Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
Pioneers of St. Clair County, Michigan - Person Sheet
NameHon. Hezekiah NEWCOMB 
Birth6 May 1747, Columbia, Tolland, Connecticut1815, p 222,1817, p 119; date only,1738, p 140,1743, p 157,1790, p 440
Settlementbtwn 1770-1773, Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts1790, p 440 Age: 24
Death25 Jan 1821, Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts1815, p 222,1816, p 4,1817, p 119; date only,1738, p 140,1743, p 157 Age: 73
Probate18341738, p 141 Age: 86
FlagsMayflower Descendant
FatherPeter NEWCOMB (1718-1779)
MotherHannah ENGLISH (1722-1796)
Individual Notes
• Birthplace given as Bernardston, Massachusetts.1815, 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.”1743, 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.1790, p 440
• Res Bernardston, Mass. Member Legislature 3 yrs and many town offices. Commissioner to hire men to serve in army.1815, 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.”1743, 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.1790, p 440
• Res Bernardston, Mass. Member Legislature 3 yrs and many town offices. Commissioner to hire men to serve in army.1815, p 222
Census
• 1790 Census: Bernardston Town, Hampshire, Massachusetts. 4 males >16; 4 males <16; 9 females.2575
• 1800 Census: Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts. 12201/01301. 26-45.2576
• 1820 Census: Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. 000001/10011.2577
• 1800 Census: Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts. 12201/01301. 26-45.2576
• 1820 Census: Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. 000001/10011.2577
Spouses
Birth9 Jan 1749, Norwich, New London, Connecticut1815, p 222,1817, p 87; date only,1738, p 140,1743, p 157
Death19 Mar 1834, Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts1815, p 222,1816, p 3; place only (date undecipherable),1817, p 119; date only,1738, p 140,1743, p 157 Age: 85
FatherThomas HUNT (1717-1803)
MotherMary SMITH (1712-1790)
Individual Notes
• Daughter of Thomas and Mary (Smith) Hunt.1738, p 140
Census
• 1790 Census: Bernardston Town, Hampshire, Massachusetts.2575
• 1800 Census: Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts. 26-45.2576
• 1820 Census: Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. 000001/10011.2577
• 1800 Census: Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts. 26-45.2576
• 1820 Census: Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. 000001/10011.2577
Marriage15 Sep 1768, Norwich, New London, Connecticut1817, p 119; date only,78, p 2; date only,1738, p 140; date only,1743, p 157; date only,2578, p 3; place only
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-)