcomb and Mary Bliss BIRTH: Stiles p. 395; DEATH: McPherson p. 101; Mary never married.
BIRTH: Stiles p. 395; DEATH: McPherson p. 101; Mary never married.
1Unmarried, date of will, 27 May 1745, This is for the Mary Holcomb who was the daughter of Nathaniel Holcomb and Mary Bliss
1Unmarried, date of will, 27 May 1745, This is for the Mary Holcomb who was the daughter of Nathaniel Holcomb and Mary Bliss
1Unmarried, date of will, 27 May 1745, dare of Inventory, L138/13/11 taken by Joseph and daniel Adams Manwaring 3;417. She leaves her Bible to her brother Benjamin Holcombe "to be his forever, and the Lord be with him"; to sister Esther Higley best quild and a pair of silver clasps; to four sisters,viz: Esther aforsaid, Katherine Messenger, Margaret North and Sarah Barbour, Rest and residue; sole executor; brother Benjamin; signed by mark; witness; Brewster Higley.
!archive record 0110869, not married ; "
!archive record 0110869, not married ; "History & Genealogies of Ancient Windsor" Book 11, page 162 by Stiles Henry REED. !The American Genealogist, vol. 57, No. 2, April 1981, page 67, 70 Died unmarried between date of will, 22 Dec 1744, and date of inventory, 27 May 1745. She leaves her Bible to brother Benjamin Holcombe "to be his for ever, and the Lord be with him"; to sister Esther Higley best quilt and a pair of silver clasps; to four sisters, vi: Esther aforesaid, Katharine Messenger, Margaret North and Sarah Barbour, rest and residue; sole executr: brother Benjamin; signed by mark; witnesses: Brewster Higley Jr., Joseph Higley, John Higley.
BIOGRAPHY: Death:Age 69, unmarried. Died
BIOGRAPHY: Death:Age 69, unmarried. Died
BIOGRAPHY: Death:Age 69, unmarried. Died between 22 Dec 1744, date ofwill, and 27 May 1745, date of inventory, L138/03/11, taken by JosephHoskins and Daniel Adams (Manwaring 3:417. She leaves her Bible tobrother Benjamin Holcombe "to be his for ever, and the Lord be with him";to sister Esther Higley best quild and a pair of silver clasps; to forsisters: Esther Higley, Katharine Messenger, Margaret North and SarahBarbour, rest and residue; sole executor: brother Benjamin; signed bymark; witnesses: Brewster Higley Jr., Joseph Higley, John Higley
Treansferred from the wrong mary who was the daughter of Joshua and mary sherwood holcomb
There are 2 Mary Holcombs. Please do not merge again.
1st. Mary's parents were Nathaniel Holcomb and Mary Bliss. She was unmarried.
See in Memories Thomas Holcombe's Earlier Posterity TAG Vol. 57 [1981] by George McCracken Pages [April 1981] PAGE 7/27
2nd. Mary's parents were Joshua Holcomb and Ruth Sherwood and married John Barber.
See in Memories Thomas Holcombe's Earlier Posterity TAG Vol. 57 [1981] by George McCracken Pages [April 1981] PAGE 4/27
Both Mary's died around the same time in Simsbury
BIRTH:1. Barbour collection: This is for the Mary Holcomb who was the daughter of Nathaniel Holcomb and Mary Bliss
BIRTH:
1. Barbour collection: Connecticut vital records prior to 1850; Lucius B. Barbour:
Mary HOLCOMB, F, Birth: 17 May 1675 at Windsor Twp, Hartford, Connecticut; Father: Nathanael HOLCOMB.
A DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS. 1742 to 1745. Page 175 Name: Mary Holcomb Location: Simsbury Invt. ?138-03-11. Taken 27 May, 1745, by Joseph Hoskins and Daniel Addams. Will dated 22 December, 1744. I, Mary Holcomb, in the Town of Simsbury, do make this my last will and testament: I give unto my brother Benjamin Holcomb my Bible, to be his forever, and the Lord be with him. I give unto my sister Esther Higley my best quilt and a pair of silver clasps, to be hers forever. I give unto my four sisters, viz., Esther aforesd., Katharine Messenger, Margaret North and Sarah Barbour, all the rest of my estate which I shall leave after my decease, after debts and charges are paid, to be theirs forever, to be equally divided between them. And my will further is, that the aforenamed Katharine and Margaret shall have their part or proportion in bedds, bedding and wearing apparrel. I constitute my brother Benjamin to be sole executor. Witness: Brewster Higley, Jr., Joseph Higley, John Higley. Mary X Holcomb, ls. Court Record, Page 59--4 June, 1745: Will proven.
BIOGRAPHY: Death:Age 69, unmarried. This is for the Mary Holcomb who was the daughter of Nathaniel Holcomb and Mary Bliss
BIOGRAPHY: Death:Age 69, unmarried. Died between 22 Dec 1744, date of will, and 27 May 1745, date of inventory, L138/03/11, taken by Joseph Hoskins and Daniel Adams (Manwaring 3:417. She leaves her Bible to brother Benjamin Holcombe "to be his for ever, and the Lord be with him"; to sister Esther Higley best quild and a pair of silver clasps; to for sisters: Esther Higley, Katharine Messenger, Margaret North and Sarah Barbour, rest and residue; sole executor: brother Benjamin; signed by mark; witnesses: Brewster Higley Jr., Joseph Higley, John Higley
- BIRTH: Stiles p. 395; DEATH: McPherson - This is for the Mary daughter of Nathaniel Holcomb and Mary Bliss BIRTH: Stiles p. 395; DEATH: McPherson p. 101; Mary never married.