Phillip Liscomb

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Philip LiscomBIRTH1675DEATH27 Jun 1743 (aged 67–68)Stoughton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USABURIALCanton Corner CemeteryCanton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA Add to MapMEMORIAL ID179926972 · View Source SUGGEST EDITS· MEMORIAL
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Note: There is no burial record for Philip, but he lived and died in the part of Stoughton that later became Canton, and was likely either buried here or in Canton's Oldest Cemetery. A memorial stone is being planned for Philip in this cemetery. His birth year is a rough approximation based on his 1701 marriage year and wife's 1678 birth year; the date of death comes from the Stoughton church records.

Philip Liscom married first in Milton, Mass. 24 Dec 1701 Charity JORDAN, the daughter of John Jordan of Milton, Dorchester South Precinct, and Stoughton, Mass. Based on research published in the New England Historical Genealogical Register in 2000, Charity's mother was either Esther or Naomi Sylvester, daughters of Richard and Naomi Silvester of Weymouth and Marshfield. Following Charity's death, Philip m. (2) Braintree 6 April 1743 Elizabeth Neal, less than three months before his own death. The provenance of Philip isn't known, but two New England couples were of an age that could have been his parents: John Liscomb and Hannah Hazard of Boston, and William and Susanna Liscomb of Salem, Mass. and Saco, Maine.

Philip was a resident of Milton from the time of his first marriage to about 1708 or 1709. At a Milton meeting of selectmen on 12 Dec 1707 an "Ernest request and desire of Abigal the daughter of dina Tomson" was registered to go with her cousin, "Philep Liscom", he being about to remove to a new plantation within the plantation of Punkapaug (now Canton). Dinah Tomson was a sister of Philip's mother-in-law, who was a daughter of Richard Sylvester. Abigail was inflicted with a condition requiring constant attention, and Philip and his wife Charity would be her caretakers for as long as they lived. The date of the foregoing town meeting suggests that Philip likely moved to Ponkapaug (later Stoughton and now Canton) around 1708, but he may not have moved immediately as his daughter Naomi's birth was recorded in Milton in September 1709.

Philip purchased land from the Fennos on the way to Bear Swamp, now on York Street in Canton. In 1718 he was constable for the southern part of the town. On 18 Sep 1724 Philip Liscum of Dorchester deeded to his siter-in-law, Elizabeth Niles, wife of Benjamin of Braintree, several pieces of land, buildings and livestock. On 22 Dec 1726 the South Precinct of Dorchester was incorporated as the town of Stoughton, and at the first town meeting Philip was chosen a constable. On 25 June 1728, Philip Liscom of Stoughton deeded to Benjamin Silvester Jr. and (persumed wife) Charity 35 acres in Braintree.

In his will, dated 20 Jan 1736 and proved 5 July 1743, Philip calls himself of Stoughton, and makes bequests to wife Charity, sons John and Philip, daughter Charity, Elizabeth, and Katherine (no surname), and daughter Grace Keny, deceased, or to son-in-law Jonathan Keny. To son Benjamin, now single, all the rest. Son Noyce was also mentioned in the will, with sons John and Philip named executors. An agreement of heirs names Charity Wentworth, John, Philip, and Benjamin Liscum, Charity Dwelly, Benjamin Sprague, Catherine Phillips, John Noyes, and Samuel Jordan. The division of the estate gives to Catherine Phillips, Elizabeth Silvester, Benj. Liscum, Philip Liscum, Charity Dwelly, Abigail & Naomi Noyce, children of Naomi Noyce, deceased, and Grace Jordan, only child & heir of Grace Keny, deceased.

