Above photo courtesy of Lee Newcomb. His grandfather, John Wesley Newcomb, lived on James Island for for 50 years. The photo depicts the residence he purchased in 1890 for $800. The home had 57 acres and was situated on Scotts Cove on James Island. Mr. Newcomb supported his family by working on the water when they lived on James Island.  He owned the bugeye Lottie M. Leach (see photo in the Taylors Island Shipbuilding/Historic Ships of Taylors Island section of this website) and after he sold her he bought the bugeye "Geneva Newcomb" (see also a photo in the Taylors Island Shipbuilding/Historic Ships of Taylors Island section of this website) built by Moses Geohegan on Taylors Island. Unfortunately, much of his farmland eroded into the Chesapeake and he moved his family to Cambridge in the early 1900's and sold the home and property for $475.00 in 1905 (see deed below). When he moved to James Island you could walk to Taylors Island through the gut and/or over a small bridge. When he left the island the trip could only be made by boat. In February 2010 and February 5, 2020 Lee Newcomb gave presentations about the history of his family on James Island to the South Dorchester Folk Museum (http://www.sdfmuseum.net/).
Sherman Cooper on James Island 1928 (photo courtesy of family photo collection of Stephanie Coleman Elliott)​.
Captain J. Everett Dean and residence on James Island (photo courtesy of family photo collection of Stephanie Coleman Elliott)​.
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Golden Pheasant on James Island 1928 (photo courtesy of family photo collection of Stephanie Coleman Elliott)​.
Above photo taken on James Island undated. On the opposite side was written (Tom Leonard's place) left - Jane Maguire & Etta Jones
Photo courtesy of Lee Newcomb