Zephaniah Holcomb 
Zephaniah was born on August 19th, 1750 in Columbia Co., New York or Hartford, CT?. Zephaniah's father was Return Holcomb and his mother is Jerusha Adams. His paternal grandparents were Thomas Holcomb and Rebecca Pettibone; his maternal grandparents were Gillette Adams and Abigail Bacon. He was an only child. He died at the age of 71 on March 16th, 1822 in Spencertown, Columbia County, New York.General Notes
Served during the Revolutionary War in The Militia, Albany County,NewYork, 8th Regiment, for 7 years and became Paymaster at end of war. Wasa Private in Capt. Abner Hawley's Company, 8th Regiment of Albany Co., NYMilitia in Ge. George Washington's Army for 7 years during the Rev. War.
Listed in Department of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of the Census, Headsof Families, in the Year 1790 in New York, Washington GPO 1908: inColumbia Co. , NY--2 free white males over 16; 5 free white males under16; 2 free white females.
Shown in NY 1790, 1800, 1820; NY marriage (CD#401) and upstate NY index.Shown in 1850 Ohio census. Ohio land records indicate purchase of 82.9acres on l/4/1831.
Need to verify if there are two Zephaniah's, i.e., father/son.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1565 in Hole, Devonshire, England d. in Pembroke, Wales
- b.07 Apr 1605 in Pembroke, Wales, Devon, England d.07 Sep 1657 in Windsor, Hartford, CT
- b.1573 in Ladock, Cornwall, England d.< 1642 in , England
- b.27 Sep 1640 in Wilton, Ct. d.01 Dec 1690 in wilton, Ct.
- b.WFT Est 1596-1621 in Wales, England d.07 Oct 1679
- b.30 Mar 1666 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut d.05 Mar 1731 in Simsbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut
- b.11 Sep 1548 in Sherwood, Nottingham, England d.1632
- b.24 Dec 1586 in St.Mary-St.Peter, Moblethorpes, Lincolnshire, England d.21 Jul 1655 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
- b.~ 1543 in Stelyngton, Yorkshire, England
- b.~ 1645 in Fairfirld, Fairfield County, Connecticut d.10 Sep 1699 in Simsbury, Connecticut
- d.1693 in Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
- b.31 May 1713 in Simsbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut d.1790 in Spencertown, Columbia Co., New York
- b.1609 in of, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut d. in , , , Connecticut
- b.1639 in ., Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut d.15 Jul 1713 in ., Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut
- b.09 Mar 1675 in Simsbury, Connecticut d.14 Apr 1731 in (will), Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
- b.29 Mar 1566 in Kirkham, Lancashire, England d.30 Mar 1613 in Settington, Yorkshire, England
- b.20 Feb 1586 in ., Settrington, Yorkshire, England d.01 Sep 1674 in ., Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
- b.~ 1564 in Settrington, Yorkshire, England d.Jan 1637
- b.28 Mar 1643 in ., Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut d.15 Jul 1713 in ., Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut
- b.04 Oct 1562 in Little Bromley, Essex, England d.1623 in Braintree, Essex, England
- b.1611 in of, Braintree, Essex, England d.08 Dec 1657 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
- b.1574 in Braintree, Essex, England d.06 Apr 1637 in Felsted, Essex, England
- b.19 Aug 1750 in Columbia Co., New York or Hartford, CT? d.16 Mar 1822 in Spencertown, Columbia County, New York
- b.~ 1585 in Queen Camel, Somersetshire, England d.~ 1647 in Barbadose, Jamaica
- b.~ 1621 in England d.10 Oct 1696 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
- b.1660 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
- b.~ 1626 in England
- b.19 Feb 1694 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut d.11 Dec 1756 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut
- b.09 Nov 1613 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut d.14 May 1670 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut
- b.06 Mar 1643 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut d.25 Oct 1678 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut
- b.03 Apr 1666 in Windsor, Hartford Co, Connecticut d.29 Sep 1753 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut
- b.1647 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut d.21 Feb 1718 in Windsor, Hartford Co., Connecticut
- b.13 Mar 1718 in Simsbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut
- b.1603 in Stretton, Rutland, England d.1699 in Stretton, Rutland, England
- b.1629 in Stretton, Rutland, England d.27 Jan 1705 in Middleton, Essex County, Connecticut
- b.~ 1608 in England
- b.20 Jul 1659 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut
- b.07 Nov 1609 in Stretton, Rutland, England d.1680 in Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut
- b.1633 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut d.06 Jul 1680 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut
- b.~ 1607 in Bishops-Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
- b.08 Dec 1693 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut d.17 Dec 1719 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut
- b.1638 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut d.12 Aug 1671 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut
- b.27 Nov 1663 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
- b.~ 1616 in England d.23 Sep 1661 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
- b.21 May 1642 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut d.1681
- b.1618 in England d.14 Jun 1674
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‌Zephaniah and Mehitable were married in a religious ceremony on January 1st, 1779 in Columbia Co., New York. They had a son named Reuben Wetmore.
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Children
Reuben Wetmore Holcomb
Reuben Wetmore was born on May 11th, 1793 in Spencertown, Columbia, New York. He died at the age of 59 on January 26th, 1853 in Huntington Twp. Gallia Co., Ohio.
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