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Barnstable County was established on 2 Jun 1685 when Plymouth Colony was divided into three counties: Bristol, Barnstable and Plymouth (each named after its county seat).

Ed Note: All Barnstable County and Town records have not yet been extracted from our Combs Mailing List Archives.


Towns in Barnstable County


1840 Barnstable MA Census Index

Marshpee Dist

Page 083
John COOMBS


Barnstable

09 May 1659 Married: FOXHALL, Martha and Samuel BACON, 9 May 1659, Barnstable, Mass. ("American Marriage Records before 1699," William Montgomery Clemens, Biblio Co., Pompton Lakes, NJ, 1926)

Notes: See Foxhall Families and Old Rappa Co VA


1800 Barnstable MA Census

(Transcription from Census CD'S - unreliable source)

Page 37
Abagail COOMB 10000-10020-00

Page 58
Elizabeth (Widow) COOMBS 00000-00001-00


1810 Barnstable MA Census Index

not extracted


1820 Barnstable MA Census

Barnstable Twp

Page 070
Simeon COOMBS


1830 Barnstable MA Census Index

Barnstable

Page 345
Elnathan COOMBS


1840 Barnstable MA Census Index

Harwich

Page 212
Thomas COMBS

Marshpee Dist

Page 083
John COOMBS

Yarmouth

Page 029
Robert COMES


1850 Census Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA
Roll 304 p. 322b

(transcribed by Deb Coombs)

HH 595 Crocker HINCKLEY, 50, M, farmer, MA
Caroline, 41, F, MA
Sarah C., 18, F, MA
Joseph W., 15, M, MA, attended school within the year
Jiean, 10, F, MA, attended school within the year
Franklin, 8, M, MA, attended school within the year
Emma C., 3, F, MA

Henry C. COOMBS, 30, M, tailer, MA
Isabella Coombs, 26, F, MA


Brewster

12/14/1849 COOMBS, Rhoda Ann Married: Spouse: BASSETT, Samuel, Jr. City: Brewster, County: Barnstable Source: Family History Library:Salt Lake City, Ut, Film # 0905415, , extracted by COMBS Researcher Barbara Rivas from Family Tree Maker CD231, CD 231 Online, Marriage Index: Massachusetts, 1633-1850 http://www.familytreemaker.com/ifftop.html


1850 Census Brewster, Barnstable Co., MA

303 p. 137a
(transcribed by Deb Coombs)

Timothy COOMBS, 45, M, sea, MA
Fanny, 47, F, MA, Harwich
Samuel, 17, M, Harwich, attended school within the year
Seloma, 14, F, Harwich, attended school within the year
Jane A., 11, F, Harwich, attended school within the year
Rosanna D., 9, F, Harwich, attended school within the year
Julia E., 4, F, Harwich

Note: See also Harwich, Barnstable Co., MA for marriage record for Timothy COMBS to Fanny Walker.


Harwich

09/08/1827 COMBS, Timothy Married: Spouse: WALKER, Fanny City: Harwich, County: Barnstable

Source: Harwich Town Records, Harwich, Ma.

16 Oct 1827 COMBS, Timothy Married: Spouse: WALKER, Fanny City: Harwich, County: Barnstable

Source: Harwich Town Records,Harwich, Ma, extracted by COMBS Researcher Barbara Rivas from Family Tree Maker CD231, CD 231 Online, Marriage Index: Massachusetts, 1633-1850 http://www.familytreemaker.com/ifftop.html)

NOTE: See also 1850 Census for Brewster, Barnstable Co., MA, the family of Timothy COOMBS living in Brewster, born in Harwich.


1830 Barnstable MA Census Index

Page 506
Timothy COOMBS


1840 Barnstable MA Census Index

Page 212
Thomas COMBS


Sandwich

11/10/1810 COOMBS, Jane Married: Spouse: CROCKER, Abiather City: Sandwich, County: Barnstable Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Ut, Film # 0904579, extracted by COMBS Researcher Barbara Rivas from Family Tree Maker CD231, CD 231 Online, Marriage Index: Massachusetts, 1633-1850 http://www.familytreemaker.com/ifftop.html


Truro

31 Oct 1768 COMBS, Daniel Married: 10/31/1768, Spouse: RIDLEY, Elisabeth City: Truro, County: Barnstable Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Ut, Film # 0945516, extracted by COMBS Researcher Barbara Rivas from Family Tree Maker CD231, CD 231 Online, Marriage Index: Massachusetts, 1633-1850 http://www.familytreemaker.com/ifftop.html)


Yarmouth

1840 Barnstable MA Census Index

Page 029
Robert COMES


  Date of Decree.: 1860.
  (p.156)
  Date of Decree.: BARNSTABLE COUNTY.
  Original Name.: Henry T. Hallett,
  Name Decreed.: Henry T. Coombs,

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts Name Changes, 1780-1892 [database on-line].


Important: All Records collected for this county may not have been added here as yet. See also the Combs Research List Archives