The WHITCOMB Family of Taunton, co. Somerset, England, Florida, Scituate, Rochester , Bolton, Hardwick, Lancaster and Templeton, Worcestor, Massachusetts

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JOHN WHITCOMB (d. 1662) of Taunton, Scituate and Lancaster m. Frances Cogan
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JOSIAH WHITCOMB (c. 1638 - 1718) of Lancaster m. Rebecca Waters
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HEZEKIAH WHITCOMB (1681 - by 1732) of Bolton m. Hannah Green
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ISRAEL WHITCOMB (bp. 1716 - by 1795) of Bolton m. Azubah Houghton
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JONATHAN WHITCOMB (1749 - 1822) of Bolton, Templeton,
and Florida m. Relief Fyfe
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SARAH WHITCOMB (1783 - 1838) m. Jeremy Slocum
ROBERT WHITCOMB (bp. 1629) of Scituate m. Mary Cudworth
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JAMES WHITCOMB (1668-1728) of Scituate and Rochester m. Mary Parker
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NATHANIEL WHITCOMB (1697 - 1772) of Hardwick and Rochester
m. Rosella Coombs
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DORCAS WHITCOMB (1730-1803) m. Solomon Aikens

INDEX to the Whitcomb Family files


First Generation

JOHN WHITCOMB (d. 1662) of Taunton, Scituate and LancasterLancaster

Parents: Unknown

John Whitcomb, Sr. died on 24 (7) 1662 in Lancaster. [Ref][Ref, p. 12] He married Frances Cogan on 26 Nov 1623 in St. Mary's Parish, Taunton, co. Somerset. [Ref]. Frances Whitcomb died in Lancaster on 17 (3) 1671. [Ref][Ref][Ref, p. 14]

John was in Dorchester in 1635. [Ref] He is in the Scituate section of the 1643 list of those between 16 and 60 able to bear arms in Plymouth Colony. [Ref] He was one of the Conihassett Partners of Scituate.

John and his son John were early inhabitants of Lancaster, they signed the town covenant on 20 (9) 1652. [Ref, pp. 30-31] After the original division of land in Lancaster, further divisions were contingent on estate size. In 1654 estates were valued and John's - at about £241 - was the nineth largest of the 30 eligible inhabitants; his son John's - at about £29 - was the third smallest. [Ref] He was given about nine acres of meadow in 1654; his son John was given about an acre. [Ref] At a town meeting on 1 (9) 1654 it was agreed to limit the town to 35 families and 25 men were listed as townsman, two of whom were John and his son John. [Ref] John received the 26th lot in the second division of meadow on 5 Feb 1659; his son John received the 15th lot. [Ref]

John had a dispute with Stephen Gates. Three of John's sons killed Stephen Gates' three swine. On 2 Apr 1658 John agreed to pay 45 s. in damages. Stephen, however, accused John and his sons of theft. Angry at this charge, John complained that it was only "through age and weakness" that he had agreed to the compensation and asked the court to reconsider the matter.

The court refused. [Ref] In Mar 1675/6, John, his son John and Job Whitcomb were some of the inhabitants of Lancaster who petitioned the government for assistance. [Ref]

John died intestate; his homelot in Lancaster was divided equally between John, Jr. and Jonathan. [Ref]

Children of John Whitcomb and Frances Cogan:

