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	Ezabell Combe Husband Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Marriage: Wife Ezabell Combe (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Father: Archdale II Combe (Bef 1699-1735) ¹ Mother: Mary ( - ) ¹ John Frederick Boyce Combe Major Gen and Helen Violet Seymour Husband John Frederick Boyce Combe Major Gen (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Father: Christian Combe Capt Mother: Jane Lady Marriage: Wife Helen Violet Seymour ² ³ Born: 21 Mar 1900 Christened: Died: Buried: Father: Percy Seymour Major (1847-1907) ² ³ Mother: Violet White Hon ( -1927) ² ³ Other Spouse: George Edward Gosling Major ( -1938) ² ³ - 12 Nov 1924 Judith Combe Husband Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Marriage: Wife Judith Combe ¹ Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Father: John Combes (Abt 1662-1717) ¹ Mother: Hannah Mason ( - ) ¹ Mary Combe Husband Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Marriage: Wife Mary Combe ¹ Born: <1725> Christened: Died: Buried: Father: Archdale II Combe (Bef 1699-1735) ¹ Mother: Mary Combe Husband Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Marriage: Wife Mary Combe ¹ Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Father: John Combes (Abt 1662-1717) ¹ Mother: Hannah Mason ( - ) ¹ Mason Combe Husband Mason Combe ¹ Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Father: John Combes (Abt 1662-1717) ¹ Mother: Hannah Mason ( - ) ¹ Marriage: Wife Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Richard Combe Husband Richard Combe ¹ Born: Abt 1537 - Lord Combe Manor, Devonshire, England Christened: Died: 1619 Buried: Marriage: Wife Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Children 1 M John Combe ¹ Born: 1569 - Saint Olave 'S, Hart Street, London, Middlesex, England Christened: Died: Buried: Spouse: Margaret Archdale (1569- ) ¹ Sarah Combe Husband Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Marriage: Wife Sarah Combe ¹ Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Father: John Combes (Abt 1662-1717) ¹ Mother: Hannah Mason ( - ) ¹ John Combes and Hannah Mason Husband John Combes ¹ Born: Abt 1662 - Old Rappahannock County, VA Christened: Died: 1717 - Richmond County, VA Buried: Father: Archdale I Combs ( -1694) ¹ Mother: Elizabeth Butler Underwood ( - ) ¹ Marriage: Other Spouse: Ann ( - ) ¹ Wife Hannah Mason ¹ Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Children 1 F Judith Combe ¹ Born: Christened: Died: Buried: 2 F Amy Combe ¹ Born: Christened: Died: Buried: 3 F Elizabeth Combe ¹ Born: Christened: Died: Buried: 4 F Mary Combe ¹ Born: Christened: Died: Buried: 5 F Sarah Combe ¹ Born: Christened: Died: Buried: 6 M Mason Combe ¹ Born: Christened: Died: Buried: 7 M Joseph Combe ¹ Born: 1690 - Stafford County, VA Christened: Died: 1760 - Stafford County, VA Buried: Spouse: Elizabeth ( - ) ¹ 8 M Archdale II Combe ¹ Born: Bef 1699 Christened: Died: 1735 - King George County, VA Buried: Spouse: Mary ( - ) ¹ General Notes (Husband) John COMBS appears in the records of Old Rappahann o c k f o r the first time as an adult on 26 Apr 1690, Joh n [ JC ] CO M BS and Wm. UNDERWOOD (presumably William UNDE RWOO D , Sr. ) wi tnessed a deed from James and Ann DABNE Y to Fr an cis ST ERN E (s/in-law of Warwick & Margaret (PO WELL?) C amm ock o f Peum an's End Run on the south side o f the Rapp ahan nock R iver) , for land on the North side o f the Rappa hanno ck Rive r in t hat part of the county whi ch in 1692 w ould b ecome Ri chmon d (Old Rappa DB8:229). On 11 Dec 1691 John COUMBES, his brother, Willia m a n d h i s mother, "Eliza COUMBS," are named in a deed w here b y hi s h alf-brother, William [OU] UNDERWOOD sold hi s moi et y (sh are ) of the 600 acre tract on Peumans' En d Run se cur ed b y Eliz abeth for her three sons as part o f her dow er s ettle ment a s widow of Col. Wm. UNDERWOOD ( Richmond D B1:7) , an d on 8 Se p 1692 an order was grante d by the Ric hmon d Court s for th e non-appearance of Jno . COMBES i n a sui t by Abrah . BLAGG ( Richmond OB2:38). ( See Also We stmorela nd VA & St . Mary's M D re Abrham. BLA GG) On 3 Jan 1692/3, John COOMBES of Richmond, planter , s o l d t o Thomas KENDALL, also of Richmond, land (acrea ge n o t l iste d) adjacent to both COOMBES and "Ann his wi fe, " an d Jo hn WI LLIS. This deed, recorded 20 Dec 1693 , is t he on ly re cord f ound of Ann thus far (Richmond Co , Recor ds, 16 92-170 4, p. 9 9). Thomas KENDALL and his wi fe, Mart ha GOFF , wer e the pare nts of William KENDALL wh o later m arried J ohn CO MBS' daught er, Elizabeth. On the same date, John WILLIS of Richmond also sol d a t r a c t to Thomas KENDALL described as "being betwee n the l a n d o f INDREIN [sic] and Joseph MASON." (ibid. , p. 97) " IN DR EIN " is believed to refer to Edward "Indi an Ned" Gun sto cke r. " This land is further described i n a land paten t da te d 1 3 Mar 1696/7 by John COMBS of Ri chmond for 20 0 acre s ad jace nt the land of William YARET T now Mr. TANK ARD'S , UNDER WOOD' S line, near "Indian Nee ds old field. " (Nort h Neck Pa t Bk 2 :263) On 8 Oct 1697, the Richmond Courts dismissed a suit br o u g h t by John BENNETT against John COOMBES, "the Plt. n o t p ro se cuting (Richmond OB2:273), and on 7 Sep 1698, J oh n CO OMB E S is mentioned as being in possession of a Co w a nd ye arli n g owned by Arthur NOTWELL (Richmond OB2:33 2) That John COMBS was "comfortably well off" is indic a t e d b y the fact that he had indentured servants. Thes e i nc lu de d a John HARRIS whom on 4 Nov 1698, was presen te d t o th e co urt by John COOMBS and adjudged to be 13 y ear s o f ag e (Rich mond OB2:363), and Elinor WELCH, who w as p rese nte d to the c ourt on 4 Nov 1702 for having a ba star d chil d an d ordered t o serve her master additiona l tim e for "th e tro uble of hi s House dureing her time o f Chil dbirth." C OOMB S paid her fi ne, in return for whic h she w as ordere d to se rve an additio nal year. (Richmon d OB3:18 7) On 4 Fe b 1702/ 3 John COMBS pet itioned the Ri chmond Co urt, settin g fort h that John HARRI S had absent ed "himsel fe from hi s servic e the space of te n dayes, " and the Cou rt ordere d HARRIS t o serve an addition al y ear. (Richmon d OB3:224-5) John COMBS appeared in Richmond County Court orders se v e r a l more times over the years, including sitting on t h e g ra n d jury, and on 6 Jun 1705, yet another servan t i s ment ion ed , Michaell OWEN, who was adjudged to be 1 3 ye ars o f age . (R ichmond OB 1704-5:66) On 2 Jun 1709, John COMBS and Henry JAMES were sue d f o r t r espass by Capt. Nicholas SMITH and Mr. Nathanie ll P O P E i n a dispute over bounderies of adjacent land e arli e r so ld t o them by William UNDERWOOD, Sr., a suit u ltima te ly wo n b y John COMBS, and lost by Henry James o n 8 Ju n 17 10 (Ri chmo nd Co, Records, 1704-1724, p. 56 an d 271) . Nath