COMBS-COOMBS &c.
INTERNATIONAL DNA STUDY

SPECIAL STUDY: NORTHEAST USA
NEW ENGLAND, NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY ORIGINS

New England, New York & New Jersey

[ Overview | Research Goals | Study Learnings | Descendancy | Research Reports ]



Overview

Northeast United States of America, for the purposes of this special study, consists of eight states -- Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut (together termed as New England), New York and New Jersey. This group of states can be described geographically as bordered on the north and northwest by the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario; and on the south by Delaware and Pennsylvania. The island province of Nova Scotia sits east and northeast of Maine. The Atlantic Ocean borders the east coast and Lakes Ontario and Erie border the west northwest side of New York.

Our Northeast USA Special Study focuses on this geographic area due to the close proximity of the states. Migration into and through this part of America lends itself to COMBS-COOMBS &c. families residing at some point in time in different states within the area of focus and potentially being related. The focus of this report is to compare genetic profiles to determine any relatedness among branches of COMBS-COOMBS thereby further testing this assumption.

This report will provide an illustration of the location of COMBS-COOMBS &c. ancestors traced the furthest back by family history researchers. Specific GOALS, in terms of family history, to be derived from the DNA testing, and DNA FINDINGS and the implications for furthering family history will be discussed. Last, there will be a state by state illustration of the COMBS branches identified in our Study with further details of known branches and their migration patterns and general knowledge of DESCENDANCY.


NORTHEAST USA COMBS-COOMBS &c. ANCESTORS

For more information about a specific branch of COMBS-COOMBS, click on the star.

United States

CT=Connecticut
MA=Massachusetts
ME=Maine
NH=New Hampshire
NJ-New Jersey
NY-New York
RI=Rhode Island
VT=Vermont

Canada

NB=New Brunswick
NS=Nova Scotia
ON=Ontario
QC=Quebec

Peter COOMBS
1781-?
Harpswell, Cumberland Co, ME
William James COOMBES
1855-1905
St. Lawrence Co, NY (?)
John COOMBS
1730-1791
Bellingham, Norfolk Co, MA
Ebenezer COMBS
b.by 1780s
Farmington, Hartford CT
Jonathan Combs
(mid 1700s-?)
New Brunswick, Middlesex Co, NJ
Thomas COMBS
1740s-1791
Hunterdon Co, NJ
Solomon (Adam) COMBS
b.late 1700s?
Bedford, Westchester, NY
Richard COMBS
c1650-1698
Hempstead, Queens Co
(later Nassau Co.), NY
Thomas COMBS
1732-1818
Freehold, Monmouth Co, NJ

Research Goals


DNA Study Learnings

(A description will be appear here once DNA testing results can be assumed; and, will be updated as information becomes available. Updates will depend on the data from the test kits submitted. As more researchers submit DNA, the better we should know of the relatedness of COMBS-COOMBS descendants. The learnings unique to each group tested will be placed here. Be patient because it will take time for this picture to form.)


Descendancy