  1. John Whitcomb was baptised on 6 Aug 1626 in St. James Parish, Taunton. [Ref, 68;63] He died on 6 Apr 1683 in Lancaster. [Ref][Ref, p. 15] He married Mary Unknown on 19 May 1669 in Lancaster. [Ref][Ref, p. 13] A John Whitcomb also married Mary Unknown on 16 (1) 1670/1. [Ref][Ref][Ref, p. 14] [Could one of these entries have been for his brother Job, who also married a woman named Mary?] Mary is probably the Mary Whitcomb who married John Moor of Lancaster on 23 Aug 1683. [Ref][Ref, p. 14] John More had previously married Ann Unknown. She died on 10 (1) 1670/1 in Lancaster. [Ref, p. 14]
    John was one of 11 Lancaster men who petitioned the General Court in (probably) 1654 for Lancaster to have a similar governance to other towns and requested that the Court appoint a man or men to lay out town boundaries. [Ref] The inquest into John's death found that he drowned in the while he and his brother Jonathan were attempting to bring hay across the river. [Ref][Ref says that he drowned in the Nashua River.]
    some descendants of John Whitcomb
  2. Jonathan Whitcomb was baptised on 14 Sep 1628 in St. James Parish, Taunton. [Ref, 68;63] He died before 25 Feb 1691, when inventory was taken on his estate. [Ref] He married Hannah Unknown on 25 Nov 1667 in Lancaster. [Ref][Ref, p. 13] His widow Hannah was killed on 18 Jul 1692 in an Indian attack on Lancaster. [Ref][Ref, p. 16] She appears to have been staying with Peter Joslin's family; Peter's wife Sarah, son Peter and three of their other young children were killed as well. [Ref, p. 16]
    some descendants of Jonathan Whitcomb
  3. Robert Whitcomb was baptised on 20 Dec 1629 in St. James Parish, Taunton. He married Mary Cudworth.
  4. Joane Whitcomb was baptised on 18 May 1634 in St. James Parish, Taunton.
  5. Job Whitcomb married Mary Unknown.
    Job did not return after the resettlement of Lancaster, but followed Rev. Joseph Rowlandson to Wethersfield. [Ref]
    some descendants of Job Whitcomb
  6. Josiah Whitcomb was born about 1638. He died on 12 Apr 1718. He married Rebecca Waters
  7. Catherine ("Catern") Whitcomb married Rodolphus Elmes on 25 Nov 1644 in Scituate. [Ref]
  8. Abigail Whitcomb [Ref]
  9. Mary Whitcomb [Ref]

Second Generation

JOSIAH WHITCOMB (c. 1638 - 1718) of Lancaster

Parents: John Whitcomb [Ref, p. 396] and Frances Cogan

Josiah Whitcomb was born in 1638 in Dorchester. [Ref, p. 396] He died on 12 Apr 1718, [Ref] age 80. [Ref, p. 404] He is buried in the Old Common Burial Ground in Lancaster. [Ref, p. 404] He married Rebecca Waters on 4 (11) 1664 in Lancaster. [Ref][Ref, p. 11]

Josiah went from Scituate to Lancaster with his father in 1654. [Ref, p. 396]

In 1688 he was paid 20 shillings for killing a wolf in Lancaster. [Ref] On 20 Apr 1704 he commanded a garrison in Lancaster; also included in the garrison were his sons Josiah, David and Hezekiah. [Ref] In 1705 Josiah was a selectman. [Ref, p. 397] He signed the church covenant in 1708. [Ref, p. 397] In 1710 he was a representative from Lancaster. [Ref, p. 397]

Josiah lived in southeast Lancaster in what is now Bolton. [Ref]

In his will, signed on 20 Mar 1718, he gave his children shares in a plantation in Littleton. [Ref, p. 397]

Children of Josiah Whitcomb and Rebecca Waters:

