Mary Whitcomb

[Note: Her est birth taken from age at death and baptismal record. John's est birth taken from his being in his 16th year when he requested guardianship by his uncle. ]

[ Note: Lancaster and Bolton changed borders during this time period]

[Note: Caution: Information found in the text: Whitcomb, Charlotte. The Whitcomb Family in America : A Biographical Genealogy with a Chapter on our English Forbears 'by the name of Whetcombe,' Minneapolis, MN, 1904, should be confirmed elsewhere as it appears to contain a fair amount of errors]

Mary was from Lancaster, MA and most probably was born there.

From the fact that the birth of John and Mary's oldest child is recorded in Lancaster, and those of the others in Bolton, it appears probable that they settled in that part of Lancaster which, in 1738, became the town of Bolton [Carter, p. 153].

Mary was John's first wife.

This record of Mrs. Whitcomb's death is from Bolton town records: "Mary, wife of John Whitcomb, died Feb. 3, 1743, in her 25th year."

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Mary Whitcomb formerly Carter

Born about 1719 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts

Daughter of Samuel Carter Jr. and Dorothy (Wilder) Carter

Sister of Samuel Carter, Eunice (Carter) Osgood, Nathaniel Carter, Anna (Carter) Knight, Dorothy (Carter) Fairbanks, Jonathan Carter, Ephraim Carter, Oliver Carter, Elizabeth (Carter) Osgood, Prudence (Carter) Buss and Josiah Carter

Wife of John Whetcomb Sr Esq — married 12 Jun 1735 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts

Mother of Abigail Whitcomb, Mary (Whitcomb) Osborne, Dorothy Whitcomb and Dorathy (Whetcomb) Jones

Died about 3 Feb 1744 in Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts

Profile last modified 31 Mar 2017 | Created 21 Jun 2011

Biography

Mary Carter daughter of Samuel Carter and Dorothy Wilder was born about 1719. (p. 16: p. 153). [1] She was baptized at the First Church, Lancaster on Feb. 1, 1718/19.[2]

She married John Whetcomb at Lancaster, Massachusetts on June 12, 1735. [3] [1]He was born about 1712, son of John and Rebecca (Wilder) Whitcomb, [4] and baptized at Lancaster on March 13, 1713/14. [2]

In March 1728, in his sixteenth year, he requested his uncle Joseph Sawyer become his guardian. [5]

They resided first at Lancaster, but removed to Bolton, where her husband operated a successful lime quarry, on property he inherited from his father. [6] [4]

Mary died at Bolton, Massachusetts on Feb. 3, 1744, in her 26th year. [7] [1] [4] She is buried in the Old South Burying Ground, at Boltonn. Her inscription reads: Here lyes buried ye body of Mrs Mary Whitcomb wife of Mr John Whitcomb who departed this life February ye 3d AD 1743/4, in her 26th year. [8] [9]

They had three daughters:

May born at Bolton on Jan. 20, 1739. [7] [1] Abigail born at Lancaster on Feb. 13, 1737/8. [3] [1] Dorothy born at Bolton on April 13, 1743. [7] [1] They are all named in their father John's will written on Jan. 22, 1785 in which he left bequests to, among others:

heirs of my eldest daughter Abigail heirs of my second daughter Mary my third daughter Dorothy [10] About a year after her death, John married secondly, Bekke Whitcomb, aged 18 years. He died at the age of 73 on Nov. 17, 1785 [7], and is buried with his wives at the Old South Burying Ground. His inscription reads: Here lies interred the Body of John Whetcomb, Esq. of Bolton, who departed this life Novr ye 17 1785 in the 73d year of his age. [9] [11]

Source notes

Lancaster Marriages

Carter, Mary and John Whetcomb, June 12, 1735.(p. 26) Lancaster Births

Whetcomb, Abigail, d. John and Mary (Carter), Feb. 13, 1737-8. (p. 65)[3] Lancaster First Church Baptisms

1714/15: March 13: john Whetcomb's children John and Abigail. (p. 275) 1718/19: Feb. 1: Mary, daughter of Samuel Carter. (p. 276)[2] Bolton Births

Whitcomb, Mary, d. John and Mary, Jan. 20, 1739. (p. 96) Whetcomb, Dorathy, d. John and Mary, April 13, 1743. (p. 92) Bolton Deaths

Whitcomb, Mary, w. John, Feb. 3, 1743-4, in 25th y. ( p. 229) Whetcomb, John Esq., Nov. 17, 1785, in 73d y. G.S.3. (p. 227)[7] Burial Old South Burying Ground, Bolton, Worcester, Massachusetts: Inscription: Here lyes buried ye body of Mrs Mary Whitcomb wife of Mr John Whitcomb who departed this life February ye 3d AD 1743/4, in her 26th year. [12]

Entered by Chris Hoyt, Apr 1, 2012

Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Carter, Clara A. & Carter, Sarah. Carter, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Samuel and Thomas, sons of Rev. Samuel Carter : 1640-1886 : A Contribution to the History of the First Carters of Lancaster, Lunenburg and Leominster, Massachusetts. Carter Family Assn., W. J. Coulter, Printer, 1887 ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lancaster, Vol. 1: Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Nourse, Henry, editor. Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs, of Lancaster Massachusetts, 1643-1850, Lancaster, MA, 1890 ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Whitcomb, Esther K. History of Bolton, 1738-1938, Bolton, MA, 1938 ↑ Case 24423:p.1- 5: Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) ↑ Case 24422: p. 1-16: Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Vital Records of Bolton Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, F. P. Rice, Publisher, Worcester, MA, 1910 ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 31246169 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=31246169&PIpi... ↑ 9.0 9.1 Whitcomb, Charlotte. The Whitcomb Family in America : A Biographical Genealogy with a Chapter on our English Forbears 'by the name of Whetcombe,' Minneapolis, MN, 1904 ↑ Case 64067:p. 1-7 : Worcester County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1731-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 31246139 http://image2.findagrave.com/photos/2015/195/31246139_1436953459.jpg ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 31246169 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=31246169&PIpi... Acknowledgments

WikiTree profile Carter-2786 created through the import of HART, Elizabeth - WIKITREE.ged on Jun 20, 2011 by Betty Patterson.

Wife of John

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Mary Carter Whitcomb

BIRTH 1 Feb 1718 Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

DEATH 3 Feb 1743 (aged 25) Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

BURIAL Old South Burying Ground Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA

MEMORIAL ID 31246169

Wife of John

Family Members

Parents

Samuel Carter 1678–1738

Dorothy Wilder Carter 1686 – unknown

Spouse

John Whitcomb 1712–1785

Siblings

Samuel Carter 1703–1761

Eunice Carter Osgood 1705–1789

Nathaniel Carter 1706–1787

Anna Carter Knight 1708 – unknown

Dorothy Carter Fairbank 1710–1784

Jonathan Carter 1711–1799

Ephraim Carter 1713–1793

Oliver Carter 1715–1790

Elizabeth Carter Osgood 1720–1755

Prudence Carter Buss 1723–1789

Josiah Carter 1727–1812

Children

Dorothy Whitcomb Jones unknown–1818