aniel P OPE w as the husband of Jane BROWN, d /o Orig inal an d Jane B ROOK S (Higdon?) Brown, whose daug hter, Ju dith wa s the firs t wif e of William WROE (See An derson-Br own-Wroe) On 23 Jan 1711/12, John COMBS' brother, William, so l d w h a t appears to have been his moiety in the 600 Acr e s on P eu ma ns End Run in now-Essex Co VA to Richard TU T T [husban d o f M ary UNDERWOOD, d/o William UNDERWOOD, S r. ], the dee d wi tnes sed by Joseph DINKER, John [x] COMB S a nd Tim. ATK INSO N (Ess ex Co, Wills and Deeds, 1711-17 14 , p. 21) and o n tha t sam e date "William UNDERWOOD, Ge nt' l., of Sittinbu rn Par ., Ric hmond Co.," sold John COM BE S and Richard TUTT , plant ers o f the same county, 40 0 acr es on Punius Inn ru n [sic ] that w as adjacent to Jo hn MEA DOWS [nb: MEADORS] a nd Henr y PETERSE , "this lan d sold b y Warwick CAMMOCK to A mory BUT LER 30 Ap r 1679. " Both dee ds were Rec. 14 Feb 171 1/12 (ibi d.) Note : A r eport on CO MBS land holdings in Ric hmond an d Essex wi l l be added sh ortly. John COMBS died between 11 December 1716 when he sig n e d h i s will, and 7 Feb 1716/1717 when said will was pr ov e d i n Ri chmond County, Virginia (Richmond VA DB3:300- 1) In the Name of God Amen December the 11th: 1716. IMP R I M I S I, John Combs of the Parish of Hanover in the Cou n t y o f R ichmond in Virginia being very sick and weak o f B od y bu tt o f good and perfect sceince and Memory-than ks b e e to Go d Do e make this my last Will and Testamen t in ma nn er and f orm f ollowing that is to say First I b equath m y S oule an d Spirit t into the hands of the Almig hty God m y He avenly F ather b y whome of his Mercy and on ely Grac e I int rust to b ee save d and Redeemed into thro ugh the D eath o f my Savou r and Rede emer Jesus Christ i n whose pre tious B lood I set t the Whol e and onely Hop e of my Salvat ion My w ritched Bod y in hope o f a Joyful l Resurrectio n I comitt t o the Eart h to bee Burie d wit h such Charge s as itt shal l please my E xekutors hereaf t er mentioned . Item-I Doe giv e and Bequeat h unto my young es t son Maso n Combes two hund red acres of L and Lying up on th e Branch es of Pumans End i n the County o f Essex--b eing par t o f a Devident of Land f ormerly belongi ng to W arwick Camm a ck to him and his Heir s for Evermore Wh ic h aforesaid La nd i s allready Laid of- I Doe give and beq u eath unto my d aughte r Elizabeth Kendal l one Cowe.-My w il l and Desire i s that m y Loving Wife Han nah Combes an d my S ix Childre n hereinafte r named have al l and singul ar my per sonall E state Equally D evided amongs t them a s followeth th at i s my Son Archdell m y Daughter J udit h and Mary and Sar a h and Aymee and Mason. B utt if i n ca se my Son Archdel l sho uld bee soe unkind as b y forc e t o Caus his mother m y sai d Wife to Leave as Dispose ss e d the house and Habita tio n I now Live in that then a n d i n such Case my said Wi fe t o take as her proper Good s a ll hi s part of my person all Es tate before given to t he sd . Archd ell Excepting on e Shilli ng of Good and Lawf ull mon ey of Ing land and to b ee possess ed of the same f or Evermo re, and tha t my sai d Wife doe tak e into her Ca re and Cost odie my daugh ter A ymee and my So n Mason as a lso their par ts of my person al l Estate as afor esaid aft er the same i s devided and th e s d. Children and t heir E state to remain e with her unti ll the y shall Arive t o th e Age of Eightee n years or th e Day of Ma rriage and th a t then they the sd . Ayme and Ma son bee posses sed of th e sa me to them and th eir Heirs fo r Evermore.-I Do e like wise No minate and Apoin t my lovin g wife Hannah Combe s a nd John An derson joynt Ex ekutors o f this my last Will a n d Testament . And in Confir mation h earof I have hearunt o set t my Han d and fixt my Se ale th e Day Month and Yea r aforesai d-Desir ing that my sai d Est ate may not bee br ought to an ap raisem ent itt bein g no e waise in Debtt. - John [JC] Combes S igne d Sealed an d Pu blished-- in th e presence of us Isaac AR NOL D, Charle s [ C his marke] WI LLIS Mary [M her marke] Jame s ( A correc te d transcriptio n of that of Josiah H. COMBS, au th or of t h e Combes Gene alogy [see Biblio] The inventory of John COMBS' estate was presente d t o t h e R ichmond County court, dated 30 Mar 1717, an d disc los e s tha t his life style was definitely comforta ble fo r th e t ime an d place: Coombes's Inventory. A true and perfect Inventor y o f a l l a nd singular the Goods Chattels and Credits o f Joh n CO MB ES l ate of this County deced. taken this 3 0 day o f Marc h 1 717 - To a Servant boy, To 6 feather bed s and bo ulstors , T o 4 P illows - 4 Ruggs 2 pr of blanket s, To 2 p r of She ets , 2 tab les, 3 Chistes - 1 trunck , 3 bedsteeds , 6 pewte r Di shes , 4 pewter basons, 10 Pla tes, 4 Iron Po tts, 1 fri ein g pan , 2 Guns, 1 doz of Spoo ns, 3 pr of po t hooks, 2 b rass s Sett les, 2 Croscutt Saw s, 20 Cattle , 4 horses, 21 h ogs , 27 Shee p, 1 Iron Spitt , one pr of f ire tonges, 3 Sad dles , 7 prs o f Wool Card s - 4 Sockets , 1 pewter Gallon po tt , 1 pewter ta nkard , 1 pewter porin ges(?), 4 Earhen Plat es , 1 Earthen Cha m ber pott, 2 Earth en Cups - 4 Earthen Pl ate s, 1 Earthen C ha mber pott, 2 Ea rthen Cups - 1 pewter C hamb er pot, 1 I ron Pe ssle, 2 pail es, 2 pigons(?), 1 tub , 2 tra ys, 1 Lo oking glas s, 1 Car t and Wheales, 1 Cooper s Ag, 1 J oyter (?), 1 drawin g Knif e, one hand Saw, 2 pr. o f Compase s , 1 Saltseler, 2 pr . o f Sheep Shears, 2 box Iro ns, 1 g ongs (?), 1 Chisel, 2 Ca n dlesticks, 6 Side ???, 2 a mulet ts, 2 I ron Wedges, 1 bib le , 1 Sermon book, 1 S??te s , 2 hornbooks , 1 tob:box, Nut meg g rater, 1 pr. of Shil ard s(?), 11 yrd s of blew Lining , 3 yrd s of bed ticking , 8 yr ds of white o ??s, 42 yrds o f ga?licks (?), 6 yds o f ?ustin , 12 yds of Sa luno(?), 1 p r. of Spurs , 194 yrd s of Drugot t, 8-1/2 yrds o f Le?se y - 12 hankes o f Mohai r, 2 yrds o f Serge, 60 yds fr iso , 6 yds of Linen ? s ton e(?), 1 hat , 9 doz of Coat butto n s, 7 doz of Brest butt o ns, 4 Ivor y Combs, to a parcel l o f thread, 4 towels , 1 Napk in, 1 ta ble Cloath, 1 yd o f tick ing, 3 Earthe n pots, 2 Spin ning w heales, 1 Cubard , 1 hamer , 1 powder ing tub, 1 fiddl e t o a parcell of woo l, to a par cell o f Cotton, 3 chair s , 2 hilling hoes - 1W eeding hoe , 1 ha lf buffett, 1 pr o f ta ilers Shears, 1 Ch ist L(ock? ) , 3 A??s & grubiing hoe , 1 bra ss Skillett , 1 Can, 30 p ds . of Nailes, 1 Cuting kn ife, 35 g ea?s , 2 Meals Sifter s, on e old Chist, 1 Grindsto ne. Hanna h [ H her marke] Co mbs, Joh n Anderson, Exrs. of J ohn Comb s . Recorded among st the Reco rds of Richmond Count y the t hir d day of Apri l 1717, Test e M. Beckwith, Cl. Cur . (Tra nscrib ed by C . Hammett, 8/30/9 7) Based on the wording of John COMBS' will, it appea r s t h a t only his daughter, Aime, and his son, Mason, we r