HOLCOMBE - Very tricky......would love some help with this

[holc]

Hello,

Really hoping someone might be able to try and help me sort this out......I'm just going round in circles!!!!

I have 2 Mary HOLCOMBES and I just can't work out which is which.

Two brothers, JOHN and Lawrence Holcombe (sons of LAWRENCE HOLCOMBE & MARY WILLIAMS) appear to have both named one of their daughters MARY after their mother.

I stand to be corrected if my information is incorrect.

JOHN Holcombe Bapt 1712, St Decumans, F-Lawrence, M-Mary Williams
married 10/6/1737 St Decumans
ELIZABETH Mills

Children
Elizabeth b.1737 d.1737
Elizabeth b. 1739 found no other information
Mary b.1742------married WILLIAM WOOD 26/5/1767 ????????
Nicholas b.1743 found no other information
Sarah b.1747-----married JOHN CLARK 1771
John b.1775 found no other information

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LAWRENCE Holcombe bapt 1714, St Decumans, F-Lawrence, M-Mary Williams
married 2/1/1738 St Decumans
ANN Sully

Children
Lawrence b.1738 found no other information
Ann b.1740 -------married George Wood abt 1776
Mary b.1742 -------married WILLIAM WOOD????????????
Betty b.1747 found no other information
Elizabeth b.1753 found no other information

Much appreciate any help.
Hazel

[jeeb]

Hi,
Have you looked to see if either John or Lawrence Holcombe left Wills, one might mention his daughter or grandchildren named Wood?
Jeremy

[arthurk]

Do you know what happened to the Mary who didn't marry William Wood? Anything relating to her might give a clue as to which one she was.

Arthur

[holc]

Thanks for your replies.

Unfortunately I don't know how to find wills in England. Any advise would be appreciated.

I haven't been able to find anything about the Mary who didn't marry William Wood. Although I can find a Mary who married a Nicholas Hawkes in 1778 in St Decumans.....not sure if this would be daughter of Lawrence.

Regards, Hazel
Australia

[Geoffers]

I have 2 Mary HOLCOMBES and I just can't work out which is which. Two brothers, JOHN and Lawrence Holcombe (sons of LAWRENCE HOLCOMBE & MARY WILLIAMS) appear to have both named one of their daughters MARY after their mother.
Do the parish registers show if either Mary was buried young?

Geoffers