Anne Busby was baptized on 2-Feb-1607/8 at Saint Mary Coslany, Norwich, Norfolk, England. She was the daughter of Nicholas Busby and Bridget Cocke. Anne married William Nickerson, son of William Nickerson, circa 1627 at Norwich, Norfolk, England. Anne Busby died on 18-May-1686 at Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, at age 78.
     She and William Nickerson emigrated on 15-Apr-1637 from Yarmouth, England. Anne Busby and William Nickerson immigrated on 20-Jun-1637 to Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts; aboard the 'John and Dorothy', Captain William Andrews, Master. Anne Busby and William Nickerson removed to at Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, in 1664.

      John Eldredge was born in 1600 at England. John married Anne Garnham.
     John Eldredge was also known as John Eldred.

      Anne Garnham was born circa 1605. Anne married John Eldredge.

      Jonathan Eldredge was born. He was the son of Nathaniel Eldredge and Sarah Conant. Jonathan married Patience Howes, daughter of Daniel Howes, on 25-Aug-1754 at Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
     The Inventory of Jonathan Eldredge was taken on 28-Sep-1756.

      Nathaniel Eldredge was born. He was the son of Nathaniel Eldredge and Sarah Conant. Nathaniel married Mary (Unknown).

      Bathsheba Eldredge was born circa 1722. She was the daughter of Nathaniel Eldredge and Sarah Conant. Bathsheba married Jeptha Godfrey, son of Jonathan Godfrey and Mercy Mayo. Bathsheba Eldredge died on 21-Nov-1797. Bathsheba was buried at Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.

      Bethia Eldredge was born. She was the daughter of Nathaniel Eldredge and Sarah Conant. Bethia married Thomas Godfrey, son of Jonathan Godfrey and Mercy Mayo, on 7-Jun-1733 at Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Bethia Eldredge died before 1753.

      Keziah Eldredge was born. She was the daughter of Nathaniel Eldredge and Sarah Conant. Keziah married an unknown person on 16-Apr-1737. Keziah married James Baker, son of William Baker, on 16-Apr-1737 at Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.

      Nellie Eldredge was born. She was the daughter of Nathaniel Eldredge and Sarah Conant. Nellie married Caleb Lumbert, son of Caleb Lumbert and Elizabeth Small, circa 1740.

      Simon Newcomb was born circa 1666 at Probably, Kittery, York County, Maine. He was the son of Lt. Andrew Newcomb and Sarah (Unknown). Simon married Deborah (Unknown) circa 1687 at Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut. Simon married an unknown person in 1687 at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts. He died on 20-Jan-1744/45 at Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut.
     He was also known as Simeon Newcomb. It is possible that his parents, at his birth, were residing upon one of the islands called 'Isles of Shoals' situated in the ocean a few miles from Kittery. It appears that the first four years of his lfe were spend on what was then called Hog Island, the most picturesque of the 'Shoales' The next four years were spent on the mainland at Kittery. When eight years of age, he moved to Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, where he remained until 1713 when his father established the family at Lebanon, New London Co. Ct. He was one of the proprietors of Edgartown.