Children, first five born in Milton, others born in Dorchester (baptisms from NEHGR 23:16-17):

• John, b. 2 Dec 1702, m. Joanna LEONARD
• Philip, b. 15 Feb 1703/4, d. Stoughton 25 Oct 1772 (Bible record in NEHGR 75:79 (1921)), m. Scituate, Mass. 8 Dec 1724 Desire SILVESTER, b. 8 Dec 1706, d. Stoughton 21 May 1790 (Bible rec), the daughter of Richard Sylvester and Desire Stetson of Scituate. Desire's obituary appearing on 27 May 1790 says she "fell dead after breakfast." Philip served in the Crown Point Expedition during the French and Indian War.
• Grace, b. 26 July 1705, bapt. Milton Church 29 July 1705, d. 1724, and m. Boston 10 Oct 1723 Jonathan KENEY, b. Milton 9 Feb 1702, the son of Jonathan-2 Keney (John-1). Jonathan Keney m. (2) Boston 8 March 1724/5 Jemima Blackman. Grace Jordan was the only child and heir of Grace Keny, named in Philip's estate division, c. 1743.
• Charity, b. 1 April 1708, bapt Milton 11 April 1708, d. 20 Aug 1741 (Hist of Canton, 1893), m. Boston 24 June 1725 Samuel DWELLY, b. Scituate, Mass. 25 July 1693, the son of Richard Dwelly (and Aime?). Samuel owned a piece of land southwest of Charles Wentworth in 1725. Charity joined the church at Stoughton in 1730. [183]
• Naomi, b. 5 Sep 1709, bapt Milton 18 Sep 1709, m. (int Abington, Mass. 9 Oct 1726) John NOYES, b. Newbury, Mass. 13 Feb 1706, the son of John-4 Noyes (John-3, Nicholas-2, William-1) and Mary Thurlo. John was a blacksmith, and left Newbury for Abington, Mass. supposedly in 1728, but his marriage intention suggests he was there earlier. On 19 April 1728 he sold his land in Newbury to David Pearson, also a blacksmith. John was named in an agreement of the heirs of Philip Liscom, Sr., c. 1743. Naomi was called Naomi Noyce, deceased, in the division of her father's estate, c. 1743, and her two children Abigail and Naomi were named. On 3 Sep 1755 John bought the thirds or rights of dower of his mother, Mary (Noyes) Fitts of his siblings. The death date for Naomi has not been found, but she was likely living in 1729 when her second child would have been born, but dead by 1743.
• Elizabeth, b. 14 Aug 1711, bapt Milton 19 Aug 1711, d. c. 1754, m. (int. Stoughton 18 May 1728) Benjamin SYLVESTER, b. Scituate, Mass. 17 Feb 1698/9, son of Benjamin-2 Sylvester (Richard-1). The name of Benjamin's mother has been given variously as Lydia Standley, Lydia Standlake, and Mary Standlake. Following Elizabeth's death, Benjamin m. (2) Braintree 9 Oct 1755 Sarah Marquand. Elizabeth and Benjamin had nine children born in Braintree from 1729 to 1744.
• Katherine, b. 30 March 1718, d. Ashfield, Hampshire, Mass. 5 Feb 1775, m. (int Stoughton 20 Dec 1735) Thomas PHILLIPS, b. Easton, Bristol, Mass. 25 Jan 1711/2, d. Ashfield 11 Aug 1800, the son of Capt John Phillips and Elizabeth Drake of Easton. They had nine children born from 1736 to 1755. Some sources say that Thomas m. (2) 1777 Rachael Wood. Thomas Phillips has a modern memorial marker in the Beldingville Cemetery, Ashfield, Mass., giving a death year of 1791. [184]
• Benjamin, b. 4 Nov 1720, called single in his father's 1736 will. Benjamin wrote his will in 1745, naming his brother Philip as sole heir and executor. In his will he talked about unspecified dangers that he might face. He was reportedly killed by Indians the following year (dying "in the twentieth year of his majesty's reign, leaving no wife nor child nor any legal heir"), making the language in his will sound somewhat prophetic. The 20th year of the reign of King George II was 1746.
• Noyes, b. c. 1722, named in father's 1736 will, but received nothing in division of estate.

Family MembersSpouse· Charity Jordan Liscom1678–1742 ( 1701)

Children· John Liscom1702–1756

· Philip Liscom1704–1772

· Grace Liscom Keney1705–1724

· Charity Liscom Dwelly1708–1741

· Naomi Liscom Noyes1709–1736

· Katherine Liscom Phillips1718–1775

· Benjamin Liscom1720–1746