Mary Combs

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  • Name Mary Combs 
    Nickname Polly 
    Gender Female 
    Person ID I1047  Schimka Family Tree
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2012 

    Father Henry Harrison Combs,   b. Abt 1769, Shenandoah County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1848, Johnson County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 79 years) 
    Mother Rachael Clements,   b. Abt 1770,   d. Abt 1830, Perry County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Married 21 Sep 1788  Montgomery County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    • A brief of wills and marriages in Montgomery and Fincastle counties, Virginia, 1773-1831
      The above titled book purportedly contains the following information:
      Page 13==A brief of Wills & Marriages of Montgomery and Fincastle Counties, VA
      1733-1821
      Compiled by Anne Lowry Worrell

      COMBS, Henry and Rachel Clements, d/o Benj. Clements, Mason Combs, surety.
      Marriage by Edward Morgan. 9/21/1788.
      Combs, John and Biddy Nance 5/31/1779
      Joseph Porter, Bondsman.

      The above referenced book does exist but not in wide distribution. The closest source is only about 50 miles distant from my location and might be reviewed given an opportunity to travel in that direction. However, review of copies of the originals would be preferable (DJS - May 8, 2013). [1, 2]
    Family ID F410  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Downey Stacey 
    Family ID F453  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Histories
    Second interview of William M. Combs by the Reverend John Jay Dickey.
    Second interview of William M. Combs by the Reverend John Jay Dickey.
    This document should suffice as "proof" of lineage between the named descendants of Henry Harrison Combs for those individuals seeking membership to the Sons or Daughters of the American Revolution. In this interview by Reverend Dickey, William M. Combs names several generations of his family and even names many of the female spouses with their maiden names.

  • Sources 
    1. [S995] Unsubstantiated Internet Source, Varies.
      http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/KYPERRY/2002-09/1031085897

    2. [S1140] Combs: A Study in Comparative Philology and Genealogy, Josiah H. Combs, (Norris K. Combs, Pensacola, Florida), pp. 35-36 (Reliability: 3).
      "When Henry (Harrison), John's son, and one of the (3) 'eight brothers,' got married in Montgomery County [VA], in 1788, Mason Combs, Jr., his uncle, was his bondsman, and one of the witnesses."
      Mr. Combs, in his manuscript referenced here, stated that Mason Combs, also cited here from the book titled, "A brief of Wills and Marriages of Montgomery and Fincastle Counties, VA
      1733-1821", (Worrell, Anne Lowry, Chistiansburg, c1932), was Mason Combs Jr., the uncle of Henry Harrison Combs.

    3. [S996] DAR Genealogical Research System, (Name: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution; Location: Washington, DC;), Nat'l #: 801290 Ancestor #: A204414.

    4. [S1096] Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940.
      groom's name: Henry Combs
      bride's name: Rachel Clements
      marriage date: 21 Sep 1788
      marriage place: Montgomery County, Virginia
      bride's father's name: Benjamin Clements
      indexing project (batch) number: M86878-8
      system origin: Virginia-EASy
      source film number: 32633