Hannah Whitcomb
about 1755–
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
The Life Summary of Hannah
When Hannah Whitcomb was born about 1755, her father, Col Asa Whitcomb, was 37 and her mother, Eunice Sawyer, was 30.
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Family Time Line
Col Asa Whitcomb
1719–1804
Eunice Sawyer
1726–1760
Eunice Whitcomb
1747–1779
Ephraim Whitcomb
1747–1827
Hannah Whitcomb
1755–
Mary Whitcomb
1758–
Abigail Whitcomb
1749–1790
Rebecca Whitcomb
1750–1838
Katherine Whitcomb
1754–
Parents and Siblings
1719–1804Male
1726–1760Female
Siblings
(7)
1747–1779Female
1747–1827Male
1749–1790Female
1750–1838Female
1754–Female
+2 More Children
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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Sources (1)
- Hannah Whitcomb, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
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