Elizabeth Combs

Evidence needed to support as daughter of John Godwyn & Elinor Godwyn

Elizabeth (unknown)

• AKA Combs, Not Hubbs , formerly Hubbs, aka nee Godwin
• Born about 1650
• Died 11 May 1706 at about age 56 in Hempstead Town, Queens, New York Colony
• Wife of Richard (Coombs) Combs — married 1670 in Hempstead, New York
• Mother of Elizabeth (Combs) Kissam, John Combs, Thomas Combs Sr., Robert Combs, Richard Coombs and Mercey Combs

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Birth: ABT. 1650 in may be daughter of Robert Hubbs of Flushing, NY>or may be a Godwyn Death: in Hempstead, Nassau Co, L.I., NY Reference Number: 4493

Marriage 1 RICHARD COMBS b: ABT. 1650 in probably in England, lived in Hempstead, LI, NY>>>>

Married: ABT. 1672 in Hempstead, Nassau Co, L.I., NY/Flushing, NY?

Children

• 1. THOMAS COMBS b: BET. 1671 - 1675 in Hempstead, Nassau Co, L.I., NY/left bef 1698-not in census that yr/in NJ by 1700
• 2. Elizabeth Combs b: 1673 in Hempstead, Nassau Co, L.I., NY
• 3. John Combs b: ABT. 1677
• 4. Richard Combs b: ABT. 1677
• 5. Robert Combs b: ABT. 1685
• 6. Mercy Combs b: ABT. 1688 in Hempstead, Nassau Co, L.I., NY-living there in 1698

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Notes

Richard Combs owned 26 acres of land in Hempstead October 6, 1685. Most of the people in Hempstead at that time arrived in 1644 with the Reverend Richard Denton who arrived in New England in 1630. [1] Richard appeared in court at Hempstead July 3, 1669. He appeared on the 1683 tax list of Hempstead. [2]

According to GDAC, "The compiler of the article on this census states that the names of the parents are given first, followed by the children. Since Richard's name is omitted, we must assume that Elizabeth was his widow and the then head of the family." Although it is possible that Richard I was not yet deceased, but in Freehold, Monmouth Co, NJ, with his elder sons, Thomas I and Richard II, we know that he was deceased by no later than 11 Mar 1706 [1705/6 or 1706/7?] when his son, Thomas I, referenced the dower rights of his mother, Elizabeth, in a deed: "excepting the thirds of ye farm for the which is my mothers Elizabeth COMESES har lif time..." (GDAC, 1925. Ref: Hempstead Records 2:300).

By May 1706, Elizabeth was deceased (sale of above land by John COMES), and according to GDAC, no estate records are extant for either she or Richard I.

Research notes

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Coombs-702

• Richard does not appear on the 1698 Census of Hempstead, however his wife Elizabeth and children John, Robert, and Mercey do appear. Richard most likely had passed away prior to 1698. The census listed the head of household first for each family, so Elizabeth was the head.
• His wife's name was Elizabeth, however there is no solid source of her surname. Alleged marriage to Elizabeth Godwyn/Godwin/Hubbs/Hubbard is without adequate source.

Disputed origins

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Coombs-702

”It's clear from the following document that Richard's wife was Elizabeth. An argument is provided that the mother of their son Richard was an Elizabeth Hubbs: http://www.combs-families.org/combs/ms/ms-gdac.txt. Alternative pages on WikiTree do have Elizabeth as John's sister and daughter of the immigrant patriarch Robert Hubbs (b. 1624). However, per his page on this site, Robert was known to have had six children, and none were named Elizabeth. There appear to have been other Hubbs in Newport, Rhode Island (where the Hubbs family landed), so the surname "Hubbs" could be possible but does not seem likely.”

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References

1. “Richard Combs 1650” (1999) (document attached)

• Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy: Mar 16 2020, 0:27:26 UTC https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/107643477/person/3...
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Hubbs-288
• Dowling, Tim. Dowling Family Genealogy. (Online; Rootsweb.) "Elizabeth Hubbs." (Accessed 11 January 2016. No sources cited.) with errors
• https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/3892192?mark=7b22746f6b656e223a222...
• birth seen as 1656 Lezant, Cornwall, England
• birth also seen as Baptism 2 Jun 1656, Elizabeth Godwyn, Baptism Place: Litton Cheney, Dorset, England, Father: John Godwyn, Mother: Elinor Godwyn (https://www.ancestry.ca/discoveryui-content/view/1211463:2243 viewed 21 Aug 2022). Comment: Dorset is not Cornwall