Hester or Esther Holcombe

1684 - 1775  (91 years)

• Name	Hester or Esther Holcombe
  Born	3 Feb 1684	Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony
  Gender	Female
  Died	17 Dec 1775	Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony
  Buried	Aft 17 Dec 1775	Hop Meadow Cemetery, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut USA
  Person ID	I1572	Alford Hathaway
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	Nathaniel Holcomb, Sr.,   b. 4 Nov 1648, Poquerock, Hartford County, Connecticut ,   d. 5 Mar 1741, Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut  (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Mary T. Bliss,   b. 23 Sep 1651, Hampden, Springfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony ,   d. 1722  (Age 70 years)
  Married	27 Feb 1670	Springfield, MA, USA
  	Spouse: Nathaniel Holcombe, Sr.
  Family ID	F599	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Brewster Higley,   b. 10 Jan 1680, Windsor, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut ,   d. 5 Nov 1760, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Married	17 Feb 1708	Simsbury, Connecticut, United States
  Children	1. Brewster Higley, II,   b. 12 Dec 1709, Simsbury, Connecticut Colony ,   d. 21 Mar 1794  (Age 84 years)   2. David Higley,   b. 1712, Simsbury ,   d. 1790  (Age 78 years)   3. Joseph Higley,   b. 15 Oct 1715, Simsbury, Connecticut Colony ,   d. May 1790, Simsbury, Connecticut, USA  (Age 74 years)   4. Hannah Higley,   b. 17 Dec 1717, Simsbury, Connecticut Colony ,   d. 25 Jan 1806, Bloomfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA  (Age 88 years)   5. Esther Higley,   b. 3 Dec 1719, Simsbury, Connecticut Colony ,   d. 15 Sep 1807  (Age 87 years)   6. John Higley,   b. 17 Feb 1722, Simsbury, Connecticut Colony ,   d. 2 May 1802  (Age 80 years)   7. Elizabeth Higley,   b. 1723, Simsbury, Connecticut Colony ,   d. 1774  (Age 51 years)   8. Naomi Higley,   b. 21 May 1728, Simsbury, Connecticut Colony
  Last Modified	15 Dec 2023
  Family ID	F597	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Picture of Brewster Higley's House

  
  

  Documents		Brewster Higley Will
  		Hester Holcomb Higley Will (image of original)

  
  

  Headstones		Brewster Higley Tombstone
  		Esther Holcomb Higley Tombstone

  
  

  Family

  Holcomb Family Chart

  
  

  Biographies

  The story of Brewster Higley and Esther Holcomb Brewster Higley was born in Windsor, Connecticut, in January 1679/80 and was the third son and fifth child of John Higley Sr. and Hannah Drake. On February 17, 1708/09, Brewster Higley married Hester Holcomb, the sixth child and third daughter of Nathaniel and Mary Holcomb.

  
  

  Timelines

  Timeline of the lives of Brewster and Esther Higley