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Deborah Newcomb

Born Apr 1762 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Daughter of Simon Newcomb III and Mercy (Gore) Bishop

Sister of Simon Lathrop Newcomb, Obadiah Newcomb, Ebenezer Bishop [half] and Olivia (Bishop) Roy [half]

Wife of Nathaniel Travis — married 1784 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada

Descendants

Mother of Elizabeth (Travis) Smith, Ann Jonsen (Travis) Chapman, Deborah C (Travis) Smith, William Travis, William Travis, Simon Lathrop Newcomb Travis, Daniel Travis, Charity Travis, Sophia (Travis) Black, James Travis and John E Travis

Died 29 Mar 1827 at age 64 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia

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Biography

Deborah Newcomb was born in April, 1762 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, daughter of Simon Newcomb (1745–1776) and Mercy Gore (1742–1833).

Her siblings were:

Simon Lathrop Newcomb (1770–1846)
Obadiah Newcomb (1775–1847)
Ebenezer Bishop (1784–1846)
Olivia Bishop (1789–1875)

Deborah (21) married Nathaniel Travis (20) (born on June 20, 1763 in Westchester, New York; son of William Travis and Elizabeth Fowler) in 1784 in Amherst, Canada. Their known children were:

Elizabeth Travis (~1785–1822)
Ann Jonsen Travis (~1788–1869)
Deborah C Travis (1790–1863)
William Travis (1790–1791)
William Travis (1793–1801)
Simon Lathrop Newcomb Travis (1794–1825)
Daniel Travis (1799–1861)
Charity Travis (1800–1865)
Sophia Travis (1802–1833)
James Travis (1805–1889)
John E Travis (1807–~1874)

Deborah died on March 29, 1827 in Amherst, aged 64. She was buried in West Amherst Cemetery, West Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.^[1]

Sources

↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40364051/deborah-travis: accessed), memorial page for Deborah Newcomb Travis (Apr 1762–20 Mar 1827), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40364051, citing West Amherst Cemetery, West Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada; Maintained by Jeffrey James (contributor 47902931).

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Deborah by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Deborah:

~3.12% Larry Travis : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch GN3529207 [compare], yourDNAportal LARcdd234af, FTDNA kit #N25118
~1.56% Marge Platt : 23andMe
~1.56% Michael Travis : 23andMe
~1.56% Penny (Jorgenson) Axtman : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch Hv2706865 [compare], Ancestry member pjaxtman317103
~1.56% Pamela Smith : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BE3806716 [compare], Ancestry member Pam_smith_mj1974
~1.56% Kenneth Chapman : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #563342
~0.78% Ronald Nickerson : 23andMe, GEDmatch RY6260638 [compare]

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Deborah Newcomb (1762 - 1827)

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