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Robert Newcomb 1774 – 1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1774

Birth Location: Heighington ?, Co. Durham

Death Date: 3 NOV 1853

Death Location: Byers Green, Co. Durham

Father: Thomas Newcomb

Mother: Dorothy Oliver

Spouse(s): Charlotte Todd

Children(s): Jane Newcomb, Dorothy Newcomb, Ann Newcomb, Thomas Newcomb, Mary Newcomb, Sarah Newcomb

Robert Newcomb was born in 1774 in Heighington ?, Co. Durham, the child of Thomas Newcomb and Dorothy Oliver. In 1804, Robert Newcomb was employed in Byers Green, Co. Durham. Robert Newcomb married Charlotte Todd, and had children including Jane Newcomb, Dorothy Newcomb, Ann Newcomb, Thomas Newcomb, Mary Newcomb, Sarah Newcomb. Robert Newcomb passed away in 1853 in Byers Green, Co. Durham.

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Biography

  • Robert Newcomb was born in 1774 in Heighington ?, Co. Durham, the child of Thomas Newcomb and Dorothy Oliver.
  • In 1804, Robert Newcomb was employed in Byers Green, Co. Durham.
  • Robert Newcomb married Charlotte Todd, and had children including Jane Newcomb, Dorothy Newcomb, Ann Newcomb, Thomas Newcomb, Mary Newcomb, Sarah Newcomb.
  • Robert Newcomb passed away in 1853 in Byers Green, Co. Durham.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Newcomb
1737 – 1783
Birth Location: Heighington ?, Co. Durham
TN
Dorothy Oliver
1742 – 1795
Birth Location: Heighington, Co. Durham
DO

Spouses(s)

Charlotte Todd
1771 – 1855
Birth Location: Byers Green, Co. Durham
CT

Children(s)

Jane Newcomb
1796 – 1836
Birth Location: Heighington, Co. Durham
JN
Dorothy Newcomb
1799 –
Birth Location: Byers Green ?, Co. Durham
DN
Ann Newcomb
1800 –
Birth Location: –
AN
Thomas Newcomb
1802 – 1880
Birth Location: Byers Green, Co. Durham
TN
Mary Newcomb
1804 –
Birth Location: Auckland St. Andrew, Co. Durham
MN
Sarah Newcomb
1820 –
Birth Location: Co. Durham
SN

Robert Newcomb's Ancestors

Self
Robert Newcomb
1774 – 1853
Birth Place: Heighington ?, Co. Durham
Parents
Thomas Newcomb
1737 – 1783
Heighington ?, Co. Durham
Dorothy Oliver
1742 – 1795
Heighington, Co. Durham
Grandparents
John Newcomb
1699 – 1762
Heighington, Co. Durham
Elizabeth Tuart
1704 – 1788
Heighington, Co. Durham
John Oliver
1711 –
Heighington ?, Co. Durham
Elizabeth Wilson
Great-Grandparents
Robert Newcomb
1669 – 1742
Mary Meabourne
1671 – 1736
William Teward
1680 –
Katherine Nicholson
1679 –
Thomas Oliver
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Newcomb
1627 – 1714
Jane Wilkinson
1638 – 1718
Ralph Meabourne
1622 – 1676
Gartured Harryson
1648 –
Robert Tuart
1653 –
William Nicholson

