Capt. Andrew Newcomb

• Parents are not John Newcomen and Alice Gasgoine. His parents are unknown. Disconnected from John and Alice.
• evidence needed to support as husband of Susan Newcomb

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Biography

http://www.newcomb-family.org/an_a.htm

CAPT. ANDREW (1) NEWCOMB, born probably in England about 1618; died in Boston, Mass., Nov. 1686 (footnote)

The name of his first wife and date of his marriage is unknown. He may have married first in England or Virginia.

He m. second, 1663, in Boston, Grace ( ) Ricks, b. about 1620-1625, the widow of William Ricks who was the son of Robert Ricks of Kenninghall, Co. of Norfolk, Eng.

John Davys in 1641 agrees to build a house in Boston, 16 x 14 ft., for this William Ricks, for the sum of 21 pounds

John Bearse 8 Newcomb of Elgin, III., the author and compiler of "Genealogical Memoir of the Newcomb Family, 1874." says: "Of the early history of Capt. Andrew (1) Newcomb comparatively little is known; but from the records information has been obtained by which some idea may be formed of the man who appears to have been the progenitor of the largest branch of the Newcomb family in America. That he was born in England is quite certain; that he emigrated from the west of England, perhaps Devonshire or Wales, nearly all traditions declare. Beside tradition, however, there are other reasons that make it probable that such was the case. The date of his arrival in this country is not definitely known, but it is quite probable that he was among the earliest settlers of New England. First mention of him is made in 1663, in Boston, Mass., when and where he married his second wife, Grace; he was at that time a mariner or sea captain, and it is quite probable that this had been his occupation from youth, although there is no record to show it."

Later research inclines to the opinion that Capt. Newcomb came to America as captain of a sailing vessel, making his first landing perhaps at Barbados and from thence to Virginia. Absence of records in Virginia makes it impossible to verify this opinion.

Records indicate that Capt. Newcomb had not obtained a residence in Boston until after his second marriage, but that soon thereafter he, with his wife, occupied the former residence of William Ricks. The latter had children, born in Boston 1645-1656 --Elisha, Mary, John, Thomas and Ezekiel. Suffolk Deeds, Vol. 8, p. 64-5, contain a copy of Agreement, dated Feb. 14, 1672, in which Andrew Newcomb and wife, Grace, are to enjoy during life the old dwelling-house, "now in the tenure and occupation of the said Newcomb," formerly of William Ricks, deceased; John and Thomas Ricks, sons of William, to have the new dwelling-house adjoining the same, etc., near the water-mill in Boston, half of land to each, they to pay Newcomb £20 . July 13, 1672, he employed Samuel Bridge, carpenter, to build him a "Leantow one foote wider than now it is and the length of his house and shingle it and the back side of his house and find shingles and shingle nayles for the work"; consideration £5: 15 shillings: 0d; work to be finished by the last of July, 1672. (From Suffolk Court files No. 1157.)

https://minerdescent.com/2010/07/09/andrew-newcomb-sr/

He married 1. Susan Cock 2. Grace

Children of Andrew and Susan: Name Born Married Departed

1. Andrew NEWCOMB Jr. 1640 in Devon Sarah YOUNG c. 1661 .
Anne Bayes (daughter of Capt. Thomas BAYES) 1676 Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard Mass c. 1707 in Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.

2. Susanna Newcomb 10 May 1649 Tormoham, Devon Philip Bleague 1670 .
Benjamin Pritchard 1679 BEF 13 OCT 1681 Boston, Mass.

