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Note: Except where otherwise noted, all Lincoln Research is by Combs Researcher Beverly Dunn from sources as noted.


Lincoln was established in 1760 from York. In 1789, Washington and Hancock were established from Lincoln. In 1799: Kennebec was established from Lincoln. In 1827, Waldo was established from Hancock, Lincoln and Kennebec. In 1854, Sagadahoc was established from Lincoln. In 1860, Knox was established from Lincoln and Waldo.

Towns within the boundaries of Lincoln include: Bath, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Bristol, Camden, Georgetown, Lisbon, Litchfield, Newcastle, Thomaston, Topsham, Whitfield, Wiscasset


County Records (or Township not known)


1790 Lincoln Co, ME Census

Microfilm #M637-10

Bowdoin Town

Combs, Hezekiah 1 m<16; 2 m>16; 2 f

Combs, John 2 m<16; 4 m>16; 3 f

Combs, Leonard 1 m<16;

USGenWeb Archives Census Project

Winslow Town, With its adjacents

Combs, Jonathan 1 m<16; 2 f

USGenWeb Archives Census Project


1800 Lincoln Co, ME Census

Page (blank)
Archibald COMBS 21100-00100-00

Page 314
Samuel COOMBS 1011000-02010-

Page 315
Joshua COOMBS 1011000-10010-

Page 318
John COOMBS 00101-31001-00

Page 330
Hezekiah COOMBS 11010-20010-00

Page 333
Peggy COOMBS 00100-00101-00

Page 381
Silvanus COOMBS 21101-00111-00

Page 494
Sylvenus COOMBS 00101-30001-00

Page 495
Stephen COOMBS 00001-00001-00
David COOMBS 10010-00010-00
Stephen Jr. COOMBS 20010-10010-00
Thomas COOMBS 30010-11110-00

Page 506
William COOMBS 10001-00001-00

Page 527
Joseph COMBS 21001-00101-00

Page 562
Joseph COMBS 20301-12101-00

(Census CD - unreliable transcription)


15 Nov 1807 (Town not named) Lincoln Co, ME. Married: Samuel COOMBS & Hannah SPROUL Per War of 1812 Widow's Cert.-6382, according to which, Samuel died 25 June 1847, his widow died ca 1882. He served HOWE'S MA Mil, lived Lincoln Co., ME (Extracted from Index to War of 1812 Pensions Files, Vol 1, A-I, Virgil D. White)


1810 Lincoln Co, ME Census Index

Bath

Page 327
Joshua COMBES
George COMBES
Thomas COMBES
Nathaniel COMBES

Page 328
Jonathan COMBES
Stephen COMBES

Bowdoin

Page 045
John COOMBS
Joshua COOMBS
Caleb COOMBS

Page 046
Zebulon COOMBS

Bowdoinham

Page 357
Joseph COMBES
Samuel COMBS
Richard COMBS

Bristol

Page 217
Sylvenus COOMBS
Samuel COOMBS

Camden

Page 116
Stephen COOMBS

Lisbon

Page 017
Ebenezer COOMBS

Page 018
Robert COOMBS
Hezekiah COOMBS

Thomaston

Page Unk.
Joseph COOMBS, Jr.

Page 095
George COOMBS
Joseph COOMBS

Page 096
Archibald G. COOMBS

Topsham

Page 005
Joseph COOMBS
John COOMBS


1820 Lincoln Co, ME Census Index

Bath

Page 122
Stephen COOMBS

Page 123
Nathaniel COOMBS
Nancy COOMBS

Page 124
Daniel COOMBS
Margaret COOMBS
Rachel COOMBS

Bowdoin

Page 185
John COOMBS
Joshua COOMBS

Page 186
Zebulon COOMBS
Caleb COOMBS
James COOMBS

Bowdoinham

Page 166
Richard COOMBS
Samuel COOMBS
Joseph COOMBS

Bristol

Page 357
Silvanus COOMBS
Samuel COMBS

Camden

Page 267
Stephen COOMBS

Lisbon

Page 213
Joseph COMBS

Page 214
Hezekiah COOMBS
Abner COOMBS
Robert COOMBS
William COOMBS

Litchfield

Page 198
Jesse COOMBS

Newcastle

Page 325
Joseph COOMBS

Thomaston

Page 258
Abijah COAMBS

Page 262
Joseph COOMBS

Page 264
Gile COOMBS
Asa COOMBS

Page 265
George W. COOMBS

Topsham

Page 154
Joseph COOMBS

Whitefield

Page 038
Richard COOME

Page 042
Thomas COOMES


1830 Lincoln Co, ME Census Index

Richard COOMBS Bath Page 339
Stephen COOMBS Bath Page 340
Rachel COOMBS Bath Page 351
Nancy COOMBS Bath Page 360
Caleb COOMBS Bowdoin Page 327
Brown COOMBS Bowdoin Page 327
Zebulon COOMBS Bowdoin Page 327
Joseph COOMBS Bowdoin Page 328
James COOMBS Bowdoin Page 328
John COOMBS Bowdoin Page 328
Joshua COOMBS Bowdoin Page 328
Joseph COOMBS Bowdoinham Page 313
Samuel COOMBS Bowdoinham Page 317
Davis COOMBS Bowdoinham Page 321
Samuel COOMBS Bristol Page 002
Silvanus COOMBS Bristol Page 002
Prince T. COOMBS Lewiston Page 209
Joseph COOMBS Lewiston Page 210
Joseph COOMBS Lisbon Page 196
William COOMBS Lisbon Page 197
Hezekiah COOMBS Lisbon Page 197
Abner COOMBS Lisbon Page 200
Joseph COOMBS Lisbon Page 201
George COOMES Matinic Island Page 030
Mary COOMBS Nobleboro Page 081
Asa COOMB Thomaston Page 162
Joseph COOMBS Thomaston Page 162
Franklin COOMBS Whitefield Page 025
Nathan COOMBS Whitefield Page 025
Richrd COOMBS Whitefield Page 031


