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step light, quick and graceful ; face beaming with sweet becoming dignity, and crowned with flowing white locks, was a picture such as I have never seen in the galleries of painted saints. His son Captain Eben N., was the sailmaker in Truro ; dau. m. Captain Winslow Knowles of Brewster.
HATCH .- William and Thomas, brothers, from Sandwich, Kent. William was in Scituate, 1633, returned to England and came back in the Hercules with family. Ruling elder of First Church ; followed Mr. Lothrop, as did most of his con- gregation, to Barnstable, where d.
Thomas was a freeman in Dorchester. Freeman says Boston, 1634, in Barn- stable before 1643, d Scituate 1661. Son Jonathan b. in England, settled in Barnstable, m. Sarah Rowley, 1646. Was among the first settlers of Falmouth, as the first records of 1661 say. "Second, Jonathan Hatch and Isaac Robinson because they have built their houses, shall have the lots by the houses." Son Moses, born in Falmouth, moved to Truro, m. Mrs. Hannah, widow of Lieut. Jonathan Bangs. There is a tradition that he was called Moses because born before the house was finished, during heavy rains. Joseph of Scituate m. 1710, Lydia Young of Truro, moved to Truro in 1711, after birth of son Joseph. They were a considerable family at Provincetown. Joseph Hatch of Cape Cod m. 1730, Isabella Small of Truro, also Joseph Hatch of Cape Cod m. 1718, Deborah Cook of Truro, dau. of Josias. John and wife Tabitha removed to Truro about 1727. Children : John, Margaret, Ezekiel, Naylor, Joseph, Elizabeth and Asa. 1743 Benjamin Hatch of Boston m. Ann Lewis of Truro.
HARDING .- A register at St. John's College, 1629, referring to blunders in spelling names, mentions Hawalden appearing in two forms ; viz : Cowarden and Harding. This last appearing is well distributed on the Cape, and is not an uncommon name generally in this country.
Widow Martha Harding of Plymouth, d. 1633, leaving her young son John to Deacon Doane, in whose behalf he was appointed administrator. Here we get the first trace of this name in America. Joseph unquestionably, son of John early a freeman in Eastham, m. Bethiah, dau. of Josias Cook, 1660, 11 children, one of whom, Nathaniel, b. 1674, m. Hannah, moved to Truro. Also dau. Johannah, b. 1676, m. Machael Atwood as noticed. The following is the first Truro family: Nathaniel3 (Joseph,2 John,1) b. 1674, m. Hannah. Children :
i. Nathaniel, b .-
ii. Bethiah, b. 1713, m. John Lombard, 1737.
iii. Martha. b. 1726, m. Joshua Atkins, 1742.
iv. Sarah, b. 1728.
v. James, b. 1730.
vi. Anne, b. 1732.
vii. Mary, b. 1735.
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Nathaniel4 ( Nathaniel,3 Joseph,2 John,1) b. about 1711, m. Mercy Pur. ington about 1730. Children :
i. Ephraim, b. 1731.
ii. Mercy, b. 1733.
iii. Jesse, b. 1736.
iv. Nathaniel, b. 1738.
V. Elizabeth, b. 1740, m. probably Simon Newcomb
vi. Samuel, b. 1742.
vii. Hezekiah, b. 1745.
viii. Nehemiah, b. 1747.
We cannot trace further. In the above, however, may be found the leading branches in Truro, though there were others. Joseph m. 1740, Eunice New- comb, dau. of Simon, Gamaliel Smith, m. Hannah Harding, 1741. David Dyer, m. Ruth Harding, 1742.
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HOPKINS .- More Truro families can trace their pedigree through Stephen Hopkins than to any others of the Pilgrims. He was not of the Leyden congregation, but joined them in London, where he belonged. He was of large family and con- siderable estate ; perhaps the least educated of the Pilgrims, and about the only one that signed his name with a cross. He seems to have been a man of practical judgment, good business qualifications, and a valuable acquisiton to the Colony. He d. Plymouth, 1644. Will exhibited at court, August, 1644. He desired to be buried by the side of his wife deceased. Named son Caleb as "heir apparent," and executor of his will, together with Miles Standish, supervisor ; naming all his children, Giles, Constance ( m. Nicholas Snow), Demaris, (m. Jacob Cook), Oceanus, Caleb, d. Barbadoes, Deborah, Ruth and Elizabeth. It will be noticed with few exceptions, all these names are in familiar use to-day. The Truro branch came through Giles, m. Catherine Whelden, had ten children. 3d son Caleb was the Truro progenitor, as follows :
Caleb3 (Giles,2 Stephen 1) b. about 1651, m. Thankful . Children, proba bly only in part, were -
i. . Caleb, m. Mercy Freeman, about 1719.
