Caleb Holcomb
M, #276, b. 16 May 1786, d. 6 April 1788
Parents
Biography
Caleb Holcomb was born on 16 May 1786. He died on 6 April 1788 at age 1.
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Caleb Holcomb, Jr.
M, #277, b. 23 January 1789, d. 5 March 1879
Parents
Biography
Caleb Holcomb was born on 23 January 1789. He and Abigail Norris were married on 26 September 1813 in Ashtabula Co, Ohio.1 He died on 5 March 1879 at age 90 in Hartsgrove, Ashtabula, Ohio. Caleb Holcomb, Jr., appeared in the census on 28 August 1850 in Hartsgrove, Ashtabula, Ohio.2
Citations
- [S244] International Genealogical Index
- [S156] Census, Ashtabula Co, OH, 1850, p 454, HH1183
Joshua Holcomb, I.
M, #278, b. 7 April 1640, d. 1 December 1690
Parents
Biography
Joshua Holcomb was born on 7 April 1640 in Windsor, Hartford, Conn. He and Ruth Sherwood were married on 4 June 1663.1 He died on 1 December 1690 at age 50 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut. He was buried after 1 December 1690 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut. Joshua Holcomb, I., had person sources.2 He was baptized (infant) 17 September 1640 or 27 September 1640 in Windsor, Hartford, Conn.1
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Citations
- [S256] Anderson, Robert C., The Great Migration Begins : immigrants to New England, 1620-1633, NEHGS (1995), p.964-967
- [S78] McCracken, George E., "Thomas Holcombe's Earlier Posterity" ( April 1981 in The American Genealogist)
Ruth Sherwood
F, #279, b. about 1645
Parents
Biography
Perhaps daughter of Thomas of Stratford. Ruth Sherwood had person sources.3
| Last Edited | 27 November 2009 |
Citations
- [S497] Spencer P. Mead, Ye historie of ye town of Greenwich: county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut.... (New York: Knickerbocker Press, 1911), p. 647-648; digital images, Google Books, (http://books.google.com/books?id=gdULAAAAYAAJ : viewed 27 Nov 2009
- [S256] Anderson, Robert C., The Great Migration Begins : immigrants to New England, 1620-1633, NEHGS (1995), p.964-967
- [S256] Anderson, Robert C., The Great Migration Begins : immigrants to New England, 1620-1633, NEHGS (1995), v. II, p. 964-967
Joshua Holcomb, Ii.
M, #280, b. 18 September 1672, d. 10 February 1727
Parents
Biography
Joshua Holcomb was born on 18 September 1672 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut. He and Hannah Carrington were married. He died on 10 February 1727 at age 54.
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Joshua Holcomb, Iii.
M, #282, b. 18 September 1697
Parents
Biography
Joshua Holcomb was born on 18 September 1697. He and Mary Griffin were married on 28 October 1728 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut.
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Joshua Holcomb, Iv.
M, #283, b. 2 February 1724
Parents
Biography
Joshua Holcomb was born on 2 February 1724 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut. He and Martha Griffin were married. SAR nr. P-183309.
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Martha Griffin
F, #284, b. 1737
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Biography
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Mary Griffin
F, #285, b. 16 September 1699
Parents
Biography
Mary Griffin was born on 16 September 1699 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut.1 Joshua Holcomb, Iii., and she were married on 28 October 1728 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut.
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Citations
- [S59] Barbour Collection of CT Vital Records
Zachariah Goodell
M, #286, b. 31 May 1640, d. 30 January 1714/15
Parents
Biography
Zachariah Goodell was born on 31 May 1640 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.1 He and Elizabeth Beauchamp were married on 30 April 1666 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.2,3 He died on 30 January 1714/15 at age 74 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.2 Davis says, he "was probably the child of Robert Goodale born in Salem May 31, 1640." Zachariah Goodell had person sources.2,4 He was named an executor for the will of Edward Beauchamp on 29 March 1668.5
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Citations
- [S677] George E Williams, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Robert Goodale/Goodell of Salem, Mass (West Hartford, Conn.: the author, 1984), p. 9-10
- [S650] Priscilla Eaton, "The Ancestry of Hannah Upton Goodale Kelly of Danvers Mass.: Part 2," The Essex Genealogist, v. 21, n. 1 (Feb 2001): p. 39.
