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Invalid Birth Date DATE CA 1640.
Invalid Death Date DATE AFT 20 AUG 1706.
REFN bmn0002.
He bought a house and land in Kittery, ME, 20 Apr. 1669. At that
time, he was called "Fisherman". He moved to Edgartown, Martha's
Vineyard, MA, about 1675. He settled there, was a proprietor, and
received a share of the land. Constable of Edgartown (1681). He was
called to the offices of juror, selectman, and assessor, and was also
a lieutenant and commander and was put in charge of the
fortifications (1691). In "Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New
England Families (1620-1700)", he was listed as shipmaster and
mariner and married in Boston, 1664.Deposed regarding the price of
fish, 27 Mar 1672, Ipswich, Essex, MA. At that time his age was
stated to be 32 years or there about.On 13 Feb 1676 he bought 10
acres of land from John Daggett and half a share of commonage
formerly granted to John Freeman. The death of his father-in-law in
1680 made him an heir to the Bayes lot on Main Street, where he made
his home. In 1688 he was indicted for taking the life of his son,
Andrew, but the jury found no bill and decreed that Andrew's death
was accidental. He was chosen Lt 13 Apr 1691 and placed in command of
the fortifications. He owned the land on which the courthouse now
stands in the village of Edgartown.
[www.oocities.org/Heartland/Valley/3266/annewc.htm][from Andrew
Newcomb 1618-1686 and His Descendants, BM Newcomb, 1923] Andrew
Newcomb was residing at the Isle of Shoals [Appledore] as early as
July 1666, as at this date he attended a meeting at the Isles of
Shoals, near Portsmouth, N.H., of several merchants and men engaged
in the fisheries, for the purposes of fixing the price of fish. In
a case brought by Richard Endell of the Isles of Shoals against
Jonathan Wade of Ipswich in March 1672, for fish and oil delivered to
Wade for several years, the case turned on the price of fish in 1666;
and to this Mr. Newcomb made affidavit, which is now on file among
the court papers at Salem, Mass. Tha affidavit, written by Mr
Hathorne, reads as follows: Andrew Newckum aged thirtey tow yeares
or theare aboutt Swaren and Saith that in the year 1666 the prise of
ffish wass Sett and mad at the Illes of Showles marchanabell fish -
thirtey tow Railles per quntel this deponent then Receued Seuerall
pounds in marcha fish att the prise Corrantt aboue Rightin and this
deponent Knew no other prise Corrantt Butt that aboue Rightin and
fforder Saith nott -- Taken upon oath 27 : 1 mo [16]72 Wm Hathorne
Assist By the foregoing it is shown that Mr. Newcomb was born about
1640. Jenness, in his history of The Isles of Shoals, says:
"Kittery is the least quantity of land of any town in the county. To
the town of Kittery was attached the north half of the Isles of
Shoals; was then and has ever since been attached. This portion of
Kittery was 'the N.1/2 of 'the Isles of Shoales.' This N.1/2
consisted of two islands, Hog Island and Smutty Nose (alias Church)
called Georges part or northerly part of this group. These isles
contained the better land but Star Island, on account of their
convenience for the fisheries, was very early lined with fishing
stages and studded with fish houses -- taken up before 1660. Majority
of people lived upon the northerly islands. "While the Church,
Court House and principal Ordinary still remained on Smutty Nose,
about 1629 the southerly half of the Shoals was reclaimed from Mass.,
and annexed to N.H., the new Province, and a large part of the
inhabitants of the northerly half removed across the harbor to Star
Island. No less than 40 families crossed over from Hog Island at the
time. Courts ceased to be held on Smutty Nose after 1684." Women
were excluded from the islands, 1635 to about 1647, at which time the
court refused a petition to exclude the wife of John Renolds from the
Isles. In 1650 this law was practically annulled. The Isles were
called "Appledore" in 1661; they are situated in the ocean about nine
miles southeast of Portsmouth. The earliest record found of Andrew
[2] Newcomb's purchase of land in this country is upon deeds at
Alfred, York Co., Maine, Vol. 2, page 162, date 20 Apr. 1669, from
which it appears that Daniel Moore of Portsmouth, blacksmith, for
L58, sold Andrew Newcomb of Kittery, York Co., Me., fisherman, a
dwelling-house in Kittery, near Thomas Spinney's and formerly in the
tenure and occupation of James Emberry (Emery), also, 6 acres of land
adjoining the house at Emberry's (Emery's) Point. The house and land,
as above, "next to the land of Spinney's of Kittry side," were sold 7
July 1674 to John Cutt of Portsmouth; and he sold the same 8 Jan.