ii. Nathaniel, m Mercy Mayo, 1707.
iii. Thomas, m. Deborah -
iv. Thankful, m. Ambrose Dyer, 1729.
v. Constant, m. Phebe Paine.
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The children of Caleb and Mercy Freeman were Constant, b. 1720, m. Phebe Paine, 1743, dau. Jona .; Mary, b. 1722, Thankful, b. 1724, m. Elisha Paine, b. 1721; Caleb, b. 1726, Jonathan, b. 1728, Simeon, or Simon, b. 1731. m. Betty Cobb; Mercy, b. 1734, James, b. 1736, Joshua, b. 1738, Abiel, b 1741. The children of Thomas and Deborah - Samuel, b. 1720, Hannah and Thomas, twins, 1730, Rebecca, b. 1732, Jerusha, b. 1734, Deborah, b. 1736, Micah, b. 1739, Caleb, b. 1741, Caleb, b. 1743. Soldier of the Rev., drew a pension to the end of his long life ; 1836, m. Thankful. The father of Lemuel, Thomas, Solomon, William and Deborah, m. Lott. Harding. Mary, b. 1745, Sarah, b. 1748, Jeremiah, b. 1750. The children of Constant and Phebe Paine, Constant, b. 1747, Jonathan, b. 1748, Scammon, b. 1751, Caleb, b. 1753, Micah. 1755, Phebe, 1759, Hannah, 1761, Mary, b. 1762, Mercy, b. 1765. Isaac, b. 1725, d. 1814, of whom Mr. Damon says, "The oldest man that has died since my settlement." I have not been able to connect. Son, m. 1772, Lydia, dau. Simon Newcomb, the father of Isaac (and bro. Simon) ; d. about 1775, m. 1801, Hannah Rich. Sons, Sylvanus R., Richard R., Nathaniel and Isaac. May have descended from Nathaniel 2d., son of Caleb, of whom I have no record.
HIGGINS. - Fred. Freeman states he has found in the annals of old Barnstable, running back to King Richard II., the Hugonis (Higgins). Some authorities think contracted from Higginson ; the reverse more consistent. Celtic or Irish extraction. Richard, a tailor, came, it is said, from England in same ship with Nicholas Snow. A freeman at Plymouth, 1633, is the patriarch of the Cape family. Was of Governor Prince's company who settled at Eastham. Had sundry grants of land from the Colonial Court, 1657, the last date of issuing such grants. Moved to N. J., where it is understood he died 1675, as his son Benjamin applied that year to the court for land in right of his father Richard deceased ; m. Ist Lydia, dau. of Edward Chandler of Scituate; 2d, Mary Yates.
Benjamin 3 (Benjamin,2 Richard,1) b. 1640, m. Lydia Bangs, 9 children ; we follow :
Benjamin 4 (Benjamin,3 Benjamin,2 Richard 1) b. 1664, m. Sarah, dau. Edward Freeman, 1694.
From this marriage of ten children sprang the W. and T. stock. Among the ten are the familiar family names Eleazer, Theophilus, Jedediah, Reuben, etc. We follow :
Eleazer 5 (Benjamin, 4 Benjamin,3 Benjamin,2 Richard 1) b. 1697, m. Sarah, · 1724.
Children, Eleazer, b. 1726, Joseph, b. 1728, Enoch, b. 1730, Jedediah, b. 1733, Richard, b. 1735, Sarah, b. 1740, Hannah, b. 1742.
Enoch 6 (Eleazer,5 Benjamin,4 Benjamin,3 Benjamin,2 Richard,1) b.1730, m. Children Wellfleet branch :
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Uriah, Eleazer, b. 1759, Ephraim, Reuben, Enoch, Elizabeth, m. Rev. Edward Whittle; Sarah, m. Nathan Harding ; Mary, m. Jeremiah Newcomb.
