William Holcomb (1650-aft. 1705) and Simon Gross (b. 1711)

William Holcomb was born about 1650 in England. He was a minister in the Church of England. He and his wife emigrated before 1678 and settled in St. Stephen's parish, New Kent, Virginia. They had at least four children. Traces descent through their fourth son, John Holcomb (b. 1685). Simon Gross was born in 1711 in Baden, Germany. He and his brother, Theobald, emigrated in 1741 and settled in Penn- sylvania. Simon married Catharina Schneider and had two children. After Catharina's death he married Dorothea, who died in 1744. In 1745 he married Veronica Mayer and had three children. In 1767 they moved to North Carolina. Veronica died and Simon married Margaretha and had one child. Line of descent is traced through Veronica's first son, Simon, Jr. (b. 1746). Descendants and relatives lived in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Missouri and elsewhere.