“The origin and ancestry of the New England emigrant Thomas Holcombe has not been established but the name has been prominent in County Devon, England for several centuries and it is very likely that he was a member of that highly respected family.”164

Wilson shows birthdate of 1601.164

“Thomas Holcombe was one of a company of 140 Puritans and Dissenters who assembled at Plymouth, County Devon, England with Bishops John Maverick and John Wareham in March 1630. After a day of prayer and fasting, a decision was made to emigrate to New England and the bishops were chosen as officers of the expedition. A 400-ton ship, “Mary and John” was charted by Captain Squeb and arrived safely in Massachusetts after a seventy day journey, on 30 May 1630. Scouts were sent out to locate a suitable site for a new settlement and they found an attractive location on the Charles River where pasture for their famished cattle could be had in abundance. They named the settlement Dorchester after the English town of thatname, which probably was the original home of some of the company.”164

“Thomas married in Dorchester Elizabeth [(_____)] Ferguson, a widow whose maiden name is not known. By 1633, he was settled in a house that he owned and he was made a Freeman of the town 14 March 1634. During the next two years, dissatisfaction of various sorts arose in the settlement and in August 1635, Thomas sold his house & 21 acres of land. In the spring of 1636, he removed with Rev. John Wareham and some 60 of the original settlers of Dorchester to the junction ofthe Farmington and Conencticut rivers, and there founded a new settlement now known as Windsor, CT.”164

“Thomas Holcombe was prominenr in government affairs of the Colony....After 1649, the family moved about four miles northwest of Windsor villageto a settlement established some ten years eariler known as Poquonock. [He] died and was buried there in 1657. His widow Elizabeth survived him by 22 years.”164

From Barbara Bartels’ notes:130
Thomas was settled at Dorchester MA in 1633 in a house which he owned. In a lottery 1 Dec 1634, Thomas drew land, and was made a Freeman 14 Mar 1634.…About 1636 he sold his various parcels of land and moved, with about 60 others, to Windsor CT, to the part of town known as Poquonnock.

He represented Windsor and Hartford County CT on the General Court, and served in framing the Constitution of the Colony of Connecticut, and as deputy in 1649.130
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His inventory included "books, tables, dishes and other things" valued at £2 6s.138

The inventory of the estate of "Thomas Holcom of Windsor" was taken 1 October 1657 and totalled £294 10s., of which £95 10s. was real estate....He also owned two swords. To the inventory was appended the following list:
The related that survive the abovesaid deceased are
The relict Elissabeth his widow
Sons
1 Josuay the eldest of age 17 years
2 Benaiah the second of age 13 years 3 months
3 Nathanell the third of age 9 years
Daughters
4 Abigayle the eldest unmarried of age 18 years 3 quarters
5 Debora the youngest of age 6 years 7 months

Elizabeth, the relict and administratrix, was appointed 3 December 1657 and dealt with the cautions issued by George Griswold and his father Edward Griswold regarding division of the estate [Hartford PD Case #2774].138

Wilson’s book shows birthdate of 1601164

“[Elizabeth] married for her third husband James Eno on 5 August 1658. James Eno’s wife, Hannah (Bidwell), had died the previous year leaving him with three small children, who were subsequently raised with five of Thomas and Elizabeth’s younger children in the Holcomb house.”164

From Barbara Bartels’ notes:130
Elizabeth and Thomas Holcomb, both assumed to be passengers on the ship “Mary and John,” were married two years after their arrival in the New World. They were part of a religious group headed by the Revs. John Maverick and John Warham.

“In 1964 Jacobus noted that "[h]er maiden name has been stated as Ferguson, without proof or probability" [McArthur-Barnes 169].)”138