Oliver Whitcomb

Brief Life History of Oliver

When Oliver Whitcomb was born on 3 October 1732, in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Jonathan Whitcomb, was 30 and his mother, Rachel Woods, was 34. He married Sarah Whitney on 17 December 1754, in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Oliver Whitcomb
1732–
Sarah Whitney
1736–
Marriage: 17 December 1754
Ruhamah Whitcomb
1755–1794
Daniel Whitcomb
1758–
Phineas Whitcomb
1760–1824
Oliver Whitcomb
1763–1844
Sarah Whitcombe
1764–1801
Peter Whetcomb
1765–
Abraham Whitcomb Sr
1768–1829
Isaac Whitcomb
1771–1823
Jacob Whitcomb
1772–
Betsy Whitcomb
1774–

Sources (15)

  • Copy of Oliver Whetcomb, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Oliver Whitcomb in entry for Ruhamah Whitcomb, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
  • Oliver Whitcomb, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of various places called Whitcombe or Witcombe. Whitcombe in Dorset and Witcombe in Gloucestershire are named with Old English wīd ‘wide’ + cumb ‘valley’; Whitcombe, Isle of Wight, may have the same etymology or alternatively the first element may be Old English hwīt ‘white’. Witcombe in Somerset is named with Old English wīthig ‘willow’ + cumb, and the placename Whitcombe in Devon is from Old English hwǣte ‘wheat’ + cumb. The surname may also derive from a lost place in Sussex.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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