Lt. Andrew Newcomb

Sarah Graves Was not his wife.

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Family

Parents unproven. Seen as the son of Capt. Andrew Newcomb & his first wife. If there’s evidence to attach them, please post at discussion: https://www.geni.com/discussions/256590?msg=1595305

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https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Newcomb-129

Andrew Newcomb was born about 1640. In a 1672 affidavit regarding a dispute over the price of fish, Andrew attested to being about 32 years of age[1] [2]

He is likely a son of Andrew Newcomb of Boston, however, there is no primary document available that conclusively links the men. Notably, the senior Newcomb does not name Andrew in his will.

The earliest record of Andrew is July 1666, at a meeting of fish-merchants at the Isles of Shoals, near Portsmouth, NH[1] [2]

By about 1640, he married Sarah Unknown[3] [1] [2] [4], and their seven children were born in Kittery, ME, including:

1. Simeon, born about 1662[5]
2. Andrew, born about 1664, who died unmarried in 1687[6]
3. Simon, born about 1666, who married Deborah[7]
4. Thomas, born about 1668, who married Elizabeth Cooke, daughter of Josiah and Deborah (Hopkins) Cooke[8]
5. Sarah, born about 1670, who married Joshua Conant, son of Joshua and Seeth (Balch) Conant[9]
6. Mary, born about 1672, who married Thomas Lumbert, son of jedidah[10]
7. Peter, born about 1674, who married Mercy Smith, daughter of Shubael and Annie Smith[11]

About 1658, he married Anna Bayes, dau. of Capt. Thomas and Anna (Baker) Bayes of Edgartown[1] [2][12], and their eight children were born at Martha's Vinyard, including:

1. Anna, born 1677, who married Lt Matthew Mahew Jr[13]
2. Elizabeth, born circa 1681, who married John Atkins, son of Henry and Bethia (Linnell) Atkins[14]
3. Joseph, born about 1683, who married Joyce Butler, daughter of John and Priscilla (Norton) Butler[15]
4. Emmeline, sometimes called Emblen, who married Samuel Atkins, son of Henry and Bethia (Linnell) Atkins[16]
5. Tabitha, born about 1688, who married Peter Ray, a Taylor[17]
6. Hannah, born 1694, who married Thomas DuMary[18]
7. Zerviah, born 1698-9, who married Josiah Bearse, son of Joseph and Martha (Taylor) Bearse[19]
8. Mary, born 1700, who married Jonathan Pease Jr[20]

Mr. Newcomb, held the office of constable at Kittery in 1671[21], and removed to Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard about 1674-1675 - a move that may have been prompted by King Phillip's War. He was a juror, constable, tithing-man, selectman and overseer in Martha's Vineyard[1] [22] [23] [24]. He was a Lieut. of Militia 13 Apr 1691[1] [2]

Andrew Newcomb died without a will at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, and no inventory or settlement of his estate has been found. The date of his death is estimated to be after 20 Aug. 1706 and before 22 Oct. 1708. A plea for partition of land brought 1 Oct. 1731, named nearly all of the children and heirs[1] [25] [2]

His widow was noted in the earliest preserved list of church members, 13 July 1717; also in the list of 24 Jan. 1730-1. She was noted in her father's will, dated 4 Feb. 1679-80[1], and she died at Edgartown in the summer, or Sept. 1731, ae. 73 years."[1] [2]

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Disputed origins

B. M. Newcomb makes the following argument to explain away the omission of Andrew in the senior Andrew's will and and to support his claim that they were father and son:

Both Capt. Andrew1 Newcomb and Lieut. Andrew2 Newcomb were living in America at or near Boston at the same time, and in command of sailing craft; and that at the time Capt. Newcomb made his will, Lieut. Newcomb was living at Martha’s Vineyard in circumstances of worldly prosperity, and in no need of pecuniary aid.

B. M. Newcomb also says that the names of children who were not receiving bequests were “frequently omitted” from wills, but that was rarely the case; it was much more likely that a nominal sum was granted or at least that the will noted that the child had already received his or her portion of the estate.[26]

Another piece of evidence that may or may not be relevant is that Matthew Mayhew, a brother-in-law of Mary Rankin, who was a sister-in-law of the elder Andrew’s granddaughter Grace (Newcomb) (Butler) Rankin, married the younger Andrew’s daughter Anna on Martha’s Vineyard by 1697.[26][27]

Only the identical names, the same occupation, that they were living in New England during the same period (there is no evidence that the younger Andrew ever lived “at or near Boston” where his father lived, or that the elder Andrew was ever at the Isle of Shoals area), and a marriage between members of their extended families a decade after the elder Andrew’s death support the claim that the two Andrew Newcombs were father and son; and this circumstantial evidence must be balanced against the omission from the will.

