John D. NEWCOMB

                   NOTE:
    After his marriage Mr. Newcomb removed to Falltown, now Bernardston, Mass., where, on 2 Feb. 1742, he "for £63, bot of Aaron Denior, of Deerfield 1 share house lot No 32 containing 50 acres; also meadow lost No 69 containing 6 acres; also 1 full share in all the undivided land in said township." Also in 1742, Mr. Newcomb was moderator of the proprietor's meeting in Falltown. In 1741 his minister's tax was 1.6s3d.   On account of the hostility of the Indians he was compelled to leave the country, and returned to Lebanon, where he bought several tracts of land, 1744-1750, near the present village of Columbia. He sold his homestead, 4 July 1759, for £200. his town tax in Lebanon the following year was £1.9s.2d. On 4 Mar 1760, "Eddy Newcomb of Lebanon for £30 sells Rowland Powell Jr., of Lebanon all my rights of land in Falltown, which I bought of Aaron Denior." Soon after the sale of his land in Falltown, Eddy Newcomb removed to Cornwallis, N.S., as it is stated upon the town records of Cornwallis that their daughter, Sarah, was born there on 4 Sept. 1760. Mr. Newcomb was one of the original grantees of Cornwallis, 1761, and drew as his share several lots of land. In 1768 he is called "yeoman".  He served as captain under Cornwallis in the War of the Revolution; was taken prisoner with him and his army, 19 Oct. 1781.