 1666 - 1745 (79 years)
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| Name |
Newcomb, Simon |
| Born |
1666 |
Kittery, York County, Maine, USA  [1, 2, 3] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
20 Jan 1745 |
Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut, USA [1, 2, 3] |
| Buried |
Old Cemetery, Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut, USA [3] |
| Person ID |
I26418 |
Sackett |
| Last Modified |
27 Aug 2015 |
| Family |
___, Deborah, b. 1664, d. 17 Jun 1756 (Age 92 years) |
| Married |
Abt 1687 |
Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA |
| Children |
| | 1. Newcomb, Deacon John, b. Abt 1688, Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA , d. 23 Feb 1765, Cornwallis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age ~ 77 years) |
| | 2. Newcomb, Benjamin, b. Abt 1700, Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA , d. Aft 1775, Waterborough, New Brunswick, Canada (Age ~ 76 years) |
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| Last Modified |
18 Jan 2009 |
| Family ID |
F1291 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 1666 - Kittery, York County, Maine, USA |
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 | Married - Abt 1687 - Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA |
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| Child - Newcomb, Deacon John - Abt 1688 - Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA |
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| Child - Newcomb, Benjamin - Abt 1700 - Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA |
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 | Died - 20 Jan 1745 - Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut, USA |
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 | Buried - - Old Cemetery, Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut, USA |
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| Notes |
- Research Notes: I have run across a number of websites made by people who
think that Simon and his brother Simeon are the same person. This leads to
a lot of confusion, especially since Simeon's name was sometimes written
as Simon. - [Rosemary West]
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Biography: From B.M. Newcomb's 1923 book. (4) It is possible that at
the time of his birth his parents were residing upon one of the islands
of the group called "Isles of the Shoals", situated in the ocean, a few
miles from Kittery and Portsmouth. It appears that the first four years
of his life were spent on what was then called Hog Island or Appledore,
the most picturesque of the "Shoals". The next four years were spent on
the mainland, in the village of Kittery. Soon after he was eight years
old the family removed to Edgartown, on the island of Martha's
Vineyard, Dukes Co., Mass., where they remained until the autumn of
1713, when his father established the family at Lebanon, New London
Co., Conn.
Mr. Newcomb's name first appears upon record as owning land at
Sagadahock, Me., in 1686. Under date of 26 July 1693, he bought land;
recorded Salem, Me., 28 Aug. 1693, "near the mouth of Sagadahock
River". On the 13th of Mar. 1693-4, he bought of Thomas Wallen, for
£10, Meadow at Manado, by the beach, one share called the Purchase, 10
acres upland a half-mile from the harbor, adjoining Mill Path, and half
of Common, on Martha's Vineyard. He was named in the will of Wm. Vinson
of Edgartown, 10 May 1690, as one to see that the provision of the will
were faithfully executed. He owned several shares of land upon the
Island of Chappaquiddick, across the channel, and a short distance
southeasterly from the village of Edgartown, where he kept large
numbers of cattle and sheep - his mark a "slit on the Right Ear."
As one of the proprietors of lands in Edgartown, Mr. Newcomb received
several shares, the first in 1695. Under date 22 Jan. 1701-2, Simon
Newcomb bought of his father, Andrew Newcomb, for £50, a tract of land
called Job's Neck Pond, alias Sopotaming, situated four miles southwest
from the village of Edgartown, and bounded on the south and west by
what is now known as Job's Neck Pond, and two years later purchased two
shares of adjoining land. In 1707 there was granted to him by the
freeholders, a certain tract of land, "to extend from his corner bounds
of Job's Neck, next to Pohoggannut, and so to come six rods above his
house, and thence upon a straight line to the head of his corner next
to Pokitipasses Neck." Upon this large farm - the result of purchases
and grants as above - he lived for many years. His house must have been
in full view of the blue Atlantic.