The available evidence is thus not sufficient to conclude that Andrew Newcomb of the Isles of Shoals and later of Martha Vineyard was the son of Andrew Newcomb of Boston, although the possibility cannot be conclusively ruled out. (Research Note by WikiTree contributor Stu Bloom, 27 Apr 2021)

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Biography

Added by E. C. Nickerson about my Great grandfather: Mr. Newcomb's first purchase of land on Martha's Vineyard was made 13 Feb. 1677, of John Daggett, for £25, 10 acresland, "according to the bounds thereat as it was layed out, unto John Freeman, Blacksmith, and to him granted by the 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 premisses, with the now dwelling house thereone standing and being, with all and singular the outhouseing banres shoppes hovells fence and fencing stuff on the said land and premisses being." This land situated on the south side of the village, together with a house-lot, he sold Israel Dagget for £40, 3 Feb 1702. May 13, 1686, he bought of Jacob Washaman and Notickquanum (also written Wonnottoohquanam) alias Elizabeth, his wife, Sachem, and Queen of Nunpauquee, for £5, a pice of land called Job's Neck, 22 Jan. 1701-2, to his son, Simon, one of the witnesses to the deed being Peeter Newcomb.

He sold for £22 land at Sanchacantaket, bought of Misam alias Wabamuch; 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 lands bought of "Mr. Andrew 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, £50; also, a three-eights 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 Pompineches neck, and one half-share on the Island of Chappaquiddick. ./ECN/ children: Simeon, Andrew, SIMON (3), Thomas, Sarah, Mary (or Mercy), Peter

m.2 Anna Bayes in 1676

children: Anna, Elizabeth, Joseph, Emmaline, Tabitha, Hannah, Zerviah, Mary

and other different information:

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Andrew Newcomb (b. 1640, d. 20 August 1706)

Andrew Newcomb (son of ANDREW (1) Newcomb and Grace Ricks) was born 1640 in Edgartown, Dukes County, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, and died 20 August 1706 in Edgartown, Dukes County, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. He married Anna Bayes [2nd wife ; 1st wife: Sarah]

Children of Andrew Newcomb and Anna Bayes are??

SIMON (3) Newcomb, b. 1662, Edgars Town, Dukes County, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, d. 20 January 1744/45, Lebanon, New London, Connecticut.

[NOTE: I had different b. date for Simon (1665) with info that he was born in York Co., Maine. Anna Bayes was Andrew's second wife. All other records I have indicate that Sarah was Simon's mother.]

Isle of Shoals (off the coast of Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Kittery, Maine)

He was engaged in the fisheries at the Isle Sholes. Andrew, son of the immigrant Capt. Andrew Newcomb, lived in Kittery, Maine for some time. He was known to be living near the Isle of Shoals in 1666. The earliest record of his purchase of land in this county is dated 20 Apr 1669, in which it appears that Andrew Newcomb of Kittery, York County, Maine, fisherman, bought a house in Kittery and six acres of land. He sold the house and land 7 Jul 1674 to John Cutt of Portsmouth. The place is believed to be still standing in Kittery, situated about half a mile north of the city of Portsmouth. Andrew Newcomb was constable in 1671 at the Isle of Shoals.

He moved about 1675 and settled in Edgartown, MA, where he was a proprietor and at various times received share in the division of lands in the town. Andrew arrived in Edgartown with six children from his first wife, Sarah, and married Anna Bayes shortly after arriving. On 13 Feb 1676 he bought ten acrs of land from John Daggett, and a half 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 Lt. Andrew 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 served several times as juror, as constable in 1681, assessor in 1685, selectman and overseer in 1693. He was chosen Lieutenant 13 Apr 1691 and placed in command of the fortification. He owned the land on which the courthouse now stands in the village of Edgartown.

(From Steve Condarcure's New England Genealogy)

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◦Andrew Newcomb moved from Appledore, Isle of Shoals to Edgartown, Dukes Cty., Martha's Vineyard, Mass. in 1675. He was a constable of Edgartown in 1681, made Lieutenant and commander of fortifications in 1691, and Townsman and Overseer in 1693. Lieut. Andrew Newcomb married 2nd Anna Bayes about 1676 on Martha's Vineyard. She had Anna, Elizabeth, Joseph, Emblem, Tabitha, Hannah, Zervia and Mary

Military Service ◦Lt. in the Colonial Militia

Lt. Andrew Newcomb Born in Boston, Massachusetts, about 1640 Married Sarah Young, 1661 [Sarah Young’s ancestry traces back to Charlemagne] Died in Martha’s Vineyard, August 2, 1706(8)

Lt Andrew Newcomb was residing at the Isles of Shoals as early as July 1666 as at this date he attended a meeting at the Isles of Shoals, near Portsmouth, New Hampshire, of several merchants and men engaged in the fisheries, for the purpose 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. This 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 off ffish wass Sett and mad at the Illes off Showles marchanabell fish--thirtey tow Railles per quntel this deponent then Receued Seuerall poundes 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:/2 consisted of two islands, Hog Island and Smutty Nose (alias Church) called Georges -part or northerly part of the 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 from 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 south-east of Portsmouth.