  1. Josiah Whitcomb was born and died on 12 (9) 1665 in Lancaster. [Ref][Ref, pp. 11-2, s. Josiah and Rebecca][Ref, p. 397]
  2. Josiah Whitcomb was born on 7 (11) 1666 in Lancaster. [Ref][Ref][Ref, p. 11, s. Josiah and Rebecca][Ref, p. 397] He died on 12 Apr 1718. [Ref, p. 398] He married first Mary Unknown about 1690. [Ref, p. 398] He married second Elizabeth Unknown. [Ref, p. 398] Elizabeth Whitcomb married second Jabez Fairbanks, Sr. on 25 Mar 1719 [Ref, p. 398] in Lancaster. [Ref, p. 17] According to the tombstone in the Old Burying Field in Lancaster that she shares with her second husband and his first wife, Elizabeth Fairbanks died on 11 May 1755, aged 80 years and 7 months. [Ref, p. 404]
    some descendants of Josiah Whitcomb
  3. David Whitcomb was born on 20 Feb 1668 in Lancaster. [Ref][Ref, p. 12, s. Josiah and Rebecca][Ref, p. 397] He died on 11 Apr 1730. [Ref, p. 398] His tombstone in Lancaster says, 'Here Lyes Buried / ye Body of Mr / David Whitcomb/ who Died April / 11th 1730 in ye 62d / Year of His Age'. [Ref] He married the widow Mary (Hayward) Fairbanks on 31 May 1700 in Concord. [Ref, p. 398] According to her tombstone in Lancaster, Mary died on 5 Jan 1733/4 at age 67. [Ref] They are buried in the Old Common Burial Ground. [Ref, p. 404] Mary married first Jonathan Fairbanks. He was killed in the 11 Sep 1697 Indian attack on Lancaster, along with two of his children. [Ref, p. 398]
    Mary was taken captive by the Indians in the attack that killed her first husband and two children. She was returned on 17 Jan 1699. In captivity, she acquired a knowledge of herbs and was afterwards called "Doctress" and dispensed medicine. [Ref, p. 398]
    David and Mary kept a tavern in Bolton. [Ref, p. 398]
    some descendants of David Whitcomb
  4. Rebecca Whitcomb was born on 12 (9) 1671 in Lancaster. [Ref, p. 13, d. Josiah and Rebecca][Ref, p. 397] She is is buried in the Old Common Burial Ground in Lancaster, where her tombstone says that she died on 22 Oct 1752, age 80 years, 10 months and 29 days. [Ref, p. 412] She married Jacob Houghton in 1704. [Ref, p. 397]
  5. Joanna Whitcomb was born on 8 (1) 1673 in Lancaster. [Ref][Ref, p. 14, d. Josiah and Rebecca][Ref, p. 397] She died on 24 Sep 1717 in Lancaster, age 44. [Ref] She married as his second wife Peter Joslin on 26 Dec 1708. [Ref, p. 397] Peter was the son of Nathaniel and Sarah (King) Joslin. [Ref] He was born on 22 12 1665 in Lancaster. [Ref] Peter married first Sarah Howe. [Ref] Sarah and and three of their young children were killed in the 18 Jul 1692 Indian attack on Lancaster. Peter and Sarah's six-year-old son Peter was captured and killed. [Ref, p. 16] Peter married third Hannah, who is said to be Hannah (Farwell) Woods, [Ref, p. 103]
    some descendants of Joanna Whitcomb
  6. Mary Whitcomb [Ref][Ref, p. 398]
  7. Dameris Whitcomb [Ref] married Nathaniel Wilder in Marlboro. [Ref, p. 398] Nathaniel, the son of Nathaniel and Mary (Sawyer) Wilder, was born in 1675 in Lancaster. [Ref]
    Dameris, the wife of Nathaniel Wilder, was recommended to the communion of the Church of Christ in Nichewaug on 5 Aug 1739. [Ref]
    some descendants of Dameris Whitcomb
  8. Abigail Whitcomb [Ref] was born on 13 Mar 1687 or 1688. [Ref, p. 398] She married Josiah White on 26 Jun 1706. [Ref, p. 398]
  9. Hezekiah Whitcomb was born on 14 Sep 1681 in Lancaster. He married Hannah Green.
  10. Deborah Whitcomb was born on 26 Dec 1683 in Lancaster. [Ref][Ref, p. 15][Ref, p. 397] She probably died young as she was not mentioned in her father's will. [Ref, p. 397]

ROBERT WHITCOMB (bp. 1629) of Scituate

Parents: John Whitcomb and Frances Cogan

Robert Whitcomb was baptised on 20 Dec 1629 in St. James Parish, Taunton. [Ref, 68;63] He married Mary Cudworth on 9 Mar 1660/1. [Ref, p. 254] Robert and Mary were fined in Scituate for marrying as Quakers.

