Josiah Whitcomb

1638 - 1718  (80 years)

• Name	Josiah Whitcomb
  Birth	1638	Scituate, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Mar 1718	Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA
  Burial	Old Common Burial Ground, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA
  		Josiah Whitcomb (1638-1718), Lancaster,MA Headstone(left), Footstone(right) Plot: Whitcomb
  Notes	ADD'L SOURCE INFO: Book...THE WHITCOMB FAMILY IN AMERICA, A Biographical Genealogy, by Charlotte Whitcomb, (1904). Pages #396, 397. Josiah Whitcomb, was born in Dorchester, Mass., in 1638, according to Dorchester town records, and is believed to have been the youngest son of John. He accompanied his father's family from Scituate to Lancaster, Mass., in 1654, and his name appears variously in the early records of life in the new town. In 1688 he was granted a bounty for killing a wolf, and again he was named with his brother Job in an action for damages for accidentally or otherwise injuring or killing swine. (See page 32, this Book.) ["Josiah Whitcomb is allowed 20 shillings to be paid by the County for killing one growne wolfe in ye Towne of Lancaster." - (Nourse's Early Records of Lancaster: p. 124.)]. During Queen Ann's war (1702-17) he was allowed a garrison for protection against the Indians. This garrison was situated in what is now called Bolton, originally a part of Lancaster, but set off in 1738, and he lived in the southeastern part of this Bolton. He was commander of the garrison and with him were associated his sons, Josiah, David, and Hezekiah, his son-in-law, Jacob Houghton, also Henry Houghton and John Wilder, Jr. In 1705 he was selectman; in 1708 he and twenty-nine others signed the church covenant and, as he was financially in good circumstances, he contributed liberally towards the support of the church; in 1710 he was elected to represent Lancaster in the General Court. In his will drawn March 20, 1718, he gave to each of his children one-eighth part of his right to land in the plantation of Littleton. His widow, who survived him eight years, died in 1726. Though Jonathan's recorded posterity is, numerically, the largest of the sons of John, there is reason to believe Josiah's posterity is at least as numerous. The tabulated records of Josiah's descendants nearly equal those of Jonathan, while those which are known to exist, but which are not yet obtained, outnumber the corresponding class in any other line. (copied from findagrave.com)
  Person ID	I479	OurNorthernRoots | Andrew's Ancestor
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2011

  
  

  Father	John Whitcomb,   b. Abt 1600, England d. 06 Apr 1683, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age ~ 83 years)
  Mother	Frances Cogan,   b. Abt 1605, Taunton, Somerset, England d. 17 Nov 1671, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age ~ 66 years)
  Marriage	26 Nov 1623	Taunton, Somerset, England
  Family ID	F566	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Waters,   b. Abt 1644, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 1726, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age ~ 82 years)
  Marriage	04 Jan 1664	Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA
  Children	1. Josiah Whitcomb,   b. 12 Nov 1665, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 12 Nov 1665, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age 0 years)   2. Josiah Whitcomb,   b. 07 Jan 1667, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA + 3. David Whitcomb,   b. 20 Feb 1668, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 11 Apr 1730, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age 62 years) + 4. Rebekah Whitcomb,   b. 12 Sep 1671, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 22 Oct 1752, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age 81 years)   5. Johannah Whitcomb,   b. 08 Mar 1674, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 24 Sep 1717, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age 43 years)   6. Hezekiah Whitcomb,   b. 14 Sep 1681, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 06 May 1732, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age 50 years)   7. Deborah Whitcomb,   b. 26 Dec 1683, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA   8. Mary Whitcomb,   b. Abt 1685, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA + 9. Damaris Whitcomb,   b. 27 May 1686, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 03 Dec 1772, Petersham, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age 86 years) + 10. Abigail Whitcomb,   b. 13 Mar 1687, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA d. 24 Sep 1771, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA (Age 84 years)   11. Eunice Whitcomb,   b. Abt 1690, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA
  Family ID	F250	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1638 - Scituate, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts, USA Marriage - 04 Jan 1664 - Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA Death - 21 Mar 1718 - Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA Burial - - Old Common Burial Ground, Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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