e und e r 1 4 years of age at the time of its signing (Ma so n COMB S , Sr . is later proved to have been b ca1714) , an d some p os sibl y over 18. Given that his son, Archda le, w as of ag e an d als o the son of Hannah, the marriag e of Jo hn and Ha nna h presum ably took place between 169 3 and 169 8. Moreove r, t he wordin g of his will also impl ies that a ll the name d chi ldren othe r than possibly Eli zabeth wer e issue by Ha nnah . That Archda le was John's e ldest livin g son is confi rme d by both his st ated concer n that Archd ale might dispo sses s his mother, Han nah, an d by a late r record dated 2 2 Jun 1 719 in which Archd al e sold his fa ther's residence , apparen tly inherited und e r the laws o f primogeniture, a nd possibl y signaling th e rem arriage o f Hannah. (Richmon d DB7:427-42 9) No indic ation ha s bee n found that John COM BS had any ot her chil dren not nam e d in his will, but it i s not, of cour se, p recluded. William Combes Husband William Combes ¹ Born: Abt 1685 Christened: Died: Buried: Father: Archdale I Combs ( -1694) ¹ Mother: Elizabeth Butler Underwood ( - ) ¹ Marriage: Wife Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Combs and Mary Magdalene Hestand Husband Combs ⁴ ⁵ Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Marriage: Wife Mary Magdalene Hestand ⁴ ⁵ Born: 13 Jun 1796 - Washington Co, TN ⁴ ⁵ Christened: Died: Buried: Father: Daniel Hestand (1770-1856) ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ Mother: Elizabeth Mosier (1772- ) ⁴ ⁵ General Notes (Wife) [1735328.ged] [BeamandWilson.FTW] Individual: Marriage: "KY Genealogy...." 976.9 K526w (V2) p58. Albert Washington Combs Husband Albert Washington Combs (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Father: William Combs ( - ) ⁷ Mother: Nancy Carter ( - ) ⁷ Marriage: Wife (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Children 1 M U. C. Combs (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: 2 M Walter Combs (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Alpha Edna Combs Husband (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Marriage: Wife Alpha Edna Combs (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Father: Joseph T Combs (1874-1926) ⁸ Mother: Lillie Day Roper (1877-1959) ⁸ Isaac Smith and America D. Combs Husband Isaac Smith ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ Born: 22 Feb 1855 - Goshen, Mercer, Missouri ⁹ Christened: Died: 30 Nov 1940 ⁹ ¹¹ Buried: - , Sentinel, Oklahoma ⁹ Father: Daniel Smith (1814-1909) ⁹ ¹¹ ¹² ¹³ Mother: Barbara Mooter (1816-1904) ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ ¹² Marriage: 9 Mar 1884 - Audubon, Texas ⁹ ¹¹ Noted events in his life were: • Alt. Birth ¹¹, Goshen, Mercer Missouri, 22 Feb 1855 Wife America D. Combs ⁹ ¹⁰ ¹¹ Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Anthony Combs Husband Anthony Combs (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Father: William R. Combs Mother: Pheobe Ragland Marriage: Wife (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Archdale I Combs and Elizabeth Butler Underwood Husband Archdale I Combs ¹ Born: Christened: Died: 1694 - Rappahannock County, VA Buried: Father: John Combe (1569- ) ¹ Mother: Margaret Archdale (1569- ) ¹ Marriage: 1674 Wife Elizabeth Butler Underwood ¹ Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Children 1 M John Combes ¹ Born: Abt 1662 - Old Rappahannock County, VA Christened: Died: 1717 - Richmond County, VA Buried: Spouse: Ann ( - ) ¹ Spouse: Hannah Mason ( - ) ¹ 2 M William Combes ¹ Born: Abt 1685 Christened: Died: Buried: General Notes (Husband) Thus far, the earliest records for any Archdale CO M B S i n t he Colonies are found in Stafford County, Virgi n i a in 1 665 , and believed to be (although not yet docum en te d) thos e o f Archdale COMBS of Old Rappahannock. I n on e in stance , hi s suit against a Mr. William BROWN i s dism issed ; and i n th e other he sits on a jury (Staffo rd Co V A OB , 1664-166 8). T he latter would indicate tha t Archdal e wa s a landowne r, bu t the only 17th century C OMBS Lan d Recor d found in St affor d is for a 1688 mentio n of an A rchibal d COMBS whom (a gain n ot yet documented) , we belie ve to ha ve probably bee n Archda le, in part be cause no ot her recor d for an Archiba ld has be en found , but also bec ause the a bbreviation for b oth give n name s was "Archd. " and thus ea sily confused by c ourt cler ks . (Stafford DB P:98-101) The 1665 Stafford Co, VA Court Records for Archdal e w e r e i n Apr - Aug 1665, and later that same year, o n 19 O c t 1 66 5 in Old Rappahannock Co, VA, Archdale COMB S and J os ep h OKA NE witnessed the deed of James COGHIL L to Joh n SPE E D (Old R appa D&W 5:208) Archdale COMBS continued to appear in the record s o f O l d R appahannock sporadically over the next almos t twe nt y ye ars , usually as a witness, and at some poin t betwe e n the y ear s 1662 and 1666, Archdale COMBS of Ol d Rapp a ma rried El izab eth, widow of Col. Wm. UNDERWOOD , and ap paren tly previ ous t o that(?) also the widow o f a second , earli er unident ifie d UNDERWOOD by whom sh e appears t o have ha d a son, Wil lia m UNDERWOOD, Jr. (Se e Also COMBS /UNDERWOO D &c Familie s & (C OMBS) Elizabet h & Col. Wm. UN DERWOOD). On 7 Jun 1666, Archdall COMBE gifted his "sone in La w " W i l liam UNDERWOOD, Jr. 2 cows, a heifer and 1500 pd s . of " go o d sound Tobacco" to be in the care of Archda l l COMBE h ims el f until "the donee come of age to chus e hi m a guardi an. " (O ld Rappa. DB 3:93-94) Note that in Colonial times, the phrase son-in-law w a s c o m monly used to denote step-son, the son of one's w i f e b y a n earlier marriage. Likewise, at that time, Jun i o r wa s no t necessarily the son of a Senior, but ofte n me an t onl y tha t there were two individuals of the sam e nam e i n th e same a rea and/or family, with Junior an d Senio r syn onym s for Youn ger and Elder. In the above i nstance , the J unio r identifie s this William UNDERWOOD a s the so n of Eli zabet h, the relic t of Col. Wm. UNDERWOO D who wa s afterwar d th e wife of Archd ale COMBS. We kno w that Wil liam UNDERW OOD , Jr. above was un der fourtee n years of ag e since he w as n ot yet of an age t o "chus e him a Guardia n." William U NDERW OOD, Jr., born 1652 -16 66, is often con fused in the r ecord s of Old Rappahanno c k and its descend ant county, Ric hmond , with his step-b rothe r, William UND ERWOOD, Sr., bor n 1648 /9, son of Col . Wm. UND ERWOOD an d his earlier wife , Mary ( MOSELEY? BU RTON?). William UNDERWOOD, Jr., however, was probably no t t h e s o n of Col. Wm. UNDERWOOD - not unless we accep t tha t t he C ol onel had two sons named William UNDERWOO D - th e eld e r a Sen ior, born 1648/9, the son of the Col onel b y his e ar lier wif e, Mary (MOSELEY? BURTON?), an d the you nger a J uni or, bor n 1652-1666, son of his las t wife, Eli zabeth, w