The Plymouth Colony Records say, "Robert Whetcomb and Mary Cudworth, for disorderly coming together without consent of parents and lawful marriage, is sentenced to pay ten pounds fine and imprisored during the pleasure of the Court; and being desirous to be orderly married, accordingly were this 9th of March 1660[/1]." [Ref, p. 254]

Ester Woodfield of Scituate left Robert a bequest in her 27 May 1672 will. [Ref 7;236]

Robert settled in Scituate. [Ref]

Children of Robert Whitcomb and Mary Cudworth:

  1. Israel Whitcomb was born in 1661 or 1662 in Scituate. [Ref, pp. 50-51] He died on 5 May 1733 [Ref, pp. 50-51], age 74, in Cohasset. [Ref, Israel of Scituate] He married Mary Stodder on 28 May 1700 in Hingham. [Ref, pp. 50-51][Ref, d. Samuel of Hingham] Mary was the daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Gill) Stodder. [Ref, pp. 50-51] She was born on 30 Aug 1672. [Ref, pp. 50-51]
    Israel was a husbandman. [Ref, pp. 50-51]
    some descendants of Israel Whitcomb
  2. Mary Whitcomb was born in Scituate. [Ref, pp. 50-51] She married Joseph Parker about 1682/3. [Ref]
  3. Robert Whitcomb was born in Scituate. [Ref, pp. 50-51] He died on 25 Dec 1704. [Ref, pp. 50-51] He married Elizabeth Buck in 1695 in Scituate. [Ref, pp. 50-51] Elizabeth was the daughter of Israel Buck. [Ref, pp. 50-51]
  4. James Whitcomb was born in 1668 in Scituate. He died on 26 Jun 1728 in Rochester. He married Mary Parker.
  5. Elizabeth Whitcomb was born in Scituate. [Ref, pp. 50-51] She married Daniel Lincoln of Hingham in Jan 1710. [Ref, pp. 50-51][Ref, "[worn]uel [?Samuel]"]

Third Generation

HEZEKIAH WHITCOMB (1681 - by 1732) of Bolton

Parent: Josiah Whitcomb and Rebecca Waters

Hezekiah Whitcomb was born on 14 Sep 1681 in Lancaster. [Ref][Ref Lancaster records say son of Joseph and Rebecca.][Ref, p. 15][Ref, p. 397] He died on 6 May 1732, age 31 [51?] in Lancaster. [Ref] He married Hannah Green. [Ref, p. 509]

Hezekiah sold land in Littleton (then Groton) on 17 Jun 1708. [Ref] He lived in that part of Lancaster that became Bolton. [Ref]

Administration of his estate was granted to Hannah and his eldest son Hezekiah on 20 Jun 1732. [Ref]

Children of Hezekiah Whitcomb and Hannah Green:

  1. Hezekiah Whitcomb was born on 22 Dec 1707 in Groton. [Ref] He died, probably of illness, at the reduction of Montreal on 8 Sep 1755. [Ref] He married Rachel Priest on 3 Apr 1729 in Lancaster. [Ref][Ref] She may be Rachel, the daughter of John Priest, baptised in 1713 in Lancaster. [Ref]
    Hezekiah and Rachel owned the covenent on 26 Nov 1732 in Lancaster. [Ref] Hezekiah was admitted to the church on 13 Jan 1745 in Lancaster. [Ref] Rachel was admitted to the church on 15 Dec 1745 in Lancaster. [Ref] Hezekiah was a quartermaster in Capt. Wilder's company in 1748. [Ref]
    some descendants of Hezekiah Whitcomb
  2. William Whitcomb was baptised on 24 Sep 1710 in Lancaster. [Ref] He married Hepsibah Sawyer on 25 Feb 1729 or 1730. [Ref] Hepsibah is probably Hepsibah Sawyer.
    some descendants of William Whitcomb
  3. Hannah Whitcomb was baptised on 30 May 1713 in Lancaster. [Ref] She married William Sawyer on 25 Aug 1732. [Ref] William is probably William Sawyer.
  4. Israel Whitcomb was baptised on 22 Apr 1716 in Lancaster. He married Azubah Houghton.
  5. Betty Whitcomb was baptised on 1 Jun 1718 in Lancaster. [Ref]
  6. Sarah Whitcomb was baptised on 26 Mar 1720 or 1721 in Lancaster. [Ref]
  7. Eleazer Whitcomb was baptised on 18 Oct 1724 in Lancaster. [Ref] He may be the Eleazer Whitcomb who died on 13 May 1776 in Bolton. [Ref]
  8. Dinah Whitcomb was born on 9 Jan 1727/8 in Lancaster. [Ref] She was baptised on 5 May 1728 in Lancaster. [Ref] She is probably the Dinah Whitcomb who married Jonas Moor on 24 Nov 1747 in Bolton. [Ref] This Jonas was probably the son of Fairbank and Judith (Bellows) Moor. [married on 30 Apr 1723 in Lancaster, Ref] He was born on 6 Oct 1725 in Lancaster. [Ref, s. Fairbank and Judith]