Child of Andrew and Grace Ricks: Name Born Married Departed

3. Grace Newcomb 20 Oct 1664 Boston, Mass. James Butler 2 Aug 1685 Boston, Mass. .
Andrew Rankin 15 April 1692 in Boston, Suffolk, Mass Aug 1713

Name Andrew Newcomb Suffix Capt. Born 1618 , Thurshelton, Devon, England Immigration Bef 1650 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Will Dated 31 Jan 1683 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [Expand] Alt. Death 1 Jan 1686 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Military Service

Captain in the Colonial Militia (mariner)

Died 31 Jan 1686 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [Expand] Will Proved 8 Dec 1686 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Family 1 Mary Gorges

         b. 1623, , Chelsea, Middlesex, England 

         d. Bef 1662, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States  Married 	15 Apr 1636  	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States 

Children

+ 1. Andrew Newcomb, Lt.

         b. 1640, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

         d. 20 Aug 1706, Edgartown, Marthas Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts  +	2. Susannah Newcomb

         b. 1648, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States 

         d. Bef 13 Oct 1681, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States 

Family 2 Grace Butler

         b. Abt 1624, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States 

         d. Abt 1682  (Age ~ 58 years)  Married 	1663  	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States 

Children
+ 1. Grace Newcomb

         b. 20 Oct 1664, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States 

         d. 15 Aug 1713, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States 

Capt. Andrew Newcomb and his wife Mary (some sources say Susannah) emigrated from the West of England to Boston, Massachusetts some time before his son Andrew Newcomb, Jr. was born around 1640. Mary passed away some time before 1663.

Andrew is noted in 1664 in “Directory of Ancestral Heads of New England Families (1620-1700)”.

John Bearse, the author and compiler of “Genealogical Memoir of the Newcomb Family, 1874” says: “

“Of the early history of Capt. Andrew Newcomb comparatively little is known; but from the records information has been obtained by which some idea may be formed of the man who appears to have been the progenitor of the largest branch of the Newcomb family in America. That he was born in England is quite certain; that he emigrated from the west of England, perhaps Devonshire or Wales, nearly all traditions declare. Beside tradition, however, there are other reasons that make it probable that such was the case. The date of his arrival in this country is not definitely known, but it is quite probable that he was among the earliest settlers of New England. First mention of him is made in 1663, in Boston, Mass., when and where he married his second wife, Grace; he was at that time a mariner or sea captain, and it is quite probable that this had been his occupation from youth, although there is no record to show it.”

Later research inclines to the opinion that Capt. Newcomb came to America as captain of a sailing vessel, making his first landing perhaps at Barbados and from thence to Virginia. Absence of records in Virginia makes it impossible to verify this opinion.

Records indicate that Capt. Newcomb had not obtained a residence in Boston until after his second marriage, but that soon thereafter he, with his wife Grace (widow of William Ricks (Rix)), occupied the former residence of William Ricks. The latter had children, born in Boston 1645-1656 --Elisha, Mary, John, Thomas and Ezekiel. Suffolk Deeds, Vol. 8, p. 64-5, contain a copy of Agreement, dated Feb. 14, 1672, in which Andrew Newcomb and wife, Grace, are to enjoy during life the old dwelling-house, “now in the tenure and occupation of the said Newcomb,” formerly of William Ricks, deceased; John and Thomas Ricks, sons of William, to have the new dwelling-house adjoining the same, etc., near the water-mill in Boston, half of land to each, they to pay Newcomb £20.

July 13, 1672, Andrew employed Samuel Bridge, carpenter, to build him a “Leantow one foote wider than now it is and the length of his house and shingle it and the back side of his house and find shingles and shingle nayles for the work”; consideration £5: 15 shillings: 0d; work to be finished by the last of July, 1672. (From Suffolk Court files No. 1157.)

In Probate Files of Boston, Andrew Newcombe, boatman, signs bond of guardianship of Mary Ricks, 22 May 1680; John Ricks, guardian of said Mary Ricks. Suffolk Deeds, Vol. 10, page 358.

Also, noted: Andrew Newcomb, mariner, for £67: 16s :3d, bought of Simon Lynde, merchant, and Sarah, wife of Joseph Goodale, the administratrix of Thomas Ricks, the right to redeem an estate in Boston mortgaged to Lynne by Thomas Ricks in 1677, date 13 Apr. 1681. Again, Vol. 12, page 46, Andrew Newcomb of Boston, and wife, Grace, for £25, sold John Ricks all right in house near Mill Bridge that belonged to Thomas Ricks, then deceased, date 14 Apr. 1681.

