William C. Russell

Male 1815 - 1891  (75 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William C. Russell 30 Aug 1815 Kentucky (son of Sanders Russell and Mary Combs); 13 Apr 1891Boyle County, Kentucky.

    William Nancy Hatchett 28 Feb 1835Washington County, Kentucky. Nancy 28 Feb 1813 Washington County, Kentucky; 8 Mar 1905Boyle County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. John T. Russell 21 Jan 1835 Mercer County, Kentucky; 8 Mar 1895Pike County, Indiana.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Sanders Russell about 1788 Halifax County, Virginia; about 1838Mercer County, Kentucky.

    Sanders Mary Combs 10 Apr 1809Lincoln County, Kentucky. Mary (daughter of John Combs, Jr. and Margaret) about 1790 Kentucky; about 1860Mercer County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mary Combs about 1790 Kentucky (daughter of John Combs, Jr. and Margaret); about 1860Mercer County, Kentucky.
    Children:
    1. 1. William C. Russell 30 Aug 1815 Kentucky; 13 Apr 1891Boyle County, Kentucky.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  John Combs, Jr. 7 Feb 1761 Frederick County, Virginia (son of John Combs, Sr. and Nancy Harding); 27 Apr 1848Washington County, Kentucky.

    Other Events:

    • NSDAR Ancestor Number: A002509
    • Military Service (Specific): American Revolutionary War Service: Virginia Rank: Private Service Description: 1) Captains Jonathan Langdon, Benjamin Casey 2) Colonel James Wood
    • Military Pension: 13 May 1825, Perry County, Kentucky; S35851 Pension allowed for services rendered in the American Revolutionary War.
    • Will: 2 Nov 1845, Washington County, Kentucky; Writing of his Last Will and Testament
    • Will: 15 May 1848, Springfield, Washington County, Kentucky; Proving of John's Will in court.
    • Will: 1 Jun 1848, Washington County, Kentucky; Settlement of the Estate of John Combs Jr.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    John stated his date of birth in 1825 while making application for pension in return for his service as a soldier in the Revolutionary War.

    Name:
    John Combs Jr., not to be confused with his father, John Combs Sr., who, most likely, did not serve as a soldier in the American Revolution but is recognized by the Daughters of the American Revolution as a patriot for his Oath of Allegiance.

    John Margaret. Margaret about 1850Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Margaret about 1850Kentucky.
    Children:
    1. 3. Mary Combs about 1790 Kentucky; about 1860Mercer County, Kentucky.
    2. John Combs
    3. Sally Combs about 1798.
    4. Margaret Combs about 1807.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  John Combs, Sr.John Combs, Sr. about 1733 Virginia (son of Mason Combs, Sr. and Sarah); before 18 Dec 1820Floyd County, Kentucky; Perry County, Kentucky.

    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]


  2. 13.  Nancy HardingNancy Harding about 1741 Dunmore County, Virginia (daughter of Henry Harding and Wilmoth George); 1820Floyd County, Virginia.

    Notes:

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

    Children:
    1. Henry Harrison Combs about 1769 Shenandoah County, Virginia; about 1848Johnson County, Indiana.
    2. William Combs
    3. Nicholas Combs
    4. 6. John Combs, Jr. 7 Feb 1761 Frederick County, Virginia; 27 Apr 1848Washington County, Kentucky.
    5. Biram Combs about 1760 Virginia; Indiana.
    6. Mason Combs 1757-1759 Frederick County, Virginia; about 1822Perry County, Kentucky.
    7. George Combs
    8. Elijah Combs about 1770 Virginia; 12 Sep 1855Perry County, Kentucky.