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Benton County was established in 1835-6 from Humphreys County, gained land from Decatur and exchanged land with Henry in 1895.
24 Oct 1836 Benton Co, Tennessee Minute Book Pg 19. An inventory and amount of sale of the Estate of William Combs, Deceased.
| Articles sold | To whom sold | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 3 bedsteads & furniture | Mary Combs | $20.00 |
| 1 Lot kitchen ware | Mary Combs | $ 5.10 |
| 28 head hogs | Mary Combs | $25.00 |
| 1 saddle mare | Mary Combs | $30.00 |
| 2 cows | Mary Combs | $15.00 |
| 6 sheep | Mary Combs | $ 5.00 |
| 1 set plows & gurs | Mary Combs | $ 2.00 |
| 2 Bee gums | Mary Combs | $2.00 |
| 1 Lot of Tobacco | Mary Combs | $.50 |
| 1 hand saw | Mary Combs | $ .25 |
| 12 head gear | Mary Combs | $1.00 |
| 1 Padlock | Mary Combs | $ .25 |
| 1 Yoke oxen | Marvin SAYLES | $14.00 |
| 1 Gray Mare | Charlie SARRATT | $51.25 |
| 1 Sorrell colt | William SWINDLE | $20.25 |
| 1 Sorrell colt | James COOPER | $16.12 |
| 1 Crosscut saw | Matthew WILLIAMS | $ 7.12 |
| 1 saddle | William NOTHINGTON | $18.00 |
| 1 rawhide | James SHIRLEY | $ 1.37 1/2 |
| 3 plain pots | James COOPER | $ 1.03 1/2 |
| 1 steel trap | Jonathan SMITH | $1.50 |
| 1 spread | William MATIN | $.37 1/2 |
| 1 lot iron | James SHIRLEY | $1.43 1/2 |
| 1 Wagon | S. H? DAVIDSON | $27.00 |
| 1 gun | Thos HUBBS | $9.62 1/2 |
| 1 plow | James WILLEY | $1.00 |
| 1 set B.S. Tools | William CAMP | $37.25 |
| 1 square | James S. SAYLES | $.62 1/2 |
| 1 lot iron | James COOPER | $.25 |
| 1 lot bricks | James SAYLES | $6.25 |
Pg 20
The whole amount of sale of William Combs. Died 24th day
of October 1836.
$333.09 1/2
Octobert 1836 Received of James WYLY.. $ 2.51
Cash
$ .75
Cash
$ 5.00
Cash
$ 1.25
Amount of shop accounts $71.01
We Mary Combs administrator and James S. SAYLES administrator of Estate of William Combs, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true inventory of the amounts of sales of the Estate of William Combs, Deceased. Also notes accounts and cash. That has come to our hands as yet. January 20th 1839
Mary Combs
James S. SAYLES
State of Tennesse. Benton County. We the committee appointed by
the Honorable Court. At the October Term of 1836. to set apart
a sufficient quantity of provisions to save the widow and family
of William Combs, Deceased.
We do find, fix, set apart the following provisions-
Twelve Hundred weight of pork. Or Sixty Dollars. Twenty Five Barrels
of corn $36.00. Sixteen dollars for sugar & coffee, four bushels
of salt or three dollars. Two sides of leather or six dollars
and fifty cents. Fifty lbs of picked cotton or eight dollars.
one hundred pounds of soap or six dollars. Three bushels of oats
or $1.21 1/2. $2.50 for potatoes 150 lbs of flour. or $4.50, $3.50
for whisky, spice, pepper, ginger, the milk of the two cows or
$5.00. Nothing on hand but 12 barrels of corn October 24th 1836.
James WYLY
William THOMPSON
Healloway KAY
(Extracted from "Benton County Tennessee Administration-Guardian-Clerk-Trustees-Probate of Deeds-Records of Wills-Scholastic Population 1836-1855" by WPA Records, Mountain Press by Combs Researcher Debi Kendrick)
Notes: The above William Combs has not been identified as yet; however, see also Humphreys County, Tennessee. Also note apparent presence of blacksmith tools (See Combs Occupations and see 1850 below.)