- [S199] Miscellaneous, Salem Vital Records to 1849, v. 3, p. 429
- [S653] Walter Goodwin Davis, The Ancestryh of Lydia Harmon 1755-1836: Wife of Joseph Waterhouse of Standish, Maine (Boston: Stanhope Press, 1924), pp. 37-40
- [S199] Miscellaneous, Essex Co, Probate, v. 302, p. 72-73
Elizabeth Beauchamp
F, #287, b. 23 July 1648
Parents
Biography
Elizabeth Beauchamp was born on 23 July 1648 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts. Elizabeth Beauchamp was born on 23 July 1648 in Knowlton Court, Kent, England+.1 Zachariah Goodell and she were married on 30 April 1666 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.2,3 Elizabeth Beauchamp had person sources.4,5,1 She was named an heir in the will of Edward Beauchamp on 29 March 1668.6 She was involved in a law suit in 1672 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.
Citations
- [S677] George E Williams, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Robert Goodale/Goodell of Salem, Mass (West Hartford, Conn.: the author, 1984), p. 9-10
- [S650] Priscilla Eaton, "The Ancestry of Hannah Upton Goodale Kelly of Danvers Mass.: Part 2," The Essex Genealogist, v. 21, n. 1 (Feb 2001): p. 39.
- [S199] Miscellaneous, Salem Vital Records to 1849, v. 3, p. 429
- [S63] James Savage, "Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England...", v. 1, p. 149
- [S653] Walter Goodwin Davis, The Ancestryh of Lydia Harmon 1755-1836: Wife of Joseph Waterhouse of Standish, Maine (Boston: Stanhope Press, 1924), pp. 37-40
- [S199] Miscellaneous, Essex Co, Probate, v. 302, p. 72-73
Zachariah Goodell
M, #288, b. 9 February 1666/67
Parents
Biography
Zachariah Goodell was born on 9 February 1666/67 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.1,2 Zachariah Goodell had person sources.3
Citations
- [S650] Priscilla Eaton, "The Ancestry of Hannah Upton Goodale Kelly of Danvers Mass.: Part 2," The Essex Genealogist, v. 21, n. 1 (Feb 2001): p. 39.
- [S677] George E Williams, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Robert Goodale/Goodell of Salem, Mass (West Hartford, Conn.: the author, 1984), p. 9-10
- [S653] Walter Goodwin Davis, The Ancestryh of Lydia Harmon 1755-1836: Wife of Joseph Waterhouse of Standish, Maine (Boston: Stanhope Press, 1924), pp. 37-40
Capt. Andrew Newcomb
M, #289, b. about 1616, d. November 1686
Biography
Andrew Newcomb was born about 1616 in England.1 He and Mary (?) [Newcomb] were married in 1639 in Devonport, Devon, England. He and Mrs. Grace Ricks were married in 1663 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. He died in November 1686 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. There is some current debate if Capt. Andrew was actually the ancestor of the Newcombs or if Lt. Andrew, his purported son, was not his son but came from Devon on his own.
Possible origins of Captain Andrew Newcombe and Lt. Andrew Nucomb
Many North American Newcomb(e)s claim descent from a Lieutenant Andrew Nucomb (1) b1640 (2) supposed son of sea Captain Andrew Newcomb born in England in about 1618 (2) who both appear in the records of New England in the mid 1600s.
Much of our knowledge of Captain Andrew and Lt. Andrew comes from a genealogy published in 1874 by John Bearse Newcomb of Elgin Illinois entitled "Genealogical Memoir of the Newcomb Family". JB Newcomb employed "Antiquarians" to search both the New England records and British Isles (3) (Devon) records for indications of where the Andrews came from in England. He was not successful in this and claimed "a lack of means" prevented him from solving the problem. Bethuel Merritt Newcomb attempted to solve the problem in his book "Andrew Newcomb and his Descendants" published in 1923. He to ran into problems when the English records were removed for safe keeping during World War I. His book is a continuation of the JB book with little additional information on the two Andrews. BM was wealthy and employed many researchers in the pursuit. Both men appear to have exhausted the New England records without result.
JB tells us that the first record of Captain Andrew in North America is in 1663 when he married his second wife Grace Ricks (widow), they lived in Boston. His first wife's name was not known.
The first record of the Lt. Andrew Nucomb is from a meeting he attended on the Isle of Shoals (off Portsmouth, N.H.) in July 1666 where he was known to be living until he removed to Marthas Vineyard about 1675. His first wife Sarah died the previous year He was a Lieutenant in the militia hence is referred to as Lt. Andrew Nucomb. He died in between 1703-1708.