      Lt. Andrew Newcomb was born circa 1640. He was the son of Capt. Andrew Newcomb and (Unknown) (Unknown). Andrew married Sarah (Unknown) in 1661. Andrew married Anna Bayes, daughter of Capt. Thomas Bayes and Anna Baker, circa 1676 at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts. Lt. Andrew Newcomb died between 20-Aug-1706 and 1708 at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts.
     He resided at at Isles of Shoals, New Hampshire, before Jul-1666. Lt Andrew Newcomb was residing at the Isles of Shoals as early as July 1666 as a fisherman. He was living at the Shoals or in Kittery in 1671. He removed himself from Kittery in the year 1674, following the death of his wife, taking his seven young and motherless children to a more favoralbe locality, for it is possible that the Indians had become troublesome in that locality, as King Philips' war broke out in June of 1675. He moved to Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, MA, about 1675. He settled there, was a proprietor, and received a share of the land. Constable of Edgartown (1681). He was called to the offices of juror, selectman, and assessor, and was also a lieutenant and commander and was put in charge of the fortifications (1691). In 'Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New England Families (1620-1700)', he was listed as shipmaster and mariner and married in Boston, 1664. 6 Deposed regarding the price of fish, 27 Mar 1672, Ipswich, Essex, MA. At that time his age was stated to be 32 years or there about He served Edgartown well, as selectman, foreman of grand jury, constable, and overseer. He was always called 'Mr' a title then conferring more honor and distinction and command higher respect than that of 'Hon' of the present day. He was a prosperous man, and thus, was not included in his father's will. He constable in 1681; selectman 1693; overseer 1693; assessor 1685 after 1680 at Edgartown, Dukes County, MA ( In April 13 1691 he was chosen Lieut. of Militia. By his first wife he had seven children, all born in the vicinty of Kittery. By his second wife there were eight children.

      Sarah (Unknown) was born circa 1643. Sarah married Lt. Andrew Newcomb, son of Capt. Andrew Newcomb and (Unknown) (Unknown), in 1661. Sarah (Unknown) died circa 1674 at Kittery, York County, Maine.

      Anna Bayes was born circa 1658 at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Capt. Thomas Bayes and Anna Baker. Anna married Lt. Andrew Newcomb, son of Capt. Andrew Newcomb and (Unknown) (Unknown), circa 1676 at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts. Anna Bayes died in Sep-1731 at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts.

      Simeon Newcomb was born circa 1662 at Kittery, York County, Maine. He was the son of Lt. Andrew Newcomb and Sarah (Unknown). Simeon married (Unknown) (Unknown). Simeon Newcomb died in 1711.
     He resided at at north part of Eastham now, Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, on 28-Jan-1701/2.

      Andrew Newcomb was born circa 1664. He was the son of Lt. Andrew Newcomb and Sarah (Unknown). Andrew Newcomb died in 1687.

      Mary Newcomb was born circa 1672. She was the daughter of Lt. Andrew Newcomb and Sarah (Unknown). Mary married Capt. Thomas Lumbert, son of Jedediah Lambert, on 4-Oct-1694. Mary Newcomb died in 1736.
     She was also known as Mercy Newcomb. She and Capt. Thomas Lumbert resided at at Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, before 1699. Mary Newcomb and Capt. Thomas Lumbert removed to at Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, in 1699.

      Anna Newcomb was born in 1677. She was the daughter of Lt. Andrew Newcomb and Anna Bayes. Anna married Lt. Matthew Mayhew, son of Matthew Mayhew and Mary Skiffe. Anna Newcomb died on 16-Apr-1723.

      Elizabeth Newcomb was born circa 1681. She was the daughter of Lt. Andrew Newcomb and Anna Bayes. Elizabeth married Capt. John Atkins, son of Henry Atkins and Bethia Linnell, on 5-Mar-1699/0. Elizabeth Newcomb died after 1743.

      Capt. Joseph Newcomb was born in 1683 at Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts. He was the son of Lt. Andrew Newcomb and Anna Bayes. Joseph married Joyce Butler, daughter of Capt. John Butler and Priscilla Norton, on 20-Nov-1705. Capt. Joseph Newcomb died before 17-Jan-1733 at Fairfield, Cumberland County, New Jersey.

      Emlen Newcomb was born in 1685. She was the daughter of Lt. Andrew Newcomb and Anna Bayes. Emlen married Samuel Atkins, son of Henry Atkins and Bethia Linnell, on 8-Apr-1703. Emlen Newcomb died before 26-Aug-1768.
     She was also known as Emblem Newcomb. She was also known as Emeline Newcomb.