ho w as appar ently the widow of tw o UNDERWOODS , and possib ly ev en two Wi lliam UNDERWOODS. The next mention found of Archdale COMBS in the rec o r d s o f Old Rappa. is ca 1667 (record refers to an unam e d s er van t purchased of Archdall) and in 1668, we fin d hi m fo r t he f irst time as a property owner, as is sho wn b y a se rie s of r ecords that also link Archdale COMB S t o a probab le n ear rel ative, Abraham COMBS (See Abrah am C OMBS of Ol d Rapp a VA & S t. Mary's MD). A deed for the property dated 1 Dec 1666, and prov e d 2 8 S e p 1668, from Rorah MACRAH to James COGHILL (la n d boug h t o f Wm. GIBSON), was witnessed by Abraham COOM B E and R o : PAYN E. The following year, in a deed date d 1 8 Dec 166 7 , and pro ved 14 Feb 1667/8, James COGHIL L sol d the prope rt y to Archd all COMBE (Old Rap Co., V a DB Par t I of 1668- 167 0:29-30), b ut on the same date i t was pro ved, 14 Feb 1 667/ 8, Archdal l COMBE sold the pr operty t o Francis TRIPLE TT wh o in turn s old the land t o Francis STERNE, husband of Mary CAMMOCK, d/o Warwick and Marg a r e t ( WILLIAMS?) (Thatcher) Cammock. In a 1718 Esse x C o V A de ed d ated 17 Aug 1718, Isaac and Mary [CAMMOC K Ste rn ] TRIC K of S itting Bourne Parish, Co of Essex, d eede d thi s lan d to Davi d STERN (Mary's son by Francis , the p ropert y desc ribed as " 150 acres in St. Mary's Pa rish, o n the so uth sid e of Pumen s End Swamp bounded b y land o f John COMB S deceas ed to corne r of William CAMM OCK" (s/ o Mary and gs /o of War wick and Mar garet (WILLIA MS?) (Tha tcher) Cammock ). The only other record found thus far in reference to A r c h d ale COMBS owning property in Old Rappahannock was r ec or d e d 7 Feb 1667/68, and dated 5 Mar 1667/8: "Archida l l COM B E o f Rappa. Co., Gent." secured a debt to John B RA DFORT H o f Ol d Rappa., a miller, with "200 acres known e b y th e nam e of T HE FORREST with all Houses belonging. as a lso " the do wry o f my now Wife Elizabeth." (Old Rap . Co. , Va. D B 3:362 -363 ) Note: Another record indicate s BRADF ORTH wa s actuall y BRA DFORD (See Below). The above record provides another possible "clue" wi t h i t ' s reference to Elizabeth as "my now wife." This w a s a p hr as e often used to indicate that there had be e n a prio r mar ria ge, and it is believed probable, base d o n both El izabet h' s prior marriages and the above rec ord , that thei rs wa s no t Archdale COMBS' first marriag e eit her - raisin g th e large , still-unanswered questio n as t o whether Arch dal e COMBS ma y have left issue by e arlie r marriage(s). Ho pefu lly, an int ensive study of la nd rec ords, currently un derwa y, will prov ide the answer. Based on the dates, it appears that the above land re c o r d s refer to two distinct and separate tracts of la n d - t h e e arlier records for a two-thirds moiety (comm o n share ) o f 23 8 acres on the south side of the Rapp a i n what wou ld b ecom e Essex County, and the latter 20 0 acr es "in th e Fores t," a nd possibly on the north sid e of th e Rappahan nock Riv er i n what would become Richmo nd Count y. No furth er record s hav e been located yet fo r this lan d, and it i s not know n yet i f the above recor d was an in dication tha t Archdal e COMBS wa s suffering f rom financia l difficultie s, althoug h it may b e tellin g that Archdal e had sold th e Essex lan d that same y ear. That his life was not without some problems was mad e c l e a r by a power of attorney, dated 22 Jun 1668, an d reco rd e d 1 0 Jul 1668, from Archdall COMBE of Rappa. C o. to " m y fr ien d Warwick CAMMOCK of the same county m y lawful l at torne y t o answer the suite of Majr. John WE IR... (Ol d Rap pa. Co ., V a. DB 3:479-480) Later that sam e year , a powe r of atto rne y dated & recorded 2 Nov 1668 , fro m Archdall e COMBE t o "lov eing Friende Mr. Warrick e CAMMO CKE his att orney to a cknowle dge judgemt. to Capt . Alexr . FLEMING an d Raleigh TR AVERS fo r what Tobacco s hall app eare due to t hem as Admrs . of Joh n BRADFORD Mil ler dec'd . (Old Rap Co. , Va DB Par t I of 1668 -1670:72) The details of the suit brought by John WEIR are not k n o w n , but the second record above indicates that Archda l e C OM B S had not yet paid John BRADFORD his debt due 1 0 O ct 1 66 8 . Also note that John WEIRE was the (step?) f athe r o f Mar ga ret, wife of (1) John WATTS and (2) Abrah am BL AGG , who w as , years later, security for Archdale' s son , John . Also s e e the 1695 Westmoreland Co VA wil l of Rob ert BEC KINGHAM w h o m Elizabeth, widow of Raleig h TRAVERS , in whi ch BECKING HA M names as his sister an d brother i n law, a J ohn and Eli zab eth COMBS. (See als o Burroughs-V assall-War e Families) Likewise no further details have been garnered in refe r e n c e to yet another power of attorney dated 22 Dec 16 6 8 , i n wh ich Archdall COMBE appointed "Mr. Jno. FOXHAL L h i s att orne y in a business depending between Mr. LAN E an d m yself e as a lso between Mr. GLOVER and myselfe. , " whi ch w as wit nessed b y Marmaduke HUDSON and Marmadu ke DENNI S (Ol d Rap C o., Va D B Part I of 1668-1670:60) N either Mr . LANE , nor Mr . GLOVE R have been identified ye t; however , give n that th e Archdal e COMBE of Soulbury m ay have bee n in Ir eland duri ng the per iod 1656-1664, i t may be sign ifican t that John F OXHALL'S br other, Abrah am, wrote hi s will i n Dublin in 167 9. It is not until 1670 that we locate the next menti o n o f A r chdale COMBS in the records of Old Rappa aga i n - thi s ti m e obliquely, but significantly, in a dee d da ted 4 Ju l 167 0 , but not proved until 7 May 1684, fr om "W illiam UN DERWO O D Senyr. of the Parrish of Sittingb orne i n the Coun ty o f Ra ppahannock" to Mr. John FOXHAL L "of Po pe's Cree k in th e Cou nty of Westmoreland, Merch ant," a l ease of UN DERWOOD' S Mill , in which UNDERWOOD d eclares le ases "all h is righ t which h e hath or hereafte r by the de ath of his M other i n Law shoul d have to tha t Grist or Wa ter Mill wit h the app ences: scitu ate lyin g and being i n the County an d Parish a foresaid an d som e time in the o ccupation of Arc hidall COMB E and lat e i n the possessio n of John PAYNE." ( Old Rappa. D B7:108 -111) As noted earlier, and documented by the above record , W i l l iam UNDERWOOD, Sr., was the eldest son and lawfu l he i r o f C ol. Wm. UNDERWOOD, and the step-son of Eliza beth , r elic t o f Col. Wm. UNDERWOOD and "now wife" of Ar chdal e CO MBS . Wm . UNDERWOOD Sr.'s reference above to hi s Moth er i n La w (ste p-mother) was to Elizabeth (Underwo od) (Un derwo od) C ombs, a nd it is probable that the four teen-yea r dela y betw een sign ing and proving this deed i n 1670, a nd reco rding i t in 1684 , was occasioned by th e death o f Elizabet h, and p robably b y Archdall as well , althoug h we don't kn ow when o r where a s yet. (See Als o 1684 Gua rdianship/Appr enticeshi p records