In 1710-11 Mr. Newcomb bought of Susannah, widow of Wm. Vinson, for
£40, shares in meadow in Sanchakantachet Neck and Commonage - later the
celebrated camp-meeting ground near Holmes Hole, in the town of
Tisbury. In 1716 he bought of his stepmother, Anna Newcomb, for £20,
land in Edgartown, bounded easterly by Weentucket, northerlyl by Mill
Path to the utmost extent of town, southerly by ponds and cove. He also
owned lands at Swan Neck Point, and at other places, all on Martha's
Vineyard. his lands on Chappaquiddick he sold to various persons; a
part of his home farm at Job's Neck he sold, 6 Mar 1711-12, to Samuel
Smith. June 1, 1713, for £27, he sold to his brother, Joseph Newcomb, a
half-share meadow at Felixes Neck, and 6 acres at Manado; also, 10 June
1714, for £7: 12s: 6d., half of the 15th in Farm Neck. Joseph Newcomb
sold these lands in 1727 to John Worth of Edgartown for £70, and
described them in his deed as lands "which I bought of my brother Simon
Newcomb, late of Edgartown." In 1734 Mr. Newcomb sold his son Thomas,
for £70, all rights by heirship of all estate in Edgartown - doubtless
as heir to his father, Andrew. His name appears several times in land
titles of Tisbury; and a cart path - long known as "Simon Newcomb's
Path" - leads to that place.
Mr. Newcomb made several purchases of land in Lebanon, Conn. He gave
farms to each of his sons (except Simon, who received the homestead),
the consideration being "love, goodwill and affection". Mr. Newcomb's
earliest purchase of lands in Lebanon was made of Israel and Mary
Phelps, 26 Sept. 1711, for £290, about 160 acres on the eastward side
of town, with the "buildings, orchards, gardens, fences, fencing stuff
and fruit trees thereon; also, 50 acres common right, and 30 acres
common at the village". The farm, situated on the south side of Windham
road, near Phelps Hill, two miles and fifty-two rods northeasterly from
the town of Lebanon, and about three-fourths of a mile beyond the old
cemetery, was described then as "butting on the highway that goeth
towards Windham northwestwardly, being about one hundred and sixty rods
at said highway lying against the heirs of John Hadlock's land
northwestwardly and butting against land of Mr. Samuel Bliss
southeastwardly and lying against Able Janes land southwestwardly." Mr.
Newcomb lived upon this farm, one of the very best in the locality,
until his death, when it went by will to his son Simon, by whom it was
conveyed in 1761 to Silas Sprague for £750, by whom it was sold the
following year to Jabez Dean, of Norwich. Mr. Dean sold it, 1773, by
one deed, the purchasers being Daniel and Joshua Lothrop, of Norwich;
and Nathaniel Greene, Jonathan Simpson, Esq., John Hancock, Esq. (first
president of Continental Congress), and Ebenezer Storer, all of Boston,
Mass. The farm was later owned and occupied in part by Asa N. Burgess
and F.H. Simpson.
Mr. Newcomb served as a member of various committees in town affairs;
in May 1693 had "full power and order for the ordering of the sheep &
cattle"; signed a venire as Constable of Chelmark, 1699 (according to
Court Record); was chosen to settle bounds of lands in 1704; viewed
lands to find Thomas Peas' dividend on 28 Jan 1705; found records of
town's bounds 5 Mar. 1705-6; in 1710 he was chosen by his townsmen as
"Field Driver" at Edgartown. Simon Newcomb took the Freeman's Oath at
Lebanon and was elected highway surveyor in 1714. On 15 Sept. of the
same year he was one of a "Comity" of three for building "meetin" house
in Hebron, and reported, 5 Oct. following, a proper site for same. In
1718 he was chosen grand juryman; in 1721 he was appointed guardian to
Caleb Jones and in 1741 was chosen fence viewer.
That Mr. Newcomb and his wife belonged to the churches of Edgartown and
Lebanon there can be no doubt; but the loss of early records makes it
mpossible to give positive proof. That they had a family of about
twelve children, baptized in infancy, is proven by tradition, entitled
to the very highest respect, and furnished by John Burton Newcomb, in
1873, then 64 years of age, who stated that his father's mother, Mercy
(Gore) Newcomb, his contemporary twenty-four years, informed him that
her husband's father, Simon, who died when she was twenty-four years
old, told her that he was the youngest (or nearly the youngest) of a
large family, about twelve in number, all of whom were in their infancy
presented to the Lord in baptism and prayer by their pious and truly
exemplary parents. (This leaves an opening for other children,
providing a record of such can be found, who perhaps died young.)
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Will: Windham Probate Records, Vol. 3, pages 169-172, 23 Jul 1741,
Windham Co. CT. (4) His estate was inventoried 17 Mar 1745.
