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About Ruth Holcomb
Date and place of birth have also been (erroneously?) reported to be 1643 at Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
- Article, "Thomas Holcombe's Earlier Posterity," by George E. McCracken (The American Genealogist, Vol. 57, No.2, Pages 65 - 76, April 1981).
- Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Dec 13 2016, 1:32:09 UTC
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66031562/ruth-holcomb
Ruth Sherwood Holcomb BIRTH 1643 DEATH 1699 (aged 55–56) BURIAL Granby Cemetery Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA PLOT Section 5 / Lot 47 MEMORIAL ID 66031562 · View Source SHARE SAVE TOSUGGEST EDITS MEMORIAL PHOTOS 0 FLOWERS 12 As noted by many sources including the Historical Society the stone that contains Ruth Sherwood Holcomb (wife of Joshua) has many errors on it. This headstone is not an accurate reflection of the Holcombs listed on both sides. Referencing the Holcomb Genealogy provides correct information.
Family Members
Parents Photo Thomas Sherwood 1586–1655
Photo Mary Sherwood 1619–1693
Siblings Stephen Sherwood 1638 – unknown
Mary Sherwood Loomis 1640–1681
Photo Matthew Sherwood 1643–1715
Isaac Sherwood 1645–1684
Abigail Sherwood Lockwood 1649 – unknown
Half Siblings Thomasine Sherwood Belden 1615 – unknown
Rose Sherwood Nash 1620–1699
Steven Sherwood 1622 – unknown
Photo THOMAS Sherwood 1624–1698
Thomas Sherwood 1624–1654
Jane Sherwood Merritt 1636–1685
Mary Sherwood Tibbals 1650–1681
Children Photo Ensign Joshua Holcomb 1672–1727
- Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Sep 26 2016, 1:10:12 UTC
GEDCOM Note
2 AGE About 50-51
GEDCOM Note
Category: Simsbury, Connecticut
Biography
Ruth was born about 1642 in Fairfield, CT (based on marriage)
Ruth married Joshua Holcombe 04 JUN 1663 Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut
Ruth passed away 10 SEP 1699 in Simsbury, Hartford County, CT
Sources
<references />* The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Vol. I-III, Thomas Holcombe* Space:Some Early Records and Documents of and Relating to the Town of Windsor, Connecticut, 1639-1703|Some EarlyRecords and Documents of and Relating to the Town of Windsor, Connecticut, 1639-1703 (The Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, 1930) 44* NEHGR: Space:NEHGR|The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1851) Vol. 5, Page 63* Schenck, Elizabeth Hubbell. Space:The History of Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut|The History of Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut (J.J. Little & Co., Astor Place, New York, 1889) Vol. 1, Page 408 * Cutter, William Richard. Space:New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial|New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial (Baltimore, Maryland: Clearfield Company, 1913) Vol. 1::: "Thomas Sherwood, birn in Serwood Forest, Nottingham, England, 1586, died Fairfiled, Ct, 1655. He sailed from Ipswich, April 21, 1634 inthe good ship "Francis", John Cutting, master, andlanded in Boston, Massachusetts, in June of the same year, accompanied by his wife Alice,burn 1587, and four children: Ann, born 1620; Rose, 1623; Thomas, 1624; Rebecca, 1625. He settled first at Wethersfield, where his name appears on the second list of settlers other than those from Watertown. He settled in Fairfiled as early as 1643, when his name appears on the Stamford land records. He served as deputy with Roger Ludlow in the general court, 1650. He brought with him to Fairefiled his second Wife, Mary
, by whom he had six more children. His will is dateed july 21, 1655, and proved October 26, 1655"* Virkus, Frederick A. Space:The Compendium of American Genealogy|The Compendium of American Genealogy (Chicago, A.N. Marquis & company, 1925)::: "Sherwood, Thomas (1586-1655), From Eng. in the "Francis", 1634: land records of Conn. show his name in many transactions; moved from Wethersfiled to Fairfield, ante 1648; built 1st grist mill on Mill Plain; original will with signature still at Fairfiled, Conn, Town Hall; m.ca. 1612, Alice Seabrook (b. 1587); m 2nd, Mary Fitch (d 1693/974)."* Jacobus, Donald Lines. Space:History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield|History and Genealogy ofthe Families of Old Fairfield (Genealogical Publishing Company, 1930) page 548::: "Thomas came yo Boston in the "Francis", Apr 1634, age 48, with wife Alice, age 47, and children "Anna (14), Rose (11), Thomas (10), Rebecca (9). Thye came to Wetherfield with the first settlers, 1635, was a carpenter, and sold his lands to George Wyllys, 25 Mar. 1640. He removed to Stamford, where he lived until 1648, when he sold to John Holly, and settled on Fairfiled. He may have been related to Thomas Morehouse, whose holdings adjoined him in Wethersfield, and accompanied him in his sub* New England Historic Genealogical Society* Windsor Vital Records
- McCorkhill Research, Author: Ray Marshall* Welles, Edwin. Space:Births, Marriages,and Deaths Returned from Hartford, Windsor, and Fairfield, and Entered in the Early Land Records of the Colony of Connecticut|Births, Marriages, and Deaths Returned from Hartford, Windsor, and Fairfield, and Entered in the Early Land Records of the Colony of Connecticut (Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., 1898) Windsor Marriages, Folio 45. Page 10* Andrews, Henry Porter Space:The Descendants of John Porter of Windsor, Conn. 1635-9|The Descendants of John Porter of Windsor, Conn. 1635-9 (G.W. Ball, Saratoga Springs, New York, 1893) Vol. 1, Page 118* Kuhns, Maude Pinney. Space:The "Mary andJohn". A Story of The Founding of Dorchester, Massachusetts, 1630.|The "Mary and John". A Story of The Founding of Dorchester, Massachusetts, 1630. (Tuttle Pub. Co., Rutland, Vermont, 1943) Page 44* Space:The Barbour Collection|The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1994-2002) Vol. Windsor, Page 149. ::* "Holcomb, Josua, m. Ruth Sharwood, June 4, 1663 Vol. MG"::* "Holcomb, Josua, m. Ruth Sharwood, June 4, 1663, by Mr. Wocott Vol. Col. 1, Page 45"
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Ruth Holcomb's Timeline
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1643
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Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
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| 1664 |
May 26, 1664
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Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony
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| 1666 |
March 30, 1666
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Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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| 1668 |
June 23, 1668
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Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut
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| 1670 |
April 4, 1670
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Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony
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April 4, 1670
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Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut
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September 18, 1672
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Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony
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| 1675 |
October 10, 1675
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Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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| 1676 |
1676
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Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony
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