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WHITCOMB, Josiah

WHITCOMB, Josiah

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  WHITCOMB, Josiah was born on 29 Aug 1671 in Massachusetts, USA (son of WHITCOMB, Jonathan and NICHOLS, Hannah).

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  WHITCOMB, JonathanWHITCOMB, Jonathan was born in 1636 in Taunton, Somerset, England (son of WHITCOMB, John and COGGAN, Frances); died on 25 Feb 1691 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Differentiator: The Great Migration; Immigrant
    • _DNA: match
    • Arrival: Between 1634 and 1635
    • Residence: 1654, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; Moved to Lancaster with his father and acquired property there.
    • Served on Jury: 16 Feb 1655, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; had to be at least 21 at this time

    Jonathan married NICHOLS, Hannah on 25 Nov 1667 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Hannah (daughter of NICHOLS, Thomas and JOSSELYN, Rebecca) was born on 18 Feb 1645 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 18 Jul 1692 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  NICHOLS, HannahNICHOLS, Hannah was born on 18 Feb 1645 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of NICHOLS, Thomas and JOSSELYN, Rebecca); died on 18 Jul 1692 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Differentiator: Killed by Indians
    • _DNA: match

    Notes:

    On July 17, 1692 she was staying at a friends, Peter Joslin's house in Lancaster. While there, Indians attacked and killed her along with Peter's wife Sarah Howe and children. It is unknown as to what the relation was between Peter Joslin and Hannah, but 6 years later Hannah's niece, Johanna, became Peter's second wife. According to an article in the January, 1850 issue of the New England Historic Genealogical Register, the widow of Jonathan Whitcomb was living with the Joslin family. It states that "On the 18th July, 1692, the Indians assaulted the house of Peter Joslin, who was at his labor in the field, and knew nothing thereof until entering the house. He found his wife with three children, with a widow WHITCOMB, who lived in his family, barbarously murdered with their hatchets, and weltering in their blood. His wife's sister, ELIZABETH HOW , daughter of John How of Marlborough, with another of his children, were carried into captivity. She returned, but the child was murdered in the wilderness.


    Died:
    Killed by Native Americans

    Children:
    1. WHITCOMB, Ruth was born on 8 Feb 1672 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1750 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
    2. WHITCOMB, Mary was born in 1682 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; died on 5 Feb 1715 in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
    3. WHITCOMB, Katherine was born on 26 Mar 1678 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; died on 9 Jan 1723 in Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
    4. WHITCOMB, Jonathan was born on 26 Feb 1669 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; died on 10 Apr 1715 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
    5. WHITCOMB, John was born on 16 May 1684 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; died in Jul 1720 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
    6. WHITCOMB, Joseph was born in 1688 in Massachusetts, USA; died in 1760.
    7. WHITCOMB, Abigail was born on 5 May 1674 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; died on 16 Jun 1752 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
    8. WHITCOMB, Hannah was born on 29 Aug 1671 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1741 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
    9. 1. WHITCOMB, Josiah was born on 29 Aug 1671 in Massachusetts, USA.
    10. WHITCOMB, Elizabeth was born in 1674 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; died on 11 May 1755 in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  WHITCOMB, JohnWHITCOMB, John was born on 6 Apr 1588 in Taunton, Somerset, England (son of WHETCOMBE, Thomas and POPE, Joanna); died on 24 Jul 1662 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Differentiator: The Great Migration; Immigrant; Possibly Gateway Ancestor
    • Great Migration: Great Migration 1634-1635, T-Y. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume VII, T-Y, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.
    • Historical Importance: Probably Gateway Ancestor
    • Web Address: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Whitcomb-90
    • Name: //
    • Occupation: Planter
    • Arrival: 1635, Massachusetts, USA; Passengers on the Hopewell
    • Residence: Between 1635 and 1640, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    • Residence: 1639, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    • Residence: 1654, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; Founder of the town and one of the largest landowners
    • Probate: 1662, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