Eleazer7 (Enoch,6 Eleazer,5 Benjamin,4 Benjamin3 Benjamin,2 Richard 1) b. 1759, m. 1785, Laurania Gross. Children .
i. Joseph, b. 1786, m. Abigail Brown about 1812, d. 1866.
ii. Belinda, b. 1788, m. Shebnah Rich, Truro, 1807, d. Nov. 1878.
iii. Jerusha Rich, b. 1791, m. Rev. Joel Steel, 1810, d. Strafford, Vt., 1824.
iv. Abigail Young, b. 1794, m. Isaac Harding, 1815, d. Cambridgeport, 1855.
v. Charles, b. 1797, d. 1806.
vi. Sally Rider, b. 1800, m. Knowles Dyer, 1820.
vii. Laurania, b. 1802, m. Robert Holbrook, 1820,
viii. Betsey Milne, b. 1805, m. James Smith, Truro, 1824, 2d David Baker of Wellfleet, d. 1871.
ix. Hannah, b. 1808, m. John Bacon, 1827.
x. Mary Gross, b. 1811, m. Benjamin Baker, 1830, d. Boston, 1842.
Jedediah,6 b. 1733, son of Eleazar5 is the father of the Truro branch of this family ; m. Phebe Paine ; dau. of Barnabas ; 2d, 1794, Azubah Paine, d. 1817. I cannot give the order or date of his children. Jedediah m. Sarah Paine ; child- ren, Mary, m. Paul Atkins; Joseph, m. Mercy Rich ; Hannah m. Elkanah Paine; Jedediah m. Huldah Paine.
KNOWLES .- Rev. John 2d, minister at Waltham, b. Lin- colnshire, educated at Magdalen Col., came to New England 1639; returned 1650. Richard m. Ruth Bower at Plymouth, in command of a bark transporting military stores for govern- ment. At Eastham before 1653; is believed to be the son of Rev. John, and the ancestor of this large family on the Cape.
Dau. Mercy m. Ephraim Doane, 1668. Son, Col. John, m. Apphiah Bangs, 1670; slain Indian war, 1675. Samuel, b. 1651, m. Mercy Freeman, g. d. Governor Prince, 1609; was a man of affairs; d. 1737; had a large family ; son, Col. Samuel, b. 1683, was a man of distinction and notoriety in military and civil life, d. in Boston, 1774, buried in Old Granary. Son Samuel, much in military life, led a company against Crown Point, 1756, in command against the French ; saw large service.
John,4 (Col. John,3 Richard,2 Rev. John,1) b. 1673, son of Col. John and Apphiah Bangs, m. Mary -- , 1693, a large family of boys. Joshua, b. 1696 ; John, b. 1698, Seth b. 1700, Paul, b. 1702, James, b. 1704, Jesse, b. 1707, Mary, b. 1709, Col. Willard b. 1711; Paul b. 1702, m. Phebe Paine, 1723, and Joshua, b 1797, were, as I understand, the heads of the two branches in Truro.
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Paul5 (John,4 Col. John,3 Richard,2 Rev. John,1) b. 1702. Children, Ann, b. 1732, m. Uriah Rich, 1743. Phebe, b. 1725, m. Joseph Collins, 1743. Mary, b. 1725. Paul, b. 1728. John, b. 1730; Thomas, b. 1732 ; Hannah, b. 1734 ; Ruth, b. 1736, m. Elisha Turner, of Ct., 1756; James, b. 1737, d. young. Abigail, b. 1738; Silas, b. 1740.
Joshua5 (John,4 Col. John,3 Richard,2 Rev. John,1) b. 1696; son Joshua,6 b. 1730, m. Mary -, d. 1779. Children : Mehitable, b. 1755, m. Ephraim Lombard, 1774; Joshua, b. 1756, m. Hannah Atkins. Nathaniel, b. 1758; Mar- tha, b. 1760 ; Rebecca, b. 1763, m. Solomon Lombard, 1786; Sarah, b. 1766.
