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BROWN, Thomas,b 28 Feb 1753, Augusta Co, VA;enlisted in Tryon (later Rutherford Co), NC, but his father WilliamBROWN lived at the Waxhaw Settlement in SC. He applied for hispension on 8 Oct 1833, Warren Co, TN,aged 80. His father, William, and brothers Alexander, Robert &William BROWN, Jr. also served in the war. In 1780, Thomas BROWNmoved to the Holston River in Sullivan Co NC(now TN) for several years, then moved to Clinch Riverin RoanCo TN, then to Smith Co, TN,then in 1808 to Warren Co, TN; died 3 Sep 1849 & left no widowbut left children: William Jr., Alexander & Rebecca BROWN,Margaret HALL & Nancy McGREGOR & a George SAVAGE was adm.of soldier's estate in 1850, & a Richmond McGREGOR was Clerkof the County Court for Warren Co TN in 1850, but no relationto pensioner's daughter was stated (File S3509, Abstracts of RevolutionaryWar Pension Files, Virgil D. White, National Historical PublishingCompay, Waynesboro, TN, 1990)

BROWN, Robert [bro of Thomas above], was born in 1758 in Rowan Co, NC,lived in Burke Co NC when he enlisted, and afterthe warlived in Hawkins, Knox, Smithand WarrenCos, TN, the latter where he applied for his pension on 10 Jan1832, aged 75. He died after 1840, and is buried in Viola, WarrenCo, TN. (RW Pension File S3057, Genealogical Abstractsof Revolutionary War Pension Abstract Files, Virgil D. White,NHP, 1990; The Warren Story (Warren Co, TN), Eugene Wiseman,FL, 1995).

In 1797, Robert BROWN sold 150 acres of landon DodsonCreek of the Holston River in Hawkins Co TN "whereMiles BARRETT and JohnWILLISnow lives on" to Martin (& Sarah Combs) Johnson,the former an associate of Mason Combsof Hawkins Co TN, and his sons, Simon & Jeremiah Combs. TheBROWNS, Combs & JOHNSONS were all later of Warren Co TN, withMartin & Sarah Combs Johnson first of Smith, then JacksonCos, TN.

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CORNETT, William (a.k.a. William CORNITT)(also see N. A. Acc #874 #050036 not ½ Pay, VA Line), solwas b in Henrico Co, VA & lived in Buckingham Co,VA at enlistment, applied12 Aug 1833 Perry Co KY aged 71[b ca 1761] & died there 26 Nov 1836;m 2nd (his 1st wifenot named) Mary EVERAGE in Apr 1796 in what laterbecameWashington Co or Sullivan Co TN & she was b in May 1770. Hiswidowapplied 31 May1850 Perry Co, KY. She d 28 Jan 1852. CORNETThad childrenby his 1st wifebut only a son Archibald who wasb 12 Jan 1789 was named,children by 2nd wifewere: Margaret bin 1798 or 1799 & d in infancy,Roger who m Polly LEWIS,Nancy who m Samuel Combs, Samuel whom Polly ADAMS, Nathanielwhom Lydia CAUDLE, Rachael who m John CAUDLE &Joseph E.who m Sally BROWN.(RW Pension File W6723, Genealogical Abstractsof Rev. War Pension Files, Virgil D. White, NHP, Waynesboro,TN, p. 770)

Abstracted from various affidavits, Genealogical Records ofBuckingham County, Virgnia, Edythe Rucker Whitley, GPC, 1984:

"Elijah (X) Combs, 81, 13 Apr 1852, Perry Co,KY, gave affidaviton behalf of RW Pension application of Mary ETHERAGE/EVERAGE, widow of WilliamCORNETT (W6723; N.A. Acc. No.874, 050036)"

"Samuel (X) Combs, 54, 30 May 1853, Owsley Co, KY;states he marriedNancy CORNETT.

"Jesse Combs, Clerk of Perry Co, KY, stated Mary CORNETTd 28 Jan1852, leaving heirs..."
"CORNETT was private in company of Capt. ANTHONY in Regtof Col. SKIPPER in the VA Line for one year..."