JAMES WHITCOMB (1668-1728) of Scituate and Rochester

Parents: Robert Whitcomb and Mary Cudworth

James Whitcomb was born in 1668 in Scituate. [Ref][Ref][Ref, pp. 50-51] He died on 26 Jun 1728, age 60, in Rochester. [Ref][Ref] He married Mary Parker on 22 Nov 1694 in Scituate. [Ref][Ref][Ref]

James was a set-work cooper. [Ref][Ref] He moved from Scituate from Rochester. [Ref]

Children of James Whitcomb and Mary Parker:

  1. James Whitcomb was born on 31 Aug 1695 [Ref][Ref] in Scituate. [Ref] He died on 22 Oct 1696 in Scituate. [Ref]
  2. Nathaniel Whitcomb (twin) was born on 19 Aug 1697. He died on 18 Mar 1779 in Hardwick. He married first Rosella Coombs. He married second Phebe Blackman.
  3. James Whitcomb (twin) was born on 21 Aug 1697 [Ref][Ref] in Scituate. [Ref] Nathaniel and James were twins, but the records show them born two days apart. [Ref] He died between 30 Aug and 16 Dec 1763. [Ref] James married [first] Mercy Winslow on 15 Aug 1721 [Ref] in Rochester. [Ref] Mercy was, the daughter of Dea. Samuel Winslow of Rochester. [Ref] She died on 20 Sep 1726, age 21, [Ref] in Rochester. [Ref] He married second Joanna, daughter of William Spooner of Dartmouth, on 12 Jul 1727. [Ref] He married third Mercy, the daughter of Capt. Josiah Winslow of Freetown, after 15 Nov 1728, when they published their intention. [Ref] She died on 20 Apr 1729, age 29, [Ref, age 28] in Rochester. [Ref, Mary, w. James, d. Josiah Winslow] He married fourth Sarah, the daughter of Maj. Edward Winslow of Rochester and widow of Thomas Lincoln, on 31 May 1731. [Ref] She was living on 28 Feb 1771. [Ref]
    James owned land in Hardwick and appears to have lived there a short time. [Ref] He moved to Western (now Warren) about 1743. [Ref]
    some descendants of James Whitcomb
  4. Mary Whitcomb (twin) was born on 22 Mar 1699/1700 [Ref] in Scituate. [Ref] She married Unknown Davis. [Ref][Ref]
  5. Joanna Whitcomb (twin) was born on 22 Mar 1699/1700 [Ref] in Scituate. [Ref] She married Robert Chapman. [Ref][Ref]
  6. Robert Whitcomb married Joanna Lawrence on 13 Jan 1731/2. [Ref]
    some descendants of Robert Whitcomb

Fourth Generation

ISRAEL WHITCOMB (bp. 1716 - by 1795) of Bolton

Parents: Hezekiah Whitcomb and Hannah Green

Israel Whitcomb was baptised on 22 Apr 1716. [Ref, 2;402][Ref] He died before 26 May 1795, when his will was probated. [Ref, 2;402] He married Azubah Houghton of Bolton on 8 May 1738 [Ref, 2;402] in Lancaster. [Ref]

Israel Whitcomb of Bolton was one of the men in Capt. Ephraim Wilder's company who pursued the Indians after an attack on Lancaster on 5 Jul 1748. [Ref]

Children of Israel Whitcomb and Azubah Houghton:

  1. William Whitcomb was born on 7 Sept 1738. [!] [Ref, 2;402]
  2. William Whitcomb was born on 6 Sep 1741 [Ref, 2;402] in Bolton. [Ref] He married first Lucy Merriam on 13 Dec 1769 [Ref, 2;402, says 1768] in Bolton. [Ref] She died on 12 Sep 1773, age 24 or 25, in Bolton. [Ref] William married second Sarah Sawyer on 19 Jun 1777. [Ref, 2;402]
    William lived in Harvard. [Ref, 2;402]
    some descendants of William Whitcomb
  3. Betty Whitcomb was born on 23 Apr 1744 in Bolton. [Ref] She may be the Betty Whitcomb who married Abel Moore on 11 Jan 1764 in Bolton or the Betty Whitcomb who married Jeams Flood on 15 May 1764 in Bolton. [Ref]
  4. Capt. Israel Whitcomb was born on 16 Jul 1746 in Bolton. [Ref] He died on 4 Nov 1804 in Fitzwilliam, Cheshire, New Hampshire; his death was the result of being kicked by a horse. [Ref, 2;402] He married Eunice Wilson on 28 Nov 1775. [Ref, 2;402] She died in 1812. [Ref, 2;402]
    Israel moved to Templeton and then to Winchenden, Worcestor, Massachusetts, where he was a prominent citizen. [Ref, 2;402]
    some descendants of Israel Whitcomb
  5. Jonathan Whitcomb was born on 27 Apr 1749 in Bolton. He died in 1822. He married Relief Fyfe.
  6. Ephraim Whitcomb was born on 22 Jul 1751 in Bolton. [Ref] He is probably the Ephraim Whitcomb who died in 1807 in Bolton. [Ref] He married Sarah Longley on 14 Jan 1777. [Ref, 2;402] He was a Revolutionary War pensioner. He enlisted in 1781 to serve three years but was discharged early because of the end of the war. His honorable discharge in signed by George Washington. [Ref, 2;402]
    some descendants of Ephraim Whitcomb
  7. Rufus Whitcomb was born on 26 Feb 1754 in Bolton. [Ref]
  8. Abigail Whitcomb was born on 13 Jun 1756 in Bolton. [Ref] She married Gardner Moore on 23 Jul 1778 in Bolton. [Ref]
  9. Azubah Whitcomb was born on 20 Jan 1760 in Bolton. [Ref] She married John Whitcomb, Jr. [Ref, 2;211] on 31 May 1780 in Bolton. [Ref][Ref, 2;211]
  10. Sarah Whitcomb [Ref, 2;402]

NATHANIEL WHITCOMB (1697 - 1772) of Hardwick and Rochester

Parents: James Whitcomb and Mary Parker

Nathaniel Whitcomb was born on 19 Aug 1697 in Scituate. [Ref] He died on 18 Mar 1772, age 74 in Hardwick. [Ref] He is buried in the Old Hardwick Cemetery. Click here to see a photo of his gravestone. He married first Rosella Coombs on 21 Jan 1722/3 [Ref][Ref] in Rochester. [Ref] She died on 8 Mar 1737 in Rochester. [Ref, w. Nathaniel] He married second Phebe Blackman on 27 Jul 1738 [Ref][Ref] in Rochester. [Ref]

Nathaniel was a cooper. [Ref] He moved from Rochester to Hardwick in about 1742. [Ref] He was a selectman for about five years between 1745 and 1759. [Ref] He was an assessor for three years. [Ref]

Children of Nathaniel Whitcomb and Rosella Coombs:

  1. Joanna Whitcomb was born on 6 Jun 1725 [Ref][Ref] in Rochester. [Ref, d. Nathaniel and Rosella] She died about 1764. [Ref, p. 360] She married Silas Deane on 13 Sep 1744 in Hardwick. [Ref][Ref] Silas was the son of Seth Deane; the grandson of Ezra and Bethiah (Edson) Deane; the great-grandson of Walter and Eleanor (Strong) Deane and Samuel Edson. [Ref, p. 360] He married second Elizabeth Ramsdell of Greenwich on 30 Nov 1768. [Ref]
    some descendants of Joanna Whitcomb
  2. Mary Whitcomb was born on 9 Oct 1727 [Ref][Ref] in Rochester. [Ref, d. Nathaniel and Rosella] She died on 9 May 1822. [Ref, p. 360][Ref] She married first Paul Deane on 4 Dec 1745 in Hardwick. [Ref][Ref] Paul was the brother of Mary's sister Joanna's husband Seth. [Ref, p. 360] He died before 8 Apr 1767. [Ref, p. 360] She married second Dea. Daniel Spooner on 16 Oct 1780. [Ref, p. 360]
    Paul was a carpenter and a farmer. [Ref, p. 360]
    some descendants of Mary Whtcomb
  3. Dorcas Whitcomb was born on 8 Mar 1729/30 in Rochester. She died on 10 Dec 1803, age 73. She married Solomon Aikens.
  4. Nathaniel Whitcomb was born on 26 May 1732 [Ref] in Rochester. [Ref, s. Nathaniel and Rosella] He married first Margaret Aikens, on 19 Jun 1755 in Hardwick. [Ref] He married second the widow Mary Freeman on 17 Oct 1779 [Ref] in Hardwick. [Ref, Capt. Nathaniel of Greenwich]
    Nathaniel, his brother Asa, his brother-in-law Solomon Aikens and his wife's brother-in-law James Bacon went on the Crown Point Expedition 20 Sep - 5 Dec 1756 from Hardwick. [Ref]
    some descendants of Nathaniel Whitcomb
  5. Rosella Whitcomb was born on 19 Feb 1733/4 [Ref] in Rochester. [Ref, d. Nathaniel and Rosella] She died on 29 Oct 1807. [Ref, p. 437] She married first George Paige on 4 Jun 1752 [Ref] in Hardwick. [Ref] George was the son of Christopher and Elizabeth (Reed) Paige and the grandson of Nathaniel and Joanna Paige and of Dea. George Reed of Woburn. [Ref, pp. 433-4] He was born on 17 Jun 1725 in Hardwick. [Ref, s. Christopher and Elizabeth] Rosella married second Capt. William Breckinridge of Ware on 17 Mar 1790 [Ref] in Hardwick. [Ref]
    George was a farmer. [Ref, p. 437]
    some descendants of Rosella Whitcomb
  6. Asa Whitcomb was born on 29 Feb 1735/6 [Ref] in Rochester. [Ref, s. Nathaniel and Rosella] He died on 31 Mar 1812, age 76. [Ref] He married Joanna Raymond on 15 Mar 1759 [Ref] (int. 18 Feb 1759 [Ref]) in Rochester or Hardwick. [Ref][Ref] Joanna was the daughter of Benjamin Raymond of Rochester. [Ref]
    Asa was the principal leader in the settlement of Barnard, Vermont. [Ref] He was the agent of the proprietors for the sale of the land and convinced many of his relatives and neighbours to move there. [Ref] He was Selectman in 1778 and the first Justice of the Peace in 1778. [Ref] He was the Representative in 1779. [Ref] His headstone says, "he was one of the framers of the Constitution of this State, one of the first settlers of this town, and a main pillar of its infant settlement; and during the struggle for independence was a firm supporter of the cause of his country." [Ref]
    some descendants of Asa Whitcomb
  7. John Whitcomb was born on 14 Feb 1737/[8?] [Ref] in Rochester. [Ref, s. Nathaniel and Rosella] He probably died young. [Ref]
Children of Nathaniel Whitcomb and Phebe Blackman:
  1. Lot Whitcomb was born on 2 May 1739 [Ref] in Rochester. [Ref, s. Nathaniel and Phebe] He married first Lydia Nye of New Braintree on 9 Dec 1762 in New Braintree. [Ref] He possibly married second Elizabeth Unknown. [Ref]
    Lot moved to Barnard with his brother Asa in the spring of 1775. [Ref]
    some descendants of Lot Whitcomb
  2. Content Whitcomb (twin) was born on 27 Oct 1740 [!] [Ref] in Rochester. [Ref, d. Nathaniel and Rosella] She was baptised on 29 Oct 1740 in Rochester. [Ref, d. Nathaniel and Rosella] She married Solomon Bush of Ware on 27 Nov 1766 in Hardwick. [Ref]
    some descendants of Content Whitcomb
  3. Thankful Whitcomb (twin) was baptised on 29 Oct 1740 in Rochester. [Ref, d. Nathaniel and Rosella]
  4. John Whitcomb was born on 26 Jun 1743 in Hardwick. [Ref]

Fifth Generation

JONATHAN WHITCOMB (1749 - 1822) of Bolton, Templeton and Florida

Parents: Israel Whitcomb and Azubah Houghton [Ref, 2;402]