Joshua7 ( Joshua,6 Joshua,5 John,4 Col. John,3 Richard,2 Rev. John1) b. 1756, m. Hannah, was a carpenter, d. 1822. Children: Josiah settled in Province- town ; Mary m. Dyer, settled in Maine Hannah m. Lemuel Hopkins. Joshua, b. 1788. Nathaniel, m. Sally Smitlı; John m. Anna Smith of Provincetown; 2d Mrs Caroline Kenna of Boston.
Joshua8 (Joshua,7 Joshua,6 Joshua,5 John,4 Col. John,3 Richard,2 Rev. John,1) b. 1788, d. Jan'y 17, 1867, m. Mary Atkins Knowles, dau. Zaccheus and Sarah Lombard; who d. March 23, 1869. Children :
i. Mary, b. 1813; m. Atkins Hopkins, he d. Dec., 1877.
ii. Joshua, b. 1815; m. Mrs. Thankful P. Hopkins.
iii. Zaccheus, b. 1817; m. Betsey C. Gross; 2d Melissa Small ; d. at Boston, July 21, 1881.
iv. Sarah Ann, b. 1820 ; m. Matthias Rich.
v. Maria, b. 1822 ; m. Nehemiah Somes Hopkins.
vi. Caleb, b. 1824; d. in infancy.
vii. Delia Collins, b. 1826; m. Shebnah Rich.
viii. John Atkins, b. 1828; m. Mary N. Hughes ; d. July 3, 1853.
ix. Betsey Lombard, b. 1831 ; m. Ephraim L. Snow ; d. July 5, 1860.
LOMBARD.
Art thou a Lombard, my brother ? Happy art thou, she cried ; And smiled like Italy on him ; He dreamed in her face and died.
The Lombards were an old race a thousand years ago. They were an ancient Germanic people of Sueric stock. Some of their writings claim the name derived from their habit of wearing long beards ; modern critics that it refers to the banks of the Elbe, where they first appeared in the time of Augustus.
In the fifth century, they appeared in Hungary, where after a protracted war they annihilated their enemies, and under their king, Alboni, they crossed the Julian Alps, and in 568 founded a powerful state in Northern Italy, known as Lom-
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bardy. Part of the country is a descending plain from the Alps to the river Po, and is one of the richest and most pro- ductive countries in the world. After many successful kings, one of whom embraced Christianity, they were conquered in 774 by Charlemagne. The Lombard cities, with Milan at the head, again became prosperous and powerful, and adopted Republican institutions ; and by the treaty of Constance in 1183, they became independent. In 1395, the head of a fam- ily became a duke, whose daughter married the Duke of Orleans. They passed under the French, Spanish and Aus- trian governments, by various successes and treaties, till con- quered by Napoleon in 1796. In the treaty of 1866 the whole of Lombardy was added to the dominions of Victor Emanuel.
The name so prevalent in Europe and early in this country, undoubtedly sprang from this race. This was before the time of surnames ; and as they moved westward into other Euro- pean cities, they would naturally first be known as the Lom- bards, and as the tendency turned to surnames, they would first be called John the Lombard, then John Lombard. This
is the well-known rise of surnames Three centuries ago the Lombards in Naples celebrated their third centenary. The head of an old banking-house in Geneva told the writer that his ancestor, a Protestant, was the first banker who closed the doors of his house on Sunday in Naples. The name is not uncommon in France. Lombard street is well known in Paris, and that in London is familiar as Picadilly.
Mr. Freeman says: " The name has been variously written, and families of the same lineage now severally call themselves Lombard, Lumbard, Lambard, Lambert, Lumbert, and Lum- ber. Samuel Deane in History of Scituate, says : "Among the settlers of 1634, the second lot was assigned to Bernard Lombard. This lot was on Kent street, so called from " The men of Kent," who lived on this street. Bernard is again mentioned as "one of the men of Kent." It is also stated that Richard Lombard returned to Tenderton. These, with other intimations, render it quite certain that the Lombards came from Tenderton, Kent.
