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1273 Henry de la CUMBE, co. Somerset, 1273 Hundred Rolls.
("Dictionary of English & Welsh Surnames with Special American Instances," by Charles Wareing Bardsley, 1901)


1327-8 John in le COUMBE, co. Somerset, 1 Edw. III: Kirby's Quest for Somerset in which is contained the Exchequer Lay Subsidy for 1 Edw. III (Somerset Record Society 1889) by Dickenson, p 79 ("Dictionary of English & Welsh Surnames with Special American Instances," by Charles Wareing Bardsley, 1901)


Index of Somerset Baptisms, 1726 - 1811 [Parishes not included]

09 Aug 1767 Charles Coomes CLOGG, son of John/Ann
06 May 1811 John COOMBES, s Thomas/Sarah

(Somerset Archive and Records Services)


Thursday, January 22, 1874. Farmville Mercury, and official advertiser for Prince Edward, Cumberland, Buckingham, Appomattox and neighboring counties (Virginia Newspaper). "Married- Recently at Chase City, by Rev. Thomas DREW, J. W. HEDDITCH, of Buckingham County [Virginia, USA], to Miss Lila COOMBS, of Somersetshire, England." (p. 2, c. 4)

(Extracted from the Bernard J. Henley papers, Henley Marriage & Obituary Database: Catalog Card, Available on microfilm (Library of Virginia Film 36), VSLA, http://eagle.vsla.edu/cgi-bin/henley.gateway?authority=0047-31180)


Bishport? (not yet located)

10 Aug 1660. (Bristol EN Deposition Book, 1657-1661, f.1.27v) Depositions of James BOXWELL and Henry DAVIS that they knew well Edward CLARKE of the Parish of Temple, Bristol, tucker, and Mary his wife, both now deceased. They had two children, Judith CLARK who is now married to Henry COMELY of Bishport, Som. [Somerset?], and Robert CLARKE, who some years past went to Virginia, and recently, as they have heard, died there. (VSLA Survey Report No. B 4, p. 4, #06580)

Notes: Was Henry a COMELY or a COMES? Might Robert CLARK above have been kin to Robert CLARK who m 1679-1684, Sarah Combs, d/o the above Abraham Combs of Old Rappa. Co VA & St. Mary's Co MD?


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