Mathew Combs

Mathew Combs

Male Abt 1790 - Aft 1860  (~ 70 years)

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  • Name Mathew Combs  [1, 2
    Born Abt 1790  Russell County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Residence 7 Aug 1820  Clay County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Mathew Combs 1820 Census Enumeration
    Mathew Combs 1820 Census Enumeration
    Mathew Combs as enumerated on the 1820 Census in Clay County, Kentucky
    Residence 1830  Perry County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Mathew Combs 1830 Census Perry County Kentucky
    Mathew Combs 1830 Census Perry County Kentucky
    Residence 30 Jul 1850  Breathitt County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Mathew Combs 1850 Census Enumeration
    Mathew Combs 1850 Census Enumeration
    Mathew Combs and Frances Brown-Combs as enumerated on the 1850 Census in Breathitt County, Kentucky
    Residence 10 Jul 1860  Morgan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • (DJS) Use caution with this record. Much documentation exists for membership to the NSSAR under ancestors of Mathew Combs. These applications state that Mathew died in Breathitt County, Kentucky in 1859. This 1860 Census record shows a Moses Combs within two years of the age of Mathew Combs. I believe it is highly likely that these are the same person between the 1850-1860 census enumerations. BOTH Mathew (1850 Census) and Moses (1860 Census) have a wife named Frances who was born in Georgia. The birth state of the Mathew/Moses vary though. The most compelling bit of information is that in both of these census years, the person named Mathew (1850) and Moses (1860) is recorded as being blind.
      Use your own judgement; I welcome input.
    Mathew (or Moses) Combs 1860 Census Enumeration
    Mathew (or Moses) Combs 1860 Census Enumeration
    Mathew Combs and Frances Brown-Combs 1860 Census Enumeration
    Isaac Combs and his wife
    Other household members
    Died Aft Jul 1860  Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I971  Schimka Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 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  [2, 9
    • 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). [7, 8]
    Family ID F410  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Frances Brown,   b. 1 Feb 1789, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1872, Breathitt County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 28 May 1810  Clay County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 10, 11
    Children 
    +1. Aaron Combs,   b. Abt 1811, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1880  (Age ~ 70 years)
    +2. Alfred Combs,   b. 10 Sep 1813, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1891, Clayhole, Breathitt County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     3. Mathew Combs  [Natural]
    +4. Henry Combs,   b. 15 Dec 1818, Floyd County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1886, Troublesome, Breathitt County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     5. Richard Combs,   b. 18 Mar 1820, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Jan 1887, Mt Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     6. Isaac B Combs,   b. Abt 1822, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Rachel Combs,   b. 28 Mar 1825,   d. 15 Jun 1866  (Age 41 years)  [Natural]
    +8. William M Combs,   b. Abt 1828, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
    +9. Nathan Combs,   b. 19 Sep 1830, Breathitt County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 22 Feb 2012 
    Family ID F409  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1790 - Russell County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 May 1810 - Clay County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 7 Aug 1820 - Clay County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1830 - Perry County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 30 Jul 1850 - Breathitt County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 10 Jul 1860 - Morgan County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Aft Jul 1860 - Kentucky Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Liberty Bell, signifying a person in an accepted NSSAR or NSDAR lineage.
    Liberty Bell, signifying a person in an accepted NSSAR or NSDAR lineage.
    The Liberty Bell displayed here simply acts as a means to easily identify a patriot recognized by the NSDAR or NSSAR who was a participant in the fight for American Independence or a person of direct, recognized lineal descent from a patriot appearing in one or more accepted applications to NSDAR or NSSAR. The image is a "marker" visible in certain tree views and serves no other purpose or meaning.

    Documents
    Biography of Isaac G. Combs in the,  'History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas'
    Biography of Isaac G. Combs in the, "History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas"

    Histories
    A history of Henry Harrison Combs in Kentucky
    A history of Henry Harrison Combs in Kentucky
    Oral history as related by Sewell Combs of Henry Harrison Combs, his great grandfather, and their experiences in Perry and Breathitt County, Kentucky.
    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.
    Reverend John Jay Dickey interview of John S Combs at Hazzard, Kentucky on April 26, 1898.
    Reverend John Jay Dickey interview of John S Combs at Hazzard, Kentucky on April 26, 1898.

  • Sources 
    1. [S217] A Back Family History, Custor Back, Kenneth Back, Troy Back, Dexter Dixon. Dr. Reedus BackCoordinator and Director of Publication., (Name: Bach/Back Genealogy Society, 2008;), Vol. 1/Page 416.

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

    3. [S1057] 1820 U.S. Census, Department of Commerce and Labor - Bureau of the Census.

    4. [S1056] 1830 U.S. Census, Department of Commerce and Labor - Bureau of the Census .

    5. [S1054] 1850 U.S. Census, Department of Commerce and Labor - Bureau of the Census.

    6. [S1053] 1860 U.S. Census, Department of Commerce and Labor - Bureau of the Census.

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

    8. [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.

    9. [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

    10. [S918] Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850, Dodd, Jordan, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1997;).
      Spouse 1: Brown, Fanny
      Spouse 2: Combs, Mathew
      Marriage Date: 28 May 1810
      Marriage Location: Clay County, Kentucky

    11. [S996] DAR Genealogical Research System, (Name: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution; Location: Washington, DC;), Nat'l #: 801290 Ancestor #: A204415.