John Holcombe I
Born: In few generations, missing

Lord Walter de Holcombe Around 1260 England Died: Note: Great Great Grandson of Sir John De Holcombe Walter de Holcombe was Lord of Holcombe in County Devon, England by A.D. 1301. Walter Holcombe was a great great grandson of Sir John de Holcombe of Dorchester, England, who was was knighted and granted the manner of Holcombe for heroic action in battle in Palestine in the 3rd Crusade(1189-1192)

During the Third Crusade, while in battle, with one mighty sweep of his sword he severed the heads of three Mohammedans. This explains the significance of the three heads on the Coat of Arms which was bestowed upon him when he was meritoriously knighted for this deed of valor by King Richard in the "latter part of the 11th Century." Pictures Of Holcombe Manor

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