Mr. John Lothrop, the minister of the church at Scituate,
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to whom his people were much devoted, though a devout and able man, seems to have had a good deal of party spirit and division in his church. It is understood the form of baptism became an issue in this and many of the early churches. In 1639, Mr. Lothrop and his friends withdrew from the church at Scituate and removed to Barnstable and began the first set- tlement there. The old Scituate Church has been called an " Historic Monument." It was composed more than half of the Southwork Church, London ; gathered by Rev. Henry Jacob, in 1616, which was the first Congregational Church established in England (excepting the Pilgrims). In 1634, they emigrated to America under the lead of Rev. John Loth- rop; settled at Scituate ; shortly after thirteen members from Plymouth joined them. From Mr. Lothrop's records :
Came to Scituate 1634. Bernard Lombard and his wife joined April 19, 1635. Joshua Lombard joined March 14, 1646, in Barnstable. Expressed in his confes- sion many sad temptations, God carrying him through for the space of eight years, repeating of many sweet Scriptures. Baptized Mary, dau. of Bernard Lombard, October 8, 1637. Since our coming to Barnstable, October 11, 1639, bap. Martha, dau. of Bernard Lombard 2d, 1639, bap. Jabez, son of Bernard Lombard, July 4, 1641, bap. Jedediah, son of Thomas Lombard, September 9, 1643, Benj., brother Thomas, August 3, 1643, 1652, Abigail, dau. of Joshua Lombard. Of their first meeting Mr. Lothropsays: " After praises to God in public were ended, as the day was cold, we divided into three companies to feast together, some at Mr. Hull's, some at Mr. May's, and some at Bro. Lombard's." Mr. Deane says, " Bernard had probably a brother Thomas in Barnstable." And another record, " Mr. Thomas Lombard was allowed to keep victualing or ordinary for the entertainment of strangers, and to draw wines in Barnstable."
Richard Lombard appears among the first church members of Mr. Lothrop. These quotations show that there was at Barnstable during the first few years of the settlement, Richard, Bernard, Joshua and Thomas, some of whom had large families, and perhaps all. These were the ancestors of all the English race of Lombards in America. Through Thomas we trace the Truro branch. I, however, incline to the opinion that the family of the late Elisha Lombard of Truro belong to Joshua, who m Sarah Parker of Barnstable ; am not positive of his. Nor am I clear on the marriage of Lewis4 to Sarah Parker of Yarmouth, 1741.
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Thomas, b. about 1610, in Tenterton, m. Joyce, early as 1630; dau. Margaret, m. Ed Coleman, 1648; will made 1663, mentions sons, Bernard, Caleb, Jedediah, Benjamin, Joshua, Joseph, d. 1671. Jedediah2 (Thomas' ), b. 1641, m. Hannah Wing, 1667. Children : Jedediah, b. 1668, m. Hannah Lewis, b. 1676. Moved to Truro not later than 1699. From this marriage came the favorite christian family name of Lewis. Capt. Thomas, b. 1670, m. Mary Newcomb, 1694, dau. of Lieut. Andrew Newcomb of Edgertown: see Newcomb.
Jedediah3 ( Jedediah2, Thomas1), b. 1676, m. Hannah Lewis. Children .
i. Solomon, b. 1702, Grad. H. C., 1723.
ii. James, b. 1703.
iii. Ebenezer, b. 1705, m. Bethiah Mayo, 1727.
iv. Sarah, b. 1709, m. Michal Collins, 1733.
v. Lewis,4 b. 1711, m. Sarah Parker of Yarmouth, 1741 (?)
vi. Ephraim, b. 1716.
vii. Hannah, b. 1718.
Mr. Freeman says Judge Solomon Lombard was the son of Bernard, b Barnstable, 1706. We have stated that from the evidence of his own family in the history of Gorham, he was b. at Truro, besides the dates almost confirm this statement. Solomon, s. of Bernard, was b. 1706, which makes him grad. H. C. at the age of 17, which is improbable, as connected with the facts.
Lewis4 (Jedediah,3 Jedediah,2 Thomas1), b. 1711, m. Sarah Parker, 1741, son Lewis,5 b. 1742, m. Elizabeth Pike, 1766. Children :
i. Lewis, b. 1767, m. Elizabeth Lombard, 1797.
ii. James, b. 1769, m. Hannah Snow, 1792, d. 1817 at New Orleans.
iii. Elizabeth [Betsey] b. 1771, m. Capt. Joshua Paine, 2d, Capt. Caleb Knowles, 3d, Capt. Israel Lombard, 4th, Ephraim Doane Rich.
iv. Anna, b. 1772, Capt. Jaazaniah Gross, 2d, William Bush, 3d, David Smith of Boston.
v. Sarah, b. 1774, m. Zaccheus Knowles, 2d, Capt. John Collins, d. 1860.
vi. Jane, b. 1785.
vii. Hannah, b. 1819, m. Elisha Paine.