Robert Newcomb's Descendants

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Robert Newcomb (ABT 1774 – 3 NOV 1853) m. Charlotte Todd (ABT 1771 – 20 OCT 1855)
  1. 1. Jane Newcomb (ABT 1796 – JUN 1836) m. Thomas Booth (ABT 1791 – 2 APR 1863)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Booth (10 JUN 1814 – ) m. Anthony Brown
      1. 1. Thomas Brown
    2. 2. Ralph Booth (ABT 1815 – 14 NOV 1831)
    3. 3. Thomas Booth (ABT 1817 – )
    4. 4. Joseph Booth (ABT 1818 – 31 JAN 1901) m. Caroline (Jane) Layton (19 MAR 1820 – 18 FEB 1896)
      1. 1. William Booth (ABT 1840 – ABT OCT 1850)
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Jane) Booth (APR 1842 – ABT NOV 1869) m. Cuthbert Patterson (ABT 1837 – ABT FEB 1864)
        1. 1. Robert (B.) (Patterson)Booth (ABT APR 1859 – ABT FEB 1906) m. Dorothy Towers (1862 – 1933)
        2. 2. Mary (Jane) Patterson (ABT JAN 1861 – 1883)
      3. 3. Thomas Booth (ABT FEB 1844 – ABT MAY 1895) m. Ann Longstaff (ABT AUG 1847 – 1908)
        1. 1. Joseph (L.) Booth (ABT 1866 – )
        2. 2. John (W.) Booth (ABT 1869 – )
        3. 3. Thomas Booth (ABT SEP 1870 – )
        4. 4. Benjamin Booth (1871 – 1952) m. Elizabeth (A.) Sizer (1875 – 1955)
      4. 4. Mary Booth (ABT 1846 – BEF 1855)
      5. 5. William (Layton) Booth (ABT 1847 – )
      6. 6. John Booth (ABT NOV 1849 – SEP 1897) m. Mary (Emmeline) Robson (ABT AUG 1854 – ABT NOV 1935)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Booth (23 MAY 1873 – 15 DEC 1880)
        2. 2. Emmeline (Caroline (Carrie)) Booth (1 JAN 1875 – ABT MAY 1947) m. William (Henry) Smith (20 SEP 1871 – )
        3. 3. Matilda Booth (14 JAN 1877 – 20 OCT 1955) m. Levi (Gambetta) GOUNDRY (5 SEP 1876 – 22 SEP 1948)
        4. 4. William Booth (3 OCT 1878 – BET 1878 AND 1881)
        5. 5. Alice Booth (29 DEC 1879 – 18 DEC 1880)
        6. 6. Francis ((Frank)) Booth (26 OCT 1881 – ABT AUG 1972) m. Margaret Hartley
        7. 7. Alfred Booth (19 AUG 1883 – 10 OCT 1942) m. May Naylor (7 APR 1884 – )
        8. 8. Amelia ((Mely)) Booth (13 AUG 1885 – ABT MAY 1966)
        9. 9. Isabell Booth (14 FEB 1896 – ABT 1930)
      7. 7. William Booth (ABT 1850 – )
      8. 8. Ann ((Annie)) Booth (1852 – ABT FEB 1929)
      9. 9. Mary (Jane) Booth (ABT 1855 – ) m. Joseph Robinson (1854 – )
        1. 1. Caroline (Elizabeth) Robinson ( – FEB 1973) m. Alfred (James) Craddock (ABT NOV 1884 – 17 SEP 1945)
      10. 10. Joseph (William) Booth (ABT NOV 1862 – ABT FEB 1904)
    5. 5. Mary (Ann) Booth (ABT 1820 – ) m. George Hope
      1. 1. William Hope
    6. 6. Benjamin Booth (24 JUL 1823 – 3 MAR 1892) m. Elizabeth Pouton
      1. 1. John (Joseph) Booth (20 MAY 1866 – 1 APR 1948)
        1. 1. Kate (Elsie) Booth (25 APR 1891 – MAR 1960) m. Albert Endersby (5 JAN 1885 – 1964)
      2. 2. Thomas Booth
      3. 3. Robert Booth
      4. 4. Alfred Booth
    7. 7. John Booth (ABT 1827 – )
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Booth (1 Dec 1849 – )
        1. 1. Elizabeth Robson
        2. 2. Elizabeth Robson
        3. 3. Elizabeth Robson
        4. 4. Elizabeth Robson
        5. 5. Elizabeth Robson
      2. 2. Eliza (J) Booth (1850 – )
        1. 1. Elizabeth Robson
  2. 2. Dorothy Newcomb (ABT 1799 – ) m. John Rutter
    1. 1. Robert Rutter
    2. 2. John Rutter
    3. 3. Charlotte Rutter
  3. 3. Ann Newcomb (ABT 1800 – ) m. James Moses ( – BEF 30 MAR 1851)
    1. 1. Thomas Moses
    2. 2. Elizabeth Moses
    3. 3. Robert Moses
  4. 4. Thomas Newcomb (1802 – 10 APR 1880) m. Nancy Layton (1797 – 21 JAN 1868)
    1. 1. Thomas Newcomb (1829 – ) m. Sarah Barker (ABT 1836 – )
      1. 1. Mary (E) Newcomb (1861 – )
      2. 2. John (W) Newcomb (1864 – )
      3. 3. Henrietta (M) Newcomb (1866 – )
      4. 4. Sarah (J) Newcomb (1870 – )
      5. 5. Margaret (A) Newcomb (1877 – )
    2. 2. John Newcomb (1833 – )
    3. 3. Robert Newcomb (ABT 1833 – )
    4. 4. George Newcomb (1835 – )
    5. 5. Joseph Newcomb (1837 – )
  5. 5. Mary Newcomb (1 MAR 1804 – ) m. George Laws
  6. 6. Sarah Newcomb (ABT 1820 – ) m. Leonard Bowness