In “Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New England Families (1620-1700)”, Andrew was listed as shipmaster and mariner and married in Boston (1664).

The name of his first wife, Sarah (whom he married about 1661) has been found but once upon record.

The earliest record found of Andrew'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 £58 sold Andrew Newcomb of Kittery, York Co., Me., fisherman, a dwelling-house in Kittery, near Thomas Spinnep'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 Kittery 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, again, 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 occuyied 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 valuable sum of money and goods, sell John Fernald of Kittery, Shoemaker, all that parcel of land which was formerly in possession of Adrew Newcomb, lying in Kittery near unto and butting upon ye Broad Cove commonly called Spinny's Cove, containing 20 acres, being 40 rods broad butting upon said Core 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.

Andrew Newcome, 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 tearing of his shyrt, & other uncivill behayors towards him, in the execution of his office, upon his serueing of an Attachment: 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 seurall 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 Trickle 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 agree with "Andrew Newcombe of the Ile of Shoales that he would carry on one quarter part of A fishing voyage at ye Ile of Shoales in the Shollop that the said Andrew 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.

At the time of Andrew’s 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.

From deeds at Exeter, N. W., Vol. 3, p. 80, it appears that:

“Andrew Newcombe, of Hogg Island (so called from its rude resemblance toa hoff's back) on ye Ile of Sholes," fisherman, for £52 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 would 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.

“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" Damage & costs of Court 25 & 6d.”

Andrew Newcomb removed from Kittery and Isles of Shoals in the year 1674 or early in 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. This also 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 various times received shares in the divisions of lands in that town.

Mr. Newcomb's first purchase of land on Martha's Vineyard was made 13 Feb. 1677 of John Daggett, for £25, 10 acres land:

“according to the bounds thereat as it was layed out, unto John Freeman, Blacksmith, and to him granted by the 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 p'misses, 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 p'mises being.”

This land situated on the south side of the village, together with a house-lot, he sold Israel Daggett for £40, 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 £5, a piece of land called Job'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, one of the witnesses to the deed being Peeter Newcomb.

He sold for £22 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.)

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, June 1703 and 7 March 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 deeds, etc.

He was always called “Mr” a title then conferring more honor and distinction and commanded higher respect than that of “Honorable” of the present day. He was a prosperous man, and thus (as mentioned previously), was not included in his father's will.

In 1860, Mrs. Newcomb received by will of her father dated 4 Feb. 1679-80, £50; 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 Pompineches Neck, and one half-share on the Island of Chappauiddick.

There are reasons for believing that he was a merchant several and perhaps many years. On the 18th. Feb. 1683 he paid Nathaniel Fryer £3: 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 18th day of Feb., 1683-4. Before me, Matt Mayhew, Justice of Peace.”

In the Court Records (Edgartown):

“Special Corte held this 16th December 1684, Mr. Andrew Nurcom complayneth agaynst Amos an Enden for Inbaseling or purloyning away Sider & Rum. They joyne ishew before the Court to his the sayed Nucom great treble to the damag to ye vallew of seven pounds & twelve shillings. “In ye case betwene Mr. Andrew Nurcorn 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: Right Witness 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.”

Again in court records:

“Insula Marthas Vineyard. I underwritten doe obleidge myself my heires &c to pay or cause to be paid unto Andrew Newcombe Junior three pounds Money to his heirs &e upon Demand, being soe much due for three Months wages on ye Shipp Betty of Carolina, Capt Robt Right commandr: as witness my hand this 13th ffebry 1684-5 Robt Right Testes

Stepen Hussey Andrew Neucombe Senior.” Court Records (Edgartown) p. 7I.

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 sayd neck, one Jobe an Indian hauing noe just nor lawfuli 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 just 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 yo" 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”

According to Martha's Vineyard records, Andrew bought of Indian Job 24 Sept. 1690 a tract of land called “at Saprataine” or in the deed called “Sopotaminy”.

In Court Records (of Edgartown) p. 95:

“Court of common pleas holden at Edgartown, Oct. 3, 1693. Andrew Newcomb complaineth against Jacob Washaman and notick quanum 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 to their Majesties honoured Court seting Octobr 3d. 93 humbly sheweth that whereas the sd Andrew Newcomb procured a deed of sale of Jacob Washaman & Elizabeth his wife of the neck of land called Sapautamane 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 into 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 4’ 27th 1684 voted that Mr. Newcomb Joseph Norton and Thomas Butler are chosen to make up ye accounts of ye men that hav, 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 all Rates for this year.

