Message: 2 Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 08:33:08 -0400 From: "Theresa" Subject: [Combs] Combs family of Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts To: Message-ID: <003301c79d36$858b4440$0202a8c0@your1a4d29f243> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Dear Listers, I am hoping someone can help me locate the parents of my Seth Combs b. about 1772 in Massachusetts. I came across a lineage that they have linked to Joshua Combs and Elizabeth Jepperson however I have been unable to verify the lineage. I have seen mention of the Combs farm in a book on the Ewers family, and said it met the boundaries of Henry Ewers farm along with the farm of the Lovelands' and that a daughter married in to each family. I know that Josha Combs Jr. married Anna Loveland and Seth married Abigail Ewers'; however I have been unable to link the two men together although they both lived in Gill, Massachusetts during the same time frame. I descend from Seth Combs and Abigail Ewers' son Jesse Edson Combs. The lineage below was posted on a Smead Family Site, however when i contacted Mr. Allred he forwarded me the lineage of the Combs and Ewers. Any help would be greatly appreciated First Generation 1. Jesse Edson COMBS was born on 24 Apr 1804 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. of Alabama, Genesee Co., N.Y. Second Generation 2. Seth COMBS was born on 12 Feb 1772 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. Marriage intention was recorded on 25 Sep 1800 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts He died on 14 Dec 1813 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. Died by drowning in the Conn. River Seth COMBS and Abigail EWERS were married in 1800 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. 3. Abigail EWERS was born on 13 Nov 1779. She died on 27 Sep 1815 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. Seth COMBS and Abigail EWERS had the following children: i. Laura (Lorena) COMBS was born on 27 Sep 1801 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. Vital Records of Greenfield, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass. 1915. p. 182. of Gill, Mass., 1818 1 ii. Jesse Edson COMBS. iii. Thomas Edwards COMBS was born on 29 Jun 1806 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. of St. Armon, Essex co., N.Y. iv. Abigail COMBS was born on 27 Nov 1808 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 1 Feb 1833 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. v. Seth Ewers COMBS was born on 23 Sep 1811 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. of Cornwell, Upper Canada, 1857. vi. Adna Emery COMBS was born on 15 Sep 1813 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 11 Aug 1818 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. Third Generation 4. Joshua COMBS was born on 25 Apr 1742 in Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts. He died in Thurman, Warren, New York. Joshua COMBS and Elizabeth JEPPERSON were married on 28 May 1761 in Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts. 5. Elizabeth JEPPERSON was born on 10 Dec 1741 in Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts. Joshua COMBS and Elizabeth JEPPERSON had the following children: i. Caleb COMBS was born in 1762. He died on 15 May 1778. Died in Revolutionary Army ii. Joshua COMBS Jr. was born in 1764. iii. Hannah COMBS died on 29 Feb 1792 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. iv. Rhoda COMBS. 2 v. Seth COMBS. vi. Marriage intention was recorded on 30 Apr 1796 in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts vii. Betsy COMBS. 6. Henry EWERS was born in 1748. He died on 10 Jul 1836 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of the Town of Gill, Massachusetts. Volume III, Genealogies A- H, by Ralph M. Stoughton, 1960. On awakening in the morning, his wife found him dead by her side. Henry EWERS and Rachel EDWARDS were married on 27 Mar 1777 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. 7. Rachel EDWARDS was born in 1755. She died on 20 Dec 1810 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. Henry EWERS and Rachel EDWARDS had the following children: i. Serviah EWERS was born on 28 Jan 1785 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 13 Mar 1812 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. ii. James EWERS was born on 13 Nov 1777 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. 3 iii. Abigail EWERS. iv. Henry EWERS was born on 3 May 1782 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 24 Apr 1815 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. v. Zeri EWERS was born on 28 Nov 1787 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 29 Jan 1813 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. vi. Cephas EWERS was born on 30 May 1792 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 30 May 1813. vii. Electa EWERS was born on 25 Apr 1798 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 20 Feb 1818. viii. Rachel EWERS was born in Jul 1800 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 16 Aug 1803 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. Fourth Generation 8. Reuben COMBS. Reuben COMBS and Mary were married. 9. Mary. Reuben COMBS and Mary had the following children: 4 i. Joshua COMBS. 10. William JEPPERSON was born in 1716. He died on 29 Apr 1802 in Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts. William JEPPERSON and Elizabeth THAYER were married on 1 Aug 1740 in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts. 11. Elizabeth THAYER. William JEPPERSON and Elizabeth THAYER had the following children: 5 i. Elizabeth JEPPERSON. ii. William JEPPERSON. iii. Rachel JEPPERSON. iv. Mary JEPPERSON. v. Aaron JEPPERSON. vi. Hannah JEPPERSON. vii. Mercy JEPPERSON. viii. Sarah JEPPERSON. 12. James EWERS was born in 1720/21. He died in 1803/4 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of the Town of Gill, Massachusetts. Volume III, Genealogies A- H, by Ralph M. Stoughton, 1960. In 1749, James Ewers, worsted comber of Deerfield, bought land in the "Bardwell grant" on the Connecticut River in what now is the town of Montague. Bk. 6; p. 677, Springfield. James EWERS and Sarah SMEAD were married about 1747. 13. Sarah SMEAD was born on 22 Jan 1709/10 in Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. James EWERS and Sarah SMEAD had the following children: 6 i. Henry EWERS. ii. John EWERS was born in 1750. iii. Mary EWERS was born in 1752 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died in 1834 in Gill, Franklin, Massachusetts. _____________________________________________ Combs Motto: How Do You Know? And if you don't know, just ask! Combs mailing list Combs at combs-families.org http://combs-families.org/mailman/listinfo/combs Copyright 2005 Combs &c. Research Group