f or Willia m and Charle s COMBS of Old R appa.) Although we know from this record that by 1670, Arch d a l e w as no longer occupying UNDERWOOD'S Mill, from th e f ol lo win g records, we also know that his departure fr om t h e mil l di d not signal Archdale's departure from Ol d Rap p a Count y sin ce on 17 May 1673, Archdale COMBE [si c] wit ne ssed a t ransac tion between James COGHILL & Pete r OLDE , wh ich was p roved o n 3 Sep 1673. (Old Rappa Deed s, 1668 -1672 , Part I:1 32), an d again on 29 Sep 1674, wh en Pete r OLD t ransferre d the Bil l of Sale back to Jame s COGHILL . (Old R appa DB5:2 38) In 1674, Archdale and Elizabeth COMBS signed two Old R a p p a . deeds further clarifying their relationship to t h e UN DE RW OODS: The first, dated 14 Nov 1674, reads: "We, Archdall C O M B E S and Elizabeth COMBES the Lawfull Wife of the sd . Ar ch da l e living and being in the Parish of Sitting Bo urn e o f th e C ounty of Rappa in Virginia...for divers va luab le c auses ...e specially for and in consideration o f 600 a cs. o f lan d mad e over to the sd. Elizabeth COMBE S and he r tw o Sone s as b y a Writing will appear, have b y these p resen ts devi sed, gr anted, sold and confirmed.. .unto Will iam UN DERWOO D Senr. li ving and being in the P arish and C ounty a fsd. th e Lawfull S one and Heir Appare nt of Collo . Willia m UNDERWO OD decease d and formerly hu sband of th e afsd. El izabeth, t o him, hi s heirs and ass igns foreve r all and ev ery part an d parcel l of the righ t, claim an d remainders i n the third s and Dowr y of th e same formerl y called The Mo unt scituat e lying in a n d being in the Pa rish and Count y afsd wch di d of Right a n d by Law belon g and descend t o the said Eliza beth as b ein g the Relic t of Collo. Willia m UNDERWOOD dece d afore said an d now i n Rights & in the po ssesion & occupat io n of the sai d Arc hdale COMBES as Inter marrying with h e r the aforesaid E li zabeth To have hold us e and posses s th e aforesaid Dowr y a nd thirds of the sai d land witha ll an d singular the t enemen ts and appurtenanc es excepti ng onl y the profitts o f the thi rds of the Mil l theret o belongin g to the said W illiam UNDER WOOD his hei rs an d assigns fore ver . " s/Arc hdale COMBS an d Elizabet h CO MBS. (Old Rappa C o., Va, D B Part II of 1672-1 676:278- 27 9) . The above not only identifies Elizabeth as forme r w i f e o f Col. Wm. UNDERWOOD, and now the wife of Archd al e CO MB S, b ut also mentions "her two sons." (althoug h "wh ich t w o sons " is still not yet clear). The second deed of genealogical interest, was da t e d 2 N o v 1675, from "Archdale COMBS and Elizabeth COM B S Wi fe o f th e sd. Archdale COMBES" to "Capt. Wm. BAL L o f Lanc aste r Coun ty in Virginia, all that right & int eres t o f a parce ll of l and lying in the freshes of Rapp a Riv er o n the Nort h side t he said River wch was give n by Maj or Wi lliam UNDER WOOD of t he County of Rappa dec ed unto t he tw o daughters o f Mr. Jas . WILLIAMSON dece d Margare t & Mar y WILLIAMSON th e thirds o f which land d id properl y belon g to the sd. Eliz abeth COMBE S as bein g the Relic t of Majo r Wm. UNDERWOOD de ced Wee th e sai d Archdale COM BES & Eliz abeth COMBES." (Ol d Rappa Co . , Va DB Part II o f 1672-1676 :327-328) Both of the above records have proved to refer to a s i n g l e William UNDERWOOD, the same who died ca 1662, th e C o l . Wm . UNDERWOOD whose last marriage was to the wid ow , El iz abet h (-----) Underwood, later wife of Archdal e CO MBS . Stu die s of Col. Wm. UNDERWOOD'S land confirm t hat h e wa s know n va riously as Mr., Capt., Major and Col onel W m. UN DERWOO D ove r a period of years; thus, the us e of tw o diff erent t itle s in the above records is not s ignifica nt. Alt hough th e fir st of the above two record s refers t o Elizab eth COMB S and h er two sones, later re cords see m to indica te that t he numbe r was at least thr ee (See Be low). This m ay have be en an err or, or it ma y indicate th at Elizabeth' s younges t COMBS so n (William ? Charles?) wa s not yet born. Only three more records signed by Archdale COMBS ha v e b e e n found in Old Rappahannock, both as witnesses, t h e fir s t d ated 17 Apr 1677, and proved 27 Mar 1678 (Ol d R appa . Re cord s, 1677-1682, Part 1:167) ; the second d ate d 3 Ma r 167 7/8 , and proved the same date as the firs t; a nd th e thir d date d 1 Jan 1677/8 and proved the sam e date. Whether Archdale COMBS I died in Old Rappa, Staffo r d , o r e ven Maryland or England, or when, is unknow n - on l y tha t h e died after 3 Mar 1677/8 and probably b efor e 7 M ay 168 4. The year 1684 seems probable given that on 7 May o f t h a t y ear, the same date that Wm. UNDERWOOD, Sr. prov ed t h e F OXHA LL deed, the Old Rappahannock Court ordere d "up o n requ est o f John BUTLER that Charles COMBS serv e the s ai d BUTLE R unti l he attaines the age of one an d twenty y ear s, he th e sai d BUTLER finding him sufficie nt Diett wa shin g lodgin g and a pparrell during the sd te rm and at th e exp iration t herof t o allow him as the Ac t directs fo r custom e or Inden ted Serv ants. (Old Rappah annock OB, 16 83-1686 , p. 20 (27) ) , and o n 4 Sep 1684 , that "Willia m COMBS wa s to be boun d to Mr. Wi lliam UN DERWOOD until h e reached t he age of twe nty one year s ac cording to an or der of the V estry of Sitti ngbourne Par i sh, and assigne d to him from A braham STEPP; t he said U NDERW OOD to provi de for him suc h necessarys whic h belon geth to a n apprent ice. (Old Rappa hannock OB, 1683-1 686 , p. 55) The e arly v estry record ord ering Abraham STE P P (STAPP?) as guard ia n is probably no t extant, and the ir s on, John COMBS wa s p robably alread y of age. Unfortunately, neither of the above records disclose e i t h e r age nor length of servitude (indenture/apprentice sh ip ) . N o record for John COMBS is found for this tim e per io d , an d it is believed that he had probably alrea dy att ain e d hi s majority, thus was probably born ca 166 2/3. Th e re li nquis hment of her dower by Archdale and El izabet h COMB S o n 14 No v 1674, apparently in return fo r 600 acr es of l an d for he r sons, John and William, ma y indicate , if Char le s was thei r son, that he was bor n after tha t date (Se e als o Essex C o VA). The 1674 reli nquishment h as also cre ated c onfusion i n the past due t o the followi ng record wh ich app ears to hav e been misin terpreted prev iously. The d eed, dat ed 11 Dec 16 91, Rich mond Co (organi zed from Old R appa.), i s from Willia m UN DERWOOD, Jr. t o William THOMA S and includ es the statem e nt: ".Mr. Wm. UNDERWOOD, Sr. "as Marrying the Sister o f t h e s a id Mr. Ammaree BUTLER. And from the said BUTLE R con fe r' d un to Mr. Wm. UNDERWOOD Senr. as marrying th e Siste r o f t he sa id BUTLER and from the said UNDERWOO D convey' d ov er b y Exch ange of the Thirds of land