Captain George Newcomb (Bayes, Joseph, Andrew, Andrew) born at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Mass in 1754; died at sea, probably before 5 July 1787;
married Sarah Ward, born at Glastonbury, Conn., 14 Sept. 1761, died at Pitcher, N.Y., 14 Mar. 1849. She married second, 1793 George Taylor, by who she had three children; she was blind for eight years.
In valuation of Tisbury, 1775, George Newcomb was put down "1 poll and 1 house." He resided for a time at or near Wethersfield, Conn. In 1781 he was "late of Tisbury, now of New London," Conn., and owned house and land (1/4 acre, according to Duke's Deeds, 10/642) in Holmes Hole, town of Tisbury, bounded on the southeast by a highway from the harbor to the meeting-house.
George Newcomb served in the Revolutionary War, as shown by the following records:
"George Newcomb, Drummer, Capt. Nathan Smith's Co., enlisted Oct. 5, 1775, service to Dec. 1, 1775, 2 mo. 1 day. Company stationed at Martha's Vineyard in defense of the sea coast."
George, Drummer Capt. Nathan Smith's Co., Enlisted Jan. 18, 1776; Service to Sept. 1, 1776,7 mo. 1 day. Co. stationed at Martha's Vineyard for defense of seacoast."
He was a ship-master; was engaged in trade between America and Europe; he sailed in a vessel of which he was owner, bound for a European port, and neither himself, nor any one on board were heard from afterward. Administration was granted upon his estate, 5 July 1787, to Ebenezer Smith, and he was referred to as being "of Tisbury."
He had one child with his wife, Eleazer Newcomb, born 13 March 1784
from Newcomb Genealogy - pg 89
married Sarah Ward, born at Glastonbury, Conn., 14 Sept. 1761, died at Pitcher, N.Y., 14 Mar. 1849. She married second, 1793 George Taylor, by who she had three children; she was blind for eight years.
In valuation of Tisbury, 1775, George Newcomb was put down "1 poll and 1 house." He resided for a time at or near Wethersfield, Conn. In 1781 he was "late of Tisbury, now of New London," Conn., and owned house and land (1/4 acre, according to Duke's Deeds, 10/642) in Holmes Hole, town of Tisbury, bounded on the southeast by a highway from the harbor to the meeting-house.
George Newcomb served in the Revolutionary War, as shown by the following records:
"George Newcomb, Drummer, Capt. Nathan Smith's Co., enlisted Oct. 5, 1775, service to Dec. 1, 1775, 2 mo. 1 day. Company stationed at Martha's Vineyard in defense of the sea coast."
George, Drummer Capt. Nathan Smith's Co., Enlisted Jan. 18, 1776; Service to Sept. 1, 1776,7 mo. 1 day. Co. stationed at Martha's Vineyard for defense of seacoast."
He was a ship-master; was engaged in trade between America and Europe; he sailed in a vessel of which he was owner, bound for a European port, and neither himself, nor any one on board were heard from afterward. Administration was granted upon his estate, 5 July 1787, to Ebenezer Smith, and he was referred to as being "of Tisbury."
He had one child with his wife, Eleazer Newcomb, born 13 March 1784
from Newcomb Genealogy - pg 89
Captain George Newcomb (Bayes, Joseph, Andrew, Andrew) born at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Mass in 1754; died at sea, probably before 5 July 1787;
married Sarah Ward, born at Glastonbury, Conn., 14 Sept. 1761, died at Pitcher, N.Y., 14 Mar. 1849. She married second, 1793 George Taylor, by who she had three children; she was blind for eight years.
In valuation of Tisbury, 1775, George Newcomb was put down "1 poll and 1 house." He resided for a time at or near Wethersfield, Conn. In 1781 he was "late of Tisbury, now of New London," Conn., and owned house and land (1/4 acre, according to Duke's Deeds, 10/642) in Holmes Hole, town of Tisbury, bounded on the southeast by a highway from the harbor to the meeting-house.
George Newcomb served in the Revolutionary War, as shown by the following records:
"George Newcomb, Drummer, Capt. Nathan Smith's Co., enlisted Oct. 5, 1775, service to Dec. 1, 1775, 2 mo. 1 day. Company stationed at Martha's Vineyard in defense of the sea coast."
George, Drummer Capt. Nathan Smith's Co., Enlisted Jan. 18, 1776; Service to Sept. 1, 1776,7 mo. 1 day. Co. stationed at Martha's Vineyard for defense of seacoast."
He was a ship-master; was engaged in trade between America and Europe; he sailed in a vessel of which he was owner, bound for a European port, and neither himself, nor any one on board were heard from afterward. Administration was granted upon his estate, 5 July 1787, to Ebenezer Smith, and he was referred to as being "of Tisbury."
He had one child with his wife, Eleazer Newcomb, born 13 March 1784
from Newcomb Genealogy - pg 89
married Sarah Ward, born at Glastonbury, Conn., 14 Sept. 1761, died at Pitcher, N.Y., 14 Mar. 1849. She married second, 1793 George Taylor, by who she had three children; she was blind for eight years.
In valuation of Tisbury, 1775, George Newcomb was put down "1 poll and 1 house." He resided for a time at or near Wethersfield, Conn. In 1781 he was "late of Tisbury, now of New London," Conn., and owned house and land (1/4 acre, according to Duke's Deeds, 10/642) in Holmes Hole, town of Tisbury, bounded on the southeast by a highway from the harbor to the meeting-house.
George Newcomb served in the Revolutionary War, as shown by the following records:
"George Newcomb, Drummer, Capt. Nathan Smith's Co., enlisted Oct. 5, 1775, service to Dec. 1, 1775, 2 mo. 1 day. Company stationed at Martha's Vineyard in defense of the sea coast."
George, Drummer Capt. Nathan Smith's Co., Enlisted Jan. 18, 1776; Service to Sept. 1, 1776,7 mo. 1 day. Co. stationed at Martha's Vineyard for defense of seacoast."
He was a ship-master; was engaged in trade between America and Europe; he sailed in a vessel of which he was owner, bound for a European port, and neither himself, nor any one on board were heard from afterward. Administration was granted upon his estate, 5 July 1787, to Ebenezer Smith, and he was referred to as being "of Tisbury."
He had one child with his wife, Eleazer Newcomb, born 13 March 1784
from Newcomb Genealogy - pg 89
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