The WHITCOMB Family of Scituate,
Plymouth, MA, Rochester, Plymouth, MA, Lancaster,
Worcestor, MA, and
Templeton, Worcestor, MA
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.
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]
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:
Parents: Hezekiah Whitcomb and Hannah Unknown
Israel Whitcomb married Azubah Houghton
Children of Israel Whitcomb:
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:
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:
JONATHAN WHITCOMB of Templeton
Parents: Israel Whitcomb and Azubah Houghton
Jonathan Whitcomb married Relief Fyfe.
Children of Jonathan Whitcomb and Relief Fyfe:
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:
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:
Parents: John Whitcomb and Frances Cogan
Robert Whitcomb married Mary Cudworth.
Robert settled in Scituate. [Ref]
Children of Robert Whitcomb and Mary Cudworth:
Parents: Jonathan Whitcomb and Relief Fyfe.
Sarah Whitcomb was born on 15 Mar 1783 in Templeton, MA. [Ref] She married Jeremy Slocum.