The old dwelling-house, where Capt. Newcomb lived 1663 to 1681, was built in 1641 and was located upon the lot now numbered 182 Hanover street; the new dwelling-house, where John and Thomas Ricks lived, was upon the lot which is now No. 184; and the new house, built by Capt. Newcomb upon land which he bought 13 April 1681 and where he lived from 1681 till his death, 1686, was located where is now No. 166 Hanover street, Boston. [Hanover Street in a very early day was known as the “Way to the New Meeting House”, afterwards Middle street.]

Page 281 of Charlestown, Mass., Records shows shipment of cattle, etc., 28 Feb. 1666-7 by John Page, of Boston, in Ketch (name blank), Andrew Newcome, Master, for Virginia for account of John Fly and Eliakim Hutchinson -- various horses described --avouched by Mr. Page, being bought of Capt. Hutchinson and Samuel Gough.

Capt. Andrew Newcomb was defendant in a suit for damages, held in the County Court at Boston, 25 April 1676, in which he was accused of “Willifully or carelesley runinge upp on a smallboat with my Shallop.” The court decided against him and he appealed the case 31 Aug. 1676.

New York Col. MSS. at Albany, Vol. 29, page 13, date 28 Aug. 1679, show “Andrew Newcombe” to have been “Master of ye Sloope Edmund and Martha,” then in the port of New York and bound for “Boston in New England” --probably from Virginia, a part of his lading being tobacco.

Suffolk Court files at Boston contain depositions of Philip Foxwell in which the statement is made that Andrew Newcomb was with his (Newcomb's) vessel in Saco River from Boston, Oct. 1684.

In a documented 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.

   * Autograph. (Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County Massachusetts. Salem Quarterly Court, Records and Files.)

ESSEX INSTITUTE, Vol. VIII, 1680-1683. Page 442·
No doubt mistaken identity.
The signature of Andrew Newcomb may be found upon several documents on file in Boston, and, while there is considerable difference in penmanship and also in spelling, his signature is readily distinguished from that of Andrew (2). There is a family resemblance in the forming of letters in the word Andrew but a difference in spelling of Newcomb; Andrew (l) usually spelled the name Newcombe, but at other times he has dropped the final e. In one document where he witnessed a deed, 20 Sept. 1686, Matt Mayhew to John Boult, both of Martha's Vineyard, the name is written Andrew Nucombe. This signature is evidently that of Andrew (l), as it corresponds closely to his signatures upon other known documents. He was appointed administrator of the estate of his daughter, Susannah Blague, 13 Oct. 1681, and upon this document he wrote his name Andrew Newcombe, while upon a bond with his daughter Susannah, in settling the estate of her first husband, Philip Blague, he wrote Andrew Newcomb. (Both bonds are on file.)

Will

Capt. Andrew’s 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. 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 has continued 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
At the time Capt. Newcomb made his will, his son Lieut. Andrew Newcomb was living at Martha's Vineyard in circumstances of worldly prosperity, and in no need of pecuniary aid, therefore, not requiring any assistance from his father’s estate.

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 today, is no mere conjecture, but a reasonable certainty.

To reference a discussion of Andrew Newcomb's origins see: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/2957/origins.html

from: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/3266/newcomb.htm

Capt. Andrew Newcomb. He emigrated from the West of England, probably from Devonshire or Wales, and settled at Boston, Massachusetts. Although he is believed to have arrived with the earliest settlers of New England, between 1630 and 1640, first definite mention of him is made in 1663. In that year he married his second wife Grace, widow of William Ricks or Rix.

Captain Newcomb was a mariner and ship-master. The dates of his birth and death are believed to have been about 1618 and 1686, respectively. He had two children by his first wife, whose name is not known. These were Andrew (2) and Susannah; and by his second wife he had another daughter, named Grace. [NOTE: other records indicate his 2nd wife was Grace; see the children named above from that marriage.] His descendants have become numerous and are, at the present day, found widely scattered throughout the United States.

