. Devonshire characters and strange events. of Newcomen,of Saltfleetby, in Lincolnshire, with six is the monument of Elias Newcomen, rector ofStoke Fleming. The pedigree of the family commenceswith Hugo Newcomen, of Saltfleetby, in Newcomen, rector of Stoke Fleming, had a brotherRobert, who went to Ireland and was created a baronet. The son of the Rev. Elias was Thomas, who settledin Dartmouth, and this Thomas had a son Elias, whowas the father of the inventor Thomas, who was bap-tized at Dartmouth 28 February, 1663-4. He marriedHannah, daughter of Peter Waymouth
. Devonshire characters and strange events. of Newcomen,of Saltfleetby, in Lincolnshire, with six is the monument of Elias Newcomen, rector ofStoke Fleming. The pedigree of the family commenceswith Hugo Newcomen, of Saltfleetby, in Newcomen, rector of Stoke Fleming, had a brotherRobert, who went to Ireland and was created a baronet. The son of the Rev. Elias was Thomas, who settledin Dartmouth, and this Thomas had a son Elias, whowas the father of the inventor Thomas, who was bap-tized at Dartmouth 28 February, 1663-4. He marriedHannah, daughter of Peter Waymouth, of Mal-borough, Devon, in 1705, and died in 1729. He left two sons, Thomas and Elias ; and ThomasNewcomen, son of the inventor, compiled a pedigreewith a view to proving his claim to the Irish baronetcy,but probably abandoned the attempt from want offunds to prosecute the claim. 1 Although of gentle blood, Thomas Newcomen, sonof Elias, and the inventor, was a tradesman in Dart- Worthy (C), Devonshire Parishes, II, pp. 371-4. Exon., SKETCH OF NEWCOMINS HOUbE,LOWER STRKET, DARTMOUTH,BEFORE IT WAS DEMOLISHED
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