1674-5 to Samuel Fernald, who bequeathed them, 1698, to his son,
Nathaniel; and Nathaniel, agai, in 1743, to his son, Nathaniel. This
place in Kittery, York, Co., Me., is on the southeast side of the
mouth of Spinney Creek, and bounded westerly by the Piscataqua River,
about half a mile from the city of Portsmouth and owned and occupied
by Miss Sally Carter in 1874. He also appears to have owned other
land at Kittery, record of purchase not found. York Deeds at
Alfred, York Co, Me., 3/123-4 - "William Hearle and wife Beaton of
Portsmouth, for vaulable sum of money and goods, sell John Fernald of
Kittery, Shoemaker, all that parcel of land which was formerly in
possession of Andrew Newcomb, lying in Kittery near unto and butting
upon ye Broad Cove commonly called Spinney's Cove, containing 20
acres, being 40 rods broad butting upon said Cove and having the land
of Christian Ramix (Remich) on the South side, and the land of John
Saward on ye North side, and so runs 80 rods east into the woods;
which said land was sold by William Hilton unto the said Andrew
Newcomb." Deed acknowledged 1 Feb. 1680 and recorded 26 Apr. 1683.
Mr. Newcomb held the office of constable and was living at the Shoals
or in Kittery in 1671, as shown by the following from York Court
Records, Book E, page 51: Septembr:8:1671 Marke Roe complaynd of by
Andrew Nucum Constable of ye Yles of Shoales for threatening to break
his bones and teaing of his shyrt, & other uncivill behayors towards
him, in the execution of his office, vpon his serueing of an
Attachmet: from the ... for the breach of his bonds And further the
Constable complayns of seuerall Oaths sworn by the sd Roe in comeing
ouer, who upon examination the sd Marke Roe confesed before mee yt
hee was provoaked to sware seuerall oaths - Edw Rishworth Asst
Probate at Exeter, first file, Edward Carter's estate owed Andrew
Newcomb 12 shillings 16 May 1672. Among the court papers (filed in
covers at office of deeds) at Exeter, N.H., is an original bond given
by Mr. Newcomb, in which he agrees to appear at next county court at
Dover, the last Tuesday in June 1673, to answer complaint of Francis
Small for withholding the "Hull of a ffishing shallop of sd Smalls
receiued of Thomas Trickie by virtue of sd Small's order." The case
came to trial 26 June 1673, at which time Lydia Green testified that
she heard Small with "Andrew Newcombe of the Ile of hoales that he
would carry on one quarter part of a fishing voyage at ye Ile of
Shoales in the Shallop that the said Adrew Newcombe recd of Mr Thomas
Tricky pr order of sd Small and this was sometime about Nouember or
December last past." The case was withdrawn, there being no cause for
action. Below is a facsimile of Mr. Newcomb's autograph signed to the
bond 19 June 1673, more than 240 years ago.[his autograph] The name
of his first wife, Sarah ___, whom he m. about 1661, has been found
but once upon record. From deeds at Exeter, N.H., Vol. 3, p. 80, it
appears that "Andrew Newcombe, of Hogg Island (so called from its
rude resemblance to a hog's back) on ye Ile of Sholes," fisherman,
for L52 in merchantable fish, sold Henry Platts, of same place, with
consent of his wife, Sarah, house on Hog Island (not described) 19
July 1673, in the 25th. year of Charles the Second, deed recorded 21
July 1673. From the foregoing it wuld seem that Mr. Newcomb had
previously lived upon Hog Island and after the purchase of his house
in Kittery he removed his family to the mainland. At the time of
his residence upon the Shoals they were places of resort, and the
Church, Court House and principal Ordinary being located upon Smutty
Nose or Church Island, together with the fishing industry, in which
Mr. Newcomb was engaged, caused the islands to be preferred for
residences until later, when the mainland became more thickly
settled. "Att a County Court houlden at Wells for the County of
Yorke July 7, 1674, the Worshipfl Major Tho. Clarke, Praesident,
Major Bryan Pendleton, Mr. Geo. Munjoy, Edw- ReCor. Assotiates. Mr
John Cutt is plantiffe in an action of debt Contra Andrew Newcom
Defendt. In ye action Capt. Davess is taken off and Capt. Charles
Frost is put in his place. The jury finds for ye Plantiffe 16:00:0
one halfe in marchtble fish & ye other halfe in refuge fish,
according to bill: 5 8 Damage & costs of Court 25 & 6d." Mr.