    Notes:

    Died:
    died intestate

    John married COGGAN, Frances on 26 Nov 1623 in Taunton, Somerset, England. Frances (daughter of COGGAN, Henry and BORRIDGE, Joan) was born on 24 Feb 1604/05 in Taunton, Somerset, England; died on 17 May 1671 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  COGGAN, FrancesCOGGAN, Frances was born on 24 Feb 1604/05 in Taunton, Somerset, England (daughter of COGGAN, Henry and BORRIDGE, Joan); died on 17 May 1671 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Differentiator: The Great Migration; Immigrant;

    Notes:

    Married:
    at St. Mary Magdalene

    Children:
    1. WHITCOMB, John was born on 6 Aug 1626 in Taunton, Somerset, England; died on 6 Apr 1683 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
    2. WHITCOMB, Catherine was born in 1624 in Taunton, Somerset, England.
    3. WHITCOMB, Mary ?? was born on 13 Aug 1647 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1695 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
    4. 2. WHITCOMB, Jonathan was born in 1636 in Taunton, Somerset, England; died on 25 Feb 1691 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.
    5. WHITCOMB, Josiah was born in Feb 1639 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 20 Mar 1718 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
    6. WHITCOMB, Joanne was born on 18 May 1632 in Taunton, Somerset, England; died in 1728 in Nova Scotia, Canada.
    7. WHITCOMB, Abigail was born in 1633 in Taunton, Somerset, England; died in Feb 1690 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
    8. WHITCOMB, Robert was born on 20 Dec 1629 in Taunton, Somerset, England; died on 25 Dec 1704 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
    9. WHITCOMB, Margaret was born in 1640 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1734.

  3. 6.  NICHOLS, ThomasNICHOLS, Thomas was born on 21 Feb 1615 in Coggeshall, Essex, England (son of NICHOLS, Walter and CATLIN, Elizabeth); died on 8 Nov 1696 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Great Migration: He migrated to Hingham, Massachusetts Bay by 1637.
    • Web Address: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Nichols-252
    • Occupation: Shipwright and planter

    Notes:

    Thomas Nichols was a shipwright and planter who had migrated to Hingham by 1637. He married Rebecca Nichols in 1638. He served as a selectman. His home was on Forth Hill.

    Thomas married JOSSELYN, Rebecca in 1638 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Rebecca (daughter of JOSSELYN, Thomas and JUDE, Rebecca) was born on 27 Mar 1617 in Ardleigh, Essex, England; died on 22 Sep 1675 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  JOSSELYN, RebeccaJOSSELYN, Rebecca was born on 27 Mar 1617 in Ardleigh, Essex, England (daughter of JOSSELYN, Thomas and JUDE, Rebecca); died on 22 Sep 1675 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Web Address: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Josselyn-104

    Notes:

    She immigrated to New England in 1635 aboard the Increase with her parents and four of her siblings. Together they settled first in Hingham.

    Children:
    1. 3. NICHOLS, Hannah was born on 18 Feb 1645 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 18 Jul 1692 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA.
    2. NICHOLS, John was born in 1636 in England; died in 1706 in Dorchester, Maryland, USA.
    3. NICHOLS, Nathaniel was born on 3 Jul 1653 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 5 Feb 1730 in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
    4. NICHOLS, Patience was born on 25 Dec 1660 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 16 Oct 1709 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
    5. NICHOLS, Rebecca was born in 1646 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1684 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
    6. NICHOLS, Thomas II was born on 11 Jan 1639 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 8 Nov 1696 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
    7. NICHOLS, Ephraim was born on 14 May 1648 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 20 May 1693 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
    8. NICHOLS, Mary was born on 3 Jul 1653 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 27 Feb 1723 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
    9. NICHOLS, Elizabeth was born in 1643 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1671.
    10. NICHOLS, Charity was born on 3 May 1658 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1659.
    11. NICHOLS, Sarah Mary was born in 1643 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 14 Jan 1688 in Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  WHETCOMBE, Thomas was born before 5 Jan 1544 in Colyton, Devon, England (son of WHETCOME, Robert and Living); died before 30 Aug 1618 in Taunton, Somerset, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Web Address: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Whitcomb-433

