William NEWCOMB

1702 - 1736  (33 years)

• Name	William NEWCOMB  [2]
  	William Newcomb graduated at Harvard university in 1722, the first Newcomb in America graduating from college. He inherited from his father a large estate and kept the same inn which his father had occupied before him. The inscription upon his tome reads. "Here lies ye body of Mr. William Newcomb, who died April ye 8th A.D. 1736 in ye 34th year of his age. Who left 7 desierable children & the only daughter of ye honorable Melatiah Bourn Esq his widow." Mrs. Newcomb m. second, 18 Sept. 1736, Gen. timothy Ruggles, b. 20 Oct. 1718, d. 4 Aug 1795, at Wilmot, N.S., he the son of Rev. Timothy and Mary (White). Gen. Ruggles was president of the Stamp Act Congress of 1765, and a graduate of Harvard College in 1732. Mrs. (Newcomb) Rugles had seven children by. Gen. Ruggles. On 15 May 1736, Samuel Jennings, Ebenezer Wing and nathan Nye took an inventory of the estate of "Mr. William nucomb late of Sandwich now Deceas'd" the total amount of which was L2759, 1s. Mr. Newcomb owned two stores and had over L1,000 due him on bonds and accounts at the time of his death. On 20 May 1736, "Bathshua Nucomb administratrx" and the three appraisers made oath to the inventory, at Sandwich, before Melatiah Bourn, Judge of Probate. The same day, "Bathsua Nucomb of Sandwich" was appointed administratrix on the estate of "William Nucomb Late of Sandwich Gen't deceased." On 1 July 1748, "Timothy Ruggles and Bethshua his wife Exhibitted the foregoing and Made Oath that it Contain'd a True Acc' of their Admin'n on the Estate of mr William Newcomb Late of Sandwich.... deceased, which Acc'o is Accordingly Accepted and Allowed." [1]
  Birth	29 Aug 1702	Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	08 Apr 1736	Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts   [2]
  Person ID	I41209	Main Tree
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2014

  
  

  Father	Peter NEWCOMB,   b. Abt 1674, Isles of Shoals, near Portsmouth, New Hampshire d. Bef 31 Mar 1723 (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Mercy SMITH
  Marriage	11 Mar 1699/00	Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Family ID	F29880	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Bathsheba BOURNE,   b. 11 Nov 1703   d. Mar 1787, Hardwick, Massachusetts (Age 83 years)
  Children	1. Mercy NEWCOMB,   b. 04 Feb 1723/24   2. Desire NEWCOMB,   b. 21 Jul 1725, Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts d. 25 Jan 1778, Acushnet, Bristol County, Massachusetts (Age 52 years)  [Birth]   3. Peter NEWCOMB,   b. 04 Sep 1726   d. young   4. Mary NEWCOMB,   b. 03 Sep 1728   d. 12 Dec 1808 (Age 80 years)   5. Sarah NEWCOMB,   b. 21 Oct 1729, Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts d. 20 May 1794 (Age 64 years)  [Birth]   6. William NEWCOMB,   b. 27 Jan 1731  [Birth]   7. Hannah NEWCOMB,   b. 04 Jun 1732   8. Thomas NEWCOMB,   b. 17 Jun 1734  [Birth]
  Family ID	F17720	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2014

  
  

• Sources

  [S5685] Bethuel Merritt Newcomb, "Andrew Newcomb" 1618-1686 and His Descendants, (Privately printed for the author by The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co., New Haven, Conn. 1923). [S02648] Mayflower Births & Deaths Vol. 2, by Susan E. Roser.