Deborah
Newcomb
Born 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
at age 64
in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia
Profile last modified
| Created 4 May 2020
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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. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Deborah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Deborah:
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~3.12%
Larry Travis
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch GN3529207 [compare], yourDNAportal LARcdd234af, FTDNA kit #N25118
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~1.56%
Marge Platt :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Michael Travis :
23andMe
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~1.56%
Penny (Jorgenson) Axtman :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch Hv2706865 [compare], Ancestry member pjaxtman317103
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~1.56%
Pamela Smith :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BE3806716 [compare], Ancestry member Pam_smith_mj1974
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~1.56%
Kenneth Chapman :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #563342
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~0.78%
Ronald Nickerson :
23andMe, GEDmatch RY6260638 [compare]
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