Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
NameHon. Hezekiah NEWCOMB
Settlementbtwn 1770-1773, Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts [1216, p 440] Age: 24
Death25 Jan 1821, Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts [107, p 222], [637, p 4], [921, p 119; date only], [1213, p 140], [1215, p 157] Age: 73
Probate1834 [1213, p 141] Age: 86
FlagsMayflower Descendant
FatherPeter NEWCOMB (1718-1779)
MotherHannah ENGLISH (1722-1796)
Individual Notes
• Birthplace given as Bernardston, Massachusetts. [107, p 222]

• He removed to Bernardston, now in Franklin Co., before Dec. 6, 1773, as appears by record of “a legal meeting of the Freeholders and other Inhabitants of Bernardston, held at the House of Mr. Elijah Sheldon, in said Town.” [1215, p 158]

• He came to Bernardston between 1770 and 1773, probably settling on the farm situated upon the north side of the Leyden road to Frizzell Hill. [1216, p 440]

• Res Bernardston, Mass. Member Legislature 3 yrs and many town offices. Commissioner to hire men to serve in army. [107, p 222]
Census
• 1790 Census: Bernardston Town, Hampshire, Massachusetts. 4 males >16; 4 males <16; 9 females. [1539]
• 1800 Census: Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts. 12201/01301. 26-45. [1555]
• 1820 Census: Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. 000001/10011. [1583]
Spouses
Birth9 Jan 1749, Norwich, New London, Connecticut [107, p 222], [921, p 87; date only], [1213, p 140], [1215, p 157]
FatherThomas HUNT (1717-1803)
MotherMary SMITH (1712-1790)
Individual Notes
• Daughter of Thomas and Mary (Smith) Hunt. [1213, p 140]
Census
• 1790 Census: Bernardston Town, Hampshire, Massachusetts. [1539]
• 1800 Census: Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts. 26-45. [1555]
• 1820 Census: Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. 000001/10011. [1583]
ChildrenHezekiah (1769-1844)
 Richard English (1770-1849)
 Lydia (1772-1837)
 Sarah (1774-1797)
 William (1776-1823)
 Mary (1778-1843)
 Jemima Hariot (1780-1828)
 Peter (1781-1853)
 Dalton (1783-1861)
 Horatio Gates (1785-1857)
 Sophronia (1788-1838)
 Charles Jarvis (1790-1857)
 Zebina Curtis (1791-)
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