Peter NEWCOMB

Abt 1674 - Bef 1723  (49 years)

• Name	Peter NEWCOMB  [1, 2]
  	In the record of his marriage to Mary Smith, Mr. Newcomb is said to be "late of Edgartown." he established the family home at Sandwich, Mass., where he kept an inn or public-house until his death. The inn passed into the hands of his son, William, and his grandson, William Newcomb and for many years remained in the possession of the family. The name of Peter Newcomb appears as a witness to a deed, dated 22 Jan. 1701/2, given by his father, Andrew, to his brother, Simon. By his will, proved 16 April 1723, he gave all his estate to his wife, mercy, she to divide it between their two children "as she shall see cause." In Mrs. Newcomb's will, proved 17 Jan 1723/4, she gave to her daughter, Mercy, silver tankard, big brass kettle, and L150; the real, and the remainder of the personal estate, was given to her son, William. It is recorded that on 5 Oct. 1718, Mercy Newcomb joined the church in Sandwich, whether mother or daughter is not fully, established. Rev. William Holmes, minister at Chilmark, Mass., 1715-1746, wrote the following in his diary under date of 31 Mar. 1723; "I had an account that Mr. Newcomb died lately; he was taken suddenly while (he) was in the cellar drawing molasses, either with an apoplectic fit or a lethargy which carried him off.: [1]
  Birth	Abt 1674	Isles of Shoals, near Portsmouth, New Hampshire   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Bef 31 Mar 1723  [1]
  Person ID	I73697	Main Tree
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2016

  
  

  Father	Lieut. Andrew NEWCOMB,   b. Abt 1640   d. Aft 20 Aug 1706 Bef 22 Oct 1708, Edgartown, Marth's Vineyard, Massachusetts (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Sarah UNKNOWN   d. Abt 1674, Kittery, Maine
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	Abt 1661  [1]
  Family ID	F29883	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mercy SMITH
  Marriage	11 Mar 1699/00	Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Children	+ 1. William NEWCOMB,   b. 29 Aug 1702, Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts d. 08 Apr 1736, Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts (Age 33 years)
  Family ID	F29880	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 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). [S3601] Leonard H. Smith Jr., Cape Cod Library of Local History and Genealogy Vol. 1.