William Macomber

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name
William Macomber
aka
[Wilm Maycumber]
sex
male
access
public
summary
Cooper, "of Dorchester" when licensed in 1638 to live within Plymouth Colony; at Duxbury in 1644 and later at Marshfield. In July 1644 he was bound to appear to answer for words spoken against the natives. His wife was probably the Ursilla who, as his widow, gave an administration bond in June 1670, and he was probably the father of Ursula Macomber, who married Nicholas White.
born
date
c. 1610
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-stackpole-macomber-genealogy]
note
"A sworn statement, made March 1, 1655, gives his age as 45 years" (Stackpole p. 89). The statement itself has not been seen.
died
date
before 6 June 1670
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-stackpole-macomber-genealogy]
note
His widow gave an administration bond on 6 June 1670.
residences
date
1638
place
Dorchester, Massachusetts
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[records-plymouth-colony]
note
"Of Dorchester, coop" when licensed in 1638 to dwell within Plymouth Colony.
date
1644
place
Duxbury, Massachusetts
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[records-plymouth-colony]
note
"Of Duxborrow" in the Plymouth Colony records of 1644.
date
1653
place
Marshfield, Massachusetts
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-stackpole-macomber-genealogy]
note
A surveyor at Marshfield in 1653; his widow was of Marshfield in 1670.
events
what
Bound over, Indian words
date
3 Jul 1644
place
Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
sources
[records-plymouth-colony, typescript-mollie-pfeiffer-holbrook-low]
note
Bound to appear at the Plymouth court for words against the natives that threatened the league (Plymouth Colony Records 2:74); Mollie p. 162 has him fined.
spouses
id
ursula-macomber-fl1670
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-stackpole-macomber-genealogy]
note
Widow "Ursilla" gave the administration bond (Stackpole, abstracting Plymouth probate).

From England, perhaps from Devon. Cooper. "Wilm Maycumber, of Dorchester, coop, is lycensed to dwell w[ith]in this gou[er]ment, at Plymouth or elsewhere, vpon the testymony of his good behauio' hee hath brought w[ith] him" (1638, PCR 1:82). At Duxbury in 1644, later Marshfield. On 3 July 1644 he was bound to appear "to answere to all such matters ... conc[er]ning word[s] spoken against the natiues, tending to the breach of the league betwixt us" (PCR 2:74); Mollie Pfeiffer and Stackpole say he was fined, but the record is a bond to appear. Stackpole quotes another Plymouth entry: "Aug. 20, 1644, William Maycumber of Duxborrow sent forth to bring in John Macomber for non-appearance for making allarum at Taunton." Tradition makes John Macomber of Taunton his brother; Savage says "possib. br." He was a surveyor at Marshfield in 1653 (Stackpole).

Mollie says he came on the Anne in 1623 and married a sister of Peregrine White. Both are false. He first appears in 1638, "of Dorchester," and Peregrine White's only recorded sibling was Resolved (Bradford names "the minor children, Resolved and Peregrine"). The White marriage belongs to a later William Macomber (1746-1815), who married, 15 Oct 1764, Ruth White, "fifth in descent from Peregrine White" (Stackpole); Richards's History of Marshfield calls her his "cousin." Mollie's descent from the Earls of Fife has no evidence, and she doubted it herself.

Open questions

  • His administration (1670) and Matthew Macomber's will (1675) in the Plymouth Colony probate.
  1. ---
  2. name: William Macomber
  3. aka: [Wilm Maycumber]
  4. sex: male
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Cooper, "of Dorchester" when licensed in 1638 to live within Plymouth Colony; at Duxbury in 1644
  8. and later at Marshfield. In July 1644 he was bound to appear to answer for words spoken against
  9. the natives. His wife was probably the Ursilla who, as his widow, gave an administration bond in
  10. June 1670, and he was probably the father of Ursula Macomber, who married Nicholas White.
  11. born:
  12. date: c. 1610
  13. basis: compiled
  14. confidence: probable
  15. sources: [book-stackpole-macomber-genealogy]
  16. note: '"A sworn statement, made March 1, 1655, gives his age as 45 years" (Stackpole p. 89). The statement itself has not been seen.'
  17. died:
  18. date: before 6 June 1670
  19. basis: compiled
  20. confidence: probable
  21. sources: [book-stackpole-macomber-genealogy]
  22. note: His widow gave an administration bond on 6 June 1670.
  23. residences:
  24. - date: "1638"
  25. place: Dorchester, Massachusetts
  26. basis: documented
  27. confidence: proven
  28. sources: [records-plymouth-colony]
  29. note: "\"Of Dorchester, coop\" when licensed in 1638 to dwell within Plymouth Colony."
  30. - date: "1644"
  31. place: Duxbury, Massachusetts
  32. basis: documented
  33. confidence: proven
  34. sources: [records-plymouth-colony]
  35. note: "\"Of Duxborrow\" in the Plymouth Colony records of 1644."
  36. - date: "1653"
  37. place: Marshfield, Massachusetts
  38. basis: compiled
  39. confidence: probable
  40. sources: [book-stackpole-macomber-genealogy]
  41. note: "A surveyor at Marshfield in 1653; his widow was of Marshfield in 1670."
  42. events:
  43. - what: Bound over, Indian words
  44. date: "3 Jul 1644"
  45. place: Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
  46. sources: [records-plymouth-colony, typescript-mollie-pfeiffer-holbrook-low]
  47. note: "Bound to appear at the Plymouth court for words against the natives that threatened the league (Plymouth Colony Records 2:74); Mollie p. 162 has him fined."
  48. spouses:
  49. - id: ursula-macomber-fl1670
  50. basis: compiled
  51. confidence: probable
  52. sources: [book-stackpole-macomber-genealogy]
  53. note: Widow "Ursilla" gave the administration bond (Stackpole, abstracting Plymouth probate).
  54. ---
  56. From England, perhaps from Devon. Cooper. "Wilm Maycumber, of Dorchester, coop, is
  57. lycensed to dwell w[ith]in this gou[er]ment, at Plymouth or elsewhere, vpon the testymony of his good behauio' hee hath
  58. brought w[ith] him" (1638, PCR 1:82). At Duxbury in 1644, later Marshfield. On 3 July
  59. 1644 he was bound to appear "to answere to all such matters ... conc[er]ning word[s]
  60. spoken against the natiues, tending to the breach of the league betwixt us" (PCR 2:74);
  61. Mollie Pfeiffer and Stackpole say he was fined, but the record is a bond to appear.
  62. Stackpole quotes another Plymouth entry: "Aug. 20, 1644, William Maycumber of Duxborrow
  63. sent forth to bring in John Macomber for non-appearance for making allarum at Taunton."
  64. Tradition makes John Macomber of Taunton his brother; Savage says "possib. br." He was a
  65. surveyor at Marshfield in 1653 (Stackpole).
  67. Mollie says he came on the *Anne* in 1623 and married a sister of Peregrine White. Both
  68. are false. He first appears in 1638, "of Dorchester," and Peregrine White's only
  69. recorded sibling was Resolved (Bradford names "the minor children, Resolved and
  70. Peregrine"). The White marriage belongs to a later William Macomber (1746-1815), who
  71. married, 15 Oct 1764, Ruth White, "fifth in descent from Peregrine White" (Stackpole);
  72. Richards's *History of Marshfield* calls her his "cousin." Mollie's descent from the
  73. Earls of Fife has no evidence, and she doubted it herself.
  75. ## Open questions
  77. - His administration (1670) and Matthew Macomber's will (1675) in the Plymouth Colony probate.
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