Robert Newcomb's Timeline

7 Records

1774
ABT 1774
Birth of Robert Newcomb in Heighington ?, Co. Durham
Heighington ?, Co. Durham
1774
6 NOV 1774
Robert Newcomb was baptized in Heighington, Co. Durham
Heighington, Co. Durham
1804
BET 20 MAR 1804 AND 9 DEC 1844
Age 30
Robert Newcomb was employed in Byers Green, Co. Durham
Byers Green, Co. Durham
1850
15 FEB 1850
Age 76
Robert Newcomb - Will in Byers Green, Co. Durham
Byers Green, Co. Durham
1853
3 NOV 1853
Age 79
Death of Robert Newcomb in Byers Green, Co. Durham
Byers Green, Co. Durham
1853
5 NOV 1853
Age 79
Burial of Robert Newcomb in St. Peter's, Byers Green, Co. Durham
St. Peter's, Byers Green, Co. Durham
1854
1854
Age 80
Robert Newcomb - Probate in Durham City
Durham City

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1774
    Event Place: Heighington ?, Co. Durham

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 6 NOV 1774
    Event Place: Heighington, Co. Durham

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: BET 20 MAR 1804 AND 9 DEC 1844
    Event Place: Byers Green, Co. Durham

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Will
    Event Date: 15 FEB 1850
    Event Place: Byers Green, Co. Durham

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 NOV 1853
    Event Place: Byers Green, Co. Durham
    Record Source:
    [1] File (merged): C:\Users\Mike\Documents\MIKE\newcomb4.GED
    [2] Age:
    80y

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 5 NOV 1853
    Event Place: St. Peter's, Byers Green, Co. Durham

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1854
    Event Place: Durham City
    Record Source: - he left all of his real and personal estate, apart from his money, to his wife Charlotte. On her death the house at Byers Green in which they lived, together with adjoining land, garden, barn, stable and a garth were to go to his son Thomas. He bequeathed £30 each to his daughters Dorothy RUTTER and Ann MOSES, £10 to daughter Sarah BOWNESS. A close of land of about one acre at Byers Green was left to daughter Sarah BOWNESS, together with a house and garden at Byers Green then occupied by a Mrs. LAW, and the adjoining pig houses and outbuildings. After her death they were to go to his grandson Thomas BOWNESS. After his wife's death his daughter Sarah was also to receive all of his household furniture, linen, woollen and other goods and chattels. She was also left all the residue of his money, after payment of expenses and debts - in the event of there being insufficient money to pay these, he stipulated that son Thomas and daughter Sarah were to pay them.
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