Individual Details
Benjamin Holcombe
(1718 - 1798)
The Separate Baptist Movement: The Story of the Early Beginnings of the Fairforest Baptist Church in Union District
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN UPPER SOUTH CAROLINA
by ROBERT A. IVEY
CONTRIBUTOR OF LAND IN CRAVEN COUNTY (UNION DISTRICT) BENJAMIN HOLCOMBE
Benjamin Holcombe was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, in 1718, the son of Richard and Sarah Neville Holcomb.
(A different researcher writes: Son of Richard H. Holcombe II, b. 1682 - d. 1723, Virginia and Littlebury Kinchen Neville b. 1685 Pembrokeshire, Wales - d. 1754 King William, Virginia.)
He and Alice Bogan, daughter of John and Hannah Jane Griest Bogan, were married in Prince Edward County, Virginia, in 1751. Alice was born in Prince Edward County in 1731.
The Holcombe family moved from Prince Edward County, Virginia, to Granville County, N. C., in the mid 1700s.
Benjamin had land in Bute County, N. C., in 1760, and signed a paper in 1765, for land “where I now live in Bute County.”
He received a grant for land September 17, 1770, on Dining Creek, a branch of Fairforest Creek. The land was in Berkley, Craven and later Union District, S. C. His land was bounded by lands of Ralph Jackson Sr., Solomon Smith, Thomas Greer Sr. and William Vaughan.
Benjamin Holcombe gave the church (under the leadership of the Reverend Philip Mulkey) two acres of land for a meeting house.
Their sons, Philip, Nevill and Jesse were all Patriot soldiers in the American Revolutionary War. They all served under Col. Thomas Brandon.
Benjamin and Alice had seven children, five sons and two daughters. He made his will on August 13, 1796, which was probated October 17, 1798. He died in Union District, S. C., and Alice died in Union District after 1798.
They probably remained members of the Fairforest Baptist Church, but several of their children joined the Padgett’s Creek Baptist Church.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN UPPER SOUTH CAROLINA
by ROBERT A. IVEY
CONTRIBUTOR OF LAND IN CRAVEN COUNTY (UNION DISTRICT) BENJAMIN HOLCOMBE
Benjamin Holcombe was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, in 1718, the son of Richard and Sarah Neville Holcomb.
(A different researcher writes: Son of Richard H. Holcombe II, b. 1682 - d. 1723, Virginia and Littlebury Kinchen Neville b. 1685 Pembrokeshire, Wales - d. 1754 King William, Virginia.)
He and Alice Bogan, daughter of John and Hannah Jane Griest Bogan, were married in Prince Edward County, Virginia, in 1751. Alice was born in Prince Edward County in 1731.
The Holcombe family moved from Prince Edward County, Virginia, to Granville County, N. C., in the mid 1700s.
Benjamin had land in Bute County, N. C., in 1760, and signed a paper in 1765, for land “where I now live in Bute County.”
He received a grant for land September 17, 1770, on Dining Creek, a branch of Fairforest Creek. The land was in Berkley, Craven and later Union District, S. C. His land was bounded by lands of Ralph Jackson Sr., Solomon Smith, Thomas Greer Sr. and William Vaughan.
Benjamin Holcombe gave the church (under the leadership of the Reverend Philip Mulkey) two acres of land for a meeting house.
Their sons, Philip, Nevill and Jesse were all Patriot soldiers in the American Revolutionary War. They all served under Col. Thomas Brandon.
Benjamin and Alice had seven children, five sons and two daughters. He made his will on August 13, 1796, which was probated October 17, 1798. He died in Union District, S. C., and Alice died in Union District after 1798.
They probably remained members of the Fairforest Baptist Church, but several of their children joined the Padgett’s Creek Baptist Church.
Events
| Birth | 1718 | Prince Edward County, Virginia | |||
| Marriage | 1751 | Prince Edward County, Virginia - Alice "Alcy" Bogan | |||
| Will | 13 Aug 1796 | Union County, South Carolina | |||
| Death | 1798 | Union County, South Carolina | |||
| Probate | 17 Oct 1798 | Union County, South Carolina | |||
| Burial | Holcombe Cemetery, Union County, South Carolina |  |
Families
| Spouse | Alice "Alcy" Bogan (1731 - 1798) |
| Father | Richard Holcombe II (1682 - 1723) |
| Mother | Sarah Neville (1685 - 1723) |
| Sibling | Capt. John Holcombe (1720 - 1786) |
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