Capt, Thomas 3 (Jedediah,2 Thomas1), b. 1670, m. Mary Newcomb, 1694. Children :
i. John, b. 1694, m. Bethiah Harding, 1734.
ii. Jedediah, b. 1696 m. Mary White, 1717; Simon.
sons, Jediah, John,
iii. Thomas, b. 1698, m. Elizabeth Binney, 1721.
iv. William, b. 1699, m. Mary Gains. 1721, 2d, Hannah Green.
v. Simon, b. 1701, d. before 1736.
vi. Hannah, b. 1703, m. Conant.
vii. Kezia, b. 1705, m. Job Conant, 1728.
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Thomas4 (Capt. Thomas,3 Jede diah,2 Thomas1), b. 1693, m. Elizabeth Binney 1721, son, Isaiah, b. 1746, m. Jemima Atkins, 1770. Children :
i. Binney, b. 1771, d. 1792.
ii. Jemima, b. 1773, not married, d. 1849.
iii. Israel, Capt., b. 1776, m. Hannah Coan, 1800, d. 1820.
iv. Elizabeth, b 1778, m. Lewis Lombard, 1797, d. IS2S.
v. Ruth, b. 1780, m. - Fish, Cohasset, 17So, d. 1846.
vi. Rebecca, b. 1783, m. John Ayers, 1783, d. 1852.
vii. Thomas, b. 1786, m. Betsey Gross, 1813, d. 1819.
viii. Sally, b. 1787, d. 1813.
ix. Joseph Atkins, b. 1792, d. 1809.
LEWIS .- George, a clothier, came from Greenock, Kent. First joined the Scituate Church 1635; Barnstable, 1640; m. in England, Sarah Jenkins, sister of Edward ; 2d, Mary ; large family. Son, Edward,2 m. Hannah Cobb, daughter Elder Henry. Son, Eleazer,3 b 1664 ; a quite distinguished family. Samuel,+ b. 1799, at B., a local Methodist preacher, father of public schools in Ohio. Biography by son, Rev. G. W. Lewis5 of Cincinnati. S. S. Prentis, of Mississippi, from this family. The Truro family have been quite numerous in North Truro, now mostly in Provincetown. Many sterling men and women have been numbered among them.
Thomas, m. Deborah Griffinth; children, Joanna, b. 1711, Jane, perhaps others. John m. Elizabeth Mayo, 1716; children, Sarah, b. 1717; George, b. 1720; Elizabeth, b. 1723; John, 1725. Benjamin m. Elizabeth ; children, Sarah, b. 1729; Luey, b. 1731 ; Benjamin, b. 1733; Joseph, b. 1735; Thomas, b. 1738; George, b. 1740; Moses, b. 1742; Joseph, b. 1744; Joshua, b. 1746; Eleazer, b. 1748, m. - Paine ; Betty, b. 1750.
MAYO. - Dr. Savage thinks Mayo or Mayhew the same, and remarks what all have discovered who have read old records, " That very little attention was paid in those times to orthography of proper names." We, however, incline to the opinion that in this case they are distinct names, and represent entirely different families. I fail to find any con- nection between Mayhew, the missionary, and Rev. John Mayo from whom, I understand, all the Mayos on the Cape descended. Though an Irish name he was born in Eng., grad. of an Eng. university. Was at Barnstable 1639; ordained
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a teaching elder ; moved to Nauset, 1646, had charge of the church there, though not a settled minister till 1655. Settled over the old North Cong. in Boston ; ord. Nov. 9, 1665. On account of age and infirmities, removed to Yarmouth in 1673 ; lived with his dau. Eliz. till his d., 1676; buried in B. Preached the annual election sermon, June, 1658.
