Joseph Combs, ‘the Elder’ of Overwharton Parish

Joseph Coombs died 1765 in Stafford County, Virginia, also seen as Jett's Creek, King George, VA. Origins not yet identified. Probably not a child of John Richmond Combs, I & Hannah Ann Mason

See http://www.combs-families.org/combs/families/c-jos1.htm

Family

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bailey-1434 April 2019

Joseph Combs possibly married about 1723 in Stafford County. The name of his wife is not found in any records extant. Some say she was Elizabeth, surname variously said to be Lawrence, Harris or Bailey. No evidence is presented for this identification.

Three known children --

• John (b bef 1725),
• Jane (b bef 1727) and
• Joseph the younger (b bef 1731) --

have been identified through the deeds of gift made by Joseph in 1756. There may have been others, but these three are the only ones known to have survived to adulthood.

Disputed Origins

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Combs-193 April 2019

Joseph Combs is probably not the son of John Combs and Hannah Mason. He is not named in the will of John Combs, dated 11 December 1716 in Hanover Parish, Richmond County, proved 7 February 1716/7. Joseph does not appear in records until 1723 in Stafford County, Virginia Colony. He does appear to have some relationship to the descendants of Archdale Combs, since one of his descendants was named Archdale.[1] This possible connection is still being researched.

It has also been suggested that Joseph was the son of William Combs, son of Archdale Combs.

Death & Legacy

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Combs-193

Although Joseph did not leave a will, he did leave a series of deeds of gift to his three known children near the end of his life.[1]

• "Indenture made Sept. 10 & 11, 1756 between Joseph Combs the Elder of Stafford and Joseph Combs the Younger, son of sd. Jos. the Elder, of Frederick Co., Va. ..." 1,000 acres "in Overwharton Parish on the north side of beaver dam run..."
• Sept. 11, 1756. "I, Joseph Combs the Elder of Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., Va. in consideration of natural love & affection I bear unto my son Joseph Combs the Younger of Frederick Co., Va....have granted ans [sic] sell unto Jos. the Younger all and every the Negro Slaves (10 named) togetheer with all my Smiths tools..."
• Sept. 11, 1756. "I, Joseph Combs the Elder of Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, for love I bear unto my Son in Law John Ashby of Frederick County who married my daughter Jane... have granted my Negro man called Phill...." "Indenture made Sept. 10-11, 1756 between Joseph Combs the Elder of Stafford Co. and John Combs, son of said Joseph of Prince William Co., for natural love which he hath unto his sd. son John Combs and 5 shillings, doth grant all that land on which sd. Joseph Combs dwelling plantation now is, lying and being in Overwharton Parish, Stafford County on South side of Beaver dam run ... sd. Tract containing by estimatin 1000 acs. more or less together with the mill upon sd. run ...."
• Sept. 11, 1756. "Joseph Combs the Elder of Overwharton Parish, Stafford., for natural live I bear by son John Combs of Hamilton Parish, Prince William Co., have granted all the Negroe Slaves following (9 named) together with my Still...."
• Sept. 11, 1756. "Joseph Combs the Elder of Overwharton Parish, Stafford County ... unto my two sons John Combs of Hamilton Parish, Prince Will Co., and Joseph Combs the Younger of Frederick County... have given all my household goods household stuff & implements of household linnen bedding brass and pewter & all my stock of horses cattle sheep & hoggs & my crop of corn and tobacco and all my debts rights & personal estate whereof I am now possessed to be equally divided between them share and share alike to take the same in common and not as joint tenants."

Notes

23 Jan 1750/1 - 22 Apr 1751 (Prince William Co VA DB M:168) “Edward LAWRENCE of Prince William County and Parish of Hamilton hath sold one negro girl named Cate aged about 10 years which I do warrant … said negro girl and her increase to Jno. Combs of the parish and county aforesaid and to his heirs it being for value Recd. as witness my hand this 23rd day of Jany. 1750. s/Edward [X] LAWRANCE [sic]. Test. Howson KENNER, John [+] De La SHUMATE, Benja. BULLETT, John LAWRANCE. At a court held for the county of Prince William the 22 day of Apr 1751, this deed was proved by the oath of John De La SHUMATE, John LAWRENCE and Benjamin BULLETT witnesses thereto and admitted to record. On margin: “7 Nov. 1752 Dd. [delivered] Jno. Combs PW.”

(Extracted by Combs Researcher C. Hammett from “Prince William Co, VA Deed Abstracts, 1749-1752, and 1761-1764,” Ruth and Sam Sparacio, Antient Press, McLean, VA)

Note: This is believed to have been John Combs, Sr. of Stafford & Prince William Cos, VA, s/o Joseph Combs I of Stafford Co VA and h/o Seth BULLITT, d/o the above Benjamin BULLITT. See also Edward LAWRENCE in records with Combs in later Fauquier Co, VA. Also note that some researchers have termed the above record a Deed of Gift (not) and claimed (erroneously based on bad assumption?) that Edward LAWRENCE was grandfather of John Combs, Sr.

Source:

http://www.combs-families.org/combs/records/va/prince_william.htm

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