      Tabitha Newcomb was born circa 1688. She was the daughter of Lt. Andrew Newcomb and Anna Bayes. Tabitha married Peter Ray. Tabitha Newcomb died before Oct-1731.
     She and Peter Ray resided at at Edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts.

      Hannah Newcomb was born circa 1694. She was the daughter of Lt. Andrew Newcomb and Anna Bayes. Hannah married Thomas Dumary on 14-Oct-1714; by Rev. Cotton Mather.

      Zerviah Newcomb was born in 1698/99. She was the daughter of Lt. Andrew Newcomb and Anna Bayes. Zerviah married Josiah Bearse, son of Joseph Bearse and Martha Taylor, on 2-Nov-1716. Zerviah Newcomb died on 5-Sep-1789.

      Mary Newcomb was born circa 1700. She was the daughter of Lt. Andrew Newcomb and Anna Bayes. Mary married Jonathan Pease, son of John Pease, on 13-Jun-1728. Mary Newcomb died on 19-Sep-1784.

      Capt. Andrew Newcomb was born in 1616 or 1618 at Devonshire, England. Andrew married (Unknown) (Unknown). Andrew married Grace (Unknown) in 1663 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Capt. Andrew Newcomb died circa Sep-1686 at at sea near, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Inquest, dated Sept. 26, 1682, upon the body of a man found dead at Plum Island, and return made by Caleb Moody, * Jams Ordway, sr.,* Edward Ritsten, sr., John March,* Thomas Rogers,* Benjamin Coker,* Israel Webster, * Laurence Hart," The Lowle,* John Mighall,* Henry Lunt,* and Hugh March, jr.,* that "he was floating in the surfe of the sea; he was hauled up to high water mark out of the tydes way; by Joseph Knight & James Noice : one the 25th of this Instant: wee went with the Constable and there wee mett with the two men that hauled him out of ye sea as they telled us and there wee saw the man: which several of us also Indycut potter being there with us doe Conclude it was Andrew Newcomb of Boston how he came by his death: wee cannot determine whether hee was washed out of a vesell and drowned wee cannot saye wee fynding several thousand of staues Cast up on the beech with other things Cast up; we found the man Lying on his back with his Shirt and his Jacket ouer his head his Shirt Cooler teed fast about his neck his armies and his body bare to his waist his breeches & drawers & stockings & shoues tyed fast on the further searching of his body we found a place on the Left side of his head swelled up as if hee had some great blow noe other wound or bruise in his body," etc. Sworn Sept. 29, 1682, before Robt. Pike,* assistant.
      Capt. Andrew Newcomb emigrated from the West of England. He is first mentioned in New England at his marriage in 1663 to Grace, widow of William Rix, and in 1664 in 'Directory of Ancestral Heads of New England Families (1620-1700)'. In 1697, Capt. Andrew was 'Master of ye sloop Edmund and Martha', then in New York and bound for Boston. She was carrying tobacco so may have come from Virginia. His will (Date: 31 Jan 1683, probate date 9 Dec 1686 Place: Suffolk Co, MA) bequeathed items to his wife, daughter Grace Butler, and other children. 'What Mean These Stones' by James Doyle Davison, p. 165, says Andrew was living in Boston in 1663 at 182 Hanover St. (now vacant). He also says he bought a house in 1681 Grace was the second wife of Andrew. Capt. Newcomb's will is recorded upon Suffolk Probate, Vol. 11, page 48, an exact copy of which is hereafter given. His signature to it indicates an expert writer; it is written with a worn quill pen, apparently with no hesitating or faltering movement, and the ink hascontinued jet black though written more than 230 years ago. (Helen Gibson ) IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN the thirty first day of January anno Domi One Thousand six hundred Eighty and Two 1682/3 Anno Regni Regis Caroli Secundi Tricessimo Quinto I ANDREW NEWCOMBE Of Boston in the County of Suffolk in the Massachusetts Colonie in New England marriner being in competent Bodily health