belon ging unt o Mrs . Eliza : COUMB S with consent of the said M rs. Eliza beth C OUMBS un to Willi am UNDERWOOD, Junr., Joh n COUMBES , and Wi lliam COU MBES to t hem their heires o r assignes f orever. " (Richmon d Deeds, 169 2-1694, Rut h & Sam Sparacio , McLean , VA, 1991) The confusion has arisen not only due to poor synt a x , b u t also from the mistaken belief that "Mr. Wm. UND ER WO OD , Sr ." was the Col. Wm. UNDERWOOD, earlier husban d o f E liz abet h COMBS; and that "Mr. Wm. UNDERWOOD, Jr. " wa s th e so n of C ol. Wm. UNDERWOOD. Instead, Mr. Wm. UNDERWOOD, Sr., was the son of th e C o l . W m. UNDERWOOD, and husband of Mary BUTLER, siste r o f A mo ry ; and Mr. Wm. UNDERWOOD, Jr. was son of Unkno wn a nd E liz abe th (-----) Underwood (Underwood) Combs. T his m istak en i dent ification has resulted in many resear cher s havin g list ed El izabeth as neÃƒÂ¡eaaaaeaaaae BUTLE R - whi ch she m ay hav e wel l been, but not by virtue o f the abov e recor d (We con tinu e to seek her ancestry) . Further con fusing t he relatio nship s, of course, was t he fact that t he Rev. A mory BUTLE R had m arried ca 167 1 Elizabeth UNDER WOOD, sist er of Col . Wm. UNDE RWOOD, wi dow of (respective ly) James T AYLOR, Fra ncis SLAUGH TER a nd John CATLETT. General Notes for Child John Combes John COMBS appears in the records of Old Rappahann o c k f o r the first time as an adult on 26 Apr 1690, Joh n [ JC ] CO M BS and Wm. UNDERWOOD (presumably William UNDE RWOO D , Sr. ) wi tnessed a deed from James and Ann DABNE Y to Fr an cis ST ERN E (s/in-law of Warwick & Margaret (PO WELL?) C amm ock o f Peum an's End Run on the south side o f the Rapp ahan nock R iver) , for land on the North side o f the Rappa hanno ck Rive r in t hat part of the county whi ch in 1692 w ould b ecome Ri chmon d (Old Rappa DB8:229). On 11 Dec 1691 John COUMBES, his brother, Willia m a n d h i s mother, "Eliza COUMBS," are named in a deed w here b y hi s h alf-brother, William [OU] UNDERWOOD sold hi s moi et y (sh are ) of the 600 acre tract on Peumans' En d Run se cur ed b y Eliz abeth for her three sons as part o f her dow er s ettle ment a s widow of Col. Wm. UNDERWOOD ( Richmond D B1:7) , an d on 8 Se p 1692 an order was grante d by the Ric hmon d Court s for th e non-appearance of Jno . COMBES i n a sui t by Abrah . BLAGG ( Richmond OB2:38). ( See Also We stmorela nd VA & St . Mary's M D re Abrham. BLA GG) On 3 Jan 1692/3, John COOMBES of Richmond, planter , s o l d t o Thomas KENDALL, also of Richmond, land (acrea ge n o t l iste d) adjacent to both COOMBES and "Ann his wi fe, " an d Jo hn WI LLIS. This deed, recorded 20 Dec 1693 , is t he on ly re cord f ound of Ann thus far (Richmond Co , Recor ds, 16 92-170 4, p. 9 9). Thomas KENDALL and his wi fe, Mart ha GOFF , wer e the pare nts of William KENDALL wh o later m arried J ohn CO MBS' daught er, Elizabeth. On the same date, John WILLIS of Richmond also sol d a t r a c t to Thomas KENDALL described as "being betwee n the l a n d o f INDREIN [sic] and Joseph MASON." (ibid. , p. 97) " IN DR EIN " is believed to refer to Edward "Indi an Ned" Gun sto cke r. " This land is further described i n a land paten t da te d 1 3 Mar 1696/7 by John COMBS of Ri chmond for 20 0 acre s ad jace nt the land of William YARET T now Mr. TANK ARD'S , UNDER WOOD' S line, near "Indian Nee ds old field. " (Nort h Neck Pa t Bk 2 :263) On 8 Oct 1697, the Richmond Courts dismissed a suit br o u g h t by John BENNETT against John COOMBES, "the Plt. n o t p ro se cuting (Richmond OB2:273), and on 7 Sep 1698, J oh n CO OMB E S is mentioned as being in possession of a Co w a nd ye arli n g owned by Arthur NOTWELL (Richmond OB2:33 2) That John COMBS was "comfortably well off" is indic a t e d b y the fact that he had indentured servants. Thes e i nc lu de d a John HARRIS whom on 4 Nov 1698, was presen te d t o th e co urt by John COOMBS and adjudged to be 13 y ear s o f ag e (Rich mond OB2:363), and Elinor WELCH, who w as p rese nte d to the c ourt on 4 Nov 1702 for having a ba star d chil d an d ordered t o serve her master additiona l tim e for "th e tro uble of hi s House dureing her time o f Chil dbirth." C OOMB S paid her fi ne, in return for whic h she w as ordere d to se rve an additio nal year. (Richmon d OB3:18 7) On 4 Fe b 1702/ 3 John COMBS pet itioned the Ri chmond Co urt, settin g fort h that John HARRI S had absent ed "himsel fe from hi s servic e the space of te n dayes, " and the Cou rt ordere d HARRIS t o serve an addition al y ear. (Richmon d OB3:224-5) John COMBS appeared in Richmond County Court orders se v e r a l more times over the years, including sitting on t h e g ra n d jury, and on 6 Jun 1705, yet another servan t i s ment ion ed , Michaell OWEN, who was adjudged to be 1 3 ye ars o f age . (R ichmond OB 1704-5:66) On 2 Jun 1709, John COMBS and Henry JAMES were sue d f o r t r espass by Capt. Nicholas SMITH and Mr. Nathanie ll P O P E i n a dispute over bounderies of adjacent land e arli e r so ld t o them by William UNDERWOOD, Sr., a suit u ltima te ly wo n b y John COMBS, and lost by Henry James o n 8 Ju n 17 10 (Ri chmo nd Co, Records, 1704-1724, p. 56 an d 271) . Nath aniel P OPE w as the husband of Jane BROWN, d /o Orig inal an d Jane B ROOK S (Higdon?) Brown, whose daug hter, Ju dith wa s the firs t wif e of William WROE (See An derson-Br own-Wroe) On 23 Jan 1711/12, John COMBS' brother, William, so l d w h a t appears to have been his moiety in the 600 Acr e s on P eu ma ns End Run in now-Essex Co VA to Richard TU T T [husban d o f M ary UNDERWOOD, d/o William UNDERWOOD, S r. ], the dee d wi tnes sed by Joseph DINKER, John [x] COMB S a nd Tim. ATK INSO N (Ess ex Co, Wills and Deeds, 1711-17 14 , p. 21) and o n tha t sam e date "William UNDERWOOD, Ge nt' l., of Sittinbu rn Par ., Ric hmond Co.," sold John COM BE S and Richard TUTT , plant ers o f the same county, 40 0 acr es on Punius Inn ru n [sic ] that w as adjacent to Jo hn MEA DOWS [nb: MEADORS] a nd Henr y PETERSE , "this lan d sold b y Warwick CAMMOCK to A mory BUT LER 30 Ap r 1679. " Both dee ds were Rec. 14 Feb 171 1/12 (ibi d.) Note : A r eport on CO MBS land holdings in Ric hmond an d Essex wi l l be added sh ortly. John COMBS died between 11 December 1716 when he sig n e d h i s will, and 7 Feb 1716/1717 when said will was pr ov e d i n Ri chmond County, Virginia (Richmond VA DB3:300- 1) In the Name of God Amen December the 11th: 1716. IMP R I M I S I, John Combs of the Parish of Hanover in the Cou n t y o f R ichmond in Virginia being very sick and weak o f B od y bu tt o f good and perfect sceince and Memory-than ks b e e to Go d Do e make this my last Will and Testamen t in ma nn er and f orm f ollowing that is to say First I b equath m y S oule an d Spirit t into the hands of the Almig hty God m y He avenly F ather b y whome of his Mercy and on ely Grac e I int rust to b ee save d and Redeemed into thro ugh the D eath o f my Savou r and Rede emer Jesus Christ i n whose pre tious B lood I set t the Whol e and onely Hop e of my Salvat ion My w ritched Bod y in hope o f a Joyful l Resurrectio n I comitt t o the Eart h to bee Burie d wit h such Charge s as itt shal l please my E xekutors hereaf t er mentioned . Item-I Doe giv e and Bequeat h unto my young es t son Maso n Combes two hund red acres of L and Lying up on th e Branch es of Pumans End i n the County o f Essex--b eing par t o f a Devident of Land f ormerly belongi ng to W arwick Camm a ck to him and his Heir s for Evermore Wh ic h aforesaid La nd i s allready Laid of- I Doe give and beq u eath unto my d aughte r Elizabeth Kendal l one Cowe.