Richard MACOMBER
Macomber Research - http://home.comcast.net/~michael.mccumber/macomber/JohnDeTree.pdf
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Ancestry World Tree
New.familysearch.org, May 2010
DEATH: Death date of 1 Jul 1805 is the date of the will. His will is witnessed by Pardon Macomber, Garner Macomber, and Job Cuyler. Will Probated 19 Aug 1805. The will references his brother John Jr, which did not always infer that he was the son of a John, but may have been evidence that he was not the only John Macomber in the vicinity. A Macomber pedigree at http://home.comcast.net/~michael.mccumber/macomber/JohnDeTree.pdf lists this Richard as the son of Zebedee Macomber, with a brother John.
OCCUPATION: Teacher. Highly respected and very knowledgable. RESEARCH NOTE: -"In the late 1820s, Richard was sent to debtors prison for not repaying debts which have been linked to his terrible drinking habits. He was allowed to retain the family's bedding and the children's clothing but everything else was used to repay his debt. It was after this that the family moved to Orleans County. Richard died in 1838 at the age of about 51. Rather young considering his wife lived for another 20 years after that. This would be most likely contributed to his drinking." From http://justanotherhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/hard-drinkin-man.html
He married Elizabeth Abt 1786 at of New York . Elizabeth was born at of Dartmouth, Brisol, Massachusetts Abt 1765 .
They were the parents of 5
children:
Richard McOmber
born 29 Apr 1787.
Maria Macomber
born Abt 1789.
Susannah Macomber
born Abt 1791.
Philip Macomber
born Abt 1793.
Eunice McOmber
born Abt 1795.
Richard Macomber died 1 Jul 1805 at Galway, Saratoga, New York .
Elizabeth died Aft 1805 at of Galway, Saratoga, New York .