and of Sound and perfect memory praised be Almighty god for ye same KNOWING the uncertainty of this Present life and being desirous to settle that outward Estate the Lord hath Lent me Doe make and Ordaine this my last will & Testament in manner and forme following (That is to say) First and principally I comend my Soule into the hands of Almighty God my Creator hopeing to Receive ffull pardon and Remission of all my Sins and Salvation through the Alone meritts of Jesus Christ my Redeemer And my Body to ye Earth to be buried in such Decent manner as to my Executor hereafter named shall be thought meet and convenient and as touching such worldly Estate the Lord hath Lent me my will and meaneing is the same shall be Imployed and bestowed as hereafter in and by this my will is Exprest IMP I doe hereby revoake and Renounce and make void all wins by me formerly made and declare and appoint this to be my last will and Testament. ITEM I Will that all the debts I Justly owe to any manner of person or persons whatsoever Shall be well and truely paid or Ordained to be paid in convenient Time after my decease by my Executor hereafter named ITEM After all my Just debts are paid and funerall charges Satisfied I give and bequeath unto my Grand child Newcomb Blake all that wch is oweing to me from his ffathers Estate Either for his maintenance or otherwise and also whatever I shall disburst on him in my life Time for his maintainance and Education. Also I give unto ye said Newcombe Blake Thirty pounds in money. ITEM I give unto my wife Grace Newcomb the use benefitt and Improvemt of my house and Land that is Scituate In Boston afforesd Betweene y' house and Land of Gaudey James and the house and Land of John Jackson neare ye Mill Bridge with the priviledges and appurtenances thereunto belonging Dureing the tearme of her naturall life. ITEM I give and bequeath the afforesaid house and Land unto my Daughter Grace Buttler and to the heires of her Body Lawfully begotten or to be begotten and to their heires and assignes forever. And my will is that she shall have and Enjoy the same Immediately after my said wifes decease. ITEM My Will is that in case she dye without Such Issue that then the sd House and Land shall be and remaine unto ye only proper use and behoofe of the sd Newcomb Blake & his heires & assignes for ever. ITEM I give and bequeath unto Each of my wifes Grand children ffive shillings a peice in money. ITEM I give & bequeath unto Samll' Marshall of Boston afforesaid Cooper in consideration of his care and Trouble in and about the managemt of my estate Three pounds in money ITEM I give and bequeath the ffull Remainder of my Reall and personall Estate whatsoever it is or wheresoever it may be found whether in possession or in Reversion unto my sd Daughter Grace Butler & to ye heirs of her Body lawfully begotten but If shee dye without Issue my will is that the said Remainder of my Estate shall be and Remaine unto ye only proper use and behoofe of the said Newcomb Blake and his heirs & assignes for ever. ITEM I do hereby nominate constitute & appoint my sd Grand Child Newcomb Blake the Executor of this my last will and Testamt: ITEM In Regard the sd Newcomb Blake is in his nonage I doe hereby appoint and authorize ye said Samuell Marshall my Execr in Trust of this my sd Last will and Testam' untill the sd Newcombe attaine ye age of Twenty one yeares. IN TESTIMONY whereof I the said ANDREW NEWCOMBE have hereunto sett my hand and seale ye day and yeare first within written. [WAX SEAL.] SSigned Sealed & what is contained in these two pages was published by the abovesaid Andrew Newcombe as his Last Will & Testamt in the presence of us- John Hayward Scr Eliezer Moodey Scrv 8 Decembr 1686 This will being exhibited by the Executor the two wittnesses Mr Jno Hayward & mr Eliezer Moodey made oath that they were present & saw Andrew Newcombe Signe Seal & Publish this Instrumt as his last will & Testamt & that when he so Did he was of sound mind & memory to their best understanding. Jurat Eoram preside Attestr Tho. Dudley Cler Entered 9 Dec 1686 From the omission of either bequest or mention in his will of a son, Andrew (2) Newcomb, a doubt has been expressed of his relationship, but the fact that 'Capt. Newcomb, at the time of the making of his will held peculiar relations to his grandchild Newcomb Blague, who demanded from his youth and condition as an orphan (then twelve years old, and the only living child of his parents) his most conscientious consideration, and that his child Grace (2) Newcomb, by his second wife, had in her mother a watchful guardian or friend in presenting her claims to the consideration of Capt. Newcomb; all of which easily and plainly may account for the diversion of his property from his son Lieut. Newcomb. It needs but to be added that in colonial times, where bequests were not made to children of the testator, their names were frequently omitted. This much is known, that both Capt. Andrew (l) Newcomb and Lieut. Andrew (2) Newcomb were living in America at or near Boston at the same time, and in command of sailing craft; and that at the time Capt. Newcomb made his will Lieut. Newcomb was living at Martha's Vineyard in circumstances of worldly prosperity, and in no need of pecuniary aid. Other facts are given in the following pages, all of which go to show that Lieut. Andrew Newcomb was a son of Capt. Andrew Newcomb, by his first wife, and an own brother to Susannah (2).' No inventory or settlement of his estate appears upon record or on file in Boston. That Capt. Newcomb was a man of education is shown from the specimens of his writing-, still extant, that exhibit facility with the pen in times when it was a common occurrence for men of property and respectability to sign their wills and deeds with a cross. And, since it appears that he was a shipmaster for so many years on the Atlantic coast, it is clear he must have been possessed of nautical skill. Nor would he have become a mariner if he had not been a person of courage, for in those days, even more than at present, it was necessary for one to be brave to 'go down to the sea in ships.' That he was a man of vigor and enterprise, like all the New England pioneers, needs no proof, and that he was characterized by something of the same uprightness that the author trusts still belongs to those who bear the name of Newcomb seems absolutely certain. Finally, that he was a peaceable citizen, a good husband and father, occupied with the common interests of mankind, as his descendants of to-day, is no mere conjecture, but a reasonable certainty. Here is a discussion of Andrew Newcomb's origins. http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/2957/origins.html.
Andrew's left a will on 1-Jan-1682/83 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN the thirty first day of January anno Domi One Thousand six hundred Eighty and Two 1682/3 Anno Regni Regis Caroli Secundi Tricessimo Quinto I ANDREW NEWCOMBE Of Boston in the County of Suffolk in the Massachusetts Colonie in New England marriner being in competent Bodily health and of Sound and perfect memory praised be Almighty god for ye same KNOWING the uncertainty of this Present life and being desirous to settle that outward Estate the Lord hath Lent me Doe make and Ordaine this my last will & Testament in manner and forme following (That is to say) First and principally I comend my Soule into the hands of Almighty God my Creator hopeing to Receive ffull pardon and Remission of all my Sins and Salvation through the Alone meritts of Jesus Christ my Redeemer And my Body to ye Earth to be buried in such Decent manner as to my Executor hereafter named shall be thought meet and convenient and as touching such worldly Estate the Lord hath Lent me my will and meaneing is the same shall be Imployed and bestowed as hereafter in and by this my will is Exprest

