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Iredell County was established in 1788 from Rowan Co NC. In 1793 Iredell gained from Burke & Wilkes NC, but in 1815, Wilkes Co NC gained back land from Iredell. In 1847, Alexander Co was est. from Iredell, Caldwell and Wilkes. This County has not yet been researched and only a few records have been collected thus far.
1790 Iredell Co, NC Census
(No Combs by surname)
1800 Iredell Co, NC Census
(No Combs by surname)
p. 608: John ARRINGDON: 22001-02010-00
Notes: John ARRINGTON (and all var. sp.) m 27 Dec 1783, Wilkes Co, NC, Mary STEVENSON (d/o James & Sarah (KELLY?) Stevenson of Wilkes & Iredell. They either lived on the Iredell-Wilkes border or in that part of Iredell which became Wilkes again (according to ARRINGTON researchers, John was appointed to an Iredell jury in 1804 and in 1818 appointed a Justice in Wilkes). They were the foster parents of Levi COMBS who m their daughter, Sarah, in 1817 in Wilkes Co, NC, and he may have been one of the under 10 males in their above household.
1810 Iredell Co, NC Census Index
P. 37: William COMBS
13 Dec 1814 COMBS, William & Elizabeth PARKS (ELLIS) , married 13 Dec 1814, Iredell Co NC; soldier died 18 Mar 1870, served in George DAVIDSON'S NC Mil, lived Iredell Co NC. (War of 1812 Pension File WC-3007)
Notes: The War of 1812 Files for Charles COMBS of Surry Co NC also refer to George DAVIDSON'S North Carolina Militia. The 1768 Rowan Co NC tax list of John BREVARD includes George DAVIDSON who tithed James COMBS, and indicates this was the part of Rowan that was later in Iredell Co. Also note the ELLIS and PARKS connections in Wilkes Co NC, including the family of Thomas Hicks & Keziah HAYS Combs.
1812-1814 Muster Rolls (Extracted from 1812 Militia Rolls by William R. Navey, genealogy1@ancestry.com, NCGenWeb Project Archives, ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/ncstate/military/1812roll.txt (See copyright restrictions).
Original Source: MUSTER ROLLS, SOLDIERS OF THE WAR OF 1812, DETACHED FROM THE MILITIA OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1812 AND 1814, PUBLISHED IN PURSUANCE OF THE RESOLUTIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF JANUARY 28, 1851 AND THE RESOLUTION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF FEBRUARY 29, 1871. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL, RALEIGH, STONE AND UZZELL, STATE PRINTERS AND BINDERS, 1873.
Seventh Regiment, Fifth Company, Detached from the Iredell Regiment.
| JOHN MOODY, CAPTAIN |
| WILLIAM CARSON, LIEUTENANT |
| WILLIAM MOODY, ENSIGN |
| THOS. PRATHER, 1ST SERGEANT |
| * CALEB COMBEY, 2ND SERGEANT |
| JOS. DEPORSTER, 3RD SERGEANT |
| SAMUEL HAYES, 4TH SERGEANT |
| HENRY MARSHALL, 1ST CORPORAL |
| MILUS PRIVITT, 2ND CORPORAL |
| DAVID FOX, 3RD CORPORAL |
| RICHARD PRIVITT, 4TH CORPORAL |
| RICHARD COOK, DRUMMER |
| HARRSI SWIVIT, FIFER |
| WILLIAM MILLSAPS | SAMUEL HENDERSON |
| WILLIAM MARTIN | WILLIAM LOOPER |
| WILLIAM GORDON | ALLISON GAPP |
| JAMES MARTIN | RICHARD MEARS |
| SAMUEL McKOY | HIRAM FLEDHER |
| GEORGE W. ROBERTSON | THOMAS LOVELUS |
| ERWIN PRIVITT | REASON BEILL |
| GEORGE LACKEY | ELIAS LUZENBURY |
| RICHARD SPARKS | THOMAS GALLOWAY |
| WILLIAM BLACKENSHIP | ALEXANDER READ |
| SAKE HARRIS | ANDREW WELL |
| JOHN TEAGUE | JOSEPH MOON |
| JAMES LACK | JOHN YOUNG |
| WALTER BEILL | PHILIP PHILLIPS |
| JOHN CASH | RANDOLPH ROADS |
| HENRY GIDDENS | BENJAMIN BROWN |
| THOMAS GREEN | RICHARD BOOKER |
| JAMES TEMPLETON | HENRY BUCK |
| SAMUEL TEMPLETON | JOSEPH DONALSON |
| HUGH CURRANT | SAMUEL HART |
| JOSEPH EDSON | GEORGE MASTER |
| JOHN McCONNEL | SOLOMON DLAYWELL |
| SAMUEL MITCHEL | HUGH B. KING |
| GREENBURY HAIRE | JOHN HATH |
| REUBEN BARNARD | TURNER WELCH |
| ASHLEY JOHNSTON | JOHN RECTOR |
| PLEASANT OWEN | BENJAMIN MOODY |
| BRESIM HEZIAH | BENJAMIN BENTLY |
| HENRY CARSON | JOHN M. CLERLAND |
| NATHAN BAKER | MICHAEL TAGUE |
| LOVET PHELPS | ARAN COOK |
* Note: Not known if COMBEY or COMBS. Other records not checked yet.