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Children from this marriage were:
i. Deacon John Newcomb; was born cir 1688 in Edgartown, MA; and died on 23 Feb 1765 in Cornwallis N.S.
ii. Thomas Newcomb; was born in 1691-1692 in Edgartown, MA; died in 1761 in Dutchess Co., NY; and was buried in Washington Hollow Cem., Dutchess Co., NY.
iii. Hezekiah Newcomb was born on 26 May 1693 in Edgartown, MA, was christened on 25 Dec 1716 in New London, CT; died on 15 Aug 1772 in Lebanon CT, and was buried in Jonathan Trumbull Cem., Lebanon, CT (4, 5).
iv. Obadiah Newcomb was born in 1695 in Edgartown, MA; died on 24 May 1761 in Hebron, CT; and was buried in Newcomb Farm, Hebron, (now Andover) CT.
v. Deborah Newcomb was born in 1696-1697 in Edgartown, MA.
vi. Sarah Newcomb was born on 15 Jun 1698 in Edgartown, MA.
vii. Benjamin Newcomb was born cir 1700 in Edgartown, MA and died after 1775 in Waterborough, N.B.
viii. Elizabeth Newcomb was born on 6 Feb 1701 in Edgartown, MA; died on 13 Jan 1727 in Lebanon, CT; and was buried in Windham, CT.
ix. Simon Newcomb was born cir 1705 in Edgartown, MA and died cir 1770 in Cornwallis, N.S.
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Burial Notes: The graves of Mr. Newcomb and wife, as also those of all the Newcombs interred in the old cemetery at Lebanon, are but a few feet from the tomb of the Trumbull family, and in a westerly and southwesterly direction.
(Cherub)
IN MEMORY OF MR. SIMON NEWCOMB
THE LOVEING AND WELL BELOVED CON
SORT OF MRSS DEBORA NEWCOMB WHO
AFTER HE HAD
SERVED HIS JENERATION BY ye WILL
OF GOD DEPARTED
THIS LIFE JENUARY
02 AD 1744-5 IN
ye 78 YEAR OF
HIS AGE
(Cherub)
Here lies the body of
Mrs. Deborah Newcomb
Wife of Mr. Simon Newcomb
She was a pious virtuous
woman &
Died in hope of Eter
nal life through ye mercy
of ye Lord Jesus June 17
1756 in the 92 year
of her age
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The following inscriptions mark the footstones of the graves:
MR MRS
SIMON DEBORAH
NEWCOMB NEWCOMB
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| Sources |
- [S481] Genealogical Memoir of the Newcomb Family, John Bearse Newcomb, (Elgin, Illinois, 1874).
- [S484] http://www.thenewcombs.org/ltandrew1.shtml, Rosemary West.
- [S543] Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com), 26 Aug 2015.
From Find A Grave Memorial# 20965086
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20965086
Simon Newcomb
Birth: 1666
Kittery
York County
Maine, USA
Death: Jan. 2, 1745
Lebanon
New London County
Connecticut, USA
SIMON NEWCOMB was the son of my ancestors, LIEUT. ANDREW and SARAH NEWCOMB and father of HEZEKIAH NEWCOMB. He lived with his parents on one of the islands of the group "Isles of Shoales" in the ocean a few miles from Kittery, Maine, then to Edgartown, married DEBORAH (UNKNOWN) about 1687, and then with his own family moved to Lebanon, Ct. about 1713.
Family links:
Parents:
Andrew Newcomb (1640 - 1708)
Sarah Newcomb (1644 - ____)
Spouse:
Deborah Buell Newcomb (1664 - 1756)
Children:
Andrew Newcomb (1680 - 1748)*
Thomas Newcomb (1691 - 1761)*
Hezekiah Newcomb (1693 - 1772)*
Obadiah Newcomb (1695 - 1761)*
Deborah Newcomb Hatch (1696 - 1766)*
Benjamin Newcomb (1700 - 1775)*
Sibling:
Simon Newcomb (1666 - 1745)
Emeline Newcomb Atkins (1685 - 1768)**
*Calculated relationship
**Half-sibling
Inscription:
In Memory of Mr.
Silas Newcomb
The Loveing and
Well Beloved Con
Sort of Mrs Debora
Newcomb Who
After She Had
Served His Jene
Ration By ye Will
of God Departed
This Life Jenuary
02 AD 1744-5 In
ye 78 Year
His Age
Burial:
Old Cemetery
Lebanon
New London County
Connecticut, USA
Created by: Nareen, et al
Record added: Aug 15, 2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 20965086
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