Wife, Tamosin or Tamsin ; d. Yarmouth, 1682. His children were all b. Eng. Son John m. Hannah Lacroft, 1651 ; had 8 sons; 6th son, Daniel, settled in Wellfleet; dau. Bethiah m. Ebenezer Lombard, 1727 ; Sarah, Jonathan Paine, 1709; Margery, m. Dea. Moses Paine, 1720. All of Truro. The first Noah Mayo, father of the Truro family, came through Thomas, g. s. of Rev. John, as follows :-
Noah4 (Thomas,3 John,2 Rev. John 1), m. Mary Cushing, 1742-3, removed to Provincetown. Son Noah, b. 1743-4, bro't up in Truro, m. Hope Rich, 1764. Children :
i. Noah, b. 1767; m. - , moved to Harpswell, d. and buried in T'., 1809.
ii. Nehemiah Doane, b. 1769, m. Malatiah Rich.
iii. Thomas, b. 1772, m. Sabra Rich.
iv. Mary, b. 1774, m. Zoheth Smith.
v. John, b. 1776, m. Hannah Rich, 1798.
vi. Jane, b. 1784, m. Moses Paine.
vii. Samuel, b. 1787, m. Tirzah Wiley, 1810, of Wellfleet.
The Provincetown branch came through another channel from the same head.
Joshua Atkins6 ( Thomas,5 m. Bethiah Atkins, Truro, Jeremiah,4 Daniel,3 John,2 Rev. John 1 ), went to P. when 12 years old, from Chatham; m. Martha Nickerson, 1779.
i. Bethiah, b. 1782, m. Isaiah Nickerson, 1800.
ii. Joshua Atkins, b. 1786, m. Betsey Small.
iii. Thomas, b. 1789, d. 1808.
iv. Joseph, b. 1792, m. Joanna Small, 1817; 2d Deborah Rich, 1824.
v. Stephen Atwood, b. 1796, m. Jerusha Sawtelle, 1824.
vi. Patty, b. 1798, m. Robert S. Miller, 1820, d. 1822.
Isaac, son of Thomas, g. s. of Joseph, the Rev. soldier, m. Hannah Cahoon, '1780 ; removed from Boston to Provincetown, from thence to Brownville, Me .. where he became a "devout and zealous " Methodist preacher, his sons, Allan, Reuben and Jacob raised very large families.
MULFORD. Deacon Thomas was a prominent man in the carly history of Truro. As the family is long since extinct,
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their history need not be traced. Mulford as a Christian name has always been popular in South Truro. There was a large family in Chatham. Joseph, now living in East Boston, represents the last of that branch.
NEWCOMB : - My information of the Newcombs is taken mostly from a history of the family published in 1874, by John B. Newcomb, of Elgin, Ill. The book contains 600 pages, over 7000 names born Newcomb. The name is said to be of Saxon origin - combe, signifying a vale, a place between two hills. By Hallowell it is defined as "strangers newly arrived." They trace back to Hugh Newcome of Salt- flatby, Lincolnshire, where the family has been seated 700 years, and is written Newcomen, Newcome and Newcomb. There are two families in New England. Francis Newcomb, ancestor of the Quincy branch, born in England, came to N. E. in the ship Planter 1635 ; lived three years in Boston, settled at Quincy, then Mt. Wollaston, died 1692, aged 87.
Capt. Andrew Newcomb appears to have been the pro- genitor of the largest branch, and of all on the Cape. Little is known of his early history. Probably from Devonshire. He is first mentioned in 1663, in Boston ; was at that time a mariner. He wrote his name both Newcomb and Newcombe. Will made 1683 in Boston, where he died 1686, leaving a mod- erate estate, mostly to his two daughters.
Lieut. Andrew, born about 1640, is accepted as the son of Capt. Andrew. I think the proof is not established, but follow the history. The line is straight from Lieut. Andrew, who was a fisherman at Kittery, 1669, afterwards constable at the Isle of Shoals, where he complained of Mark Roe " for threatening to break his bones, tearing of his shyrt, and other uncivil behaviors." Settled at Edgartown, 1675, chosen Lieut. 1691 ; was in command of a fortification ; was probably a mer- chant; owned the land where the C. H. now stands. Twice married. Fifteen children. Sons, Simeon, Andrew, Simon and Thomas removed to East Harbor; dau. Mary m. Capt. Thomas Lombard. Others came from Scituate ; were a large and active family ; owned large property at East Harbor, also
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