Bernard Lombard (abt. 1608 - aft. 1668)

Born about 1608 in Thorncombe, Dorset, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Clarke) Lombard — married about 1627 in Plymouth Colony [uncertain]

Descendants

Died after 1668 after about age 60 in Barnstable, Plymouth Colony

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Needs: It appears uncertain whether or not his wife's name was Mary Clarke based on bio and comments.

Biography

Parentage

Amos Otis, in 1890, believed that Bernard was brother (not son) of Thomas Lombard, and that they were from Tenterton (Kent), England.^[1] But subsequent research found that Bernard was son of Thomas and from Thorncombe, Dorset, England.^[2] Bernard deposed 20 February 1668/9 to be aged about sixty.^[2]

Residency in Dorchester and Scituate

Otis states that Bernard was probably in Dorchester in 1630, but in Scituate in 1634, where he and his wife joined Mr. Lothrop's church 19th April, 1635.^[1][3]

Residency in Barnstable

According to Otis, Bernard then settled in Barnstable in the fall of 1639; his house lot was near the site of the old mill, towards the shore. In 1660 he was appointed by the colony court to lay out lands granted to inhabitants of Eastham; and in 1665 to lay out 100 acres of land in Chatham allowed to Wm. Nickerson. He was one of the seven persons in town in 1664 having the prefix of "Mr.," a title which at that time signified that its possessor was a man of public and social consideration. He was also ensign of the military company in Barnstable in 1652, a place of distinction in those days. In 1667 he was appointed one of the committee to lay out lands in Succanessett.^[1]

Marriage

According to Anderson, Bernard married his first wife, name unknown, by about 1633.^[2] Anderson notes that "Wakefield suggests that Bernard Lombard may have had a second wife, who may have been daughter of William Clarke of Yarmouth."^[4] This is based on his testimony in the will of William Clark..^[5]

Children

Barnstable vital records contain records for the births of the following children:

• Martha, b. 19 Apr 1640.^[6]
• Jabez, b. 1 Jul 1642.^[6]

Wakefield proposes that he had at least the following children, which include the two above:^[7]

• Thomas, b. ca. 1633; m. Elizabeth Derby 23 Dec 1665
• Abigail, b. ca. 1634; m. James Claghorn 6 Jan 1654; d. Oct 1677
• Mary d/o Bernard Lumbard, bpt. Scituate 8 Oct 1637;^[8] m. George Lewis, Jr. Dec 1654
• Martha, b. prob. 19 Sept 1639; bpt. 3 Nov 1639; m. John Martin 1 July 1657
• Jabez , b. prob. 1 July 1641; bpt. 4 July 1641; m. Sarah Derby 1 Dec 1660

Death

According to Otis, Bernard died about 1667, aged not far from 60 years.^[1] However, Barnard Lumbert, aged 60, testified 28th 12 mo 1668 (Feb 1668/9) that William Clark of Yarmouth, by his nuncupative (verbal) will, about July 1668, gave all his property to Joseph Benjamin. Barnard speaks of him as "father Clark" leading to the clue that perhaps Barnard married secondly to a daughter of William. ^[9][10]

Research Notes

Wife / perhaps first wife: Torrey's New England Marriages lists: "LUMBART, Barnard/Bernard? (1607/8-) (ae 60 in 1668) & [?Mary ____ ]; by 19 Apr 1635, by 1632?;" giving a list of his sources.^[11] All but two of these items are available online. They have all been examined. There is no mention of the name Mary.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Amos Otis, Genealogical notes of Barnstable families, Barnstable, MA: (1890), Volume 2, p 218
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Robert Charles Anderson, Great Migration Begins, Boston, MA: NEHGS, 1995, p. 1197, citing both Wakefield (1976) and Rue (1992?). Link by $ubscription
3. ↑ John Lathrop (1584-1653). Records of First Parish Church (Scituate, Mass.) and East Parish Congregational Church (Barnstable, Mass.) p 4, original images
4. ↑ Anderson, p 1197, citing The American Genealogist, 52:138-139
5. ↑ Winsor, Justin, "Abstracts of the Earliest Wills in the Probate Office, Plymouth" (a continuing series), The New England Historical and Genealogical Register... 7:1853):178 (William Clark, Yarmouth); digital images, HathiTrust.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Johnson, Lennart Eben, Barnstable town record (Barnstable, MA : Town of Barnstable, 2007) Vol. 1. part B-3, image 320 of 340; original vol. 1:430 (Archive.org)
7. ↑ Wakefield, Robert S. "The Lombard Family of Barnstable, Mass." The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) TAG 52 (July,1976):136, at 138. AmericanAncestors $
8. ↑ John Lathrop (1584-1653). Records of First Parish Church (Scituate, Mass.) and East Parish Congregational Church (Barnstable, Mass.) (copy) (MVP #501) p. 8
9. ↑ Justin Winsor, "Abstracts of the Earliest Wills in the Probate Office, Plymouth" (a continuing series), The New England Historical and Genealogical Register... 7:1853):178 (William Clark, Yarmouth); digital images, HathiTrust.
10. ↑ "Plymouth Colony Wills and Inventories" The Mayflower Descendant Vol 17: pp 109, 110. Contains Full text.
11. ↑ Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015.) [URL p#]

