Biography
Ann Cumbo was born in 1670 in Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America. Her parents were Edward Driggers and Sarah Driggers.
Ann married Richard Cumbo, I. Together they had the following children: Elizabeth Cumbo; Gideon Cumbo; Richard Cumbo, II; John Cumbo, I.
She died in 1740.
Family
2. Richard1 Cumbo, born say 1667, was living in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent and James City counties, on 15 February 168_ when his daughter Elizabeth was baptized [NSCDA, Parish Register of St. Peter's, 3]. He was taxed on 80 acres in New Kent County in 1704 [Smith, Virginia Quit Rent Rolls, 218], and he and his wife Ann sold 100 acres where they were living in Westover Parish, Charles City County, on 2 February 1724/5 [W&D 1725-31, 8, 9]. In January 1737/8 the Charles City County court dismissed a grand jury presentment against him, and in April 1741 he was awarded 50 shillings in his suit against Benjamin Evans [Orders 1737-51, 32]. His children were
- 3 i. Elizabeth1, born say 1688.
- 4 ii. ?John1, born say 1700.
- 5 iii. ?Gideon1, born say 1702.
- 6 iv. ?Richard2, born say 1715.
- v. ?David, born say 1722, sued James Nance in Charles City County in March 1744/5 [Orders 1737-51, 340, 352, 359] and was taxable on 1 white (free) male in Brunswick County, North Carolina, in 1772 [G.A. 11.1].
- vi. ?William, born say 1723, sued Hubbard Williams for trespass, assault and battery in Charles City County in January 1744/5 [Orders 1737-51, 329, 337, 341]. He was taxable on 2 white (free) tithes in Cumberland County, North Carolina, in 1755 (Will Comboe) [T&C, Box 1], and he entered 181 acres in Granville County in January 1761.
- vii. ?Mary, born say 1724, mother of William Bates who was bound out by the Charles City County court in August 1744 [Orders 1737-51, 319].
- viii. ?Paul, born say 1726, presented by the Charles City County court in May 1742 for not going to church. He sued Lewis Delony in court in February 1748/9 [Orders 1737-51, 204, 213, 491, 497, 533, 561]
- Driggers was shortened from Rodriquez. Other Malungo Family's in this community by the 1620’s: Carter, Cornish, Dale/Dial/Doyel, Driggers, Gowen/Goins, Johnson, Longo, Mongom/Mongon, Payne - - per T. Hashaw at [http://www.eclectica.org/v5n3/hashaw.html] and broken down decade by decade at this site by A. Kearns at [http://www.cumbofamily.com/?p=132].
- http://www.freeafricanamericans.com/Cousins_Davenport.htm has no origin for Ann. 2. Richard1 Cumbo, born say 1667, was living in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent and James City counties, on 15 February 168_ when his daughter Elizabeth was baptized [NSCDA, Parish Register of St. Peter's, 3]. He was taxed on 80 acres in New Kent County in 1704 [Smith, Virginia Quit Rent Rolls, 218], and he and his wife Ann sold 100 acres where they were living in Westover Parish, Charles City County, on 2 February 1724/5 [W&D 1725-31, 8, 9]. In January 1737/8 the Charles City County court dismissed a grand jury presentment against him, and in April 1741 he was awarded 50 shillings in his suit against Benjamin Evans [Orders 1737-51, 32]. His children were …