William Macomber

1610 - 1670  (60 years)

• Name	William Macomber
  Born	1610	Of Dorchester, Devon, England
  Christened	25 Mar 1610	Bridport, Devon, England
  Gender	Male
  AFN	8VVP-G2
  Died	27 May 1670	Marshfield, Barnstable, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I10368	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2001

  
  

  Father	John Macomber,   b. 1585, Bridport, Dorsetshire, England ,   d. 6 Jul 1650, , Dorsetshire, England  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Edith Locke,   b. 1587, Bridport, Dorsetshire, England ,   d. 10 May 1636, Dorset, England  (Age 49 years)
  Married	8 Jun 1607	St Mary'S Parish, Bridport, England
  Family ID	F3787	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Priscilla Ursula Thomas,   b. Abt 1618, , England ,   d. Aft 1675, Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 58 years)
  Married	16 Jan 1633/1634	Bridport, Dorset, England
  Children	1. Thomas Macomber,   b. 28 Feb 1635/1636, Bridport, Dorsetshire, England   2. John Macomber,   b. 1640, Marshfield, Barnstable, Massachusetts ,   d. 1716  (Age 76 years) + 3. William Macomber,   b. 18 May 1645, Marshfield, Barnstable, Massachusetts ,   d. 1711  (Age 65 years)   4. Sarah Macomber,   b. 1645, Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts ,   d. 20 Mar 1680, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts  (Age 35 years)   5. Matthew Macomber,   b. 3 Feb 1648, Marshfield, Barnstable, Massachusetts ,   d. 8 Dec 1675  (Age 27 years)   6. Thomas Macomber,   b. 3 Feb 1649, Marshfield, Barnstable, Massachusetts ,   d. Abt 1711  (Age 61 years)   7. Edith Macomber,   b. 1649, Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts   8. Hannah Macomber,   b. 1652, Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts ,   d. 23 Aug 1714  (Age 62 years)   9. Ursilla Macomber,   b. Abt 1653, Marshfield, Barnstable, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F8931	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  William was in Duxbury in 1638. William was cooper licensed to dwell within the government, at Plymouth or elsewhere, upon the testimony of his good behavior he hath brought with him. Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. I. p 82. This is the first mention of William Macomber in America. The testimony of good behavior is likely to have been obtained from the person whom he served hist apprenticeship in learning the trade of cooper. The date of the above record is April 2, 1638. Under date of 3 September 1638, are found the following records: "William Maycumber, a cooper, is graunted an island lying on the north side Powder Poynt, & containing about three or four acres of land, provided that the committees of Ducborrow doe consent thereunto, and that he doe not stop the townes cattle from the fresh water thereupon," and "Liberty is graunted to Will'm Maycumber, cooper, to fetch tymber to make hoopes of for vessels for the colonies use at Clarks Island and Sagaquash." Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. I. p 95. 3 August 1640, "Will'm Maycumber is granted the wood fit for coopery growing upon Wood Island, to be used by him so long as he followeth his trade, and forbidding all others to cutt there except for the loading of boats and vessells to carry away the hay." Plymouth Colony Records, Vol. I. p 159. He settled in Marshfield, Massachusetts. In 1644 he was fined for speaking against the Indians. He was a surveyor in Marshfield in 1653. A sworn statement, made March 1, 1655, gives his age as 45 years. He was, therefore, born in 1610. Tradition says that he was brother to John Macomber of Taunton. In favor of this is the following: "Aug. 20, 1644, William Maycomber of Duxborrow --------- sent forth to bring in John Macomber for non-appearance for making allarum at Taunton." See Proprietors' Records at Taunton. ---------- Reference: "Macomber Genealogy", 1908, Everett S. Stackpole, p 89-90. "Connections", 1985, Edward M. Macomber.