John de Holcombe

John de Holcombe was a knight of the Crusades. He was knighted by King Richard the Lionheart for bravery in battle. During one of the final battles, Sir John received fatal wounds. He lived long enough to complete the accompanying record, and to survive only part of the journey back to his beloved homeland and family in Dorchester, England. Sir John is buried in Dorchester Abbey, Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England.

After being orphaned at the age of three and reared in poverty, Sir John later became one of the wealthiest and most respected men of his time.

Legend tells that Sir John beheaded three "Turks" with one mighty swing of his sword. The Holcombe coat of arms depicts the heads of the three Turks on an azure field.

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http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~johnholcombe/important_places.htm
http://www.dorchester-abbey.org.uk/

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