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Originally posted by forum member "jocotaki".
JAMES NEWCOMB LEWIS
b. 21 Sept 1799 Wellfleet, Barnstable, MA
d. 14 Sept 1836 at sea or Wellfleet
m. 21 May 1822 Wellfleet, Barnstable, MA
to Patty Lawrence STONE daughter of Jonathan Corning STONE and
Eunice BROWN
parents: Solomon LEWIS and Polly WILEY
I can't find the Newcomb connection for James. Does anyone have him in their line? I would be very grateful for any information, he is one of my "walls".
It appears that James Newcomb Lewis is a descendant of Mayflower passenger Stephen Hopkins.
ReplyDeleteStephen Hopkins m. Mary
Giles Hopkins m. Catherine Wheldon
Caleb Hopkins m. Mary Williams
Thomas Hopkins m. Deborah Bickford
Hannah Hopkins m. John Lewis
Solomon Lewis m. Mary "Polly" Wiley
James Newcomb Lewsi m. Patty Lawrence Stone
The Hopkins family is linked to the Newcombs.
Here is one such link:
Stephen Hopkins m. Mary
Giles Hopkins m. Catherine Wheldon
Deborah Hopkins m. Josiah Cooke
Elizabeth Cooke m. Thomas Newcomb
This makes James Newcomb Lewis a 2nd cousin 2R to the children of Thomas Newcomb and Elizabeth Cooke.
Whether or not this is the reason for his middle name, I do not know.