Revolutionary War pension file of William CORNETT of Perry Co.,KY, depositionof Thomas CODY:

"Thomas CODY of Perry Co., KY, 25 January 1853. ThomasCODY declares he was born in 1783 and has been aresident of Kentuckysince 1804. His grandmother Judah STACYraised Mary (EVERAGE Cornett)as a child until she married WilliamCORNETT. Mary married about 55 or 56yearsago. William was thena middle aged man and had children. Mary had twochildrenbutwas never married before she married CORNETT. She had Sally andPolly beforeshe married. Sally was the eldest and married ThomasMcDANIELand Polly married Robt. S. BRASHERS, Probate Judge ofPerry County. Mary wasconsidered one of his family and was marriedat the house of George MORRISONin Sullivan Co., Tenn.Squire GAINES, a justice of the peace, marriedthem. A short timeafter they were married CORNET left for the mountains ofKentuckyand seven or eight years afterward he left for Kentucky with hisfather,hunting for elk and buffalo, and found William CORNETTand his wife in a campat the mouth of Bull Creek, a branch ofthe north fork of the Kentucky River.This was in 1804. Mary andCORNETT were married but a short distance fromwhere his fatherlived, as all the family were present, as his grandmotherSTACYhad helped to raise Mary. William had children Robert, Nancy,Roger,Samuel, Nathaniel, Rachael, Joseph E. and an infant notnamed. These werethe children Mary had by him after their marriage."(From Virginia RevolutionaryPension Applications, VolumeTwenty Three, abstractedand compiled byJohn Frederick Dorman,Washington, D.C., 1975, provided byresearcher GeorgeBaumbach)

Extracted by Combs Researcher Gloria B. CARTER from Clay Co KYAncestral News, quarterly, Vol. VIII #1 Feb 1992 page52, is thefollowing additional data, also from Wm. CORNETT'S RW PensionFile (W6723; N>A>Acc. No. 874, 050036):

Other deponents in the pension application...

Elija Combs, no age given, 3 June 1850, Perry Co;RobertCORNETT s/o Wm and Mary, marr Louisa Combs; a daughter,Nancy , marriedSamuel Combs

Sally STAPLETON, 90, 22 Jan 1853 Owsley Co, KY.Mary EVERAGEhad two children before she marr Wm CORNETT: Sallymarr Thomas McDANIEL andPolly m Robert S. BRASHEARS, ProbateJudge of Perry Co KY; these two children of Mary's were illegitimateand were not by William CORNETT; Thomas CODY born 1783, 25 Jan1853, Perry Co. His m grandmother, Judah STACY, raised Mary as a Child

Samuel Combs 54, 30 May 1853, Owsley Co KY. He marrNancy CORNETT

Jesse Combs, Clerk of Perry Co KY, states that Mary CORNETTdied 28 Jan 1852 leaving heirs Robert, Nancy Roger, Samuel, Nathaniel,Rachael, and Joseph E. CORNETT.

Notes: Rev. War Soldier William CORNETT, b 1761, HenricoCo, VA;d 26 Nov 1836, Perry Co, KY;was m (1) 7 May 1790, Washington Co, VA,to Rhoda GILAM [GILLIAM] by Rev. John FROST; m (2)Apr 1796, atthe house of George (and Mary "Polly" WOOD) Morrison, Sullivan, Co, TN;Mary EVERAGE, b May 1770, NC; d 28 Jan 1852, Perry Co, KY. Mary"Polly" WOOD Morrison was the d/o Jonathan & NancyDAVIDSON Wood (Osborne) of Russell Co, VA.Of the deponents:

Elijah"8" Combs, Sr.(s/o John & Nancy HARDING Combs, Sr., gs/o Mason, Sr.),b1770, probably in Frederick Co, VA; m bef 1799, probably in Hawkinsor Sullivan Co TN, Sally ROARK (d/o RW Soldier Michael & Letty GRIGSBY Roark).By 1807, he was residing in Clay Co KY,that part which later became Perry Co KY.

Samuel Combs(s/o Nicholas "8" & Nancy GRIGSBY Combs, Sr., gs/oJohn & Nancy HARDING Combs, Sr.), b 1799, probably in SullivanCo TN; d 11Nov 1881, Owsley Co, KY;m 13 Dec 1819, Clay Co, KY, Nancy CORNETT (d/o Williamand MaryEVERAGE Cornett), b 24 Dec 1803, (probably Sullivan Co) TN

JesseCombs(s/o Elijah & Sarah ROARK Combs, Sr.), b 12 Jan 1798, Tennessee; d 6 Jan 1874, Perry Co, KY; m 11 Jun 1821, Polly BOLLING, b 7Dec 1801, VA.