“Maj. Wait Winthrop in a letter to Gov. Phips, no date but received 21 Oct.1693 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 Alien Justices there who are reputed welthy and having such influence in the people there, will be most Reddy way to settle your government there.”

In April 13 1691, Andrew was chosen Lieut. of Militia, and commander put in charge of fortifications (1691).

“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. “Marthas 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 occasionally were 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 Ib. 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 Maphew to Administer the Oath 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.”

In June 1703 Andrew (with others) gave Samuel Holman, the tanner, a lot of land “to encourage him in his business.”

Andrew appears to have died without making a will, and no inventory or settlement of his estate has been found upon record.

By his first wife he had seven children, all of whom appear to have been born in the vicinity of Kittery, Maine. By his second wife there were 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 and Anna Newcomb, has been authenticated by a plea for partition of land and brought 1 Oct. 1731, in which all, or nearly all of the children and heirs are named.

On Mar. 10, 1709-10, Thomas Harlock sold lands bought of “Mr. Andrew 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.

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 Newcomb, for £20, land in Edgartown.

In 1728, she sold her daughter Mary “all my household goods, to enter upon at my decease”. bciverson1 bciverson1 originally shared this 16 Jul 2008 story

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Name Andrew Newcomb Suffix Lt. Born 1640 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Christened of Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts Gender Male Biography • Andrew Newcomb moved from Appledore, Isle of Shoals to Edgartown, Dukes Cty., Martha's Vineyard, Mass. in 1675. He was a constable of Edgartown in 1681, made Lieutenant and commander of fortifications in 1691, and Townsman and Overseer in 1693. Lieut. Andrew Newcomb married 2nd Anna Bayes about 1676 on Martha's Vineyard. She had Anna, Elizabeth, Joseph, Emblem, Tabitha, Hannah, Zervia and Mary Military Service • Lt. in the Colonial Militia Died 20 Aug 1706 Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts Buried Martha's Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States

Father Andrew Newcomb, Capt.

         b. 1618, , Thurshelton, Devon, England  

         d. 31 Jan 1686, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States   (Age 68 years)  Mother	Mary Gorges

         b. 1623, , Chelsea, Middlesex, England  

         d. Bef 1662, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States   (Age 38 years)  Married	15 Apr 1636 	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States    [1, 10, 11, 12, 13] 

Family 1 Sarah Young

         b. 1643, Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States  

         d. 1674-1675, Kittery, York, Maine, United States   (Age 32 years)  Married	1661 	Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts    [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 

Children + 1. Simeon Newcomb, Sr.

         b. 1662, Kittery, York, Maine, United States  

         d. 2 Jan 1745, Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States   (Age 83 years)

	2. Andrew Newcomb

         b. Abt 1664, Kittery, York, Maine, United States  

         d. Jun 1687, Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts   (Age ~ 23 years) +

3. Simon Newcomb, Sr.

         b. 1666, Kittery, York, Maine, United States  

         d. 20 Jan 1744-1745, Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States   (Age 79 years) +

4. Thomas Newcomb, Sr.

         b. 1668, Kittery, York, Maine, United States  

         d. Aft 1723  (Age 56 years)

	5. Sarah Newcomb

         b. 1670, Kittery, York, Maine, United States  

         d. Aft 1707  (Age 38 years)

	6. Mary Newcomb

         b. 1672, Kittery, York, Maine, United States  

         d. 13 Nov 1736  (Age 64 years) +

7. Peter Newcomb

         b. 1674, Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts  

         d. Bef 31 Mar 1723  (Age 49 years)

Family 2 Anna Bayes

         b. 1658, Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts  

         d. Sep 1731, Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts   (Age 73 years)  Married	1676 	Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts    [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 

Children + 1. Anna Newcomb

         b. 1677, Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts  

         d. 16 Apr 1723, Chilmark, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States   (Age 46 years)

	2. Elizabeth Newcomb

         b. 1681, Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts  

         d. 16 Apr 1723, Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States   (Age 42 years) +

3. Joseph Newcomb, Sr.

         b. 1683, Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts  

         d. Bef 17 Jan 1733, Fairfield, Essex, New Jersey, United States   (Age 50 years)

	4. Emeline Newcomb

         b. 1685, Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts  

         d. 26 Aug 1768, Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States   (Age 83 years) +

5. Tabitha Newcomb

         b. Abt 1688, Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts  

         d. Bef 10 Oct 1731, Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts   (Age ~ 43 years)

