The WHITCOMB Family of Scituate, Plymouth, MA, Rochester, Plymouth, MA, Lancaster, Worcestor, MA, and
Templeton, Worcestor, MA

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John was the father of Josiah and Robert. Josiah was the father of Hezekiah, who was the father of Israel, who was the father of Jonathan, who was the father of Sarah. Robert was the father of James, who was the father of Nathaniel, who was the father of Dorcas.

DORCAS WHITCOMB (1730-1803)

Parents: Nathaniel Whitcomb and Rosella Coombs

Dorcas Whitcomb was born on 8 Mar 1729/30. [Ref] She died on 10 Dec 1803, age 73. [Ref] She married Solomon Aikens on 8 Feb 1749/50. [Ref]

HEZEKIAH WHITCOMB (b. 1681)

Parent: Josiah Whitcomb and Rebecca Waters

Hezekiah Whitcomb was born on 14 Sep 1681 in Lancaster. [Ref][Ref says son of Joseph and Rebecca.] He married Hannah Unknown.

Children of Hezekiah Whitcomb:

  1. Israel Whitcomb married Azubah Houghton.

ISRAEL WHITCOMB

Parents: Hezekiah Whitcomb and Hannah Unknown

Israel Whitcomb married Azubah Houghton

Children of Israel Whitcomb:

  1. Jonathan Whitcomb married Relief Fyfe.

JAMES WHITCOMB (1668-1728) of Scituate and Rochester

Parents: Robert Whitcomb and Mary Cudworth

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

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

Children of James Whitcomb:

  1. James Whitcomb was born on 31 Aug 1695. [Ref] He died young. [Ref]
  2. Nathaniel Whitcomb was born on 19 Aug 1697. He married first Rosella Coombs.
  3. James Whitcomb was born on 21 Aug 1697. [Ref] Nathaniel and James were twins, but the records show them born two days apart. [Ref]
  4. Mary Whitcomb married Unknown Davis. [Ref]
  5. Joanna Whitcomb married Robert Chapman. [Ref]

JOHN WHITCOMB (d. 1662) of Lancaster

Parents:

John Whitcomb, Sr. died on 24 (7) 1662 in Lancaster. [Ref] 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]

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]

John and his son John were early inhabitants of Lancaster, they signed the town covenant on 20 (9) 1652. [Ref] 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 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 had agreed to the compensation and asked the court to reconsider the matter. The court refused. [Ref] On Mar 1675/6, John, his son John and Job Whitcomb were some of the inhabitants of Lancaster who petitioned the government for assistance. [Ref]

He received the 26th lot in the second division of meadow on 5 Feb 1659; his son John received the 15th lot. [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 died on 6 Apr 1683 in Lancaster. [Ref] He married Mary Unknown on 19 May 1669 in Lancaster. [Ref] A John Whitcomb also married Mary Unknown on 16 (1) 1670/1. [Ref][Ref] He died on 6 Apr 1683 in Lancaster. [Ref] Mary may be the Mary Whitcomb who married John Moor of Lancaster on 23 Aug 1683.[Ref] 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.]
  2. Jonathan Whitcomb died before 25 Feb 1691, when inventory was taken on his estate. [Ref] He married Hannah Unknown on 25 Nov 1667 in Lancaster. [Ref] His widow Hannah was killed on 18 Jul 1692 in an Indian attack on Lancaster. [Ref] She appears to have been staying with Peter Joslin's family; Peter's wife Sarah and son Peter were killed as well. [Ref]
  3. Job Whitcomb did not return after the resettlement of Lancaster, but followed Rev. Joseph Rowlandson to Wethersfield. [Ref]
  4. Josiah Whicomb died on 12 Apr 1718. He married Rebecca Waters
  5. Robert Whitcomb married Mary Cudworth.
  6. Catherine ("Catern") Whitcomb married Rodolphus Elmes on 25 Nov 1644 in Scituate, MA. [Ref]
  7. Abigail Whitcomb [Ref]
  8. Mary Whitcomb. [Ref]

JONATHAN WHITCOMB of Templeton

Parents: Israel Whitcomb and Azubah Houghton

Jonathan Whitcomb married Relief Fyfe.

Children of Jonathan Whitcomb and Relief Fyfe:

  1. Sarah Whitcomb was born on 15 Mar 1783 in Templeton, MA. She married Jeremy Slocum.

JOSIAH WHITCOMB (d. 1718) of Lancaster

Parents: John Whitcomb and Frances Cogan

Josiah Whitcomb died on 12 Apr 1718. [Ref] He married Rebecca Waters on 4 (11) 1664 in Lancaster. [Ref] 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]

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

Children of Josiah Whitcomb:

  1. Josiah Whitcomb was born and died on 12 (9) 1665 in Lancaster. [Ref]
  2. Josiah Whitcomb was born on 7 (11) 1666 in Lancaster. [Ref][Ref]
  3. David Whitcomb was born on 20 Feb 1668 in Lancaster. [Ref] He died on 11 Apr 1730. 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 Mary Unknown. According to her tombstone in Lancaster, she died on 5 Jan 1733/4 at age 67. [Ref]
  4. Rebecca Whitcomb was born on 12 (9) 1671 in Lancaster. [Ref]
  5. Johanna Whitcomb was born on 8 (1) 1673/4 in Lancaster. [Ref]
  6. Mary Whitcomb [Ref]
  7. Damaris Whitcomb [Ref]
  8. Abigail Whitcomb [Ref]
  9. Hezekiah Whitcomb was born on 14 Sep 1681 in Lancaster. He married Hannah Unknown.
  10. Deborah Whitcomb was born on 26 Dec 1683 in Lancaster. [Ref]

NATHANIEL WHITCOMB (m. 1723)

Parents: James Whitcomb and Mary Parker

Nathaniel Whitcomb married first Rosella Coombs on 21 Jan 1722/3. [Ref] He married second Phebe Blackman on 27 Jul 1738. [Ref]

Children of Nathaniel Whitcomb and Rosella Coombs:

  1. Joanna Whitcomb was born on 6 Jun 1725. [Ref] She married Silas Deane on 13 Sep 1744. [Ref]
  2. Mary Whitcomb was born on 9 Oct 1727. [Ref] She died on 9 May 1822. [Ref] She married Paul Deane on 4 Dec 1745. [Ref]
  3. Dorcas Whitcomb was born on 8 Mar 1729/30. She died on 10 Dec 1803, age 73. She married Solomon Aikens.

ROBERT WHITCOMB of Scituate

Parents: John Whitcomb and Frances Cogan

Robert Whitcomb married Mary Cudworth.

Robert settled in Scituate. [Ref]

Children of Robert Whitcomb and Mary Cudworth:

  1. James Whitcomb was born in 1668 in Scituate. He died on 26 Jun 1728 in Rochester. He married Mary Parker.

SARAH WHITCOMB (b. 1783)

Parents: Jonathan Whitcomb and Relief Fyfe.

Sarah Whitcomb was born on 15 Mar 1783 in Templeton, MA. [Ref] She married Jeremy Slocum.