Newcomb removed from Kittery and Isles of Shoals in the year 1674 or
early 1675. From the foregoing it will be seen that after the
decision of the Court at wells (7 July 1674) he turned over to John
Cutt his house and land in Kittery and, his wife having died
previously, he took his seven young and motherless children to a more
favorable locality, for it is possible that the Indians had become
troublesome in that locality, as King Philip's war broke out in June
1675, and this may have influenced him in his removal. He settled at
Edgartown, on the Island of Martha's Vineyard, the same year, where
he became a proprietor and at vaiour times received shares in the
divisions of lands in that town and where he and his wife both died.
That Mr. Newcomb was one of the prominent citizens of Martha's
Vineyard is shown by the fact that he was juror at quarter court at
Eastham 25 Sept. 1677 and 28 Dec. 1680; foreman of grand jury Sept.
1681, June 1700 and 1703, and 7 Mar. 1704; constable in 1681; was
chosen 25 Nov. 1685, with two others, "to make ye governors rate of
three half penny upon ye pound"; tithing-man 10 May 1693; select-man
1693-4; and overseer 16 Mar. 1693-4. His name appears many times upon
record as witness to every case called "Mr." a title then conferring
more honor and distinction and doubtless commanding higher respect
than that of "Hon." to the present day. There are reasons for
believing that he was a merchant several and perhaps many years. On
the 18th. Feb. 1683 he paid Nathaniel Fryer L3:11s in feathers.[Land
Records, Edgartown, Dukes Co., Mass., Vol. I, p. 219] "Received
this 18th of February 1683 from Mr. Andrew Newcomb of Edgartown upon
Martin Vineyard the sum of three pounds, eleven shillings in feathers
for account of my father Nathaniel Fryer in full of all debts dues
and demands from the beginning of the world to this day. Received pr
me Joshua Frier. "Joshua Frier acknowledged the above written
receipt this 19th day of Feb., 1683-4. Before me, Matt Mayhew,
Justice of Peace."[Court Records (Edgartown)] "Special Corte held
this 16th December 1684, Mr. Andrew Nurcom complayneth agaynst Amos
an Enden for Inbaseling or purloyning away Sidor & Rum. They joyne
ishew before the Court to his the sayed Nucom great troble to the
damag to ye vallew of seven pounds & twelve shillings. "In ye case
betwene Mr. Andrew Nurcom plantife Amos Endian defendant we find ye
defendant gilty of one cask of Rum containing 12 gallons, and one
pound & twelve shillings damage with costs of Corte."[From Records at
Albany, N.Y. - N.Y. Col. Mss. 34: part 2, p. 35-3ce] "Insula Martha
Vineyard. I under written doe confess and acknowledge to owe and to
be Indepted unto Richard Sarson his heirs &c ye summe of thirty eight
pounds ffive Shillings and three pence money to be paid unto ye
aforesaid Richard Sarson his heirs &c, upon ye Bottome of ye Shipp
Betty now in the Harbour of ye above Island being for wages paid to
the men of ye Shipp Betty as witness my hand this 13th ffebry 1684-5
Rob: RightWitness Andrew Nucombe Thomas Harlock The
abovesaid Capt Robert Right acknowledged the abovewritten to be his
act & Deed the day & year abovesaid Matt Mayhew Chiefe
Magistrate." "Insula Martha Vineyard. I underwritten doe obleidge
myself my heires &c to pay or case to be paid unto Andrew Newcombe
Junior three pounds Money to his heirs &c upon Demand, being soe much
