Josiah WHITCOMB

Male 1638 - 1718  (80 years)


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  • Name Josiah WHITCOMB  [1
    • "Whitcomb Family Genealogy": During Queen Ann's war (1702-17) he was allowed a garrison for protection against the Indians. this garrison was situated in what is now called Bolton, originally a part of Lancaster but set off in 1738, and he lived in the southeastern part of this Bolton. He was commander of the garrison and with him were associated his sons, Josiah, David and Hezekiah, his son-in-law, Jacob Houghton, also Henry Houghton and John Wilder, Jr.

      In 1705 he was selectman; in 1708 he and twenty-nine others signed the church covenant and, as he was financially in good circumstances, he contributed liberally towards the support of the church; in 1710 he was elected to represent Lancaster in the General Court.

      In his will, drawn March 20, 1718, he gave to each of his children one-eighth part of his right to land in the plantation of Littleton. His widow, who survived him eight years, died in 1726. [1]
    Birth 1638  Dorchester, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 21 Mar 1718  [1
    Person ID I70046  Main Tree
    Last Modified 5 Nov 2012 

    Father John WHITCOMB,   b. abt. 1588, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1662, Lancaster, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Frances UNKNOWN,   b. England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1671, Lancaster, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F28324  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rebecca WATERS,   b. Feb 1640   d. 1726 (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 4 Jan 1664  Lancaster, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
    +1. Josiah WHITCOMB,   b. 7 Jan 1666/67   d. 12 Apr 1718 (Age 51 years)
     2. David WHITCOMB,   b. 20 Feb 1668   d. 11 Apr 1730, Intestate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     3. Hezekiah WHITCOMB,   b. 14 Sep 1681   d. Bef 20 Jun 1732, Bolton, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
     4. Abigail WHITCOMB,   b. 13 Mar 1687/88   d. 15 Dec 1732 (Age 44 years)
    Family ID F28309  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Nov 2012 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1638 - Dorchester, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 4 Jan 1664 - Lancaster, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S5072] Charlotte Whitcomb, "The Whitcomb Family in America": A Biographical Genealogy, (Minneapolis, Minnesota - October 1904).