Samuel Newcomb, Sr

1759 - 1826  (67 years)

• Name	Samuel Newcomb  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	Jun 1759	Londonderry County, Northern Ireland   [1, 2, 3, 5]
  	(formerly County Derry, Ireland)
  Gender	Male
  DAR/SAR	Daughters of the American Revolution: #: A082713, Sons of the American Revolution #: P-255650  [3, 8, 9]
  		Seal-DAR Daughters of the American Revolution
  		Seal-SAR Sons of the American Revolution
  Immigration	1765	USA   [4]
  	Colonial America
  Military Service	25 Dec 1776  [3, 5, 8, 9]
  	American Army - Revolutionary War; Private; With Gen. George Washington at the Crossing of the Delaware
  Residence	1818	Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA   [7]
  	Revolutionary War Pension Application
  Death	26 Jul 1826	Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 3, 5]
  Burial	North Findley Street Cemetery, Punxsutawney, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I22365	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Elias Newcomen,   b. 1706, Exeter, Devon, England d. 1765, Derry, Cavan, Ireland (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Hannah Weymouth,   b. 1730, Exeter, Devon, England d. 1768, Ireland (Age 38 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1756	England   [10]
  Family ID	F8822	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nancy Freed,   b. 1759, Oliver, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, USA d. 26 Jul 1805, Saltsburg, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 46 years)
  Marriage	1790	Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA   [2, 11]
  Children	1. Samuel Newcomb, Jr,   b. 1 Jun 1794, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 6 Jun 1851, Pepin County, Wisconsin, USA (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8735	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Jun 1759 - Londonderry County, Northern Ireland Marriage - 1790 - Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA Residence - Revolutionary War Pension Application - 1818 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA Death - 26 Jul 1826 - Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Ancestors

  ~s Keegan (SAR) Keegan Male Ancestor - Sons of the American Revolution

  
  

  Arms Icons & Insignia		Seal-DAR Daughters of the American Revolution
  		Seal-SAR Sons of the American Revolution

  
  

• Sources

  [S634] Ancestry.com, North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2016;), Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 150 : 1919. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 150 : 1919 [S164] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2004;), Source number: 143.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JOE. [S509] Sons of the American Revolution - Members, Volume: 129. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Volume: 129 [S582] Ancestry.com, U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), Place: America; Year: 1765; Page Number: 23. [S11465] Keegan, Matthew L, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Keegan): NEWCOME Samuel, (Name: SmithLC.com;), NEWCOME Samuel 1759-1826 (Veteran). Samuel Newcomb was born in County Derry, Ireland the son of Elias Newcome and Hannah Weymouth. Sam served as a private in Company 2, 10th Pennsylvania Infantry, serving in the Revolutionary War from April 9, 1777 to Jan 27, 1781. He died in the home of his son, John Newcome, at Frostburg, Perry Twp., Jefferson Co., PA. He was married to Nancy Fritz. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30371478/samuel_newcome [S2250] Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, Revolutionary War Battalions and Militia Index, 1775-1783, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2012;). Pennsylvania, Revolutionary War Battalions and Militia Index, 1775-1783 [S3169] Ancestry.com, U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;), The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Depa. U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872 The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Depa [S4094] Daughters of the American Revolution - Ancestors, NEWCOMB, SAMUEL Ancestor #: A082713. NEWCOMB, SAMUEL Ancestor #: A082713 Service: PENNSYLVANIA Rank(s): PRIVATE Birth: 1759 CO LONDONDERRY IRELAND Death: 7-26-1826 INDIANA CO PENNSYLVANIA Pension Number: *S40200 Service Source: *S40200 Service Description: 1) CAPT ROBERT SAMPLE, LCOL HUBLEY http://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A082713 Seal-DAR Daughters of the American Revolution [S4149] Sons of the American Revolution - Patriots, Samuel NEWCOMB -- SAR Patriot #: P-255650. State of Service: PA Rank: Private PS Birth: 1759 /Derry/Ireland Death: 26 Jul 1826 /Indiana/PA http://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/255650 Seal-SAR Sons of the American Revolution [S164] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2004;), Source number: 144.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JOE. [S11459] Keegan, Matthew L, Find a Grave - Ancestor (Keegan): FREED Nancy Newcomb, (Name: SmithLC.com;), FREED Nancy Newcomb 1759-1805. Married Samuel Newcomb,Revolutionary Soldier, in 1781. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54000052/nancy-newcome