Captain Andrew was known from New England records to be the master of various sailing vessels between New England and Virginia. JB says Lt. Andrew was son of Captain Andrew and that a father/son connection will be established later in the book. A careful reading of the book however fails to show any evidence of the relationship of the two Andrews. The only indication that they are connected is that their first and last names are the same and they were in the same geographical area at the same time. In my opinion there is evidence contrary to them being father and son. Lt. Andrew spelled his name Nucomb while Captain Andrew usually spelled it Newcombe though he occasionally dropped the "e" and once it was written (4) "Nucombe". Both men were literate according to JB. In his will probated in 1686 Captain Andrew left his estate to his Grandson. No mention of any other children appear in the will. JB feels this was due to their being no need to assist his son Andrew who was well off by that time.
For decades no further information has come to light as to records (5) in England showing the Andrews. However since 1998 myself and several patrons of my Web site have been aware of extracts from the IGI (6) that show possible records for the Andrews in England.
I have reviewed these records along with the two aforementioned genealogies and feel we may have succeeded in uncovering our English origins.
JBs book says of Captain Andrew: "That he was born in England is quite certain; "that he immigrated from the 'west of England,' perhaps Devonshire or Wales, nearly all traditions declare." This would certainly narrow the search but how much credit can we give to "tradition"? JB began his research in 1861. He interviewed some elderly Newcombs who would have been born in the late 1700s. Oral tradition would have been approximately 100 years older than the death of Lt. Andrew, but may well have survived the few generations between Lt. Andrew and JB.
The IGI shows Devon and area to have had a relatively large Newcomb population in the 1600s. The Devon records have two Andrew Newcombs living in Devon at the right time and within five miles of each other, but not as father and son. That they were related in some other way seems quite possible.
Tormoham, Devon is a seaport on the English Channel. Records show an Andrew Newcomb married Susan Cock in Tormoham, 13 August 1648. Their daughter Suzanna was christened 10 May 1649. No other births are shown for this couple. BM lists a daughter of Captain Andrew named Susanna, born between 1645-1650 (7). The record also shows Suzan wife of Andrew Newcomb buried 23-Apr-1652. We know from JB that Andrew remarried in 1663 at Boston. The record shows no other births or deaths for this family. It seems possible that this is Captain Newcomb and his first wife Susan Cock. After the death of his wife he immigrated to North America with daughter Susan.
Five miles North west of Tormoham is Wolborough, (Newton Abbot). This place is not on the sea. Six children were christened to the family of a Thomas Newcombe as shown below.
Christenings (8)
Emley Lucomb Aug 1630
Mary Newcombe 23 Oct 1631
Elizabeth Newcombe 29 Sep 1633
Katherine Newcombe 21 Sep 1634
Andrew Nucombe 24 Nov 1639
William Newcombe 17 May 1646
The child Andrew Nucombe may well be our Lt. Andrew. His year of birth exactly agrees with the age given in JB in the court deposition (9) in March 1672 as "thirtey tow yeares or theare about". Three of Lt. Andrew's children by his second wife are named Mary, Elizabeth, and Emlen or Emiline (10), which match his sisters names. Mary and Elizabeth are common names but Emeln was not common at that time. From his first wife their first son was Andrew but the third son was Thomas, perhaps named after the fathers father.
What then is the connection between the two Andrews? The fact that they were living within a few miles of each other in Devon suggests that they may be related. The fact that Captain Newcomb lived by the sea in Devon while Lt. Andrew lived inland, fits with the facts that in North America Captain Andrew was a sea farer all his life while Lt. Andrew appears to have spent more of his life on land though he did engage in fishing voyages when he was younger. The record names Andrew of Wolborough's father as Thomas therefore the Tormoham Andrew cannot be his father. The immediate area around Tormoham/Wolborough has only a few Newcombs according to the IGI. It may be that Lt. Andrew was a nephew or cousin of Captain Andrew and they came to North America together or separately.
But maybe the name is so common that other Andrews can be found at other locations in England that would match up. A search of the IGI (11) failed to find any other matches that are remotely likely. Indeed from 1600-1640 only three Andrew Newcombs are recorded in the IGI for the entire British Isles. For comparison purposes the number of records of common given male names are extracted (12) from the IGI for the 1600-1640 period, for the surname Newcomb (and all spelling variants), for all of the British Isles.
John 65, William 52, Richard 44, Thomas 43, Robert 24, Henry 16, George 15, Francis 14, Edward 10, Alexander 4, Stephen 3, Charles 3, Andrew 3, Joseph 2, Hugh 2, Samual 1, Simon 1, Peter 1, Gilbert 1
In summary we find two Andrew Newcombs living in close proximity in Devon which is one of the possible areas mentioned in the "tradition". All birth and marriage dates match closely with those estimated by JB, there are no contradictory dates. Names of children appear to be from previous generations. No record appears in the IGI of these two Andrews being in England when they were known to be in North America.
