Weymouth New England Genealogy

Events

Event	Date	Place	Description	Notes	Sources
Occupation			Farmer		1a
Birth	before 1620-08-06	Ogburne St. George, Wiltshire, England			2a
Baptism	1620-08-06	Ogburne St. George, Wiltshire, England			2a
Immigration	1634	Boston, Suffolk, MA		General On the ship Hercules	2a
	1642-06-22				1a
Death	1676-09-24	Newbury, Essex, MA			3a 2a

Parents

Relation to main person	Name	Birth date	Death date
Father	Titcomb, William	before 1584-08-22
Mother	Colman, Alice
	Titcomb, William	before 1620-08-06	1676-09-24
Brother	Titcomb, John
Sister	Titcomb, Millicent
Sister	Titcomb, Mary
Sister	Titcomb, Elizabeth

Families

Family of Titcomb, William and Bartlett, Joanna

Married

Wife

Bartlett, Joanna ( * 1610-01-29 + 1653-06-28 )

Event	Date	Place	Description	Notes	Sources
Marriage	1639	Newbury, Essex, MA			2a

Children

Name	Birth Date	Death Date
Titcomb, Sarah	1640-06-22
Titcomb, Hannah	1641/2-01-08 (Julian)
Titcomb, Mary	1643/4-02-27 (Julian)	1702-12-03
Titcomb, Millicent	about 1646
Titcomb, William	about 1649
Titcomb, Penuel	about 1650
Titcomb, Penuel	1650-12-16	1717/8-02-05 (Julian)
Titcomb, Benaiah	1653-06-28	1728/9-02-23 (Julian)

Family of Titcomb, William and Bitfield, Elizabeth

Married

Wife

Bitfield, Elizabeth ( * about 1624 + 1676-09-24 )

Event	Date	Place	Description	Notes	Sources
Marriage	1653/4-03-03 (Julian)	Newbury, Essex, MA			3a

