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	Combs &c. Families of Davidson Co, TN

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Davidson County was established in 1785, one of the original Middle TN Counties. Descendant counties include Sumner in 1787; Tennessee in 1798 (abolished and became Montgomery & Robertson in 1796, with Dickson from Montgomery and Robertson in 1803); Williamson in 1799; Rutherford in 1803; and Cheatham in 1856.

04 Jan 1792- 23 Apr 1814 (Dickson TN DBB:274) State of NC conveys land on Barton's Creek; land was granted to William Combs, private in North Carolina line and registered in Halifax County [NC]; property was assigned to Charles CAMPBELL, then to Samuel BARTON of Davidson Co, TN. Made 4 Jan 1792. Reg. 23 Apr 1814. ("Dickson Co, Tennessee Handbook," Jill Knight Garrett, SHP, 1984, Easley, SC, p. 166)

Notes: The above William Combs not identified; however, this land was in Davidson County, Tennessee in 1787, then Old Tennessee, which was later split into Montgomery and Robertson Cos, with Dickson created from these two counties in 1803. (1) See Dickson County, Tennessee re land on Barton's Creek. (2) See Revolutionary War Records of North Carolina re William Combs who appears to have been Revolutionary Pensioner William Combs of Wilkes Co, North Carolina, Charlotte Co, Virginia and Sullivan Co, TN.

1793 Davidson Co. TN. "…North Carolina grants for land in the county [Lincoln County, Tennessee] were issued to John HODGE, Robert WALKER and Jesse COMB in 1793. There are also land grants recorded in the office of Lincoln County Register, bearing date of 1794, to the following persons: William SMITH, Elizabeth W. LEWIS, Ezekiel NORRIS, William EDMONSON, Alexander GREER, Thomas PERRY, Thomas EDMONSON, Matthew BUCHANAN, Matthew McCLURE, Andrew GREER and John STEELE.

(Extracted by Combs Researcher Nancy Tyrrell Theodore from a reprint of "Lincoln County - History of Tennessee" by Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1886 p. 767-784)

Notes: The above land would have been in Davidson County, Tennessee in 1793.* Jesse COMB has not yet been identified; however, see (1) Jesse Combs, s/o Elijah & Sarah "Sallie" ROARK Combs of Sullivan County, Tennessee and Perry Co, Kentucky and Combs-Ridge connections in 1800 in Davidson County, Tennessee (possibly a naming pattern? See also 1798 below) and See Combs-Edmondson Connections in Surry NC and Russell VA, as well as below). Also note that in 1793 this land would have "technically"* been Indian Land until 1803 when it became part of Rutherford Co, Tennessee, then in 1807, Bedford TN (See also Combs-Greer of GA, then Mississippi)

Depositions in the case of the Rowan Co, North Carolina Estate of William RIDGE, Sr., d 1780, h/o Winnifred Combs (d/o Mason Combs, Sr. of Surry NC) included the following former neighbors from Surry Co, NC, some of whom were related to the principles in the lawsuit:

Notes: See the Estate File of William RIDGE, Sr. for much additional data.

11 Jun - 21 Sep 1812 (Warren TN DBA:330) William P. ANDERSON of Nashville, Davidson Co, TN to Nathaniel PANE [sic] of Warren County, for $500.00... 250 acres on Hickory Creek.. Benjamin WOOTEN'S corner. (Warren Co, TN Deed Book A (1808-1818), abstracted and compiled by Betty Moore Majors, Mountain Press, Signal Mtn, TN, 1992)

Notes: See Warren County, Tennessee re Combs-Payne and see Allen Co, Kentucky re Anderson Combs and see Clay Co, Kentucky re Combs-Wooten

20 Dec 1815 Maria Combes to John H, Smith P. 158 (Tennessee Early Marriages DAVIDSON COUNTY - 01-01-1789 - 12-13-1837 extracted by Phyllis Combs)

1819 See James W. Combs Letter from Davidson Co, Tennessee to Levi and Martha Combs Wilson of Campbell County, Tennessee.

04 Mar 1823 (Davidson County, Tennessee Marriage Records) Combs, Eliza married WILLIAMSON, James D. on 04 Mar 1823 in Davidson County, Tennessee ("Early American Marriages: Tennessee to 1850, Jordan R. Dodd, et al, Precision Indexing Publishers, Bountiful, UT)

3 Apr 1823 Eliza Combs to James D. Williamson P. 266 - Th. Edmiston J.P. (Tennessee Early Marriages DAVIDSON COUNTY - 01-01-1789 - 12-13-1837 extracted by Phyllis Combs)

Notes: Unidentified.

18 Jun 1836 M. S. Combs to L. S. Conwell P. 487 - J.T. Edger M. G. (Tennessee Early Marriages DAVIDSON COUNTY - 01-01-1789 - 12-13-1837 extracted by Phyllis Combs)