IMP I doe hereby revoake and Renounce and make void all wins by me formerly made and declare and appoint this to be my last will and Testament.

ITEM I Will that all the debts I Justly owe to any manner of person or persons whatsoever Shall be well and truely paid or Ordained to be paid in convenient Time after my decease by my Executor hereafter named

ITEM After all my Just debts are paid and funerall charges Satisfied I give and bequeath unto my Grand child Newcomb Blake all that wch is oweing to me from his ffathers Estate Either for his maintenance or otherwise and also whatever I shall disburst on him in my life Time for his maintainance and Education. Also I give unto ye said Newcombe Blake Thirty pounds in money.

ITEM I give unto my wife Grace Newcomb the use benefitt and Improvemt of my house and Land that is Scituate In Boston afforesd Betweene y" house and Land of Gaudey James and the house and Land of John Jackson neare ye Mill Bridge with the priviledges and appurtenances thereunto belonging Dureing the tearme of her naturall life.

ITEM I give and bequeath the afforesaid house and Land unto my Daughter Grace Buttler and to the heires of her Body Lawfully begotten or to be begotten and to their heires and assignes forever. And my will is that she shall have and Enjoy the same Immediately after my said wifes decease.

ITEM My Will is that in case she dye without Such Issue that then the sd House and Land shall be and remaine unto ye only proper use and behoofe of the sd Newcomb Blake & his heires & assignes for ever.

ITEM I give and bequeath unto Each of my wifes Grand children ffive shillings a peice in money.

ITEM I give & bequeath unto Samll' Marshall of Boston afforesaid Cooper in consideration of his care and Trouble in and about the managemt of my estate Three pounds in money

ITEM I give and bequeath the ffull Remainder of my Reall and personall Estate whatsoever it is or wheresoever it may be found whether in possession or in Reversion unto my sd Daughter Grace Butler & to ye heirs of her Body lawfully begotten but If shee dye without Issue my will is that the said Remainder of my Estate shall be and Remaine unto ye only proper use and behoofe of the said Newcomb Blake and his heirs & assignes for ever.

ITEM I do hereby nominate constitute & appoint my sd Grand Child Newcomb Blake the Executor of this my last will and Testamt:

ITEM In Regard the sd Newcomb Blake is in his nonage I doe hereby appoint and authorize ye said Samuell Marshall my Execr in Trust of this my sd Last will and Testam" untill the sd Newcombe attaine ye age of Twenty one yeares.

IN TESTIMONY whereof I the said ANDREW NEWCOMBE have hereunto sett my hand and seale ye day and yeare first within written.

[WAX SEAL.]

SSigned Sealed & what is contained in these two pages was published by the abovesaid Andrew Newcombe as his Last Will & Testamt in the presence of us-

John Hayward Scr
Eliezer Moodey Scrv

8 Decembr 1686 This will being exhibited by the Executor the two wittnesses Mr Jno Hayward & mr Eliezer Moodey made oath that they were present & saw Andrew Newcombe Signe Seal & Publish this Instrumt as his last will & Testamt & that when he so Did he was of sound mind & memory to their best understanding.
Jurat Eoram preside Attestr

Tho. Dudley Cler
Enterd 9 Dec 1686.

Occupation

1663

a mariner or sea captain

     (Unknown) married Capt. Andrew Newcomb.

      Susannah Newcomb was born between 1645 and 1650. She was the daughter of Capt. Andrew Newcomb and (Unknown) (Unknown). Susannah married Philip Blague, son of Henry Blague and Elizabeth (Unknown). Susannah married (Unknown) Pritchett between 1679 and 1680. Susannah Newcomb died before 31-Oct-1681.

     Grace married William Ricks. Grace married Capt. Andrew Newcomb in 1663 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

      Grace Newcomb was born on 20-Oct-1664 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Capt. Andrew Newcomb and Grace (Unknown). Grace married James Butler, son of Stephen Butler and Jane (Unknown), in 1687. Grace married Andrew Rankin, son of Andrew Rankin and Martha Merry, on 15-Apr-1692. Grace Newcomb died in Aug-1713 at age 48.

      Capt. Joshua Conant was born on 15-Apr-1657 at Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts. He was the son of Joshua Conant and Seeth Gardner. Joshua married Christian More, daughter of Richard More and Christian Hunter, on 31-Aug-1676 at Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts. Joshua married Sarah Newcomb, daughter of Lt. Andrew Newcomb and Sarah (Unknown), on 9-Jan-1690/91 at Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts. Capt. Joshua Conant died before 1706.