Thomas CODY was the s/o William & Sinai STACY Codyand gs/o Simon and Judith TOLSON Stacy (Pettit), Sr.,whose son, Benjamin STACY, Sr. had m Ann Combs(d/o Mason, Sr.) and whose, daughter, Seth STACY, had m William Combs, Sr.(s/o Mason, Sr.). In 1804, when Thomas speaks of meeting up withWilliam CORNETT, his parents were living on Crabtree Creek ofthe Big Moccasin, North Fork Holston River, on property adjacentto William and Seth STACY Combs, Sr. in Russell Co, VA.

Sarah JOHNSON was the widow of RW Thomas STAPLETON.On 14 Mar 1853, John Combs(s/o RW John "8" and Margaret Combs) of Owsley Co, KY,aged67, declared that when he first knew them, Thomas and SarahJOHNSON Stapletonlived with his parents on Long Island of theHolston (Hawkins or SullivanCo, TN).

Question: Was George MORRISON kin to RW Patrick MORRISON (Seenext) whoserved in the 1788 Sullivan Co TN Militia Co.of Capt. Thomas VINCENT with a John Combs (still unidentified)& Lt. Samuel BRASHEARS, father of the above Robert S. BRASHEARS?Also note Sarah JOHNSON Stapleton and see John "Jack"Combs,s/o RWJohnCombsof East KY.

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MORRISON, Patrick, resided in Rowan Co NCat the time of his enlistment; married Ann FOSTER abt 1769 inRowan Co NC. After the war, they moved to TN. (See 1788 Sullivan Co TN Militia List)In 1801 they were living in Sumner Co TN& later moved to Wilson Co, TN where MORRISON d 16 Jul 1833.His widow, Ann FOSTER Morrison, d 20 Sep 1838. Among his childrenwere a son, Hugh MORRISON who d 16 Apr 1852 in Crittenden Co KY,leaving two children, Ann & Martha MORRISON both living inCrittenden Co KY. Benjamin BELT, Administrator of Patrick MORRISON'S estate, made application for pension which may have been due soldierat his death on 10 Aug 1852. (RW Pension File R75415, Johnson-MorrisonResearcher Elbert Johnson) 

Patrick MORRISON & a still-unidentified John Combs both servedin the1788 Sullivan Co TN Militia Companyof Capt. Thomas VINCENT. Question: WasHugh MORRISON in any wayassociated in Crittenden Co KY with Simeon F. Combs,earlier ofAdair & Russell Cos KY & Pike Co IL? With the Combs ofSurry/Rowan Cos NC? With George MORRISON at whose house in Sullivan Co TNthe wedding of RW William CORNETT and Mary EVERAGE washeld? (Seenext above)

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ROCK, John, entered Augusta Co., VAin VA Regiment. Pensioned age 64; Washington Co., TN1818; died there 12/9/38. married 7/1/90 to; Nancydaughter ofJohn BRYAN (decd) & Rachel in area later Washington Co., TN.Marriage Bond 7/22/1790. Soldier and his; wife moved 1790 withmother Racheland wifes Sister Katherina to Ross Iron Works onNorth Fork of Holston Riverin SullivanCounty; NC.The widow pensioned age 72 Washington Co., TN in 1839. Residedthere in 1858, died 5/10/54. had 7 children.....including eldest;Kitty whowas b. 3/27/1791. Soldiers grandson John WashingtonCombs under age 21in1838. Mrs. Nancy Combs, daughter of CatyCONKLIN, and gdd? of soldier andwife Nancy, affidavit; WashingtonCo., TN 1848 F-W985 Reel 2069 (Virginia/WestVirginia GenealogicalData From Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty LandWarrantRecords, Volume 4, Patrick Wardell, p. 247)

