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CHIVVIS, William, entered service1777 Gloucester Co., VA;Pensioned age 69 New York, NY, 1818. Query letter in record;fromgreat gdd Emma P. COMES, New York, NY Reel 538 (Virginia/WestVirginia Genealogical Data From Revolutionary War Pension andBounty LandWarrant Records, Volume 1, Patrick Wardell, p.198 )

Note: Nolater Combs have been located in Gloucester, VAand Emma P. COMES, unidentified thus far, may have beenNorthern-born.

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Combs,John.Kentucky, 40, #3301, "The 'Lost' Pensions, Settled Accountsof the Act of 6 Apr 1838," Craig R. Scott, CGRS, Willow BendBooks, Lovettsville, Virginia, 1996. Whois this? Record needs to be ordered to determine if possibly asecond RW Pensioner named John Combs in KY.

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Combs, Nancy.Virginia. 121, #6958, "The 'Lost'Pensions, Settled Accountsof the Act of 6 Apr 1838," Craig R. Scott, CGRS,Willow BendBooks, Lovettsville, Virginia, 1996. Whois this? Record needs to be ordered.Thereis a Nancy COMBEE [sic] on the 1830 Halifax Co VA Census,and a second NancyCombs onthe 1840 Fauquier Co, VA Census. Notknown as yet if one of these.

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Combs,Nicholas ,Private. 1st Maryland Regiment, Claim Adjustment, Interest Date:Jun 1, 1781; amount: 136.39. Type: a; Cert. Date: Jan 18, 1796.Statement No. 7550, Act of 1792. "The Pension Lists of 1792-1795with other Revolutionary War Pension Records," compiled byMurtie Jane Clark, GPC, Baltimore

Who is this Nicholas Combs? The only Nicholas found in Maryland records thus far is a muchlater one - an 1832 Nicholas, s/o Joshua, gs/o Joseph & Sarah(JENKINS?); and ggs/o William and Winnifred ENZEY Combs of Charles Co MD.A possible "clue" might be the Nicholas Combs, s/o Unknownand Ann RICE Combsof Breckenridge Co KY.

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Combs,William .Kentucky,68, #10642, card. "The 'Lost' Pensions, SettledAccounts of the Act of 6 Apr1838," Craig R. Scott, CGRS,Willow Bend Books, Lovettsville, Virginia, 1996.Whois this? Record needs to be ordered in case wehave a secondRW Pensioner by name of William Combs in KY.

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McNEELY, David, born10/15/1758 Augusta Co., VA; enlisted age 18; 14th VA Regiment;applied for his pension30 Oct 1832, Madison Co., AL wherehe died 7/19/36. His daughter, Nancy BARNETT declared that hemarried 2/23/1789 (no location given), but Madison Co KYrecords show 5/7/1789, to Rebecca DICKEY. She d 19 Sep 1852 at the house of the daughter, Nancy BARNETT (wife of Hugh BARNETT)in Madison Co TN, aged 85-86. Several BARNETTS as wellas CULVERS, with some children/grandchildren residing in MadisonCo TN and some in Madison Co AL, are mentioned, and other records (bible?) listed include Louisa SIMPSON, d 11Jun 1853, William A Combs, d 9/30/1846; John COOMBS[sic] d 5/15/1847, age abt 57. The relationships of these individuals,all apparently kin to theBARNETTS, was not stated. (Reel 1698.Reel 1698. F-W1051, Virginia/WestVirginia Genealogical DataFrom Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty LandWarrant Records,Volume 2, Patrick Wardell, p. 237; and GenealogicalAbstractsof Rev. War Pension Files, Virgil D. White)

Notes: OnePollyMcNELLY [sic] m a John Combs on 5 Feb 1820 in MadisonCo, AL.On 3 Aug 1841, also in Madison Co, AL, a William A. Combs m MarthaBARNETT. The 1850 Madison Co TNCensus shows what is apparently a widowed Martha Combs,aged 27,with children, in the household of Hugh & Nancy McNEELY Barnett(her parents?). Whether these Combs came to Madison Co, AL withthe McNEELYSfrom Madison Co, KY remains unknown. One Combs marriage(to HEATHERLY) hasbeenfound in Madison Co KY,but No Combs by surname have been found in that countyasyet.

Note, however, that John MILLION, brotherof Sarah Ann MILLION Combswas a resident of Madison Co, KY, and that hisniece, ElizabethMILLION, m in 1823, possibly in Stafford Co, VA,a John M. Combs, and see a John M. Combs listed on the 1840 MadisonCo, AL census index. Also note that descendants of the John & Sarah MABRY Combs family of Grainger & Jefferson Co, TN wereearly inMadison Co, AL (where Carlton Combswas born), and also that numerous Warren Co, TNresidents removed to Madison Co, AL in the 1810s-1830s,a numberlater moving on to Madison Co, AR- named after their home county. It is not yet known if any ofthe Warren Co, TN Combs (earlier from Hawkins Co TN)removed to Madison Co, AL, only that there were early Combs inthat county.

