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The Louisiana Court of Appeal will hear oral argument on the appeal of the case to save Newcomb College on March 4, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. in New Orleans. For more information, see http://www.newcomblives.com.

Charlotte Lyman was the daughter of John West Lyman (b. 3 Nov 1809) and Jerusha Newcomb (b. 4 Apr 1807).  Based on her age in the census, she was born around 1836. According to the old Newcomb books, her parents were married in 1840. It is highly unlikely she was born before her parents’ marriage. Either the marriage date is wrong, or she may have been the child of a previous marriage.

Matthew Harris (b. 12 Jan 1735) married Sutia Stuart (or Stewart). They were the parents of Jane or Jean Harris (b. 24 Apr 1771), who married Simon Lathrop Newcomb (b. 9 Jun 1769, BMN #164). Some sources say that Matthew’s parents were Thomas Harris and Mary McKinney. Other sources (including the old Newcomb books) say that Matthew’s father was named John.

Four years ago, I visited the Albert County Museum in Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick. I saw a photograph on the wall of a six-masted schooner, the Edward B. Winslow. The captain of that ship was Humphrey Gilbert Newcombe. HG Newcombe was my great great grandfather.

Since then, I have done a lot of research. I plan on visiting the Albert County museum in the near future, and I wish to put together my information for their records. I’ve decided to try my luck again, to see if I can find more info.

I have a lot of information about his two ships, the Edward B. Winslow and the Edward H. Cole. The Cole was sunk in the war by a German U-boat, the U-151. The U-151 lurked along the shore of New Jersey, until Sunday, 2 June 1918, when it sank six American ships, in a single day. This day is known in history as Black Sunday.

Thanks to this website, I was able to trace the direct ancestry back to 1616. I will list them chronologically, from father to son to grandson to great grandson to great great grandson, etc. below:

0. Capt Andrew Newcomb was born in 1616-1618 in Devonshire, England and died on 31 Jan 1685-1686 at sea near Boston.
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1. Lt. Andrew Newcomb was born circa 1640 and died between 20 Aug 1706 and 22 Oct 1708 in Edgartown MA.
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4. Simon Newcomb was born circa 1665, and died on 20 Jan 1744-1745 in Lebanon CT,(10) and was buried in
Jonathan Trumbull Cem., Lebanon CT.
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24. Deacon John Newcomb was born circa 1688 in Edgartown MA, and died on 23 Feb 1765 in Cornwallis N.S.
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128. Capt Eddy Newcomb was born on 23 Sep 1713 in Edgartown MA, and died after 19 Oct 1781 in Cornwallis N.S.
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410. John Newcomb was born on 15 May 1742 in Lebanon CT, and died before May 1778.
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1012. Eddy Newcomb was born on 15 Dec 1769 in Cornwallis N.S., and died on 11 Jun 1854 in Cornwallis N.S.
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2563. Capt. Andrew Newcomb was born on 24 Sep 1800 in Cornwallis N.S., and died in 1874.
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6227. Gilbert Andrew Newcomb was born on 18 Feb 1832 in St. John N.B., and died on 14 Feb 1889.
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11665. Humphrey G. Newcomb was born on 31 Dec 1875 in Riverside N.B.
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16391. Charles Gilbert Newcomb was born on 7 May 1905 in Boston MA.

If any of you distant relatives of mine have information about Humphrey Gilbert Newcombe, I would greatly appreciate seeing it. I can be reached at eric555gould@gmail.com.

Thank you Newcomb(e)s

- Eric Gould (25% Newcombe)

John Stafford Dickson (b. 20 Nov 1829) married Mary Hedge Newcomb (b. 25 Dec 1827) in 1851. The old Newcomb books state that he died in 1876, but he appears in the 1880 census.

Eliza Alice Davison was the daughter of Gideon Davison (ca 1784) and Susannah Newcomb (b. 22 Jun 1782). She married Elisha Springer. The 1850 census gives her age as 38, and the 1860 census as 47, which would make her born about 1812. The old Newcomb books indicate her parents were married in 1816. Given the time and place, it is extremely unlikely she was born before their marriage, unless she was adopted. These dates need to be checked.

Born around 1836, she was the daughter of Justin Willey and Maxamillia Newcomb, and she married Lafayette Snell (ca 1831). J.B. Newcomb thought her name was Mariette, but she appears in the census as Margaret. The census is often wrong, so who knows?

William (ca 1838) married Olive Ebersole (ca 1847) in 1866.  (Olive was the daughter of William Ebersole and Marilla Newcomb.) J.B. Newcomb listed him as William Lapp. To me, his name in the census looks like Sapp. In the past, uppercase L’s and S’s were frequently written almost exactly the same way. So I’m not sure which is right.

Elizabeth Hannah (b. 25 Mar 1811) was the second wife of George V. Newcomb (b. 14 Dec 1809, JBN #509-2).  J.B. Newcomb thought she was born in 1811. The 1870 U.S. census makes her much younger than that. In the 1860 census her age is 48, which agrees with JBN’s dates.

Emma Tyler married Samuel Newcomb (b. 1 Dec 1806). Her sister Emily married Uri Newcomb (b. 2 Aug 1806). According to B.M. Newcomb, both Emily and her sister Emma were born in 1806, yet he does not refer to them as twins. While it is possible for siblings to be born less than 12 months apart, since Emily was supposedly born in June, they could not have been born in the same year unless they were twins. Emma and Emily are exactly the kinds of too-similar names some people like to give twins.