Narrative

The first and probably the only emigrant bearing our surname,was born at Ogburne St. George, a parish in the County ofWiltshire, England, baptised there 6 August 1620, eldest son ofWilliam and Alice (Coleman) Titcomb, of that parish. He died atNewbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England, 24 September1676. On 24 March 1633/4 he took the Oath of Supremacy and Allegianceat Southampton, England, "to pass for New England in the Maryand John of London, Robert Sayres, master." The majority of hisfellow passengers were from Wiltshire and Hampshire. Included inthe group were three Puritan parsons, Mr. Thomas Parker, Mr.James Noyes and Mr. John Woodbridge. William Titcomb was one ofsix who were left behind "to oversee the Chattle (cattle) topass in the Hercules," John Kiddey, master, which embarked fromSouthampton on 16 April 1634. Both ships arrived at Boston, NewEngland, in May or early June, 1634, and most of the companywent to Ipswich in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. From there, ayear later, they removed a few miles up the coast and foundedthe village which was to become the town of Newbury. William Titcomb's sister Millicent died at Ogburne St. George in1659 making the following bequest in her will dated 24 Februaryof that year: "To my brother William, living in Newbury, NewEngland, all my goods, monyes, and chattells whatsoever upon thecondition that he come over or send for it within two years."He married (1), about 1638/9, Joanna, daughter of RichardBartlett, Sr. of Newberry, Mass. (Richard Bartlett mentions hisdaughter, Joanna Titcomb in his will, 1647.) Joanna died 28 June1653, the day her seventh child was born. He married (2) on 3March 1653/4, at Newbury, Elizabeth (Bitsfield) Stevens. She wasa daughter os Samuel Bitsfield and widow of William Stevens whodied 19 May 1653.William Titcomb took the Freeman's Oath on 22 June 1642. At ageneral town meeting on 10 December 1646, the town beinginformed that Mr. thomas Parker was unwilling to act any longerin any matters concerning the new town and that Mr. Cutting wasgoing to sea, "did make choyse of Nicholas Noyes and WilliamTitcomb to be added to the rest of the new towne men for sixweeks." At a court held at Ipswich on 3 June 1651, "WilliamTittcombe sworn Constable of Newbery." At another court heldthere on 27 March 1655, "William Tittcum and Harchales Woodmansworn Commisionaers for Newbery." On 23 May 1655, he was chosenas Newbury's Representative at the General Court. On 30 March1658, Mr. Edward Woodman, Nicholas Noyes and William Titcombe ofNewbury were sworn as Commisioners to end small causes. And on25 March 1662, 25 September 1666, and on 26 march 1667, WilliamTitcomb was a member of the Grand Jury for courts held atIpswich. He was again Deputy or Representative for Newbury atthe General Court 1657. He was often the moderator at townmeetings.Mr. Titcomb was also active in church affairs, In the longcontroversy between the Reverand Thomas Parker and Mr. EdwardWoodman, he was one of Mr. Woodman's chief supporters. In 1670,several of the petitions to the General Court from Mr. Woodman'sparty were wigned by William Totcomb and Caleb Moody "in thename of the rest."On one occasion William Totcomb was in trouble with the law. Ata court held at Ipswich on 9 April 1657, he was presented forlying at a general town meeting at Newbury "when they voted forgovernor." Some twenty of his neighbors came to his defensecertifying in a petition to the court, "that to their greatgrief, their neighbor, William Titcomb, was complained of." Theytestified that they had known him for years, "an observed him tobe honest and christianlike in his conversations and not a liar,etc."As one of the original proprietors he must have shared in allthe early land grants of Newbury. On 19 September 1670, "thetown granted to William Titcomb and Amos Stickney the littlepine swamp to be their propriety, with skirts of the common,provided they make and maintain a sufficient fence about thehole for the safety of the cattle from time to time."William Titcomb's will, dated 18 September 1676, was probated atIpswich eight days later. He gave to his eldest daughters, Sarahand Mary, twenty shillings each as they had received theirportions during his lifetime' to daughter Elizabeth Bartlett tenpounds she having received part of her portion during hislifetime; to sons Benaiah, William, Thomas and John, and to hisother four daughters, Rebecca, Tirzah, Lydia and Anne, twentypounds each to be paid within one year after his decease to asmany as shall be of age, but sons under twenty-one and daughtersunder eighteen years of age are not to receive their portionsuntil they are of age; to his wife the thirds of his lands andhousing during her natural life, then to return to his heir; sonPenual to be his heir and executor; in case his heir should diewithout children, all of his land and housing to be posessed andenjoyed by his son benaiah. Witnesses: Richard Bartlett, ThomasBartlett. An inventory was taken on 26 September 1676 by AnthonySomerby, John Bartlett, Sr., Samuel Plumer, Sr., and RichardBartlett, Sr. His clothing was valued at £10, his housing andlands at £420. There were the usual farm implements, cattle, andfurniture. The inventory totalled £829:12:0.William Titcomb came from Newbury, Berkshire, England, in 1634."He had taken passage," we are told by Savage, "in the Mary andJohn, from London, the 24th of March, of the same year, but wascasually deprived of the opportunity, and came next month in theHercules." He settled in Quascacumquen, which was incorporatedthe following year as the town of Newbury, -- so named in honorof the Rev. Thomas Parker, their first minister, who hadpreached for some time in Newbury, England, before coming toAmerica. The name of William Titcomb is in the list of originalproprietors who had grants of eighty acres or less. In 1670, thetown granted to "William Titcomb and Amos Stickney the littlepine swamp, to be their property, with skirts of the common,provided they make and maintain a sufficient fence about thehole for the safety of the cattle from time to time." The pineswamp is the tract of land on the south side of Oak Hillcemetery, and was, it appears, surrounded by the common.In 1646 he was chosen a selectman, and probably filled thatoffice at other times, as his name appears in the list ofselectmen of 1675-6, who were instructed by the Council to seeabout fortifying from Merrimac River to Charlestown River. At ageneral meeting of the freemen, he was chosen, with others "tobe a committee for the towne to view the passages into PlumIsland, and to inform the courte by way of petition concerningthe righte the towne hath to the said island," etc. In 1655, hewas chosen Representative to the General Court.In 1645, began a long and bitter controversy between the Rev.Thomas Parker and a part of the church, which was not finallysettled till a short time before Mr. Parker's death whichoccurred in 1677. This was occasioned by the change which tookplace in the views of Mr. Parker concerning church government,he holding that the church should be governed by elders orpresbyters, and not by consent and election as held by theCongregational body. We are told by Savage that the famousCambridge platform erected by the synod in 1648, "was in greatdegree occasioned by the change of sentiment respecting churchdiscipline, entertained by the ministers at Newbury, Mr. Parkerand Mr. Noyes" (his colleague). Johnson, in his "Wonder WorkingProvidence," says: "The teaching elders in this place [Newbury]have carried it very lovingly toward their people, permittingthem to assist in admitting of persons into church society, andin church censures, so long as they act regularly, but in caseof maladministration they assume the power wholly tothemselves."Mr. Coffin, in his "History of Newbury," says: "A majority ofthe church demanded as a right, what Messrs. Parker and Noyes,in the language of Johnson, 'lovingly permitted' as a favor, andbelieving that the church in its corporate capacity had a right,and were therefore under a sacred obligation, to manage its ownaffairs, they contended most strenuously, and with untiringpertinacity, against their 'elders' assuming under any pretext,the power wholly to themselves." In 1669, the trouble had arisento such a height, that an appeal to the civil authority wasdeemed necessary, the whole church and town being in a very"excited and unbrotherly state." The church was divided into twonearly equal parties; one being called Mr. Parker's party andthe other, Mr. Woodman's, -- so called from Mr. Edward Woodman,"a man of talents, influence, firmness and decision."

Pedigree

Titcomb, William
1. Colman, Alice
  1. Titcomb, John
  2. Titcomb, Millicent
  3. Titcomb, Mary
  4. Titcomb, Elizabeth
  5. Titcomb, William
    1. Bartlett, Joanna
    2. Bitfield, Elizabeth

Ancestors

Titcomb, William
* before 1620-08-06
+ 1676-09-24

Titcomb, William
* before 1584-08-22
+ ...

Titcomb, William
*
+ ...

, Edith
*
+ ...

Colman, Alice
*
+ ...

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Birth Name	Titcomb, William
Gender	male
Age at Death	more than 56 years, 1 month, 17 days