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Dorothy Oliver 1742 – 1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1742

Birth Location: Heighington, Co. Durham

Death Date: APR 1795

Death Location: Heighington ?, Co. Durham

Father: John Oliver

Mother: Elizabeth Wilson

Spouse(s): Thomas Newcomb, John Garmondsway

Children(s): William Newcomb, John Newcomb, George Newcomb, Elizabeth Newcomb, Robert Newcomb, Thomas Newcomb, Robert Newcomb, Ann Newcomb

According to available records, Dorothy Oliver was born in 1742 in Heighington, Co. Durham, the child of John Oliver and Elizabeth Wilson. Following those early years, Dorothy Oliver married Thomas Newcomb and John Garmondsway, and their family grew to include William Newcomb, John Newcomb, George Newcomb, Elizabeth Newcomb, Robert Newcomb, Thomas Newcomb, Robert Newcomb and Ann Newcomb. In the later years of life, Dorothy Oliver died in 1795 in Heighington ?, Co. Durham.

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Parents

John Oliver
1711 –
Birth Location: Heighington ?, Co. Durham
JO
Elizabeth Wilson
Birth Location: –
EW

Spouses(s)

Thomas Newcomb
1737 – 1783
Birth Location: Heighington ?, Co. Durham
TN
John Garmondsway
Birth Location: –
JG

Children(s)

William Newcomb
1766 – 1797
Birth Location: Heighington, Co. Durham
WN
John Newcomb
1768 – 1824
Birth Location: Heighington, Co. Durham
JN
George Newcomb
1770 – 1849
Birth Location: Heighington, Co. Durham
GN
Elizabeth Newcomb
1772 – 1791
Birth Location: Heighington, Co. Durham
EN
Robert Newcomb
1774 – 1853
Birth Location: Heighington ?, Co. Durham
RN
Thomas Newcomb
1776 – 1831
Birth Location: Heighington, Co. Durham
TN
Robert Newcomb
1778 – 1825
Birth Location: Heighington, Co. Durham
RN
Ann Newcomb
1780 –
Birth Location: Heighington, Co. Durham
AN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: ABT 1742
    Event Place: Heighington, Co. Durham

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 22 AUG 1742
    Event Place: Heighington, Co. Durham

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: MAR 1783
    Record Source: her husband Thomas died

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 5 APR 1784
    Record Source: the following Letter of Administration was granted, to Dorothy NEWCOMB (widow), after Thomas NEWCOMB'S death in 1783 :-

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: APR 1795
    Event Place: Heighington ?, Co. Durham

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 9 APR 1795
    Event Place: Heighington, Co. Durham
    Record Source: File: C:\Users\Mike\Documents\MIKE\newcomb4.GED

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