L. D. Combs 1001-0001
Mary Combs 0-13201
(Extracted by Combs Researcher Debi Kendrick from "1840 Census Tennessee Benton County" by Sistler)
1843- 1850 "Benton County Tennessee Administration-Guardian-Clerk-Trustees-Probate of Deeds-Records of Wills-Scholastic Population 1836-1855
We the commissioner of said district do certify this to be Axmt report of the scholastic report for the year ending (Note: The number following the parent or guardian is number of children over 6 and under 21):
July 1st 1843
Mary Combs 7
July 1st 1844 3rd District
L. D. Combs 7*
Mary Combs 6
*DK Note: I believe this should actually be a "1" not a "7"
1845 3rd District
L. D. Combs 1
Mary Combs 6
1846
No Combs listed
1847
District 3
L. D. Combs 2
Mary Combs 4
District 5
O. G. Combs 2
1848 District 3
Mary COMAS 4
1850 District 3
Mary Combs 4
Dickson Combs 3
(Extracted by Combs Researcher Debi Kendrick from "Benton County Tennessee Administration-Guardian-Clerk-Trustees-Probate of Deeds-Records of Wills-Scholastic Population 1836-1855" by WPA Records, Mountain Press)
5 Jan 1848 Agreement Between ELIZABETH BROUGHTON and ORISON G. COMBS Be it remembered that on this 5th January 1848, it is agreed between Elizabeth Broughton and Orison G. Combs, that Combs on his part agrees to furnish Elizabeth with a tract of land somewhere in the neighborhood, to contain at least twenty-five acres, and to make her a title to the same during her natural life, with a comfortable house to dwell in, with other necessary outhouses sufficient for her necessity and comfort, to which must be attached a sufficient well of water or other water sufficient for herself and what family she may have. He is also to furnish her with a negro woman or girl to wait upon or serve her. Combs also binds himself to furnish her with a sufficiency of meal, meat, sugar, coffee, and all other necessaries of life, which is to be set apart by David Brewer and D. P. Hudson each year and furnished by Combs for her own use during her lifetime, year after year, the lands and dwellings to be furnished by Combs in a reasonable time, giving him an opportunity to purchase and sink a well, and not to extend longer than four months. And Elizabeth Broughton, on her part, binds herself to convey on Orison G. Combs her life estate in the following negroes, to wit, Moses, aged about 3 years; Lucy, aged about 34 years, and her infant child Eliza, aged 14 years; Lewis, aged about 11 years; and John, Sam and Ann, about seven years of age, which slaves were willed to her by her husband, John Broughton, in his lifetime. Elizabeth further agrees that Combs have the use and benefit of her wagon which is now in the possession of Combs. And Elizabeth further agrees to dismiss her bill of attachment lately filed in the Clerk’s Office. They bind themselves each to the other in the sum of one thousand dollars. Test: D. P. Hudson D. Brewer J. W. Utley Elizabeth (X) Broughton Orison G. Combs
Agreement was acknowledged in open court on the 8th January 1848, and registered on the 18th day of January 1848.
Sep 1849 Benton County, Tennessee. Died: Combs, Narcissa, 18 years, born TN, Cause: white swelling. (Extracted by Researcher Jean JLWLRob from "TN Mortality Schedules" by Sistler, and from 1850-1880 Mortality Schedules, CD, extracted by Combs Researcher Pat Orton, which lists Narcissa as female, age 78).
Note: Neither Narcissa, nor her spouse (presuming she was 78 and a widow?) have been identified as yet.
p. 589
HH#216 Combs, L. D. 30 TN
Nancy 30 TN
James 12
Nicholas 10
Mary 8
Susan 5
Laban 4
William 2
Teperance 3/12
Note: Based on earlier census records, the head of household is probably Labourn D. Combs (although could be Lorenzo Dow). Naming patterns would indicate that this family may be kin to the Nicholas and/or Henry Combs families of Perry Co, KY. (Henry Combs, Jr. married Temperance "Tempie" Proffit DAVIS), but also see Temperance LITTLE who m 1853, Greene Co, Tennessee, William Combs; and Tempie Combs of the 1828 Rocky River Baptist Church, Warren County, Tennessee list.
HH#217 Combs, Mary 48 TN
Catharine 26 TN
Jane 19
Arbella 17
Lamira 14
Notes: Widow of William, d 1836? (Note youngest child b ca 1836). Possibly mother of L. D. above? Kin to Orison below?
p. 596
HH#263 Combs, Orison C. 40 NC
Misourie 30 NC
William 13
James 10
Frances 8
Eliza 6
Susan 2
BROUGHTON, Elizabeth 60
(1850 Census - Tennessee, transcribed and indexed by Byron & Barbara Sistler, Evanston, IL, 1974, Byron Sistler & Associates, Inc., Nashville, TN, 1991 reprint. Notes: Census Index lists as Orison G. Census Index also includes a Susan Combs on p. 99 (the above are listed in Index as on p. 95), who is not found in Sistler)
Notes: Orison G. [sic] & Missouri BROUGHTON Combs married in 1837 in Caswell Co, North Carolina. Missouri was the d/o John & Elizabeth BROUGHTON, John having died in Caswell County in 1839. Also note Agrrement Between Elizabeth BROUGHTON and Orison G. Combs dated 5 Jan 1848,
1857 (Benton Co, Tennessee Will Book 1:160) Mary Combs
1858 (Benton Co, Tennessee Will Book1:238) James Combs
1858 (Benton Co, Tennessee Will Book1:250) James H. Combs
Note: These records not yet researched.
T 625 Roll 1728
Camden, Dist. 5
January 5 & 6 1920
Page 180
88 Odle, Robert L Head O F M W 32 M TN TN TN Mail Carrier RFD
Allis B Wife F W 28 M TN TN TN
Robert L Son M W 5 S TN TN TN
James B. Son M W 3y5m TN TN TN
Kenneth D Son M W 4m TN TN TN
Combs, James H father in law M W 78 Wd TN TN TN
Submitted by Phyllis Combs
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