See Also Family Bible of William K. Combs

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RORK, Michael, born 9/29/1746, Bucks Co, PA,enlisted 1781; Rockingham Co., VA,in VA regiment...enlisted there again and; unnamed brother subbedfor him to finish out his term of service; Moved 1792 to Hawkins Co TN where he pensioned in 1832. He died testate 9 Jan 1939 in Shenandoah Co., VA[sic, but see Hawkins Co, TN]. He married Letty who pensionedage 90; Hawkins CO., TN.In 1840, John KITE gave an affidavit there, then age73, declaringhe knew soldier and wife prior to their marriage. Nancy Combs gave an affidavit in 1839 at age 87 in Perry Co., TN [nb: sic,but shouldread Perry CoKY],stating that she was at soldiers wedding, and resided nearthemthen per that Co. Court Clerk Jesse Combs. Widow's son,John, gavean affidavit in 1845 in Hawkins Co, TN, stating thathis mother died there24 Jun 1844.Her named children in 1846were: James (res of MO), Michael (resof MO), Sallyw/o ElijahCombs (res of KY), Betsy w/o Thomas WOLF (resof GreenCo, TN),Rebecca, w/o William TUNNEL (res of Roane Co TN), Hannah w/oGeorgeREYNOLDS (res. of McMinn Co., TN),Judith w of John KIRKPATRICK (res of Hawkins CO, TN); Polly wifeof George MORRISSETT (res of Hawkins Co., TN), & John (resof Hawkins Co., TN). (RW Pension File F-W5720, Reel 2083. (Virginia/WestVirginia Genealogical Data From Revolutionary War Pension andBounty Land Warrant Records, Volume 4, Patrick Wardell, p.255-6)

Notes:

Elijah"8" Combs, Sr.(s/o John & Nancy HARDING Combs, Sr.), b 1770,d 1855,PerryCo, KY; m bef 1799, Sarah ROARK, d/o Michael & Letitia GRIGSBYRoark.

Nancy(GRIGSBY) Combs,b ca 1753, VA; d Jan 1850, Perry Co, KY; m Nicholas "8"Combs, Sr. (brother of Elijah), b 1761-1764, VA; d 1856-1859,Perry Co, KY.

25 Aug 1834-4 Feb 1839(Hawkins TN WB:422-3) Willof Michael ROARK of Hawkins, somewhat weak of body... son,James RORK [sic] one dollar no more; daughter Sally Combswho intermarried with Elijah Combs one dollar no more;son Michael RORK one dollar no more; daughter Rebecca TUNNEL whointermarried with William TUNNEL, one dollar and no more; daughter Betsy who intermarried with Thomas SELF, one dollar no more; dauSaly [sic] REYNOLDS who intermarried with George REYNOLDS, onedollar no more; dau Julia KIRKPATRICK who intermarried with JohnKIRKPATRICK one dollar no more; dau Polly MORRISETT who intermarriedwith George MORRISETT one dollar no more; I wish that she remainon plantation on which I now reside as long as I or my wife surviveshould she choose to do so; ... my wife should she survive meis to remain on my plantation, use and enjoy it as long as shelives; to my well beloved grandson, James RORK (son of John RORK)the tract on which I now reside.. but not to have possession ofit until death of myself andwife, reserving use of it for ourmaintenance. Also bequeath to him all mypersonal effects of everydescription...; to my well beloved son John RORK,I bequeath fourshares of the tract of land I bought of the heirs of CharlesCAMPBELLjoining the tract I live on and containing abt 150 acres; apptmywell-beloved sonand my beloved grandson James RORK my executors.. no bondrequired...s/Michael RORK; wits: D. ALEXANDER, JosephMOONEY. (HawkinsCo, TN Wills Vol. 1 (1786-1864) , EugeniaL. Messick, Mtn Press, SignalMtn, TN, 1992, Transcription oforiginal wills re-copied by the County CourtClerk After the CivilWar and Microfilmed by Tennessee State Library and Archives,TechnicalServices Section, Nashville, Tennessee, 37129, Microfilm RollNo.31, Hawkins Co, TN, excerpted by C. Hammett) See Also mentionof John KITE in the Combs &c. Research Reportof Nicholas "8" Combs, Sr.Also Note Thomas WOLF vs. Thomas SELF.

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1783-1800 (Glasgow Land Fraud Papers,file25-2642, State of North Carolina). Soldier; heirs of JohnCOUMBS: 640acres;assignments: by William COUMBS toThomas. BUTCHER; witness:Geo. GOODSON;mesne assignments: BUTCHERto Jno FORD, FORD to Jos. SITGREAVES;warrent drawnby: S. BARROW;survey for: J. STITGREAVES; remarks: the firstassignment allthemforged by same person perhaps by T. BUTCHER; granted tosurveyers;JohnCombs mustered and deserted, the rest mustered exceptWILLOUGHBY. (From"Glasgow Land Fraud Papers 1783-1800, NorthCarolina RevolutionaryWar BountyLand in TN" by A.B. Pruitt)

Notes: Seeking to identify the above John & WilliamCombs ofNorth Carolina. Were they part of the William TerrellLEWIS group of Surryand WilkesCos NC?

To Be Continued -- a work-in-progress…