See Paul Newcomb's website http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/n/e/w/Paul-R-Newcomb/GEN...

New information as of 2008 as to possible origins in Devon:

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/2957/origins.html,

questions whether Andrew 1 and Andrew 2 are actually related.

• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Nov 14 2016, 5:04:42 UTC

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http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=laurakane...

Birth: Nov 1618 in Tormoham (Torquay), Devon, England Death: 31 Jan 1686 in Boston, Suffolk, MA, USA Name: Captain Andrew NEWCOMB Sex: M 1 1

FILE: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=53205f99-ff28-45d8-ab2... FORM: htm Title: Captain Andrew Newcomb - History and Will

Marriage 1 Grace (widow of William Rix or Ricks) BUTLER b: 1620 in Boston, Suffolk, MA, USA

   Married: 1663 in Boston, Suffolk, MA, USA

Children

   Has Children Andrew NEWCOMB b: 1640 in Boston, Suffolk, MA, USA

   Has No Children Susanna RICKS NEWCOMB b: 1642 in Boston, Suffolk, MA, USA

   Has No Children Elisha RICKS NEWCOMB b: Aug 1645

   Has No Children Mary RICKS NEWCOMB b: 4 Mar 1647

   Has No Children John RICKS NEWCOMB b: 14 Nov 1648

   Has No Children Ezekial RICKS NEWCOMB b: 30 Nov 1656

   Has No Children Grace NEWCOMB b: 20 Oct 1664 in Boston, Suffolk, MA, USA

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Newcomb-137

Andrew Newcomb married at least twice.

   Marriage to Susan Cock 1648 13 Aug, Tormoham, England[citation needed] Where does this statement come from? According to Bethuel Newcomb (page 9), the name of his first wife is unknown.

   Marriage to Grace Ricks or Rix by 1663, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts 

Andrew Newcomb had three known children.

   Andrew b.a. 1640

   Susannah b. bet 1645-1650, d. by 13 Oct 1681 (m. 1. Blague, 2. Pritchett); her DOB is based on the 1670 DOB of her eldest son Newcomb Blague.

   Grace b. 20 Oct 1664 

Per Bethuel Newcomb's work, Grace Unknown cannot be the mother of his two eldest children.

   Susanna's son Newcomb Blague was born in 1670, so her DOB is say by 1652.

   Grace's first husband was still living in 1657.

   Grace and Andrew were married by 1663. 

Andrew Newcomb in Massachusetts Records

   Suffolk deeds, Vol. 8, p 64-5 contain a copy of Agreement dated Feb. 14, 1672, in which Andrew Newcomb and wife, Grace, are to enjoy during life the old dwelling house, "now in the tenure and occupation of said Newcomb" formerly of William Ricks, deceased. John and Thomas Ricks, sons of William, to have the new dwelling house adjoining the same, etc. near the water-mill in Boston, half of land to each, they to pay Newcomb 20 pounds. 

Captain Andrew Newcomb was defendant in a suit for damages held in the County Court of Boston 25 April 1676, in which he was accused of " Willfully or carelesley runinge upp on a small boat with my Shallop". The Court decided against him and he appealed the case 31 August 1676.
Probate files, Boston; Andrew Newcomb, boatman, signs bond of guardianship of Mary Ricks, 22 May 1680; John Ricks, guardian of said Mary Ricks. Suffolk Deeds: Andrew Newcomb, Mariner, for 67 Pounds, 16 shillings, 3 pence, bought of Simon Lynde, merchant, and Sarah, wife of Joseph Goodale, the administrix of Thomas Ricks, the right to redeem an estate in Boston mortgaged to Lynde by Thomas Ricks in 1677, date 13 April 1681. Andrew Newcomb of Boston and wife, Grace, for 25 pounds, sold John Ricks all rights in house near Mill Bridge that belonged Thomas Ricks, then deceased, 14 April 1681.
Inquest: dated Sept. 26, 1682, upon a body of a man found dead at Palm Island, and return made by Caleb Moody, James Ordway, Sr., Edward Ritsten, Sr., John March, Thomas Rogers, Benjamin Coker, Isreal Webster, Laurence Hart, Tho. 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 of 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 we 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 he was washed out of a vesell and drowned wee cannot saye wee fynding several thousands of sta(v)es Cast up on the beech with other things Cast up; we found the man Lying on his back with his Shirt and his Jacket o(v)er his head his Shirt collar tyed fast about his neck his armes and his body bare to the waist his breeches & drawers & stockings & shoes tyed fast on the further searching of his body we found a place on the Left side of his head swelled up as if he had some great blow noe other wound or bruise on his body," etc. Sworn Sept. 29, 1682 before Robt. Pike, Asst." (This is then, in the book, said to be "No doubt mistaken identity")[2]
Suffolk Court files at Boston contain depositions of Philip Foxwell, in which the statement is made that Andrew Newcomb was with his (Newcomb's) vessel in Saco River from Boston, 1684.
Homes in Boston