	6. Hannah Newcomb

         b. 1694, Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts  

         d. Bef 5 Apr 1755  (Age 61 years)

	7. Zerviah Newcomb

         b. 1699, Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts  

         d. 5 Sep 1789, New Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States   (Age 90 years)

	8. Mary Newcomb

         b. 1700, Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts  

         d. 19 Sep 1784  (Age 84 years)

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Andrew Newcomb (abt. 1640 - aft. 1706)

Lieutenant Andrew Newcomb

Born about 1640 in Englandmap [uncertain]

Son of Andrew Newcomb and Susan (Cocks) Newcomb [uncertain]

Brother of Susannah (Newcomb) Blague [half] and Grace (Newcomb) Rankin [half]

Husband of Sarah (Young) Newcomb — married 1661 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Husband of Anna (Bayes) Newcomb — married 1676 in Edgartown, Dukes, MA

DESCENDANTS

Father of Andrew Newcomb, Simon Newcomb, Thomas Newcomb, Sarah (Newcomb) Conant, Mary (Newcomb) Lombard, Peter Newcomb, Anna (Newcomb) Mayhew, Elizabeth (Newcomb) Atkins, Joseph Newcomb, Emeline (Newcomb) Atkins, Tabitha (Newcomb) Ray, Hannah (Newcomb) Dumary, Zerviah (Newcomb) Bearse and Mary (Newcomb) Pease Died after 20 Aug 1706 in Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes, Mass Baymap Profile managers: Joyce Towne private message [send private message] and Jane Hughes private message [send private message] Profile last modified 19 Jan 2018 | Created 9 Feb 2011 This page has been accessed 2,692 times. Categories: Edgartown, Massachusetts | Long Profiles in Need of Cleanup.

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[hide] 1 Biography 1.1 Family 1.2 Death and Legacy 1.3 Long Excerpt from Bethuel Newcomb 1.4 Isles of Shoals and Kittery 1.5 Martha's Vineyard 1.6 Excerpt from Jane (Edy) Hughes, Andrew Newcomb and His Descendants", NEHGS 2 Sources Biography

Andrew Newcomb was born in 1640 or 1642. The earliest record of him is July 1666.

""Andrew Newcomb was residing at the Isles of Shoals as early as July 1666, as at this date he attended a meeting at the isles of Shoals, near Portsmouth, NH, of several merchants and men engaged in the fisheries, for the purpose of fixing the price of fish."[1] Family

According to Torrey, Andrew Newcomb (1640- ) married Sarah Unknown (-1674?) by 1640 in perhaps Kittery, Maine.[2]

"Andrew m. second, in Edgartown, 1676, Anna Bayes, b. about 1658 in Edgartown, dau. of Capt. Thomas and Anna (Baker) Bayes of Edgartown. She d. at Edgartown in the summer, or Sept. 1731, ae. 73 years."[1]

Children with Sarah Unknown (born Kittery)[3]

Children with Anna Bayes (born Martha's Vineyard)

Death and Legacy

"Mr. Newcomb appears to have died without making- a will, and no inventory or settlement of his estate has been found 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 were 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 and brought 1 Oct. 1731, in which all, or nearly all of the children and heirs are named."[1]

"Ancestor of U. S. Presidents George Herbert Walker Bush, and George Walker Bush."[4]

Long Excerpt from Bethuel Newcomb

This is a copy/paste from Bethuel Newcomb's genealogy.

LIEUT. ANDREW(2) NEWCOMB (Andrew(1)) was b. about 1640, exact date and place unknown, d. after 20 Aug. 1706 and before 22 Oct. 1708 at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard; m. first, about 1661, place unknown, Sarah --- who, d. about 1674 at Kittery, Me. He m. second, in Edgartown, 1676, Anna Bayes, b. about 1658 in Edgartown, dau. of Capt. Thomas and Anna (Baker) Bayes of Edgartown. She d. at Edgartown in the summer, or Sept. 1731, ae. 73 years.

Isles of Shoals and Kittery

Andrew (2) Newcomb was residing at the Isles of Shoals 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 purpose 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. This 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 off ffish wass Sett and mad at the Illes off Showles marchanabell fish--thirtey tow Railles per quntel this deponent then Receued Seuerall poundes in marcha fish att the prise Corrantt aboue Rightin and this deponent Knew no other prise Corrantt Butt that aboue Rightin and fforder Saith nottTaken 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:/2 consisted of two islands, Hog Island and Smutty Nose (alias Church) called Georges -part or northerly part of the 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 south-east 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 £58 sold Andrew Newcomb of Kittery, York Co., Me., fisherman, a dwelling-house in Kittery, near Thomas Spinnep'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 Kittery 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, again, 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 occuyied 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 valuable sum of money and goods, sell John Fernald of Kittery, Shoemaker, all that parcel of land which was formerly in possession of Adrew Newcomb, lying in Kittery near unto and butting upon ye Broad Cove commonly called Spinny's Cove, containing 20 acres, being 40 rods broad butting upon said Core 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. Newcoml, 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 tearing of his shyrt, & other uncivill behayors towards him, in the execution of his office, upon his serueing of an Attachment: 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 seurall oathsEdw 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 Trickle 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 agree with "Andrew Newcombe of the Ile of Shoales that he would carry on one quarter part of A fishing voyage at ye Ile of Shoales in the Shollop that the said Andrew 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.