1820 Iredell Co, NC Census Index
Page 037: William COMBS
1830 US Census Index - Iredell Co NC
P. 005: William COMBS
1840 Iredell Co, NC Census
Page 223: William COMBS
1850 Iredell Co., NC Census
(transcribed by Combs Researcher Debi Houser)
pg 404
1/1 Milton CAMPBELL 51 M farmer $4194 NC
Margaret 42 F NC
John C. L. 21 M student NC attended school within the year
Milton B. 16 M NC attended school within the year
Sarah E. 13 F student NC attended school within the year
Prudence E. 9 F NC attended school within the year
Abraham 61 M NC idiotic cannot read or write
Thos. P. SUMMERS? 21 NC
R. S. WILLSON 27 M s. teacher NC
D. MATTHISON 37 M NC
John P. COMBS 24 M student NC attended school within the
year
pg 406
28/28 C. W. COMBS 28 M farmer $350 NC
Sarah E. 21 F NC
Alexander 4 M NC
Mary P. 2 F NC
Notes: Charles W. COMBS, s/o William and Elizabeth ELLIS (Parks) Combs per father's 1870 will.
34/34 William COMBS 60 M farmer $100 VA
Elizabeth 52 F NC cannot read or write
Ady C. 22 F NC attended school within the year
Mary E. 20 F NC attended school within the year
Dovy R. 16 F NC attended school within the year
Rufus B. 14 M NC attended school within the year
Newton P. 12 M NC attended school within the year
Notes: William COMBS m 1814, Elizabeth ELLIS (Parks)
Census Index also lists
Page 406: E. E. COMBS
1870 Iredell Co, NC WB-4/71 North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh. William COMBS (Provided by Combs Researcher Denise Mortorff from "North Carolina Wills: A Testator Index, 1776-1900 by Thornton W. Mitchell)
Extracted by Combs Researcher Barbara Rivas from "THE ELLIS LINE from Surry-Sussex in Virginia," Dixie L. McCrary, 1978 (no publisher), p. 107:
"Elizabeth ELLIS, b. c. 1797 Surry Co. N.C., m. Dec. 1814 William COMBS
- Will of William COMBS, pr. 18 Sept. 1870, witnessed by Samuel B. ELLIS and Dovey A. ELLIS Lackey, names wife Elizabeth, son, Charles W., and daughter, Mary. (Iredell Co. #947, Bk. 4, p. 71).
- No further information on this family. Court and census records, Iredell Co., should be searched."
1881 Iredell Co, NC WB-4/453 County Clerk of Superior Court. Elizabeth COMBS (Provided by Combs Researcher Denise Mortorff from "North Carolina Wills: A Testator Index, 1776-1900 by Thornton W. Mitchell)
1897 Iredell Co, NC WB-6/103 County Clerk of Superior Court. C. W. COMBS (Provided by Combs Researcher Denise Mortorff from "North Carolina Wills: A Testator Index, 1776-1900 by Thornton W. Mitchell)
Important: All Records collected for this county may not have been added here as yet. See also the Combs Research List Archives
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