Gilbert Holcombe

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Gilbert Holcombe

Birth
Branscombe, East Devon District, Devon, England
Death
14 Oct 1623 (aged 57–58)
Mylor, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England
Burial
Mylor, Cornwall Unitary Authority, Cornwall, England Add to Map
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~ Gilbert Holcombe ~

Birthdate: 1565
Birthplace: Hole, Branscombe, Devon, England
Death: Died October 14, 1623 in Mylor, Cornwall, England

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From Gilbert's will:

"I doe give unto my brother Richard Bonithon all that I have"
"my brother Peter Courteney" [one of the overseas of the will]
1663 Hewes v Courtney. Plaintiffs: Nicholas Hewes. Defendants: Sir Peter Courtney, knight, John Bonythorn, esq and another. Subject: personal estate of Gilbert Holcombe, deceased, of Mylor, Cornwall.

1666. "Admon. de bonis non," of effects unadministered by Richard Bonithon, father of John Bonithon, Executor of the Will of Gilbert Holcombe, late of Mylor, Co. Cornwall, deceased. Granted to Sir Peter Courtenay of Ladock, Co. Cornwall, 26th Nov., 1666.

Hole House, Branscombe, Devon

Hole (recorded in 1249) was the home of the Holcombes for seven generations. The house was extensively re-built in the late sixteenth-century. Some interesting graffiti can be found on a stone mantelpiece in one room. The names of Gilbert, Josias and Christopher Holcombe were carved there in 1577, when they were children. The house was sold out of the family by Gilbert in 1601.


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Parents:

Father
Thomas Holcombe, Gent.
Birthdate: between circa 1526 and circa 1536
Birthplace: Hole, Devon, England
Death: Died 1585 in Ashton, Cornwall, England

Mother
Margaret (Trethurffe) Holcombe
Birth: abt 1535
Birthplace: Trethurffe Manor, Ladock, Cornwall, England
Died: June 28, 1576 in Ashton, Cornwall, England

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Spouse:
Anne (Courtenay) Holcombe
Birth: February 19, 1567
Birthplace: Ladock, Cornwall, England
Died: 1642 in Votten, Cornwall, England
Daughter of Peter Courtenay, of Tretherfe and

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Immediate Family:
Son of Thomas Holcombe, Gent. and Margaret Holcombe
Husband of Anne Holcombe
Father of Thomas Holcombe
Brother of Christopher Holcombe; Josias Holcombe; Robert Holcombe; Nicholas Holcombe; John Holcombe

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Children:
Thomas Holcombe / Holcomb
Birth: Abt 1609 England
Died: Sep. 7, 1657 Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.

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Thomas H. Holcombe (1526-1579)
Margaret Tretford (1535-1576)
h/o:
Ann Courtnay Holcombe (1573 - 1642)*
Married 1600 - Vrottonnm Cornwall, England
f/o:
William Holcombe (1599- )
Alford Holcombe (1605- )
Thomas Holcombe (1605-1657)
Roger Holcombe (1607-1648)
Anne Holcombe (1608- )
Nicholas Holcombe (1611-1628)
Gilbert Holcombe (1619-1619)

The Holcombe line is known back to Sir John de Holcombe, who was knighted by Richard the Lion Heart and granted the Manor of Holcombe for heroic action in the Battle of Palestine during the 3rd Crusade. Walter de Holcomb, gg-grandson of sir John, was lord of Holcombe, Devon Co, by 1301. Walter's son John, married Isabel Down, 6g-granddau of Henry I of England. The family moved to Hole, County Devon, during the 1300;s and remained there for seven generations. (McPherson)

~ Gilbert Holcombe ~

Birthdate: 1565
Birthplace: Hole, Branscombe, Devon, England
Death: Died October 14, 1623 in Mylor, Cornwall, England

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From Gilbert's will:

"I doe give unto my brother Richard Bonithon all that I have"
"my brother Peter Courteney" [one of the overseas of the will]
1663 Hewes v Courtney. Plaintiffs: Nicholas Hewes. Defendants: Sir Peter Courtney, knight, John Bonythorn, esq and another. Subject: personal estate of Gilbert Holcombe, deceased, of Mylor, Cornwall.

1666. "Admon. de bonis non," of effects unadministered by Richard Bonithon, father of John Bonithon, Executor of the Will of Gilbert Holcombe, late of Mylor, Co. Cornwall, deceased. Granted to Sir Peter Courtenay of Ladock, Co. Cornwall, 26th Nov., 1666.

Hole House, Branscombe, Devon

Hole (recorded in 1249) was the home of the Holcombes for seven generations. The house was extensively re-built in the late sixteenth-century. Some interesting graffiti can be found on a stone mantelpiece in one room. The names of Gilbert, Josias and Christopher Holcombe were carved there in 1577, when they were children. The house was sold out of the family by Gilbert in 1601.


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Parents:

Father
Thomas Holcombe, Gent.
Birthdate: between circa 1526 and circa 1536
Birthplace: Hole, Devon, England
Death: Died 1585 in Ashton, Cornwall, England

Mother
Margaret (Trethurffe) Holcombe
Birth: abt 1535
Birthplace: Trethurffe Manor, Ladock, Cornwall, England
Died: June 28, 1576 in Ashton, Cornwall, England

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Spouse:
Anne (Courtenay) Holcombe
Birth: February 19, 1567
Birthplace: Ladock, Cornwall, England
Died: 1642 in Votten, Cornwall, England
Daughter of Peter Courtenay, of Tretherfe and

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Immediate Family:
Son of Thomas Holcombe, Gent. and Margaret Holcombe
Husband of Anne Holcombe
Father of Thomas Holcombe
Brother of Christopher Holcombe; Josias Holcombe; Robert Holcombe; Nicholas Holcombe; John Holcombe

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Children:
Thomas Holcombe / Holcomb
Birth: Abt 1609 England
Died: Sep. 7, 1657 Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~*s/o:
Thomas H. Holcombe (1526-1579)
Margaret Tretford (1535-1576)
h/o:
Ann Courtnay Holcombe (1573 - 1642)*
Married 1600 - Vrottonnm Cornwall, England
f/o:
William Holcombe (1599- )
Alford Holcombe (1605- )
Thomas Holcombe (1605-1657)
Roger Holcombe (1607-1648)
Anne Holcombe (1608- )
Nicholas Holcombe (1611-1628)
Gilbert Holcombe (1619-1619)

The Holcombe line is known back to Sir John de Holcombe, who was knighted by Richard the Lion Heart and granted the Manor of Holcombe for heroic action in the Battle of Palestine during the 3rd Crusade. Walter de Holcomb, gg-grandson of sir John, was lord of Holcombe, Devon Co, by 1301. Walter's son John, married Isabel Down, 6g-granddau of Henry I of England. The family moved to Hole, County Devon, during the 1300;s and remained there for seven generations. (McPherson)