The name of his first wife, Sarah ---, whom he m. about 1661, has been found but once upon record. From deeds at Exeter, N. W., Vol. 3, p. 80, it appears that "Andrew Newcombe, of Hogg Island (so called from its rude resemblance toa hoff's back) on ye Ile of Sholes," fisherman, for £52 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 would 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.

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" Damage & costs of Court 25 & 6d." Mr. Newcomb removed from Kittery and Isles of Shoals in the year 1674 or early in 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 various times received shares in the divisions of lands in that town and where he and his wife both died.

Martha's Vineyard

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 I703 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 deeds, etc. Upon the records of Martha's Vineyard, Mass., he is in nearly every case called "Mr." a title then conferring more honor and distinction and doubtless commanding higher respect than that of "Hon." at 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 £3: 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 18th 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 Sider & Rum. They joyne ishew before the Court to his the sayed Nucom great treble to the damag to ye vallew of seven pounds & twelve shillings."In ye case betwene Mr. Andrew Nurcorn 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 1684-5Rob: RightWitness Andrew NucombeThomas HarlockThe abovesaid Capt Robert Right acknowledged the abovewritten to be his act & Deed the day & year abovesaidMatt MayhewChiefe Magistrate."

"Insula Marthas Vineyard. I underwritten doe obleidge myself my heires &c to pay or cause to be paid unto Andrew Newcombe Junior three pounds Money to his heirs &e upon Demand, being soe much due for three Months wages on ye Shipp Betty of Carolina, Capt Robt Right commandr: as witness my hand this 13th ffebry 1684-5Robt RightTestesStepen HusseyAndrew Neucombe Senior.

Court Records (Edgartown) p. 7I.

"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 sayd neck, one Jobe an Indian hauing noe just nor lawfuli 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 just 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 yo" 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 (2) ,Newcomb bought of Indian Job 24 Sept. 1690 a tract of land called "at Saprataine" or in the deed called "Sopotaminy," Martha's Vineyard records.

Court Records (of Edgartown) p. 95.

"Court of common pleas holden at Edgartown, Oct. 3, I693. Andrew Newcomb complaineth against Jacob Washaman and notick quanum 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 to their Majesties honoured Court seting Octobr 3d. 93 humbly sheweth that whereas the sd Andrew Newcomb procured a deed of sale of Jacob Washaman & Elizabeth his wife of the neck of land called Sapautamane 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 into 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 4" 27th 1684 voted that Mr. Newcomb Joseph Norton and Thomas Butler are chosen to make up ye accounts of ye men that hav, 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 all Rates for this year."

Maj. Wait Winthrop in a letter to Gov. Phips, no date but received 21 Oct.1693 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 Alien 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 £25, 10 acres land, "according to the bounds thereat as it was layed out, unto John Freeman, Blacksmith, and to him granted by the 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 p'misses, 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 p'mises being." This land situated on the south side of the village, together with a house-lot, he sold Israel Daggett for £40, 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 £5, a piece of land called Job'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 £22 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 lands bought of "Mr. Andrew 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, £50; 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 Pompineches Neck, and one half-share on the Island of Chappauiddick.

In 1710 Mrs. Newcamb 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 £20, 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."Marthas 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 occasionally were 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 Ib. 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 Maphew to Administer the Oath 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),br> 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 found 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 were 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 authenticstted by a plea for partition of land and brought 1 Oct. 1731, in which all, or nearly all of the children and heirs are named.[5]

Excerpt from Jane (Edy) Hughes, Andrew Newcomb and His Descendants", NEHGS

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Lieut. Andrew Newcomb was b. about 1640, exact date and place unknown, d. after 20 Aug. 1706 and before 23 Oct. 1708, at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard; m. 1st c1661 place unknown, Sarah