What can be done to further the case? A non-transcript copy of the original documents from Devon England is necessary to prove the accuracy of these records which are a double transcript. I understand that they are only available in Devon and have not been released to any library but can be viewed locally on microfiche. This copy is very difficult to read as it has faded badly. A search of various records from Devon from 1663-1730 or so would reinforce the theory if the Andrews are absent from England and disprove it if they are present.
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1 pg 10,12 JB Newcomb All signatures of Lt. Andrew are "spelt Nucomb", facsimile in JB pg 16
2 Estimated date from the genealogies by BM Newcomb and JB Newcomb
3 pg 8 JB Newcomb
4 pg 10,12 JB Newcomb
5 International Genealogical Index. http://familysearch.org/Eng/Search/search_all1.asp
6 pg 10,12 JB Newcomb Parish Register of Wolborough (Newton Abbot), 1558-1653 (typescript, 1958). chr.1620-66, bur.1627-66, marr. 1627-45, marr.1656-66
7 Susanna age 1835-1850 JB and 1845-1850 BM
8 pg 10,12 JB Newcomb Entries of Baptisms, Burials & Marriages in the Register of Tormoham, (Torquay) 1637-1743 (typescript, 1941). Not indexed
9 pg.14 of BM Newcomb, pg. 14 of JB Newcomb.
10 pg.20 of BM Newcomb, JB Newcomb has the name as Emblem.
11 The IGI contains many duplicate records of the same person. Three different Andrews were apparent.
12 Extracted names are filtered to remove obvious record duplication which is common in the IGI. Records of all types are included, eg. birth, marriage and deaths
Thanks to the several interested parties who have aided this research:
Mary Friedlander
MOL Newcombe
Gary Newcomb
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Only when we are certain that these are our ancestors can we get on with the task of extending our lines back in time.
I invite your comments, suggestions and corrections on this topic. I am in touch with Devon researchers and hope to expand our knowledge. This page will be revised as new information comes to light. I will publish all records pertaining to this topic and challenge you to obtain direct copies of original documents.
Ken Newcombe created March 17, 2001
kennewcombe@geocities.com. Reference nr. BMN1. Capt. Andrew Newcomb had person sources.2,3 He made a will on 31 January 1682/83. The estate of Capt. Andrew Newcomb was probated on 9 December 1686 in Suffolk Co, MA.4
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Citations
- [S15] Newcomb, J.B., Genealogical Memoir of the Newcomb Family (1874, Knight & Leonard, Chicago, IL; published at Elgin IL, 600 pages.), p. 8
- [S47] Bethuel Merritt Newcomb, 1848-, Andrew Newcomb and His Decendants (Boston, 1923), p. 9-13
- [S147] William R. Cutter, New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial (Clearfield Co., 1913), v.1, p. 111-113
- [S172] Suffolk Co, MA, Probate, v. 11, p 48
Mary (?) [Newcomb]
F, #290
Biography
Mary (?) [Newcomb] had person sources.1
Citations
- [S47] Bethuel Merritt Newcomb, 1848-, Andrew Newcomb and His Decendants (Boston, 1923), p. 9
Mrs. Grace Ricks
F, #291
Biography
Grace Ricks was born.1 Capt. Andrew Newcomb and she were married in 1663 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Grace was widow of William RIX or RICKS. Her maiden name has not survived. Mrs. Grace Ricks had person sources.2
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Citations
- [S15] Newcomb, J.B., Genealogical Memoir of the Newcomb Family (1874, Knight & Leonard, Chicago, IL; published at Elgin IL, 600 pages.), PAGE: p pp. 9-10
- [S47] Bethuel Merritt Newcomb, 1848-, Andrew Newcomb and His Decendants (Boston, 1923), p. 9-13
Lt. Andrew Newcomb
M, #292, b. about 1640, d. 1708
Parents
Biography
Andrew Newcomb was born about 1640 in England.1 He and Sarah [Newcomb] were married about 1661 in Kittery, York, Maine. He and Anna Bayes were married in 1676 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts. He died in 1708 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts.2 Reference nr. BMN2. Lt. Andrew Newcomb had person sources.3 He was living in 1666 in Isles of Shoals+. He deposed regarding the price of fish on 27 March 1672 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts.
