The Story of Anthony Coombs and His Descendants by William Carey Coombs, b 1840 Amelia, Ohio: 1913 (Boston: A. C. Getchell and Son) (Manuscripts and Notes)

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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:

1. Anthony In France With Reasons for Coming to America p. 1
2. When and Where p. 5
3. Anthony in America p. 9
4. "Allister" p. 12
5. Traditions (Andrew Coombs's History of the Coombs Family, Mrs. Henrietta Coombs Holden's Tradition, the Scotch Tradition.) p. 16
6. In Maine (His Settlement and Purchase of Land) p. 22
7. Trouble (The Outbreak of the Indian War) p. 26
8. Love (His marriage at York, and life in Essex County Mass) p. 30
9. Busioness (His final settlement at Rochester Mass.) p. 33
10. Life at Rochester. p. 38

PART II THE FAMILY BY GROUPS, SKETCHES AND STORIES

1. At New Meadows p. 43
2. Increase p. 50
3. The Penobscot Group p. 56
4. The Rochester Group p. 61
5. The Cincinnasti Group p. 66
6. The Douglas Group p. 79
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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.
  • John (2d) b. Mar 1869 at Rochester Mass
  • Hannah b. Nov 30 1700 at Rochester Mass
  • Rosanna b. Nov 23 1702 at Rochester Mass
  • Ithamer b. Nov. 20, 1704 at Rochester Mass
  • Joshua b. July 23 1706 at Rochester Mass
  • Francis (dau) b. July 20 1708 at Rochester Mass
  • Jane b. Mar 29, 1710.

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