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who died c1674 at Kittery, Me. He married 2nd, in Edgartown, 1676, Anna Bayes, b. c1658 in Edgartown, daughter of Capt. Thomas and Anna (Baker) Bayes of Edgartown. She died at Edgartown in the summer, or Sept. 1731 age 73 years. "Andrew Newcomb was residing at the Isles of Shoals as early as July 1666, as at this date he attended a meeting at the isles of Shoals, near Portsmouth, NH, of several merchants and men engaged in the fisheries, for the purpose 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 (Whaling?) delivered to Wade for several years, the case turned on the price of fish in 1666; and to this Andrew made affidavit, which is now on file amongst court papers at Salem, Mass. This affidavit, written by Mr. Hathorne, reads as follows: "Andrew Newckum aged thirtey tow years or thare aboutt Swaren and Saith that in the year 1666 the prise of ffish wass Sett and mad at the Illes off Showles marchanabell fish - thirtey tow Railles per quntel this deponent then Receued Seuerall poundes in marcha fish att the prise Corrantt Butt that aboue Rightin and fforder Saith nott. Taken upon oath 27: 1 mo. (16)72 Wm. Hathorne Asst." By the foregoing, it is shown that Andrew was born about 1640. Jenness, in his history of "The Isles Of Shoals", says, "Kittery is the least quantity of land in the county. To the town of Kittery was attached the Isles of Shoals; was then and has ever since been attached. This portion of Kittery was the N1/2 of the Isles of Shoals. This North 1/2 consisted of two islands, Hog Island and Smutty Nose (alias Church) called Georges part or northerly part of the 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 NH, the new Province, and a large part of the inhabitants of the northerly half removed across the border to Star Island. No less than 40 families crossed over from Hog Island at that 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 Reynolds 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'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 58 pounds, sold Andrew Newcomb, of Kittery, York Co. Maine, fisherman, a dwelling house in Kittery, near Thoms Spinney's and formerly in the tenure and occupation of James Emberry (Emery's) 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 Kittery 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, Nathanial; and Nathaniel again, in 1743 to his son, Nathaniel. This place in Kittery, York Co. Maine, is on the southeast side of the mouth of the Spinney Creek and bounded westerly by the Piscataqua River, about a half mile from the city of Portsmouth. ...Andrew held the office of constable and was living at the Shoals or in Kittery in 1671. ... The name of his first wife, Sarah

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, with whom he m. about 1661, has been found but once on record. From deeds at Exeter NH it appears that "Andrew Newcombe, of Hogg Island, (so called from it's rude resemblance to a hog's back) on Ye Isle of Shoals, fisherman, for 52 pounds of merchantable fish, sold Henry Platts of same place with consent of his wife, SARAH, house on Hog Island 19 July 1673." it would seem that Andrew had previously lived on Hog Island and after his purchase of his house in Kittery, he removed his family to the mainland. Andrew removed from Kittery and Isles of Shoals 1674/5, and his wife having died previously, took his seven young and motherless children to a more favourable locality. For it is possible that the Indians had become troublesome in that vicinity, as "King Phillip's War" broke out in June 1675. He settled at Edgartown, on the Island of Martha's Vineyard (Dukes Co.)" In Edgartown, Andrew met and married his second wife, Anna Bayes, b. 1658 in Edgartown, Died circa Sept. 1731, Edgartown. She was the daughter of Capt. Thomas and Anna (Baker) Bayes of Edgartown, and inherited land and money from them. In Edgartown, Andrew was a proprietor, merchant and was, civically, juror, foreman of grand jury, constable, tithing-man, selectman and overseer. The book gives many examples of land transactions and court records at this point. The book also says, "Upon the records of Martha's Vineyard, Mass., he is in nearly every case called "Mr." a title then, conferring more honor and distinction and doubtless commanding higher respect than that of "Hon." at present." "Major Wait Winthrop in a letter to Gov. Phips, mentions "Mr. Newcomb"; and in a letter Simon Athern to the Governor and Council, 1692, says, "Being sensible of much trouble on Martha's Vineyard for want of due settlement of the affairs of that Island, and considering the present state of persons and things there, I humbly shew that if Mr. Andrew Newcomb be made Chief Justice and Mr. Joseph Norton & Mr. James Allen be made Justices there, who are reputedly wealthy and having such influence in the people there, will be most Ready way to settle your government there." "Mrs. Newcomb's (Anna Bayes) name is in the earliest preserved list of church members, 13 July 1717. She received in 1680, by Will of her father, dated 4 Feb. 1679/80, 50 pounds, also a three-eighths interest in his real estate. Of the Indian lands of Captain Bayes, she owned in 1688, 3 1/2 shares at Sanchacantaket, ner the camp meeting ground, ten acres at Pompineches Neck and one half share on the Island of Chappaquiddick. In 1710, Anna sold 5 acres of land near the court house in Edgartown, formerly from her father." Andrew Newcomb was chosen Lieutenant of Militia 13 April 1691 and was in charge of fortifications. Andrew died without a will and no inventory or settlement of his estate has been found on record. By his first wife he had seven children, all of whom appear to have been born in the vicinity of Kittery, Maine. By his second wife, Anna Bayes, there were eight children, all of whom married and had families". - including JOSEPH NEWCOMB, the direct ancestor in this particular EDY genealogy.