due for three Months wages on ye Shipp Betty of Carolina, Capt Robt
Right commandr: as witness my hand thie 13h ffebry 1684-5 Robt
RightTestes Stepen Hussey" Andrew Neucombe Senior.[Court
Records (Edgartown) p. 71] "At Court Sept 30, 1690 "September 24,
1690, Andrew Newcomb haueing legally purchased a neck of land caueled
Job's neck of ye Sachem thereof, ye Sachem haueing given legall
conuayance to sd Andrew Newcomb being ye trew and proper oner of ye
says neck, one Jobe an Indian hauing noe just nor lawfull caues
therefore hath trespassed on ye sayd neck by tilling, improfing,
moing, and to his own use converted the benefitt of sayd land thereby
not only berefing sayd Andrew Newcomb of such benefitt which he ought
and might lawfully make of ye same but deffaming his title thereunto
whereby ye sayd Newcomb hath ben lett and hindred from a dew
Improfement thereof and his title to the same questioned to his great
dammage and lose of which he doubteth not to make this Court sencible
and humbly prayeth relefe in his sd caus and shall eaver pray yor
humble Supplyant (not signed) "In ye case pending betwene Andrew
Newcomb plaintife and Jobe the Indian defendant. the verditt of ye
Jury is we find for ye plaintife Six pence dameg and Cost of Court"
Andrew Newcomb bought of Indian Job 24 Sept. 1690 a tract of land
called "at Saprataine" on in the deed called "Sopotaminy," Martha's
Vineyard records.[Court Records (of Edgrtown)] "Court of common
pleas holden at Edgartown, Oct. 3, 1693. Andrew Newcomb complaineth
against Jacob Wanashman and notick quanam alis Elizabeth queon Sachem
his wife in an action of trespas on the case for Refusing to give to
sd Andrew Newcomb posesion of certain land in Edgartown containing
one neck of land caled Sapotomane. "The humble petytion and
declaration of Andrew Newcomb the their Majesties honoured Court
seting Octobr 3d. 93 humbly sheweth that whereas the sd Andrew
Newcomb procured a deed of sale of Jacob Washamn & Elizabeth his wife
of the neck of land called Sapaoutamane whereby sd Jacob was legally
... end "In the case depending between Andrew Newcomb plaintife and
Jacob Washaman an indian defendant, the Jury find for the defendant
and cost of Court." "Court of Quarter Sessions, holden at
Edgartown, Oct 2d 1696 by their Majesties' Justices for Martha's
Vineyard. "Dick alias Soo-ah-chame, an Indian, being legally
convicted of lifting the door of Andrew Newcombs' dwelling house at
Edgartown off from the hinges and entering to the house, being late
in the night, thereby disturbing and frighting the people of the
house, is adjudged to pay the summe of three pounds to said Newcombe
and to stand committed until payed." "October ye 27th 1684 voted
that Mr. Newcomb Joseph Norton and Thomas Butler are chosen to make
up ye accounts of ye men that have done any Seruice for ye Town or
Layed out any money for ye town and to make a Rate and to sett all
things to Rights and to make Rates for this year." Maj. Wait
Winthrop in a letter to Gov. Phips, no date but received 21 Oct.
1692, mentions "Mr. Newcomb"; and in a letter Simon Athern to the
Governor and Council Oct. 1692 says: "being sensable of much troble
on marthas vineyard for want of dew settlement of the affairs of that
Iland And Considering the present state of persons and things there I
humbly shew that if Mr. Andrew Newcomb be made Cheefe Justice And Mr.