-My w il l and Desire i s that m y Loving Wife Han nah Combes an d my S ix Childre n hereinafte r named have al l and singul ar my per sonall E state Equally D evided amongs t them a s followeth th at i s my Son Archdell m y Daughter J udit h and Mary and Sar a h and Aymee and Mason. B utt if i n ca se my Son Archdel l sho uld bee soe unkind as b y forc e t o Caus his mother m y sai d Wife to Leave as Dispose ss e d the house and Habita tio n I now Live in that then a n d i n such Case my said Wi fe t o take as her proper Good s a ll hi s part of my person all Es tate before given to t he sd . Archd ell Excepting on e Shilli ng of Good and Lawf ull mon ey of Ing land and to b ee possess ed of the same f or Evermo re, and tha t my sai d Wife doe tak e into her Ca re and Cost odie my daugh ter A ymee and my So n Mason as a lso their par ts of my person al l Estate as afor esaid aft er the same i s devided and th e s d. Children and t heir E state to remain e with her unti ll the y shall Arive t o th e Age of Eightee n years or th e Day of Ma rriage and th a t then they the sd . Ayme and Ma son bee posses sed of th e sa me to them and th eir Heirs fo r Evermore.-I Do e like wise No minate and Apoin t my lovin g wife Hannah Combe s a nd John An derson joynt Ex ekutors o f this my last Will a n d Testament . And in Confir mation h earof I have hearunt o set t my Han d and fixt my Se ale th e Day Month and Yea r aforesai d-Desir ing that my sai d Est ate may not bee br ought to an ap raisem ent itt bein g no e waise in Debtt. - John [JC] Combes S igne d Sealed an d Pu blished-- in th e presence of us Isaac AR NOL D, Charle s [ C his marke] WI LLIS Mary [M her marke] Jame s ( A correc te d transcriptio n of that of Josiah H. COMBS, au th or of t h e Combes Gene alogy [see Biblio] The inventory of John COMBS' estate was presente d t o t h e R ichmond County court, dated 30 Mar 1717, an d disc los e s tha t his life style was definitely comforta ble fo r th e t ime an d place: Coombes's Inventory. A true and perfect Inventor y o f a l l a nd singular the Goods Chattels and Credits o f Joh n CO MB ES l ate of this County deced. taken this 3 0 day o f Marc h 1 717 - To a Servant boy, To 6 feather bed s and bo ulstors , T o 4 P illows - 4 Ruggs 2 pr of blanket s, To 2 p r of She ets , 2 tab les, 3 Chistes - 1 trunck , 3 bedsteeds , 6 pewte r Di shes , 4 pewter basons, 10 Pla tes, 4 Iron Po tts, 1 fri ein g pan , 2 Guns, 1 doz of Spoo ns, 3 pr of po t hooks, 2 b rass s Sett les, 2 Croscutt Saw s, 20 Cattle , 4 horses, 21 h ogs , 27 Shee p, 1 Iron Spitt , one pr of f ire tonges, 3 Sad dles , 7 prs o f Wool Card s - 4 Sockets , 1 pewter Gallon po tt , 1 pewter ta nkard , 1 pewter porin ges(?), 4 Earhen Plat es , 1 Earthen Cha m ber pott, 2 Earth en Cups - 4 Earthen Pl ate s, 1 Earthen C ha mber pott, 2 Ea rthen Cups - 1 pewter C hamb er pot, 1 I ron Pe ssle, 2 pail es, 2 pigons(?), 1 tub , 2 tra ys, 1 Lo oking glas s, 1 Car t and Wheales, 1 Cooper s Ag, 1 J oyter (?), 1 drawin g Knif e, one hand Saw, 2 pr. o f Compase s , 1 Saltseler, 2 pr . o f Sheep Shears, 2 box Iro ns, 1 g ongs (?), 1 Chisel, 2 Ca n dlesticks, 6 Side ???, 2 a mulet ts, 2 I ron Wedges, 1 bib le , 1 Sermon book, 1 S??te s , 2 hornbooks , 1 tob:box, Nut meg g rater, 1 pr. of Shil ard s(?), 11 yrd s of blew Lining , 3 yrd s of bed ticking , 8 yr ds of white o ??s, 42 yrds o f ga?licks (?), 6 yds o f ?ustin , 12 yds of Sa luno(?), 1 p r. of Spurs , 194 yrd s of Drugot t, 8-1/2 yrds o f Le?se y - 12 hankes o f Mohai r, 2 yrds o f Serge, 60 yds fr iso , 6 yds of Linen ? s ton e(?), 1 hat , 9 doz of Coat butto n s, 7 doz of Brest butt o ns, 4 Ivor y Combs, to a parcel l o f thread, 4 towels , 1 Napk in, 1 ta ble Cloath, 1 yd o f tick ing, 3 Earthe n pots, 2 Spin ning w heales, 1 Cubard , 1 hamer , 1 powder ing tub, 1 fiddl e t o a parcell of woo l, to a par cell o f Cotton, 3 chair s , 2 hilling hoes - 1W eeding hoe , 1 ha lf buffett, 1 pr o f ta ilers Shears, 1 Ch ist L(ock? ) , 3 A??s & grubiing hoe , 1 bra ss Skillett , 1 Can, 30 p ds . of Nailes, 1 Cuting kn ife, 35 g ea?s , 2 Meals Sifter s, on e old Chist, 1 Grindsto ne. Hanna h [ H her marke] Co mbs, Joh n Anderson, Exrs. of J ohn Comb s . Recorded among st the Reco rds of Richmond Count y the t hir d day of Apri l 1717, Test e M. Beckwith, Cl. Cur . (Tra nscrib ed by C . Hammett, 8/30/9 7) Based on the wording of John COMBS' will, it appea r s t h a t only his daughter, Aime, and his son, Mason, we r e und e r 1 4 years of age at the time of its signing (Ma so n COMB S , Sr . is later proved to have been b ca1714) , an d some p os sibl y over 18. Given that his son, Archda le, w as of ag e an d als o the son of Hannah, the marriag e of Jo hn and Ha nna h presum ably took place between 169 3 and 169 8. Moreove r, t he wordin g of his will also impl ies that a ll the name d chi ldren othe r than possibly Eli zabeth wer e issue by Ha nnah . That Archda le was John's e ldest livin g son is confi rme d by both his st ated concer n that Archd ale might dispo sses s his mother, Han nah, an d by a late r record dated 2 2 Jun 1 719 in which Archd al e sold his fa ther's residence , apparen tly inherited und e r the laws o f primogeniture, a nd possibl y signaling th e rem arriage o f Hannah. (Richmon d DB7:427-42 9) No indic ation ha s bee n found that John COM BS had any ot her chil dren not nam e d in his will, but it i s not, of cour se, p recluded. John Harold Totten and Barbara A. Combs Husband John Harold Totten (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Father: John Harold Totten Mother: Helen Juanita Porter Marriage: Wife Barbara A. Combs (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Children 1 M Trevor John Totten (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: 2 M Michael Robert Totten (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Bernice Combs Husband (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Marriage: Wife Bernice Combs (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Father: James Harden Combs Mother: Ettna Moore Edward Whitten and Bessie Lee Combs Husband Edward Whitten ⁷ Born: 1912 Christened: Died: 1958 Buried: Father: Harry Van Whitten (1880-1960) ⁷ Mother: Lottie Lane Williams (1895-1938) ⁷ Marriage: Wife Bessie Lee Combs (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Cheryl Lynn Combs Husband (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Marriage: Wife Cheryl Lynn Combs (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Father: Travis Anthony Combs Mother: Christa Gail Combs Husband (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Marriage: Wife Christa Gail Combs (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Father: Vernon Combs (1911-1973) ⁷ Mother: Beatrice Cantrell (1920-1980) ⁷ Clarence Eldon Page and Christine Combs Husband Clarence Eldon Page ⁴ ⁵ Born: 27 Feb 1923 ⁴ ⁵ Christened: Died: 24 Mar 1975 - Monroe Co. KY ⁴ ⁵ Buried: - Mt. Poland Church Cem., Monroe Co., KY ⁴ ⁵ Father: Bron Page Mother: Sally Ellen Brant Marriage: Wife Christine Combs (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Father: Thomas B. Combs (1879-1951) ⁴ ⁵ Mother: Florence Myrtle Emmert (1888-1968) ⁴ ⁵ Children 1 F Carolyn Sue Page (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Spouse: Jackie Ned Cornwell (1943-1993) ⁴ ⁵ Marr: Bef 1968 ⁴ ⁵ Clemmie Arlene Combs Husband (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Marriage: Wife Clemmie Arlene Combs ⁸ Born: - Connelly Springs, Burke, NC Christened: Died: - Connelly Springs, Burke, NC Buried: - Mthebroncem, , Burke, NC Father: Lester Combs Mother: Dunnie Lee Lowman (1903-1972) ⁸ General Notes (Wife) Death: as an infant William Harrington and Comfort Combs Husband William Harrington Born: 1745 - RI Christened: Died: Buried: Father: William Harrington (1718-1794) Mother: Ann Hamon ( - ) Marriage: Noted events in his life were: • Fact 13, Fact 13 Researcher: Toby Dills, 1996 Wife Comfort Combs Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Noted events in her life were: • Fact 13, Fact 13 Researcher: Toby Dills, 1996 Children 1 F Hannah Harrington Born: 1777 Christened: Died: Buried: 2 F Jane Harrington Born: Abt 1780 Christened: Died: Buried: Spouse: Andrew Irish (living) 3 M Benjamin Harrington Born: Abt 1795 Christened: Died: Buried: 4 M Daniel Harrington Born: 1806 Christened: Died: Buried: Spouse: Chloe Unknown ( - ) General Notes (Husband) Fought in the Revolution. Settled in Luzerne, Warren Co., NY. Therewere 10 children in this family. Sources: Herrington, B.M. "The Ancestory and Descendants of William Harrington orHerrington" LDS FHS Microfilm 1033751#3. General Notes (Wife) Sources: Herrington, B.M. "The Ancestory and Descendants of William Harrington orHerrington" LDS FHS Microfilm 1033751#3. General Notes for Child Hannah Harrington Sources: Herrington, B.M. "The Ancestory and Descendants of William Harrington orHerrington" LDS FHS Microfilm 1033751#3. General Notes for Child Jane Harrington Sources: Herrington, B.M. "The Ancestory and Descendants of William Harrington orHerrington" LDS FHS Microfilm 1033751#3. General Notes for Child Benjamin Harrington Sources: Herrington, B.M. "The Ancestory and Descendants of William Harrington orHerrington" LDS FHS Microfilm 1033751#3. General Notes for Child Daniel Harrington of Luzerne, Warren Co., NY. Sources: Herrington, B.M. "The Ancestory and Descendants of William Harrington orHerrington" LDS FHS Microfilm 1033751#3. Dean Combs and Hulette Lathem Husband Dean Combs ⁷ Born: Christened: Died: 29 May 1996 Buried: Marriage: Wife Hulette Lathem (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Father: Jack Lathem Mother: Violet Hudgins Thomas Grandville Storey and Doris Margaret Combs Husband Thomas Grandville Storey ¹⁴ Born: 28 Aug 1895 - Freeport, Harper Co., KS ¹⁴ Christened: Died: 17 Mar 1988 - Glen Ellyn, Dupage Co., IL ¹⁴ Buried: Father: John Storey (1857-1936) ¹⁴ Mother: Sarah Ellen Downing (1859-1938) ¹⁴ Marriage: 25 Jul 1921 - Syracuse, Hamilton Co., KS ¹⁴ Wife Doris Margaret Combs ¹⁴ Born: 23 Jun 1895 - Richfield, Morton Co., KS ¹⁴ Christened: Died: 20 Nov 1982 - Denver, Arapahoe Co., CO ¹⁴ Buried: - Old Mission Cem., Wichita, KS ¹⁴ Children 1 F Doris Muriel Storey ¹⁴ Born: 4 Jan 1927 - Toledo, Lucas Co., OH ¹⁴ Christened: Died: 11 Dec 1928 ¹⁴ Buried: - Wichita, Sedgwick Co., KS ¹⁴ 2 F Anita Caree' Storey (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Spouse: Dana Mendel Lewis (living) 3 M Thomas Gordon Storey (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Spouse: Sylvia (Sally) Kay Bartlett (living) General Notes (Husband) [18401.ged] 1910 census shows birthplace as Michigan. Not very clear, not 100% certain. Copy in files. Thomas Storey was found on the Social Security Death Index on June 21, 1998. I shows his social security number was obtained in Illinois before 1951. Social security number 332-01-0842. E. Combs Husband (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Marriage: Wife E. Combs (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Father: George Combs Mother: James B. McElhaney and Emaline Combs Husband James B. McElhaney ⁷ Born: 31 Jan 1813 - White Co., TN Christened: Died: Buried: Father: William McElhaney (1791-1859) ⁷ Mother: Elizabeth Ledbetter (1797- ) ⁷ Marriage: Wife Emaline Combs (details suppressed for this person) Born: Christened: Died: Buried: Emmett Combs and Etta Mae Sullins Husband Emmett Combs ¹² Born: Christened: Died: Apr 1921 Buried: Marriage: - Metropolis, , Illinois, , , Wife Etta Mae Sullins ¹² AKA: Etta Mae (Sullins) (Shetler) Hilburn, Etta Mae (Sullins) Shetler Born: 25 Dec 1885 - Vienna, , IL, , , Christened: Died: 29 May 1983 - Joliet, , IL, , , Buried: 1983 - Fraternal Cemetery, Vienna, , IL, , , Father: Henry Franklin Sullins (1855-1890) ¹² Mother: Sarah Elizabeth Smock (1860-1920) ¹² Other Spouse: Herbert Hilburn Other Spouse: Nick Shetler Other Spouse: Fred Faner (1886-1966) ¹² General Notes (Wife) Info from Regina <REGGEE248@aol.com>. Date:06 APR 2000 RHEMAN's book, p. V-16 Date:1985 John Hestand and Esther Combs Husband John Hestand ⁴ ⁵ Born: 1794 - Washington Co, TN ⁴ ⁵ Christened: Died: 1855 - KY ⁴ ⁵ Buried: Father: Daniel Hestand (1770-1856) ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ Mother: Elizabeth Mosier (1772- ) ⁴ ⁵ Marriage: 1817 - Cumberland Co, KY ⁴ ⁵ Wife Esther Combs ⁴ ⁵ Born: Christened: Died: Buried: General Notes (Husband) [1735328.ged] [BeamandWilson.FTW] Individual: Ten children b 1818-1838 Green Co, KY. Sources 1 J. Feagin, Gedcom from J. Feagin. 2 Peter Western, </pre><a href="http://www.genealogydatabase.co.uk/tngsoonad.html">http://www.genealogydatabase.co.uk/tngsoonad.html</a><pre>. 3 Edward III Decendents. 4 BeamandWilson.FTW. 5 James Miracle, 1735328.ged - - Compiled by James Miracle. 6 lisalindsey@louisville.edu ABBR lisalindsey@louisville.edu, file 150482 Ancestry.com. 7 Herman Geshwind, Old Pendelton District Database - a project of the Old Pendelton District Chapter of the South Carolina Genealogica Society.. 8 L. David Roper, RoperJr.ged from L. 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