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References

WikiTree contributors, "Andrew Newcomb (abt.1640-aft.1706)," WikiTree: The Free Family Tree, (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Newcomb-129 : accessed 29 January 2024). Cites

1. Newcomb, Bethuel M, and John B. Newcomb. Andrew Newcomb, 1618-1686, and His Descendants. (New Haven, Connecticut, Priv. Print. for the author by the Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co, 1923), pp. 14-19
2. Jane (Edy) Hughes, Andrew Newcomb and His Descendants", NEHGS
3. Deeds at Exeter, N. W., Vol. 3, p. 80 state "Andrew Newcombe, of Hogg Island on ye Ile of Sholes," fisherman, for £52 in merchantable fish, sold Henry Platts, of same place, with consent of his wife, Sarah, house on Hog Island 19 July 1673, in the 25th. year of Charles the Second, deed recorded 21 July 1673
4. Torrey, Clarence Almon. Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, 1985), 532, or Volume 2, page 1085 of the NEHGS Index which states NEWCOMB, Andrew2 (?1640-) & 1/wf Sarah ____ (-1674?); by 1662; ?Kittery, ME {GDMNH 509; Cape Cod Lib. 42:2; Martha's Vineyard 3:338; Newcomb 14-15; Rich 22; J. Cooke 13; Dommerich Chart 45}
5. ↑ Newcomb Pages 19 and 21
6. ↑ Newcomb Page 19
7. ↑ Newcomb Pages 19 and 22
8. ↑ Newcomb Pages 19 and 28
9. ↑ Newcomb Page 19
10. ↑ Newcomb Page 19
11. ↑ Newcomb Pages 19 and 28
12. ↑ Torrey's New England Marriages to 1700 Volume 2, page 1085 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015, which states NEWCOMB, Andrew (-1706/1708) & Anne [BAYES]; ca 1676; Martha's Vineyard {Cape Cod Lib. 42:2; Reg. 18:59, 53:130; Martha's Vineyard 3:838; Newcomb 14; Rich 22; Bearse (ms) 14; Dommerich Chart 45}
13. ↑ Newcomb Page 20
14. ↑ Newcomb Page 20
15. ↑ Newcomb Pages 19 and 29
16. ↑ Newcomb Page 20
17. ↑ Newcomb Page 21
18. ↑ Newcomb Page 21
19. ↑ Newcomb Page 21
20. ↑ Newcomb Page 21
21. ↑ York Court Records, Book E, page 51, which states
22. Septembr : 8 : 1671 Marke Roe complaynd of by Andrew Nucum Constable of ye Yles of Shoales for threatening to break his bones and tearing of his shyrt, & other uncivill behayors towards him, in the execution of his office, upon his serueing of an Attachment: 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 seurall oathsEdw Rishworth Asst
23. ↑ Land Records, Edgartown, Dukes Co., Mass., Vol. I, p. 219.
24. ↑ Court Records (Edgartown).
25. ↑ Records at Albany, N. Y.-N. Y. Col. Mss. 34: part 2, p. 35-3ce
26. ↑ Newcomb Pages 14-19
27. ↑ 26.0 26.1 John Bearse Newcomb, Genealogical memoir of the Newcomb family, containing records of nearly every person of the name in America from 1635-1874. Also the first generation of children descended from females who have lost the name Newcomb by marriage. With notices of the family in England during the past seven hundred years (Elgin, Ill., 1864), pages 12-13
28. ↑ Torrey, New England Marriages to 1700, 2:1018 for the place and approximate date
29. Banks, Charles Edward.The History of Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts in Three Volumes. (Boston, George H. Dean, 1911)
31. Newcomb, John B. Genealogical Memoir of the Newcomb Family: Containing Records of Nearly Every Person of the Name in America from 1635-1874. (Elgin, Ill., Printed for the author by Knight & Leonard, Chicago, 1874)
32. See also:
33. "Ancestor of U. S. Presidents George Herbert Walker Bush, and George Walker Bush." - Ancestors of American Presidents, by Gary Boyd Roberts, 1989, pages 94 to 101
34. A great blog entry on the life of Lt. Andrew Newcomb Jr.
35. [see on wayback machine this transcription from Bethuel Newcomb's book]
36. Find A Grave: Memorial #34357200
37. Capt. Andrew Newcomb history
38. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=16692088&pid...
39. Mackenzie, George Norbury. Colonial Families of the United States of America (Grafton Press, New York, Boston, 1907), volume 1, pages 378-379