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John 4th Whitcomb 1684–1720 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 12, 1684

Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts

Death Date: July 1720

Death Location: Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Jonathan Whitcomb

Mother: Hannah Whitcomb

Spouse(s):

Children(s): John Esq, Asa Whitcomb

The story of John 4th Whitcomb began in 1684 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts. John 4th Whitcomb married Rebecca Wilder, and had children including Asa Whitcomb, John Whitcomb Esq. John 4th Whitcomb passed away in 1720 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John 4th Whitcomb began in 1684 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts.
  • John 4th Whitcomb married Rebecca Wilder, and had children including Asa Whitcomb, John Whitcomb Esq.
  • John 4th Whitcomb passed away in 1720 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Whitcomb
1636–1691
Birth Location: Massachusetts, United States of America
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Hannah Whitcomb
1646–1692
Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Esq
1712–1785
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Asa Whitcomb
1719–1804
Birth Location: Lancaster, Massachusetts
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John Whitcomb's Ancestors

Self
John Whitcomb
1684–1720
Birth Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Parents
Jonathan Whitcomb
1636–1691
Massachusetts, United States of America
Hannah Whitcomb
1646–1692
Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
John Whitcomb
1588–1662
Taunton, Somerset, England
Frances Coggan
1605–1671
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Whitcomb's Descendants

1.
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John (4th) Whitcomb (May 12, 1684–July 1720)
  1. 1. John (Whitcomb) Esq 1712–1785 m. Becke Whitcomb 1728–1804 m. Mary Carter 1718–1744 m. John Whitcomb 1712–1785 m. John Whitcomb 1712–1785 m. Rebecca Whitcomb 1727–1804
    1. 1. Jonathan Whitcomb 1750–1830 m. Achsah Whitcomb 1751–1796 m. Mary Gardner 1764–1852 m. Achsah Whitcomb 1751–1796 m. Mary Whitcomb 1764–1852
      1. 1. Luke Whitcomb 1792–1876 m. Nancy Whitcomb 1789–1831
        1. 1. Charles Whitcomb 1827–1860
        2. 2. Luke (Whitcomb) Jr 1821–1860
        3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Gough 1819–1891
        4. 4. Sarah Lincoln 1824–1900
      2. 2. Jonathan (W.) Whitcomb 1783–1868 m. Lovina Whitcomb 1781–1876
      3. 3. Mary (Polly) WHITCOMB 1785–1861 m. Phineas HOUGHTON 1782–1874
        1. 1. Phineas (W) Houghton 1802–1901 m. Anne (Lucy) Burges 1812–1868
        2. 2. Phineas (Houghton) Jr 1818–1843
        3. 3. Eunice Nourse 1813–1899
        4. 4. Jonas Houghton 1815–1898 m. Hannah (E) Houghton 1821–
        5. 5. Mandana Stuart 1823–1904
        6. 6. Susan Barrows 1830–1913
        7. 7. Achsah Bowers 1822–1902
        8. 8. Jonathan (W) Houghton 1811–1897
        9. 9. Phineas (Houghton) Jr 1818–1843
        10. 10. Jonas Houghton 1815–1898 m. Hannah (E) Houghton 1821–
        11. 11. Jonathan (W) Houghton 1811–1897
        12. 12. Mary (Ann) Houghton 1805–1847 m. Henry Willard 1810–1847
      4. 4. Becky Pollard 1779–1811
      5. 5. Luke Whitcomb 1792–1876
      6. 6. Jonathan (W.) Whitcomb 1783–1868
      7. 7. Achsah Moor 1777–1803
      8. 8. Elizabeth Whitcomb 1790–1815
      9. 9. John Whitcomb 1774–1862
      10. 10. Sarah Blaney 1781–1814
      11. 11. Edwin (Asa) Whitcomb 1807–1872 m. Persis Whitcomb 1811–1854
        1. 1. Joseph Whitcomb 1830–1910
        2. 2. Mary (Gardner) Whitcomb 1848–1915
        3. 3. Mary (Gardner) Whitcomb 1843–1844
        4. 4. Frederick Whitcomb 1835–1920
        5. 5. Charles (H) Whitcomb 1845–1850
      12. 12. Edwin (Asa) Whitcomb 1807–1872
      13. 13. Sophia Whitcomb 1805–1834
      14. 14. Francis Whitcomb 1797–1827
      15. 15. Henry (Gardner) Whitcomb 1801–1806
      16. 16. Lucinda Holman 1803–1857
      17. 17. Susannah Bond 1799–1828
    2. 2. Asa Whitcomb 1766–1807
    3. 3. Becke Greenleaf 1745–1787
    4. 4. Elizabeth Fullam 1751–1818
    5. 5. John Whitcomb 1760–1798 m. Azubah Whitcomb 1760–1838
      1. 1. Asa Whitcomb 1799–1866
    6. 6. Prudence Brooks 1762–1811
    7. 7. Sarah Barrett 1754–1834
    8. 8. Dorothy Jones –1818
    9. 9. David Whitcomb 1749–1778
    10. 10. John Whitcomb 1766–1807
    11. 11. Abigail Whitcomb 1737–1790
  2. 2. Asa Whitcomb 1719–1804

John Whitcomb's Timeline

2 Records

1684
May 12, 1684
Birth of John 4th Whitcomb in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts
1720
July 1720
Age 36
Death of John 4th Whitcomb in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 12, 1684
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [3] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: July 1720
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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