   "The old dwelling house where Capt. Andrew Newcomb lived 1663 to 1681, was built in 1641 and was located upon the lot now numbered 182 Hanover Street; the new dwelling house where John and Thomas Ricks lived was upon the lot which is now 184; and the new house built by Capt. Newcomb upon land which he bought 13 April 1681, and where he lived from 1681 til his death 1686, was located where is now 166 Hanover Street, Boston."[3] 

Signature

"The signature of Capt. Andrew Newcomb may be found upon several documents on file in Boston, and, while there is considerable difference in penmanship and also in spelling, his signature is readily distinguished from that of Lt. Andrew. There is a family resemblance in the forming of letters in the word Andrew but a difference in the spelling of Newcomb; Capt. Andrew usually spelled the name Newcombe, but at other times he has dropped the final "e". In one document where he witnessed a deed, 20 Sept. 1686, Matt Mayhew to John Boult, both of Martha's Vineyard, the name is written Andrew Nucombe. This signature is evidently that of Capt. Andrew as it corresponds closely to his signature upon other known documents."[4] Death and Legacy

Will:

   "In the name of God...the thirty first day of January, anno Dom One Thousand Six Hundred and Eighty Two... 

After all my just debts are paid and funeral charges Satisfied, I give and bequeath to my Grand child Newcomb Blake all that (wealth/worth) is owing to me from his Father's Estate Either and also whatever I shall disburst on him in my life Time for his maintenance and Education. Also I give unto ye said Newcomb Blake Thirty pounds in money.
I give unto my wife, Grace Newcomb, the use benefitt and Improvement of my House and land that is scituate in Boston afforesaid Between ye house and land of Gaudey James and the house and lands of John Jackson neare ye Mill Bridge with the priviledges and appurtances thereunto belonging Dureing the terme of her natural life.
I give and bequeath the aforesaid house and Land to my daughter, Grace Butler and to the heires of her body Lawfully and to their heires and assignes forever. And my will is that she shall have and enjoy the same Immediately after my wifes decease.
My will is that in case she dye without such issue that then the said house and land shall be and remain unto ye only proper use and behoofe of the said Newcomb Blake and his heires and assignes forever.
I give and bequeath unto Each of my wifes grandchildren ffive shillings a piece.
I give and bequeath unto Saml' Marshall of Boston, aforesaid Cooper, in consideration of his care Three pounds in money.
I give and bequeath the Ffull Remainder of my Reall and personal estate unto my said daughter Grace Butler & to ye heires of her body lawfully begotten, but if she dye without Issue my will is that the remainder of my estate .. to Newcomb Blake. I do hereby nominate, constitute & appoint my said Grand Child Newcomb Blake the executor of this my last Will and Testament. In regard the said Newcomb Blake is in his nonage I do hereby and appoint and authorize ye said Samuel Marshall my exec'r in Trust of this my last Will and Testament until ye said Newcomb Blake attaine ye age of twenty one years.
John Hayward Eliezer Moody 8 Dec 1686 Thos. Dudley, Clerk (Blake: Blague)[5]

