Genealogical Memoir of the Newcomb Family, Containing Records of Nearly Every Person of the Name in America From 1635 to 1874 e-bog

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. In the early part of 1861 nearly 14 years ago the Author commenced the collection of records relating to his near kindred, but not with a view to their publication; not until some months after did it occur to him that the result of his researches might one day reach the printer. The work was begun and has been car ried forward as a labor of love; an incredible amount of time has been bestowed upon it; the last four years have been almost wholly devoted to it. Several thousand letters have been written as high, in one instance, as 600 in a single month and many more circulars have been sent out soliciting facts respecting the family; persons of the largest experience have been employed in searching Old as well as modern records. Thousands of letters have been received conveying facts respecting the family; these letters have varied in length from a Single page, note size, to over 60 pages of foolscap closely written and much abbreviated. While it would require several volumes Of this Size to print all these communications verbatim, yet the substance, what were deemed the more important facts, are here presented; if any do not find as full an account of themselves and families as was anticipated, it is because, with exceptional instances, no m6re was furnished.