WHITCOMB, John
1588 - 1662 (74 years)
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Name WHITCOMB, John [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] Birth 6 Apr 1588 Taunton, Somerset, England 
[2, 7] Gender Male Arrival 1635 Massachusetts, USA [1, 4] Passengers on the Hopewell Differentiator The Great Migration; Immigrant; Possibly Gateway Ancestor Great Migration Great Migration 1634-1635, T-Y. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume VII, T-Y, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011. Historical Importance Probably Gateway Ancestor Web Address https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Whitcomb-90 Name // [8] Occupation Planter Residence Between 1635 and 1640 Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Residence 1639 Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Residence 1654 Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Founder of the town and one of the largest landowners Probate 1662 Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA [3] Death 24 Jul 1662 Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA [2, 3] - died intestate
Burial Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA [2] Person ID I1262 My Genealogy Last Modified 4 Feb 2024
Father WHITCOMB, John, b. 1560 Relationship natural Mother Living Relationship natural Family ID F7084 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Father WHETCOMBE, Thomas, b. Bef 5 Jan 1544, Colyton, Devon, England d. Bef 30 Aug 1618, Taunton, Somerset, England (Age < 74 years) Relationship natural Mother POPE, Joanna, b. Bef 27 Apr 1560, Taunton, Somerset, England d. 17 Jul 1629, Taunton, Somerset, England (Age > 69 years) Relationship natural Family ID F12761 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family COGGAN, Frances, b. 24 Feb 1604/05, Taunton, Somerset, England d. 17 May 1671, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA (Age 66 years) Marriage 26 Nov 1623 Taunton, Somerset, England [7] - at St. Mary Magdalene
Children 1. WHITCOMB, John, b. 6 Aug 1626, Taunton, Somerset, England d. 6 Apr 1683, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA (Age 56 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. WHITCOMB, Catherine, b. 1624, Taunton, Somerset, England [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. WHITCOMB, Mary ??, b. 13 Aug 1647, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA d. 1695, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 47 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 4. WHITCOMB, Jonathan, b. 1636, Taunton, Somerset, England d. 25 Feb 1691, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA (Age 55 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]5. WHITCOMB, Josiah, b. Feb 1639, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 20 Mar 1718, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA (Age 79 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]6. WHITCOMB, Joanne, b. 18 May 1632, Taunton, Somerset, England d. 1728, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 95 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]7. WHITCOMB, Abigail, b. 1633, Taunton, Somerset, England d. Feb 1690, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA (Age 57 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]8. WHITCOMB, Robert, b. 20 Dec 1629, Taunton, Somerset, England d. 25 Dec 1704, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 75 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]9. WHITCOMB, Margaret, b. 1640, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 1734 (Age 94 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F341 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 4 Feb 2024
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Birth - 6 Apr 1588 - Taunton, Somerset, England 
Marriage - 26 Nov 1623 - Taunton, Somerset, England 
Arrival - Passengers on the Hopewell - 1635 - Massachusetts, USA 
Residence - Between 1635 and 1640 - Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA 
Residence - 1639 - Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA 
Residence - Founder of the town and one of the largest landowners - 1654 - Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA 
Probate - 1662 - Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Death - 24 Jul 1662 - Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Burial - - Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA = Link to Google Earth
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At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. Great Migration John Whitcomb (1598-1662) Great Migration: John Whitcomb (1588-1662)
https://www.americanancestors.org/DB496/rd/13260/326/235842243On 8 May 1635, "Jon. Whettcomb and family" (John, Frances, and probably their first four children) were passengers aboard the Hopewell.The family first settled in Dorchester, Massachusetts, but removed to Scituate, Massachusetts by 1639 and then to Lancaster, Massachusetts by 1654. Their son Jonathan, our ancestor, was the first of their children born in America.We are descended from John and Frances (Coggan) Whitcomb through the Wright (Tucker) line.
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Great Migration (119)
The "Great Migration," as defined by the New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS), encompasses the English Puritan migration to New England from 1620 to 1640. This movement primarily involved English Puritans who relocated in family units, driven by a quest for religious freedom and the aspiration to establish a Puritan commonwealth. These migrants originated from various regions of England and settled in areas that now form Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine, including the Plymouth Colony and the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
An individual's inclusion in the Great Migration Study Project requires evidence of migration to New England within the specified period of 1620 to 1640. The project's objective is to compile biographical and genealogical profiles of all immigrants who arrived in New England during these two decades. The NEHGS has produced extensive volumes and directories, providing details about the lives of these immigrants. This collection presents research on many ancestors who were part of this significant historical migration.
You may be shocked by how many there are. Even I was at first. However, most of these Great Migration ancestors are my 9th and 10th great-grandparents, and in some cases 11th and 12th, and with the number of great-grandparents doubling with each generation, the possibilities quickly become immense. We have a total of 1024 sets of 9th great-grandparents and 2048 sets of 10th great-grandparents. This makes finding so many Great Migration ancestors more understandable.
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Sources - [S1691] Ancestry.com, U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Place: New England; Year: 1620-1650; Page Number: 145.
- [S1662] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).
- [S1721] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Probate Records 1648--1924 (Middlesex County, Massachusetts); Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Middlesex County); Probate Place: Middlesex, Massachusetts.
- [S1838] Shepherd, Mary Anne R., John Whitcomb and Francis Coggin 350 Years Later Volume I, (Name: Hypercom Electronics; Location: Del Mar, CA; Date: 1981;), Pgs 1-4, 9-11, 127.
At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. - [S1848] Whitcomb, Charlotte, The Whitcomb Family in America: A Biographical Genealogy, (Location: Minneapolis, Minnestoa; Date: Oct 1904;), Pgs 25-37, 185-188, 203.
- [S1747] Gary Boyd Roberts, The Royal Descents of 900 Immigrants, (Name: Genealogical Publishing Company; Location: Baltimore, Maryland; Date: 2018;), Volume I c|xxxv.
John Whitcomb of Mass. - [S2646] Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Great Migration 1634-1635, T-Y. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2012.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume VII, T-Y, by Robert Charles Anderson. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.
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- [S1691] Ancestry.com, U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Place: New England; Year: 1620-1650; Page Number: 145.