    Thomas married POPE, Joanna after 19 Mar 1585 in Taunton, Somerset, England. Joanna (daughter of POPE, Thomas and Living) was born before 27 Apr 1560 in Taunton, Somerset, England; died on 17 Jul 1629 in Taunton, Somerset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  POPE, Joanna was born before 27 Apr 1560 in Taunton, Somerset, England (daughter of POPE, Thomas and Living); died on 17 Jul 1629 in Taunton, Somerset, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Web Address: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Pope-1455

    Children:
    1. 4. WHITCOMB, John was born on 6 Apr 1588 in Taunton, Somerset, England; died on 24 Jul 1662 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

  3. 10.  COGGAN, Henry was born about 1572 in Taunton, Somerset, England; died on 27 Nov 1612 in Taunton, Somerset, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Web Address: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cogan-21
    • Occupation: Taunton, Somerset, England; Weaver and Clothier

    Notes:

    All his children's weddings and baptisms took place at St Mary Magdalene in Taunton, England

    Henry married BORRIDGE, Joan on 30 Nov 1590 in Taunton, Somerset, England. Joan (daughter of BORRORIDGE, Robert and BURIMAN, Julyan) was born about 1570 in Somerset, England; died after 27 Nov 1612 in Taunton, Somerset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  BORRIDGE, Joan was born about 1570 in Somerset, England (daughter of BORRORIDGE, Robert and BURIMAN, Julyan); died after 27 Nov 1612 in Taunton, Somerset, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Web Address: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Boridge-1

    Notes:

    Married:
    Church of St. Mary Magdalen

    Children:
    1. 5. COGGAN, Frances was born on 24 Feb 1604/05 in Taunton, Somerset, England; died on 17 May 1671 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

  5. 12.  NICHOLS, WalterNICHOLS, Walter was born in 1582 in Coggeshall, Essex, England; died in May 1639 in Coggeshall, Essex, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: (Returned to England after immigrating to America and died there)
    • Residence: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    • Departure: 1635

    Walter married CATLIN, Elizabeth on 2 Jun 1607 in High Roothing, Essex, England. Elizabeth was born on 9 May 1585 in High Roding, Essex, England; died on 11 Jan 1627 in Coggeshall, Essex, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 13.  CATLIN, Elizabeth was born on 9 May 1585 in High Roding, Essex, England; died on 11 Jan 1627 in Coggeshall, Essex, England.
    Children:
    1. 6. NICHOLS, Thomas was born on 21 Feb 1615 in Coggeshall, Essex, England; died on 8 Nov 1696 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

  7. 14.  JOSSELYN, Thomas was born about 1592 in Roxwell, Essex, England (son of JOSSELYN, Ralph and BRIGHT, Marie); died on 3 Jan 1661 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Great Migration: https://www.americanancestors.org/DB394/rd/12108/117/235145943
    • Web Address: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Josselyn-3

    Notes:

    Thomas Jostlin sailed from London in April, 1635 aboard the Increase with his wife Rebecca and children Rebecca (18), Dorothy (11), Nathaniel (8), Elizabeth (6), and Mary (1), as well as servant Elizabeth Ward. They originally settled in Hingham, Plymouth County, later moving to Lancaster.

    Thomas married JUDE, Rebecca in 1615 in London, England. Rebecca was born in 1592 in London, England; died in 1673 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 15.  JUDE, Rebecca was born in 1592 in London, England; died in 1673 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Web Address: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Jude-1

    Children:
    1. 7. JOSSELYN, Rebecca was born on 27 Mar 1617 in Ardleigh, Essex, England; died on 22 Sep 1675 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.


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