Joseph Norton & Mr. James Allen Justices there who are reputed welthy
and having such influence in the people there, will be most Reddy way
to settle your government there." Mr. Newcomb's first purchase of
land on Martha's Vineyard was made 13 Feb. 1677, of John Daggett, for
L27, 10 acres land, "according to the bounds thereat as it was layed
out, unto John Freeman, Blacksmith, and to him granted by th said
town; as likewise half a Commonage in the said townshippe; for him,
the said Andrew Newcomb, to have and to hold the aforesaid land and
prmisses, with the now dwelling house thereon standing and being,
with all and singular the outhouseing barnes shoppes hovells fence
and fencing stuff on the said land and prmises being." This land
situated on the south side of the village, together with a house-lot,
he sold Israel Daggett for L40, 3 Feb. 1702. May 13, 1686, he bought
of Jacob Washaman and Notickquanum (also written Wonnottoohquanam)
alias Elizabeth, his wife, Sachem, and Queen of Nunpauque, for L5, a
piece of land called Jacob's Neck, alias Sapotem or Sapotamane,
running into a pond on south side of the township, bounded southerly
by pond, easterly and westerly by coves of water to Mill Path (also
written Milne Path). He sold this land, Job's Neck, 22 Jan. 1701-2,
to his son, Simon [3], one of the witnesses to the deed being Peeter
[3] Newcomb. He sold for L22 land at Sanchacantaket, bought of
Misam alias Wabamuck; and in 1700 he sold the land, later occupied as
a famous camp-meeting ground on Martha's Vineyard. (Vol. 3, p. 320.)
In June 1703 he, with others, gave Samuel Holman, the tanner, a lot
of land "to encourage him in his business." Mar. 10, 1709-10, Thomas
Harlock sold land bought of "Mr. Newcomb, late deceased." He owned
the land in Edgartown upon which the Court House was afterwards
built. Mrs. Newcomb's name is in the earliest preserved list of
church members, 13 July 1717; also in the list of 24 Jan. 1730-1. She
received in 1680, by will of her father dated 4 Feb. 1679-80, L50;
also, a three-eighths interest in his real estate, which was
increased by rights of her sister bought by Mr. Newcomb in 1686. Of
the Indian lands of Capt. Bayes Mr. and Mrs. Newcomb owned, in 1688,
three and a half shares at Sanchacantaket, near the camp-meeting
ground, ten acres at Pomponeches Neck, and one half-share on the
Island of Chappaquiddick. In 1710 Mrs. Newcomb sold 5 acres of land
near the court house in Edgartown, formerly from her father, and in
1716 she, "widow, Relict of Andrew Newcomb, late of Edgartown," sold
her stepson, Simon [3] Newcomb, for L20, land in Edgartown. In 1728
she sold her dau. Mary "all my household goods, to enter upon at my
decease." Mr. Newcomb was chosen Lieut. of Militia 13 Apr. 1691,
and that he was in command of fortifications is shown from the
following:"University of the State of New York, etc. New York
State Library Albany, N.Y., May 15, 1896 "This is to certify
that the following is a correct copy and of the whole thereof of page
230 of Vol. 37 of the series of manuscript volumes entitled "New York
Colonial Manuscripts" in the custody of the University of the State
of New York in the State Library. (signed) George Rogers Howell,
Archivist"Martha's Vineyard:|Seal of | Matthew Mayhew, Chief
Magistrate|University of | Richard Sarson \|the State of | Thomas
Dagget |Justices of peace|New York | Thomas Mayhew /
Matthew Mayhew, Clerk & Register \ Thomas
Havlock, Sheriff | for the county Benjamin
Smith, kings Attorney /Andrew Newcomb, Commander of the
fortifications:who had such number of men as occasionallywere ordered
by the chief Magistrates. "All debts to the king, customs, excise,
wrekes &c. were the care of the collector, and the ordinarie let at
10 lb. per annum, viz. custome & excise. "A Nantucket commanded
As chief Magistrate Capt: John Gardener
/James Coffin Justices of peace |William
Gayer \William Worth "Capt. John
Gardener, Collector, and his charge was all dues for the king. Ye
chief Magistrate in the County, present, had a casting voice in (a
word illegible) Dedimus potes tatem to Matthew Mayhew to Administer
the Oaths to all the Magistrates and officers Civil & military in
Dukes County. Dated 20th. Augt. 1691. Ret. 20 March following.
