Other Events:

• Personal Property Taxation: 26 Dec 1788, Montgomery County, Virginia
• Personal Property Taxation: 1 Jun 1789, Montgomery County, Virginia; No Tithables over 16 & under 21, no Blacks over 16 & under 21, no Blacks above 12 & under 16, 2 Horses, Mares, Colts or Mules.

Notes:

Birth:
The area of Frederick County, Virginia where Mason was born is now a part of Warren County, Virginia.

Family/Spouse: Jane Richardson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Willie Combs Kentucky.
2. Martin Combs
3. Preston Combs
4. Washington Combs
5. Talton Combs
6. Clinton Combs
7. Napoleon Bonaparte Combs about 1808.

Other Events:

• NSDAR Ancestor Number: A204415
• Military Service (Specific): American Revolutionary War Service: North Carolina Rank: Patriotic Service Service Source: Wells, Joseph Winston: His Entry Book, P 170 Service Description: 1) Signed Oath of Allegiance upon Land Entry 1778-1781
• Personal Property Taxation: 29 Jun 1787, Montgomery County, Virginia; 1 male Tithable, no slaves over 16, no slaves 12-16 years old, 4 horses, mares or mules, 5 head of cattle.
• Personal Property Taxation: 26 Dec 1788, Montgomery County, Virginia
• Personal Property Taxation: 13 Jul 1789, Montgomery County, Virginia; No additonal Tithables, no slaves, 5 Horses, Mares, Colts or Mules.

Notes:

See Montgomery County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List, 1789 - C, pp. 5-6 (Binns Genealogy). On page 5 there is a John Combs and on page 6 there is another John Combs whose name appears to have been marked through. Directly below that John Combs on page 6 there is a Mason Combs.

I did not find John Combs Sr on the 1790 Tax Lists (A,B or C) in Montgomery County. Only Henry Combs appears on those lists in 1790.

NSDAR Ancestor Number:
John Combs is recognized as a patriot for his "Oath of allegience upon land entry 1778-1781."

Buried:
Probably originally in that part of Floyd County which became a part of Perry County.

John Nancy Harding about 1760. Nancy (daughter of Henry Harding and Wilmoth George) about 1741 Dunmore County, Virginia; 1820Floyd County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
This marriage may have taken place in Frederick County, Virginia

Other Events:

• NSDAR Ancestor Number: A204414
• Military Service (Specific): American Revolutionary War Service: North Carolina Rank: Patriotic Service Service Source: Wells, Joseph Winston: His Entry Book, P 28 Service Description: 1) Signed Oath Of Allegiance to make Land Entry, 23 July 1778

Mason Sarah. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Will: 8 Sep 1779, Shenandoah County, Virginia; Writing of the Will
• Will: 25 Nov 1779, Shenandoah County, Virginia; Will is probated.

Notes:

Has private research notes.

Will:
The following is quoted from the abstract in the book source. The Will is reported in this book as originating from Will Book A, Shenandoah County, Virginia, Page 233.

Page 233 Will of Henery Harding
My wife, Willmouth
My three sons; George, Henry, Nicholas
My daughter, Nanney Combs
My daughter, Willmouth Smith
Written: 8 September 1779
Probated: 25 November 1779

Henry Wilmoth George 16 Oct 1736. Wilmoth about 1720 Stafford County, Virginia; 8 Dec 1795Shenandoah County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• NSDAR Ancestor Number: A050378
• Military Service (Specific): American Revolutionary War Service: Virginia Rank: Patriotic Service Service Source: Library of Virginia, Specific Tax Shenandoah County, Virginia; Hening's Statutes, VOL 10, PP 326-338 Service Description: 1) Paid Specific Tax 1781

Other Events:

• Possessions: 11 Dec 1691, Richmond County, Virginia; William Underwood sells his third of 600 acres; John Combs is owner of another third.
• Possessions: 3 Jan 1692/3, Richmond County, Virginia; John sells and unspecified number of acres to Thomas Kendall, "in consideration of a horse and a sow and pigs to him in hand Paid by the said Tho Kendall."
• Will: 11 Dec 1716, Richmond County, Virginia; Writing of Will
• Will: 7 Feb 1717, Richmond County, Virginia; Probate of Will

Notes:

Will:
In the Name of God Amen December the 11th: 1716. IMPRIMIS I, John Combs of the Parish of Hanover in the County of Richmond in Virginia being very sick and weak of Body butt of good and perfect sceince (sense) and Memory - thanks bee to God Doe make this my last Will and Testament in maner and form following that is to say First I Bequath my Soule and Spiritt into the hands of the Almighty God my Heavenly Father by whome of his Mercy and onely Grace I intrust to bee saved and Redeemed into through the Death of my Savour and Redeemer Jesus Christ in whose pretious Blood I sett the Whole and onely Hope of my Salvation My writched Body in hope of a Joyfull Resurrection I comitt to the Earth to bee Buried with such Charges as itt shall pleas my Exekutors hereafter mentioned. Item-I Doe give and Bequeath unto my youngest son Mason Combes two hundred acres of Land Lying upon the Branches of Pumans End in the County of Essex- being part of a Devident of Land formerly belonging to Warwick Cammack to him and his Heirs for Evermore Which aforesaid Land is allready Laid of - I Doe give and Bequeath unto my daughter Elizabeth Kendall one Cowe. - My Will and Desire is that my Loving Wife Hannah Combes and my Six Children hereinafter named have all and singular my personall Estate Equally Devided amongst them as followeth that is my Son Archdell my Daughter Judith and Mary and Sarah and Aymee and Mason. Butt if in case my Son Archdell should bee soe unkind as by force to Caus his Mother my said Wife to Leave as Disposessed the house and Habitation I now Live in that then and in such Case my said Wife to take as her proper Goods all his part of my personall Estate before given to the sd. Archdell Excpting one Shilling of Good and Lawfull money of Ingland and to bee possessed of the same for Evermore, and that my said Wife doe take into her Care and Costodie my daughter Aymee and my Son Mason as also their parts of my personall Estate as aforesaid after the same is devided and the sd. Children and their Estate to remaine with her untill they shall Arive to the Age of Eighteen years or the Day of Marriage and that then they the sd. Ayme and Mason bee possessed of the same to them and their Heirs for Evermore. - I Doe likewise Nominate and Apoint my loving Wife Hannah Combes and John Anderson joynt Exekutors of this my last Will and Testament. And in Confirmation hearof I have hearunto sett my Hand and fixt my Seale the Day Month and Year aforesaid -Desiring that my said Estate [not] bee brought to an apraisement itt being noe waise in Debt.-

Signed Sealed and Published John FC Combes SEAL
- in the presents of us
Isaac Arnold
Charles C Willis
Mary M James

John Hannah. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
It has been postulated that John Combs may have been married first to a woman named Ann and that the first child shown here below John Combs and Hannah, Elizabeth Combs, may have been from this possible earlier marriage or, that Hannah and Ann were one and the same.