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O'REAR, Daniel born12/23/1759 at Prince William Co., VAwhere he; enlisted 1777 in VA Regiment as a sub for his father.An 1850 affidavit in Prince William County indicates thatthefollowing: "all knew sol and were his nearest neighbors foryears:" J.B.CUMMINGS, T J BOTTS, J B KING, Gilson MAUZEY(a clergyman of Fauquier Co, VA),E H SMITH, David HANSBROUGH, S T TAYLOR,; Thomas W.COWNE, R LCOWNE, Robert LENOX, John O REAR,; William BAXTER, Roy W MORTON,William BRIDELL, Langhorn BRIDWELL, Elias KING, SethR Combs, Rodham SHEFRETT, John McCOY,; John W ARRINGTON, LewisH McCOY, Lewis WALLER,James; LENOX, James PAYNE, Robert LUCKETT,Hayward B LUCKETT, David H; LUCKETT,Richard LUCKETT age 68, JohnREID, Brensford B KELLY,; & John HERNDON;Daniel COLES affidavitof Culpepper Co., VA states; he served with the RevWar Soldier. James FOSTER and George MILLS; also gave affidavits. The FauquierCounty Clerk at the time was; John WILLIAMS. R1847 F-S7376 (Virginia/WestVirginia GenealogicalData From Revolutionary War Pension andBounty LandWarrant Records, Volume4, Patrick Wardell, p.44)

Notes: WhichSeth Combs was the above? See Also Seth Combs of the War of 1812

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Col. Unknown Combs. RW Soldier Dudley BROOKE applied forhis pensionin 1833 in Robertson Co., TN, declared he wasb 03 Jul 1762 in ChesterfieldCo VA; & at age 4 movedto Buckingham Co VA where he enlistedand that he livedthere many years after the war… He first enlistedin 1777,in Capt. WHITE'S Company; in 1778, again enlisted; in 1779 enlistedunder Lt. Henry JOHNSON, and Col. Anthony NEW; enlisted againin Capt. RichardPHILIPS Company; in 1781 served seven monthsin Capt. Robert CAREY'S Company,Col. COMBE'S Virginia Regiment.In 1802, he left Louisa Co VA where he was then livingand removed to Robertson Co, TN. (RW PensionFile S30555,"Red River Settlers, Records of the Settlers of NorthernMontgomery,Robertson, and Sumner Counties, Tennessee" EdytheRucker Whitley, GenealogicalPublishing Company, Baltimore, MD1980, pp. 8 & 130; and Virgil D. White'sAbstracts of Rev.War Pension Files)

Note: The above Col. COMBE has not yet been identified.No Robert CAREY or CARY VA military record located as yet. NoCAREYS appliedfor Pensions with VA Service. Among the CARY RWPension applications is aWilliam CARY, b 14 Apr 1756, ChesterfieldCo VA, where he lived atenlistment. In 1808 he moved to ClaiborneCo TN, and in 1829 to Cumberland Co KY where he appliedfor his pension on 13 Aug 1832. Notknown if a relationship betweenhim and Capt. Robt. CAREY above. No Combsfound in any of Buckingham,Chesterfield or Louisa Cos VA during the periodof the RW (ca1776-1783).

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Abstracted by Combs Researcher Denise Mortorfffrom "Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data From RevolutionaryWar Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records," Vol. 6, byPatrick G. Wardell, Heritage Books, c. 1998 p.243:

"Frederick ZIMMERMAN "enlisted from Culpeper Co., VA,in General George Rogers CLARK'S Expedition to Wabash country;dd 12/10/1804 Fayette Co., KY;md 6/1784 Judith d of Andrew BOURNE (Marriage Bond 6/14/1784, Culpeper Co., VA; wid md (2) George BOURNE, who dd 5/12/36; widdd 5/12/44 JessamineCo., KY;children of soldier & wife:

Sarah/Sally md Andrew BOURNE, residence 1854 age 73 JessamineCo., KY
William age 67 in 1854, res Anderson Co., KY, & was in Warof 1812 soldier from KY
Morton age 57 in 1854, res Jessamine Co., KY
Polly wife of John LESSLY
Jane wife of Thomas C. JENNINGS [m 30 Jan 1806, Jessamine]
Penny wife of Robert DINWIDDIE
Agustis [Augustus?]
Nancy wife of John COINER [m 22 Apr 1817, Jessamine]
Judith wife of Francis H. Combs [no marriage record located]

Widows son Morton applied for pension 1855 Jessamine Co., KY age57 &Pension due mother granted to her children:
-Sarah
-William
-Morton
-heirs at law of -- Thomas C. JENNINGS & wife Jane P: BerrymanJENNINGS, Maryanne wife of Morton M. CARVER, Huldah wife of SimpsonS.WHITE, & Theodore JENNINGS

-heirs at law of Robert DINWIDDIE & wife Fanny: Jane wifeof Mr PROPHET,Elen DINWIDDIE, & William DINWIDDIE

-heirs at law of Agustis ZIMMERMAN: John B., Frederick A., &Riland T. ZIMMERMAN

-heirs at law of John COINER & wife Nancy: Martin COINER whoseheir at law were Catherine COINER, Elizabeth COINER, Robert COINER& Archibald COINER

-heir at law of Francis H Combs & wife Judith (Georgeann wife of Green SEAY)

Query letter in file dates 1927 from great great great gdd Mrs.Edwin MAYS,Berekeley, CA. Query letter dated 1893 from descendantR D TISDALE (on mother'sside), who ensign in US Navy, Naval ProvingGround, Indianhead, MO, &hegds of soldiers son Morton F-W8374R2669

Notes: It is possible (not documented) that JudithZIMMERMAN m Francis Combs, s/o Asa & Zilpha HACKLEY Combsof Franklinand Nelson Cos, KY (See Asa & Zilpha HACKLEY Combs Bible Record).