Robert NEWCOMB

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Robert Newcomb removed from Truro and resided for a short time near Danvers. He "Owned Covenant" in Truro Church, 13 Dec. 1747, and Mary Newcomb "Owned Covenant" in the same church 7 July 1745. Mr. Newcomb was taxed at Salem in 1753, but returned to Truro where he was admitted to church in 1756. In the valuation of Truro, 1770, he is put down, "2 polls, 1 house, 15 shillings." His name also appears in the valuation of 1798.

Robert married Mary YOUNG on 30 Nov 1744. Mary (daughter of James YOUNG and Mary HIGGINS) was born on 25 Mar 1715 in Truro, Massachusetts; died on 19 Sep 1788 in Truro, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. John NEWCOMB was born in 1751 in Cape Ann, Massachusetts; died in Sep 1834 in Eastport, Maine.

Robert married Prudence COLE on 3 Dec 1789. Prudence was born in 1722; died on 26 Apr 1811 in Truro, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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In the record of their marriage it is stated that Mr. Newcomb was "of Eastham." They resided in Scituate until after the birth of their first child, when they settled n the northern part of Truro, Mass., near a place known as "Newcomb's Point." Andrew Newcomb and his wife were admitted to the church at Truro 2 May 1730. He was one of the proprietors of Truro and received by division, 1715-1730, several lots of land. In 1715 he was "to have as much land about where his house now standeth as he hath in the 6th lot of wood land division of Eastern harbor." In 1716 "Town meeting for settling a School agreed the School shall be kept one half the time at Andrew Newcombs or somewhere thereabouts." In 1723 "agreed the school should be settled the first half year at house of Andrew Newcomb or as near it as may be," and agin, in 1730, the same decision regarding the location of the school was made. In 1719 Mr. Newcomb was chosen moderator of town meeting and the three years following. 1720-1-2, he served as selectman. He was a grand juryman in 1730. His cattle mark was "a crop off ye tip of right ear."

Andrew married Mercy OLDHAM on 4 Nov 1708 in Scituate, Massachusetts. Mercy was born on 28 Jul 1689. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Daughter of Thomas Oldham and Mercy Sprout

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The name of his wife or the dates of their death are not on record.


He resided in the north part of Eastham, now Truro, Cape Cod, Mass. january 28, 1701/2, "voted to make inquiry concerning a whale whitch (it is said) Simon Newcomb and Rich Rich cut up at Billingsgate last year." Mr. Newcomb was chosen fence-view in 1702. There was laid out to him in 1711, as one of the proprietors of Truro, two pieces of land--4 acres for his tenement on Lieutenants Island, 2 acres in northeasterly corner and 2 acres northeasterly of Samuel Mayo, Jr's, lot. "A record of the divition of the pond of Moonpoon and the Old Field at Eastern harbor in ye north part of Truro called Moonpoon old field divition as they were laid out and lotted and bounded for ye proprietors thereof on ye fourth day of march 1711-12 the 6th lot fell to Wm. Dyer, Simeon Newcomb and Daniel and Benj. Small," 12 acres. he received, by division other lots of land near the line of Eastham and Truro and near Pamet Point.

His name, as also those of his sons, Simon and Andrew, was signed 12 June 1711 to a petition of the inhabitants of Billingsgate, a village of Eastham, "desiring John Done to go before the governor and seek remedy for difficulties they were subject to." The petition is now on file in Vol. 113, p. 606 of Mass. Archives at Boston......

Simeon married Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]