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Citations
- [S15] Newcomb, J.B., Genealogical Memoir of the Newcomb Family (1874, Knight & Leonard, Chicago, IL; published at Elgin IL, 600 pages.), pp. 14-16
- [S15] Newcomb, J.B., Genealogical Memoir of the Newcomb Family (1874, Knight & Leonard, Chicago, IL; published at Elgin IL, 600 pages.), p. 16
- [S47] Bethuel Merritt Newcomb, 1848-, Andrew Newcomb and His Decendants (Boston, 1923), p. 14-21
Sarah [Newcomb]
F, #293, d. about 1674
Biography
Lt. Andrew Newcomb and Sarah [Newcomb] were married about 1661 in Kittery, York, Maine. She died about 1674 in Kittery, York, Maine. Sarah [Newcomb] had person sources.1
Citations
- [S47] Bethuel Merritt Newcomb, 1848-, Andrew Newcomb and His Decendants (Boston, 1923), p. 14-19
Anna Bayes
F, #294, b. about 1658, d. 1731
Parents
Biography
Anna Bayes was born about 1658 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts.1 Lt. Andrew Newcomb and she were married in 1676 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts. She died in 1731 in Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts. Anna Bayes had person sources.2,3
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Citations
- [S15] Newcomb, J.B., Genealogical Memoir of the Newcomb Family (1874, Knight & Leonard, Chicago, IL; published at Elgin IL, 600 pages.), p. 16
- [S47] Bethuel Merritt Newcomb, 1848-, Andrew Newcomb and His Decendants (Boston, 1923), p. 14-19
- [S146] Roberts, Gary Boyd, English Origins of New England Families, From the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Series 2, v. I, p. 148
Simeon Newcomb
M, #295, b. about 1662, d. after 12 June 1711
Parents
Biography
Simeon Newcomb was born about 1662 in Kittery, York, Maine. He and Mrs [Newcomb] were married before 1683 in Martha's Vineyard, Dukes Co, MA+. He died after 12 June 1711. Reference nr. BMN3. Simeon Newcomb had person sources.1 He was baptized about 1665 in Kittery, York, Maine. He lived in Truro, Barnstable, Mass., on 28 January 1702. He signed a petition to the governor on 12 June 1711 in Billingsgate, Eastam (Truro), Mass.
| Last Edited | 1 February 2009 |
Citations
- [S47] Bethuel Merritt Newcomb, 1848-, Andrew Newcomb and His Decendants (Boston, 1923), p. 21-22
Mrs [Newcomb]
F, #296
Biography
Simeon Newcomb and Mrs [Newcomb] were married before 1683 in Martha's Vineyard, Dukes Co, MA+. Mrs [Newcomb] had person sources.1
Citations
- [S47] Bethuel Merritt Newcomb, 1848-, Andrew Newcomb and His Decendants (Boston, 1923), p. 21-22
Andrew Newcomb
M, #297, b. 1680, d. December 1748
Parents
Biography
Andrew Newcomb was born in 1680. He and Mercy Oldham were married on 4 November 1708 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He died in December 1748 at age ~68. He was buried on 9 December 1748 at Truro Cemetery in Truro, Barnstable, Mass. Reference nr. BMN9. Andrew Newcomb had person sources.1
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Citations
- [S47] Bethuel Merritt Newcomb, 1848-, Andrew Newcomb and His Decendants (Boston, 1923)
Mercy Oldham
F, #298, b. 28 July 1689, d. after 4 May 1736
Parents
Biography
Mercy Oldham was born on 28 July 1689 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Andrew Newcomb and she were married on 4 November 1708 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts. She died after 4 May 1736. Mercy Oldham had person sources.1
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Citations
- [S47] Bethuel Merritt Newcomb, 1848-, Andrew Newcomb and His Decendants (Boston, 1923)
Mercy Newcomb
F, #299, b. 27 April 1710
Parents
Biography
Mercy Newcomb was born on 27 April 1710 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts. John Brown and she were married on 30 November 1732. Mercy Newcomb had person sources.1 She was baptized on 28 September 1712.
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Citations
- [S47] Bethuel Merritt Newcomb, 1848-, Andrew Newcomb and His Decendants (Boston, 1923)
Joshua Newcomb
M, #300, b. 17 June 1712, d. 1749
Parents
Biography
Joshua Newcomb was born on 17 June 1712 in Truro, Barnstable, Mass. He and Eunice Bullard were married about 1732. He and Elizabeth Collins, of Truro, were married on 14 March 1737. He and Mrs. Hannah Holmes, Widow, had marriage banns published on 27 September 1740 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He died in 1749 at age ~37. BMN does not say which children go with which mother. The assignments are mine. Reference nr. BMN28. Joshua Newcomb had person sources.1
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Citations
- [S47] Bethuel Merritt Newcomb, 1848-, Andrew Newcomb and His Decendants (Boston, 1923), p. 57