1840 Lincoln Co, ME Census Index

Abner COOMBS [none listed]
Hannah COOMBS Bath 364
Nathaniel COOMBS Bath 368
Rachel COOMBS Bath 374
Corning COOMBS Bath 379
Daniel COOMBS Bath 379
Daniel F. COOMBS Bath 379
Rosannah COOMBS Bath 380
Jonathan P. COMBS Bomen 409
Isaac COOMBS Bowdoin 307
Joseph COOMBS Bowdoin 310
Brown COOMBS Bowdoin 313
Caleb COOMBS Bowdoin 313
James COOMBS Bowdoin 313
John COOMBS Bowdoin 313
David COOMBS Bowdoin 314
Zebulon COOMBS Bowdoin 314
Rachel COOMBS Bowdoinham 282
Samuel COOMBS Bowdoinham 282
Josiah C. COOMBS Bowdoinham 284
Joseph COOMBS Bowdoinham 287
Rachel COOMBS Bowdoinham 288
Samuel COOMS Bristol 336
Joseph COOMBS Lisbon 345
Robert COOMBS Lisbon 347
Margarett COOMBS Lisbon 349
William B. COOMBS Lisbon 349
John COOMBS Lisbon 349
Ebenezer COOMBS Lisbon 350
William COOMBS Nobleborough 152
Levi G. COMBS Thomaston 119
Archibald COMBS Thomaston 119
George W. COMBS Thomaston 119
Hosea COOMBS Thomaston 121
J. S. V. R. COOMBS Topsham 013
Franklin COOMBS Whitfield 063
Richard COOMBS Whitfield 068


1850 Lincoln Co, ME Census Index

Not yet extracted


1850 Bath, Lincoln Co, ME Census

Bath

p. 213A; 29 Aug 1850,Ammi R. Mitchell

1047/1234 Asa Coombs 33 m Rigger ME
Frances 21 f England

p. 217B/184; 30 Aug 1850, Ammi [?] R. Mitchell

Coombs Elisha mariner ME

Note: On top of page is written - “Names furnished by the Deputy Collector, from the Custom House Books as belonging th Bath”


Georgetown was incorporated in 1716. Since then, the towns of Bath, West Bath, Woolwich, Phipsburg and Arrowsic have been set off in whole or in part from Georgetown. Georgetown has been part of three counties in its history: York, 1716-1760; Lincoln, 1760-1854; Sagadahoc 1854-present. The Coombs have been present in Georgetown since at least 1795. The following vital records were published as a State of Maine project.


COOMBS BIRTHS

David, s. Lennord and Sarah, Mar. 14, 1797 in Bowdoin

John, s. Lennord and Sarah, Feb. 10, 1799 in G.

Samuel, s. Lennord and Sarah, May 18, 1795 in G.

Combs MARRIAGES

Ebenezer and Abbigel THOMPSON, both of G., Aug. 26, 1773

Jeneia (?) and John PARROT, both of G., int. May 22, 1774, cert. issued Sept. 16

John and Sarvier BROWN, both of G., int. Oct 3, 1773, cert. issued Dec. 7. (John of Bowdoin and Savia.)

Marcy of Brunswick and Samuel WILLIAMS of G., int. Sept. 14, 1754

Richard and Polly COOK, both of G., int. Oct. 28, 1780, cert. issued Nov. 14

Sarah and Edward MORSE, both of G., Sept 26, 1771.

Silvanus and Martha WALKER, both of G. int. Jan 15, 1749-50

COOMBS MARRIAGES

Leonard and Sarah Hinkley, both of G., Nov. 29, 1794.

COOMBS DEATHS

David, s. Lennord and Sarah, Mar. 20, 1801

David, ---, ---, 1803, a. 59y 7d

Jennie, w. Stephen, --- ---, 1811, a. 70y

Jonathan, h. Sarah, June 21, 1800

Polly, ---, ---, 1800, a. 26y

Samuel A., ---, ---, 1823, a. 24 y.

Stephen, ---, ---, 1808, a. 70 y.


Wiscasset:

29 Nov 1817 Illinois Bounty Land Warrants. War of 1812 Service. Richard COOMS, Private, Elkins 45th; NE 30 6n 2w; Delivered to Denny MCCOBB Wiscanset [Wiscassett(?), Lincoln Co] Maine, 12-17-1817. W# 6247 (Extracted by Combs Researcher Thom Mont from WAR OF 1812 BOUNTY LANDS IN ILLINOIS; Indexed by Lowell M. Volkel (1840); Reprint by Heritage House; Thomson Ill. 1977, p. 103)

Note that the above record does not provide the residence of Richard COOMS, but only that of Denny McCOBB.


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