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Mary Newcomb (b. 20 Mar 1826) was the daughter of William Newcomb (ca 1777, JBN #511) and Mary Parvis (ca 1785).  Hir first husband was Hiram Simons. Her second husband was Alkire (ca 1806).  Mary was Adam’s second or third wife.  J.B. Newcomb indicated that Mary’s first husband, Hiram Simons, died in 1849, that Adam and Mary were married in September 1851, and that Ellen was Adam’s daughter, born in October 1852. However, the 1860 census gives Ellen’s (age eight, which is in agreement with the birthdate per JBN)  last name as Simons, which suggests a different timetable for Hiram’s death and the marriage of Adam and Mary.

Martha Maria Newcomb (b. 18 Apr 1847) married Merrill Eugene Yarrington (b. Mar 1846) in 1868. They had one child. The old Newcomb books give her name as Grace, but in the census she is always listed as Delia.

David A. Newcomb (b. 4 Jun 1837, BMN #2275) married Frances Bridgeham in 1862. According to the old Newcomb books, they had a daughter named Ivey born in 1866, who died in 1879. However, the 1870 census shows them with a daughter of the right ager named Hester J.

Edward Morton Newcomb (b. 16 Oct 1855, BMN #746) was the son of Lemuel Morton Newcomb (b. 3 Feb 1807) and Matilda Flagg (b. 1808). He married Maria S. Curtis (b. 31 Jul 1855) in 1877.  The old Newcomb books list his death date as 10 Dec 1892, but he was still alive for the 1920 and 1930 censuses.

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.

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.