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- RESEARCH_NOTES:
1.Censuses:
1800 US Census: Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, p. 1 of 12:
Seth Holcomb: 0-0-0-1(26-44)-0/2(under 10)-0-0-1-0.
1830 US Census for Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, p. 47 of 62:
Nathan Briggs: males 0-1-1-1-0-0-1(40-50); females 0-0-1-1-0-0-0-1(50-60)
1850 US: Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, p. 112 of 148, house/family no. 797:
Truman W. Hicks, 33, Tavern Keeper (Could this be Seth Holcomb's original tavern that went to Nathan Briggs?), $2000, NY.
Ruth C. Hicks, 31, NY.
Lemuel S. Hicks, 4, NY.
Lucy M. Hicks, 1, NY.
Mary Briggs, 67, $4500, MA.
Mary Briggs, 6, NY.
Armina Carpenter, 18.
Charles Wand, 23, England.
Abel Welton, 43, NY.
2. Ancestry.com's "Massachusetts Town Death Records": Polly Holcomb, d. 11 Oct 1803, bur. Granville; Polly, d. of Set and Polly, "on a visit from Genesee," a. 10 m., G.R.1. [billious fever, Oct. 19, 1805, a. 1, P.R.6.]
3. Appears to be Nathan Brigg's grandfather: Website: Www.genealogy of newengland.com/sjc: Nathan Briggs, b. 31 Mar 1727 at Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, d. 9 Apr 1813 at Ontario Co., NY. Parents are David Briggs and Sarah Babbitt. Marriage to Mary Talbot 7 Dec 1751 at Berkley, Bristol, MA. Mary was born 22 Mar 1724/25 to Josiah Talbot and Hannah Read. Six children born from 1753 to 1765 all in Dighton, Bristol, Mass. (Children and birthdates are listed.)
Note: Nathan had a son named Zenas Briggs, b. 30 Jan 1753 at Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts. He married Ruth Codding. They have 5 sons all born in Bristol Co., Mass., including the eldest who dies in Ontario Co., NY. Some Worldconnect sites show this Nathan, but they can only state that he married a wife named Mary ___. This fits with Mary "Polly" Gillett. Nathan and Mary have four children beginning in 1811 of whom the youngest is Ruth born in 1818 with whom we find Mary Briggs in the 1850 census.
4. The book: "History of Ontario Co., NY," 1878, pgs. 114-120: History of Canandaigua: "On the northeast corner of lot No. 74, north of the present school-house, lived the pioneer tavern-keeper, Seth Holcomb, who came out in 1792, was made the recipient of various offices, and became a public man. Nathan Briggs succeeded to the place, and there resided for some time."
5. Today's Hampden County of Massachusetts was originally Middlesex County until it was split off in 1662 and named Hampshire County. Hampden County was formed from Hampshire County in 1812.
BIRTH:
1. Online Ordinance Index has extracted record per FHL film 185381, batch C500841: "Polly Gillet, b. 12 Oct 1775 at Granville to Thomas and Mary Gillet."
MARRIAGE:
1. Ancestry.com's Massachusetts Town Marriage Records: Seth Holcomb (see Hoalcomb, Holkcomb) and Polly Gillet, m. 18 Feb 1796 in Granville. Full text: "Seth of Canadagua and Polly Gillet, Feb. 18, 1796. Intention not recorded."
DEATH:
1. Website: Www.yatescounty.org/upload/12/historian/onttoc4: Ontario County (NY) Books of Wills and Letters of Administration, Book 4 (1809-1812):
Page 121:
Deceased: Seth Holcomb.
Names of Representatives: Polly Holcomb and James Gooding
Remarks: Letters of Administration
Page 162:
Deceased: Seth Holcomb.
Names of Representatives: James Gooding and Nathan Briggs
Remarks: Letters of Administration.
Page 165:
Deceased: Seth Holcomb.
Names of Representatives: Polly Briggs
Remarks: Adm. of Dower.
Page 213:
Deceased: Seth Holcomb.
Names of Representatives: Polly Briggs
Remarks: Account
BURIAL:
1. Website: Www.raims.com/historian/burials: "Revolutionary Patriots Buried In and Around Ontario County, New York": Seth Holcomb, 1755-1810, Woolhouse Cemetery, Town of Canandaigua.
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