Jonathan Whitcomb was born on 27 Apr 1749 in Bolton. [Ref] He died in 1822. [Ref, 2;422] He married Relief Fyfe [Ref] on 1 Jun 1773 [Ref] in Bolton. [Ref] They had ten children. [Ref]

Jonathan was a carpenter and a miller; he was lame. [Ref, 2;422]

Jonathan moved to Templeton and then to Florida. [Ref] He was one of the first selectman of Florida. [Ref]

Children of Jonathan Whitcomb and Relief Fyfe:

  1. Relief Whitcomb was born on 4 Jan 1774 in Bolton. [Ref]
  2. Jonathan Whitcomb [Ref] married a daughter of Samuel Whitcomb. [Ref, 2;422]
    Jonathan lived in Canada and Leon, Cattaraugus, New York. [Ref, 2;422]
  3. Sarah Whitcomb was born on 15 Mar 1783 in Templeton. She was baptised on 3 Sep 1786 in Templeton. She died on 12 Sep 1838. She married Jeremy Slocum.
  4. Patience Whitcomb was baptised on 3 Jun 1787 in Templeton. [Ref] The wife of Silas Osgood died on 3 Jan 1849. [Ref, p. 122] She married Silas Osgood [Ref, 2;422] on 24 Nov 1802 in Templeton. [Ref, she is called "Seney"] Silas, the son of Joseph and Huldah Osgood was born on 29 Sep 1781 in Templeton. [Ref][Ref, p. 57, Huldah Church] He died on 11 Feb 1851 in Parma, Monroe, New York. [Ref, p. 122]
    Osgood says that he married Asenath Whitcome. [Ref, p. 122] Presumably "Seney" could be a nickname for Patience or Asenath. Silas and his wife named their first two children Silas and Patience.
    Silas and his wife moved to Waterville, Kennebec, Maine, back to Templeton and finally to Parma.
    Silas was the grandson of Dea. Jonathan Osgood [Ref, p. 29], the greatgrandson of Hooker Osgood [Ref, p. 17], the great-great-grandson of Stephen Osgood and the great-great-great-grandson of the immigrant John Osgood. [Ref, p. 12]
    some descendants of Patience Whitcomb
  5. Polly Whitcomb was baptised on 21 Jun 1789 in Templeton. [Ref] She married Stephen Townsend. [Ref, 2;422]

DORCAS WHITCOMB (1730-1803)

Parents: Nathaniel Whitcomb and Rosella Coombs

Dorcas Whitcomb was born on 8 Mar 1729/30 [Ref][Ref] in Rochester. [Ref, d. Nathaniel and Rosella][Ref, p. 13, 8 Feb] She died on 10 Dec 1803, age 73, [Ref][Ref, p. 13] in Barnard, Windsor, Vermont. [Ref, p. 13] She married Solomon Aikens on 8 Feb 1749/50 in Hardwick. [Ref][Ref, p. 11][Ref, p. 13] She is buried along with her husband in the Center cemetery in Barnard, Windsor, Vermont. [Ref]

Sixth Generation

SARAH ("SALLY") WHITCOMB (1783 - 1838)

Parents: Jonathan Whitcomb and Relief Fyfe. [Ref, 2;422]

Sarah Whitcomb was born on 15 Mar 1783. [Ref] Sally, the daughter of Jonathan, was baptised on 3 Sep 1786 in Templeton. [Ref] She died on 12 Sep 1838, age 59 years, seven months and three days [!], and is buried with her husband in the Slocum Family Cemetery in Lake, Wauconda, Illinois. [Ref] Sally married Jeremy Slocum [Ref, 2;422] on 20 Feb 1809 in Templeton. [Ref] Sarah is clearly the sister of Patience and Polly, also baptised as the daughters of Jonathan in Templeton. Patience is probably named for Relief's mother.

We know that Sarah Whitcomb's birthdate from her grandson. But it does not match with the age on her tombstone. We know that Jeremy married a Sally Whitcomb in Templeton and it appears that there is only one Sally Whitcomb of the right age, the Sally who was baptised as the daughter of Jonathan.

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