   "From the omission in his will of son Lt. Andrew Newcomb, a doubt has been expressed of his relationship, but the fact that Capt. Newcomb at the time of making of his will held peculiar relations to his grandchild, Newcomb Blague, who was a youth and orphan his most conscientious consideration, and that his child, Grace Newcomb, by his second wife, had in her mother a watchful guardian or friend in presenting her claims to the consideration of Capt. Newcomb. At the time Capt. Newcomb made his will, Lt. Newcomb was living at Martha's Vineyard in circumstances of worldly prosperity and in no need of pecuniary aid."[6] 

Research Notes

Would be great to see more recent scholarship on Andrew! ….............................................................................................……...

There are 13 Ged-matches between descendants of Lt. Andrew Newcomb and Francis Newcomb. That might suggest the possibility that the Lt. was actually a son of Francis whom if I'm not mistaken doesn't have a surviving will or a single source for the names of all his children. If that is correct Andrew could have been overlooked .Francis has been suggested as a brother of Lt. Andrew but that is unlikely as his father Samuel was b.1579, Francis did have a daughter Mary b.1640, the Lt. stated in 1672 he was about 32 but could have been born in 1639/41. See Francis Newcomb's profile in the Ramsey/Webster tree @ Ancestry.com for the Ged numbers.

References

1. [S46] Torrey, Clarence Almon, "New England Marriages: Prior to 1700" ((Baltimore:MD, Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997), NEHGS #B2-84750), p. 532.
2. [S5] Fuller, Robert F., Gerald Ralph, Hortense M., "Adamic Lineages of Horace Ralph Fuller Family" ((Salem, Massachusetts : Peabody Essex Museum ; Mystic, Conn. : Mystic Seaport Museum, 1996); Call # 910.4 S796), Pedigree Records - Chart: 32-2; 57-8.
3. [S9] Savage, James, "A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came before May 1692 on the Basis of Farmer's Register. 4 vols. 1860–62; rpt. ed." ((Boston:MA, Little, Brown & Co.,, 1982 ); (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1969); (FHL# 974/D2s)), 3:270.
4. [S142] Newcomb, Bethuel Merritt, "Andrew Newcomb and His Descendants 1618-1686." ((Boston:MA, NEHGS, 1923), NEHGS #P3-41515), p. 9.
5. [S143] Newcomb, J. B., "Genealogical Memoir of the Newcomb Family" ((Chicago, IL; published at Elgin IL, Knight & Leonard, 1874) 600), p. 14,19,20.
6. [S1402] Personal knowledge of Kirk Larson, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE]\..
7. [S1410] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, database, FamilySearch ((http://www.familysearch.org)), )..
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1. Newcomb, page 9
2. Newcomb, page 10
3. Newcomb, page 10
4. Newcomb, page 12
5. "Capt. Newcomb's will is recorded upon Suffolk Probate, Vol. 11, page 48... His signature to it indicates an expert writer; it is written with a worn quill pen and the ink has continued jet black though written more than 230 years ago."
6. Newcomb, page 12
7. Bouldin, Chad. The Newcombs in America. (ScribD, 2008). http://www.scribd.com/doc/3922557/The-Newcombs-in-America
8. Newcomb, Bethuel M, and John B. Newcomb. Andrew Newcomb, 1618-1686, and His Descendants. (New Haven, Connecticut, Priv. Print. for the author by the Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co, 1923.)
9. Genealogical Memoir of the Newcomb Family: Containing Records of Nearly Every Person of the Name in America from 1635-1874.</i> (Elgin, Ill., Printed for the author by Knight & Leonard, Chicago, 1874)
10. New England Marriages Prior to 1700 by Clarence Almon Torrey
11. An Andrew Newcome married Suzan Cock on 13 Aug 1648 in Tormoham,Devon,England.[1] Is this the same Andrew Newcomb that came to New England? Did Suzan move to New England? This marriage date is after the estimated DOB of Andrew's supposed son Andrew.