See also:

• Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, "Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders, Vol. I, 1633-1640," William White, 1855, pp 48, 53, 72, 104

• Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, "Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, Court Orders, Vol. II, 1641-1651," William White, 1855, pp 65, 102, 126, 140, 143

• Other volumes of Records of the Colony of New Plymouth
• On passenger "A" of the ship Mary and John 1630.
• maryandjohn1630.com

Analysis of Sources Used by Torrey for wife [?Mary]

LUMBART, Barnard/Bernard? (1607/8-) (ae 60 in 1668) & [?Mary ____ ]; by 19 Apr 1635, by 1632?; Scituate/Barnstable {MD 11:96, 17:109; Randall Anc. 334; Swift (1955) 48; Reg. 2:195, 9:279, 12:249; Cape Cod Lib. 54:3; Lumbert-Lombard 3; Lewis (,4) 3:79; Truro Hist 541; Cape Cod 1; Bassett Preston 137; Blake-torrey 148; Holman MS Manter 1}

• MD 11:96, "The births of Bernard Lumbarts Children: his Daughter Martha born about 19 of Sept 1640, his Son Jabez born about ye 1 of July 1642, Jabesh Lumbart & Sarah Derby married 1 Decemr 1660. Barnstable, Massachusetts, Vital Records.
• MD 17:109; Plymouth Colony Wills and Inventories. This is the nuncupative will of William Clark.
• Randall Anc. 334; Randall, Frank Alfred, Randall and Allied Families (Chicago: Raveret-Weber, 1943) no mention of wife. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89069270130&view=1up&seq=350
• Swift (1955) 48; Swift, Katharine (Whitin), The Whitin Family (Whitinsville, Mass., 1955) nothing here
• Reg. 2:195, "First Settlers of Barnstable" no wife mentioned lists two children, Martha and Jabez.
• Reg.9:279, "Scituate and Barnstable Church Records." list Bernard and wife (not named)
• Reg.12:249; "Notes on the Lombard Family." No wife listed Married ____ 4 children listed.
• Cape Cod Lib. 54:3; 54. The Lumbert or Lombard family / Amos Otis Accessed at Ancestry ($) m. _____ lists six children inc. Jemima m. Joseph Preston.
• Lumbert-Lombard 3; Lumbert-Lombard: Otis, Amos, The Lumbert or Lombard Family (Yarmouthport Mass.: C. W. Swift, 1914) same as above.
• Lewis (#4) 3:79; Lewisiana, or The Lewis Letter (monthly), 17 vols. in 6 (Lisle, N.Y., 1887–1907) vol 3 not available online.
• Truro Hist 541; Truro Hist.: Rich, Shebnah, Truro-Cape Cod, or, Land Marks and Sea Marks (1884) Mentions no wife's name. Gives bapti. for Mary d/o https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=Rcdk_lguAMcC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_atb_hover&pg=GBS.PA541
• Cape Cod 1; No Cape Cod listed. Vol #?
• Bassett Preston 137; Preston, Mary Isabella, Bassett-Preston Ancestors: A History of the Ancestors in America of Marion Bassett Luitweiler, Howard Murray Bassett, Preston Rogers Bassett, Isabel Bassett Wasson, and Helen Bassett Hauser, Children of Edward M. and Annie (Preston) (New Haven: Tuttle Morehouse & Taylor, 1930) Edward Hawes m. possibly Eliony Lumber poss. sister of Thomas and Bernard.
• Blake-torrey 148; Gendrot, Almira (Torrey) (Blake) (Fenno), The Ancestry and Allied Families of Nathan Blake 3rd and Susan (Torrey) Blake, Early Residents of East Corinth, Vermont (priv. print., Boston, 1916) sketch of Joseph Benjamin m. 1661 Jemima Lombard d/o Thomas and Joyce Lombard.
• Holman MS Manter 1 folder, WLH Papers, Mss 920