"Judges, John Gardener, James Coffin & Richd Sars(on) (two last
letters missing in the original) Common Pleas. G.R. Hatch."
Mr. Newcomb appears to have died without making a will, and no
inventory or settlement of his estate has been founf upon record.
By his first wife he had seven children, all of whom appear to have
been born in the vicinity of Kittery, Me. By his second wife there
wre eight children, all of whom were married and had families, and
although no record of their births has been preserved yet their
relationship as brother and sisters, also that they were children of
Andrew [2] and Anna Newcomb, has been authenticated by a plea for
partition of land brought 1 Oct. 1731, in which all, or nearly all of
the children and their heirs are named. [BMN 14-19]From
ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com Wed Sep 11 01:38:52 1996Date: Tue, 10
Sep 1996 18:14:56 -0400From: Evitan1@aol.comSubject: Andrew NEWCOMB
(1640-1706) & Sarah (1642-c.1675)Looking for any information
on:(Mrs.) Sarah NEWCOMB was born 1642 in Kittery, York, ME. Sarah
died 1674/1675 in Kittery, York, ME, and was buried in Isle Of
Shools, York, ME. She married [Lt.] Andrew NEWCOMB 1661 in Edgartown,
Dukes, MA. He was born 1640 in Boston, Suffolk, MA. He was the son of
[Capt.] Andrew NEWCOMB and (Mrs.) Grace NEWCOMB. Andrew died 20 Aug
1706 in Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard, MA, and was buried in Marthas
Vineyard County, MA. They had 6
children:Simeon NEWCOMB, born 1662, died 2 Jan 1745.Andrew NEWCOMB,
born about 1664, died Jun 1687.Thomas NEWCOMB, born 1668, died after
1723.Sarah NEWCOMB, born 1670, died after 1707.Mary (Mercy) NEWCOMB,
born 1672, died 13 Nov 1736.Peter NEWCOMB, born 1674, died before 31
Mar 1723.Andrew also married (2) Anna BAYES 1676 in Edgartown, Dukes,
MA. She was born about 1662 in Edgartown, Dukes, MA. Anna died Sep
1731 in Edgartown, Dukes, MA.SOURCE NOTES for Anna: MARRIAGE: New
England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (C. A. Torrey) p. 532NOTES for
Andrew: MILITARY: Lt. in the Colonial MilitiaSOURCE NOTES for
Andrew: Newcomb Gen. (B8E19) p.14,19,20 MARRIAGE: New England
Marriages: Prior to 1700 (C. A. Torrey) p. 532SOURCE NOTES for (Mrs.)
Sarah NEWCOMB: MARRIAGE: New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (C.
A. Torrey) p.
532__________________________________________________________________
___Relationship to the above:1-- (Mrs.) Sarah NEWCOMB (1642-1674)
sp-Andrew NEWCOMB [Lt.] (1640-1706)2-- Simeon NEWCOMB (1662-1745)
sp-(Mrs.) Deborah NEWCOMB (1664-1756)3-- John NEWCOMB (1695-1765)
sp-Hannah BULLARD (1704)4-- Mary Jane NEWCOMB (1734) sp-Thomas JARVIS
[Sr.] (1734-1791)5-- Hannah JARVIS (1764-1850) sp-John BUBIER [Cpl.]
(1759-1793)6-- Mary BUBIER (1786) sp-John NICHOLS [III] (1785)7--
John Edward NICHOLS [IV] (1809-1851) sp-Sarah EATON [Twin] (1810)8--
William Wallace NICHOLS (1841-1920) sp-Salina Jane MITCHELL
(1842-1930)9-- Fred William NICHOLS (1886-1969) sp-Waverley Lillian
SPRAGUE (1887)10--Leona Waverly NICHOLS (1908) sp-Thornton P BINGHAM
(1906-1963)11--Robert Fred BINGHAM (1935) sp-Judith Lyla JENSEN
(1940)12--Pauline Anne BINGHAM (1961) sp-Kirk LARSEN (1957) <---
ME~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Kirk
LarsenHe died between 20 Aug 1706 & 22 Oct 1708 [BMN 14]b in/near
Boston [FCN 7]