Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Newcomb was born on 7 January 1689, in Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, John Newcomb Jr, was 29 and her mother, Elizabeth Everett, was 23. She died on 14 February 1708, in her hometown, at the age of 19.
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Sources (9)
- Elizabeth Newcomb, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Elizabeth Newcombe, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Elizabeth Newcombe, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
Parents and Siblings
1659–1740 Male
1665–1708 Female
Siblings (5)
1684– Male
1686–1689 Male
1689–1708 Female
1694–1763 Male
1700–1761 Male
Name Meaning
English: nickname for a new arrival in a place, from Middle English newe-comen, newe-come ‘newly arrived, recently come’ (Old English nīwe + cumen, cuma). The intrusive -b- is the result of the influence of placenames ending in Old English cumb ‘valley’ (see Coombe ). No such placename as Newcombe is actually on record in Britain.
Americanized form of German Neukamm, possibly arising from a misinterpretation of its etymology as neu ‘new’ + Kamm ‘comb’ (see Neukam ).
History: According to family tradition, Capt. Andrew Newcomb was born in England in 1618 and died in Boston, MA, in 1686, leaving family who settled both in MA and in Kittery, ME. Among his descendants was the internationally renowned astronomer Simon Newcomb (1835–1909).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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