Lt. Nathaniel Holcombe

Birth:— "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (15 Apr 2022), Nathanael Holcomb; citing Birth, 11 Jun 1673, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut. Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour.

http://www.holcombegenealogy.com/data/p2.htm#i88

Lt. Nathaniel Holcombe was born on 11 June 1673 at Windsor, Hartford Co., CT.4 He was the son of Nathaniel Holcombe and Mary Bliss. Lt. Nathaniel Holcombe married Martha Buell, daughter of Sgt. Peter Buell and Martha Cogan, on 1 November 1695 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT.5,6 Lt. Nathaniel Holcombe died on 29 September 1766 at Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT, at age 93.7,6

Nathaniel served as a Lt. in 1716 and was a Representative from Simsbury to the General Court of Ct., 1748-1753.4

McPherson lists sons Nathaniel III and David as twins, but notes this may be an error in the absence of a birth record of David. There is some indication that David was born after 1701.

Children of Lt. Nathaniel Holcombe and Martha Buell

• Capt. Nathaniel Holcombe+ b. 25 Oct 1696, d. b 18 Dec 1782
• Lt. David Holcombe+ b. 25 Oct 1696, d. Feb 1784
• Daniel Holcombe
• Benjamin Holcombe b. 15 Feb 1697/98, d. 3 Apr 1700
• Elizabeth Holcombe b. 14 Mar 1700, d. 13 Apr 1700
• Martha Holcombe+ b. 15 Mar 1701/2, d. 29 Jan 1725
• Elizabeth Holcombe b. 1704
• Judah Holcombe+ b. 12 Jan 1706/7, d. 5 Jan 1802
• Jacob Holcombe b. c 1707
• Mary Holcombe+ b. c 1710, d. 10 Oct 1810
• Sarah Holcombe+ b. 12 Jul 1713, d. 20 Jun 1780
• Lt. Peter Holcombe+ b. 15 Apr 1715, d. 20 Apr 1800
• Catherine Holcombe

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Source: The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut, Vol. IV, p. 549. Available at: Ancestry.com:—
"This Assembly do establish and confirm Mr. Thomas Hol­ comb of Symsbury, to be Captain of the north company or trainband in the town of Symsbury aforesaid.
"This Assembly do establish and confirm Mr. Nathaniel Holcomb of Symsbury, to be Lieutenant of the north company or trainband in the town of Symsbury aforesaid.
"This Assembly do establish and confirm Mr. Joshua Hol­ comb, to be Ensign of the north company or trainband in the town of Symsbury aforesaid."

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Tertiary Sourcing (at best)

• When webpages do not provide a primary source for each datum they provide, each non-sourced datum might be a at tertiary source at best. Consider the following:
  • Find A Grave and Wikitree both provide an incorrect town of birth for Nathaniel. He was not born in Springfield, MA. His wife was born there.
  • As a resident or former resident of the Springfield, Martha's hometown recorded her marriage to Nathaniel. It provides his correct date of birth, which is not by default prove his town of birth.
  • Nathaniel's father was never a resident of Springfield, MA.
    • Wikitree: Nathaniel Holcomb II (1673–1766). Note: Weigh carefully any datum without a primary source or two or more respected secondary sources.
    • Find A Grave: LT Nathaniel Holcombe Jr.

Removed Insupportable Burial Place

• Whoever enter the following information included no source for it: "Linwood Cemetery, Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States."