‘Son of Charles Holcombe’136 Bur ‘Holcomb, Elyse, Esq.’ with dates of both death and burial.124 Monument in N-E corner of north transept of St Winifred’s Church, Branscombe: Mural monument to Ellis Holcombe of Hole, Branscombe, with ‘Arms.-A chevron between three men’s heads side faced wreathed about the temples and couped about the shoulders [Holcombe] impaling three rams passant sable in chief a mullet for difference [Sydenham]’136
‘Ellis Holcombe's will.
Prerogative Court of Canterbury 6 Windsor/ O.M.Coll.10/36
The will raises many questions unless ther term, "blood cousin" was a 1500's term for grandson. The will mentions wife Elizabeth, Judith and Ursula daughters of John, evidently quite young because he provides on the condition that "they shall be obedient and be ruled by my wife Elizabeth." With the consent of his wife, he bequeathed to Christopher and Josias two of the sons of Thomas gentleman decd. He also willed to Ellis Wyppell one heifer, to the poor of Branscombe, and to "my next cousin and heir in blood Gilbert son to Thomas gentleman and his heirs forever, all my lands, manors in Somerset and Devon, subject to my wife's jointure and the abote annuities." Why would he will to cousins if he had children? Deanna Holcomb Bowman believes that cousin in blood is a reference for grandson, since she has never read the word grandson in early wills. Generally the wills state to "John, son of my son Henry" or some like statement.
Thomas Holcomb of Simsbury, Connecticut could descend from any of Ellis' six sons.
Bowman states that the Lineage chart carries the descendants of Thomas and Margaret only, Robert, Tristram, John, George, and Walter are not followed. The lines of Ellis' other married sons need to be completed to continue the search for the parents of Thomas of simsbury, Connecticut. Tristran should be easy to find with his unusual name and a wife named Georgania.
Ellis had the following children, and probably no more because Vivian lists and numbers his six sons, in Ashton, Devon, England.’444