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NEWCOMB, William (1721-1785)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: LONG, Pleasant NEWCOMB, William 2 Born: 7 Apr 1721, Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts Marriage: LONG, Pleasant on 31 May 1759 in Stow Creek, Cumberland County, New Jersey 1 Died: 7 Apr 1785, Fairfield, Cumberland County, New Jersey at age 64 Buried: Apr 1785, Dividing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Dividing Creek, Cumberland County, New Jersey 3 William married Pleasant LONG, daughter of Peter LONG and Grace UNKNOWN, on 31 May 1759 in Stow Creek, Cumberland County, New Jersey.1 (Pleasant LONG was born in 1734 in Salem County, New Jersey, died on 28 Feb 1791 in Fairfield, Cumberland County, New Jersey 4 and was buried in Feb 1791 in Dividing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Dividing Creek, Cumberland County, New Jersey.)

1 New Jersey Index to Marriage Records, 1666-1799 (New Jersey Department of State: http://www.state.nj.us/cgi-bin/state/dbcolmarriage.pl). Surety: 4. Groom: Newcomb, William
Groom Residence: Cumberland
Bride: Long, Pleasant
Bride Residence: Cumberland
Date: 31 May 1759
Page: N (1737-1790) : Page/Item 37

2 New Jersey Colonial Documents, Calendar of Wills 1751-1760 (New Jersey). Surety: 4. 1771, July 19. Long, Grace, of Stow Creek Township, Cumberland Co., widow of Peter Long; will of. Grandson, Jonathon Long, 5 shillings. Grandson Uriah Long, 16 [Crowns], to give him schooling. Grandson, Peter Long, 5 shillings. Granddaughter, Lyda Gilman, 5 shillings. Daughters, Elenor Shepherd and Pleasant Newcomb, rest of my estate. Executor - son-in-law, William Newcomb. Witnesses - Robert Kelsay, Miriam Kelsay. Proved Dec 21, 1775.

1775, Dec. 18. Inventory, 38.7.3 [Crowns], made by Silas Newcomb and David Page.

Lib. 16, p. 478.

[Note: Robert Kelsay was the minister of Grace's church, the Cohansey Baptist, and Miram was his wife.]

3 Dividing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery (ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nj/cumberland/cemeteries/dividing.txt). Surety: 4. Newcomb William d. 4-7-1785 aged 64y

4 Ibid. Surety: 4. Newcomb Pleasant d. 2-28-1791 aged 57y

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