The Story of Anthony Coombs and His Descendants
by William Carey Coombs, b 1840
Amelia, Ohio: 1913 (Boston: A. C. Getchell and Son)
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Notice: The following consists only of excerpts from this manuscript extracted by Combs Researcher Thom Mont; however, in the near future, the entire manuscript will be on-line and available from this site. See Coombs Families of New England - Prior to 1700, a report by Whitney Coombs which includes as a source William Carey Coombs' book for much of his work. Caution should be taken in using this book as a source It should be used as a starting point in your research and should not be taken as fact.
Table of Contents
PART I:
Anthony In France With Reasons for Coming to America p. 1
When and Where p. 5
Anthony in America p. 9
"Allister" p. 12
Traditions (Andrew Coombs's History of the Coombs Family, Mrs. Henrietta Coombs Holden's Tradition, the Scotch Tradition.) p. 16
In Maine (His Settlement and Purchase of Land) p. 22
Trouble (The Outbreak of the Indian War) p. 26
Love (His marriage at York, and life in Essex County Mass) p. 30
Busioness (His final settlement at Rochester Mass.) p. 33
Life at Rochester. p. 38
PART II THE FAMILY BY GROUPS, SKETCHES AND STORIES
At New Meadows p. 43
Increase p. 50
The Penobscot Group p. 56
The Rochester Group p. 61
The Cincinnasti Group p. 66
The Douglas Group p. 79
Perils of the Sea p. 84
Capt. Ebenezer Coombs p. 84
Story of John Coombs p. 88
Story of James Coombs p. 89
Capt. David Edwin Coombs p. 89
Horace Reed Coombs p. 90
Sketches p. 92
Andrew Coombs Jr. and Family p. 92
Wm Harvey Coombs & Family p. 95
Joseph J Coombs p. 97
Joseph Coombs Galloway p. 98
Oliver P. Conklin p.98
Andrew Coombs Hubbard p. 99
Rev. Stephen Coombs p. 99
Rev Henry Clark Coombs p. 100
Capt Robert Hudson Coombs p. 103
STORIES p. 105
A Story of the war of 1812 p. 105
A lobster Story p. 105
How Captain Healy came to settle in Maine p. 107
A story for the children p. 107
An Honest Man p. 109
Captain Healy and the Chinese p. 110
An Old Coombs Homestead p. 112
A LAST WORD p. 115
PART III Genealogies
Children and grandchildren of ancestor Anthony p. 123
Desc. of Peter p. 127
Line of George p. 127
Line of Lieut. Joseph p. 128
Line of Asa p. 132
Decs. of Anthony p. 135
Line of Anthony p. 136
Line of Sylvanus p. 138
Line of Anthony (2nd) p. 140
Other families p. 143
Desc. of John p. 145
Line of Anthony p. 145
Desc. of Ithamer p. 147
Line of Elnathan p. 147
Line of Ithamer, p. 159
Desc. of Joshua p. 164
Line of John p. 164
Line of Ebenezer p. 192
Line of Stephen p. 205
Line of Joshua p. 206
Unattached families and individuals p. 208
Appendix p. 214
Coat of Arms p. 214
Sketch of Miss Lavina C. Coombs p. 215
Deed from Indians to Thomas Stephens p. 217
Excerpts
“Excerpted From p. 123: A conservative estimate would be that the descendants of Anthony and Dorcas Coombs, living and dead, would number at least ten thousand (book printed in 1913).”
The first generation
ANTHONY COOMBS b. about 1642 in France; m. Feb 5 1688, Dorcas Wooden, at York, ME
Mary bpd Sept 3 1689 at Salem Mass
Peter bpd Aug 18 1691 at Salem Mass
Tabitha bpd 1693 at Wenham Mass
Anthony, 1695 at Wenham Mass
“There is said to have been one John who died in infancy.
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