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About Nicholas Combs, of East Kentucky
*PARENTS OF 'CHUNKY JERRY' NOT LONG JERRY* VERY IMPORTANT NOTE!
www.combs-families.org Nicholas & Nancy GRIGSBY Combs I - A Documented Chronology (Based on Dickey Diary Interviews, Revolutionary War Pension Files (pertaining to Nicholas), and applicable Combs Counties of Record as noted below).
aft 1759 in (probably) Frederick Co, VA. Born: Nicholas, s/o John & Nancy HARDING Combs, Sr.
Nicholas was probably born in Frederick Co, VA since land records place his father in that county in 1758, and his grandfather, Mason Combs, Sr., was already there by 1751. That he was born after 1759 is documented by his 1783 Shenandoah Co, VA sworn declaration that he was under 21 in 1781 or 1782. The 1810 Clay Co, KY Census lists him as born pre-1765, and the 1820 as born pre-1774; the 1830 and 1840 Perry Co, KY Census Enumerations list him as born 1760-1770, and the 1850 as b ca 1764. According to his Revolutionary War Pension File, he was born 1759-1760 (85 or 86 in Nov 1845); and/or pre-1765 ("being smartly over 90 years of age" in Dec 1855).
He was apparently deceased by Jul 1859 (missing from 1860 Census and Mortality Schedule), and at the time of his death (1856-1859), was over 100 years of age according to the Dickey Diary Interviews of two of his grandchildren, Margaret "Peggy" Combs Lewis and John S. Combs. Although both their interviews indicate that Nicholas d in 1838, it has been subsequently documented that other dates in the interview of Margaret Combs Lewis were "off" by twenty years (see 1857-1858 below), which, if also true of the death date of Nicholas, would likewise move his year of birth to 1757 or 1858......
......1804 (and probably earlier) Floyd Co, KY. Nicholas had entered 400 acres, land that would become part of Clay Co, KY when it was established. This early entry also confirms Andrew Combs' Dickey Diary Interview when he stated: "… My Grandfather Nicholas Combs came first. He built a cabin and left his wife and went back for provisions etc… My grandfather was detained on his first trip back to Long Island of Holston and he feared his wife would starve or die before he could get back but when he came up to the point of the mouth of Carr, he helloed and she answered him. His heart leaped with joy at the response. the deer were all about the cabin but she did not know how to shoot. The women were not marksmen. I knew my mother to kill bear and deer. the old CombsES were property plenty. They owned slaves…" Andrew's brother, John S. Combs also confirmed Nicholas' early arrival in Kentucky, stating that Nicholas "… came to Kentucky early in the settlement of Kentucky. He lived and died near where L.D. Combs now lives in Perry County…" Nicholas' granddaughter, Margaret Combs Lewis added: "Nicholas Combs, one of the original eight brothers who settled in Perry County from Holston River, Virginia… My father, Nicholas Combs, told me that when grandfather first came to Perry he went to Carr to get some wheat to sow from old William CORNETT…" (Kentucky land entries confirm that William CORNETT had entered land in then-Floyd County in 1803. Moreover, Thomas CODY (s/o William and Sinai STACY Cody) refers in his deposition on behalf of the Rev. War Pension Application of William CORNETT to he and his father having come upon the CORNETTS during a hunting trip in 1804, and to having been at the wedding of William and Mary EVERAGE Cornett in Sullivan Co, TN in 1796. At the time (1804), the CODYS were living adjacent to Nicholas' paternal uncle, William, and his wife, Seth STACY (sister to Sinai STACY Cody) in Russell Co, VA on Crabtree Branch of Moccassin Creek, North Fork of the Holston River......
1857-Jun 1859 Perry Co, KY(?). Died: Nicholas Combs, Sr. Although the Dickey Diary Interviews of John S. Combs and Margaret Combs Lewis state that their grandfather d ca 1838, he is documented as having been alive at least until 1856, and apparently deceased bef Jul 1859 (1860 Perry Co, KY Census and Mortality Schedule).
- *From Notes of Patricia Riley Caudill
- ******************** Son of John Combs & Nancy Harding; married Nancy Grigsby.
See this link for detailed description of Nicholas' family: Nicholas Combs & Nancy Grigsby
See this link for how this person relates to other Combs: Combs Family Virtual Archives
(Seems to be a fair amount of ambiguity about this person's details at the present time...)
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"Danger Nick" Nickolas was called "Danger" because it was said he had an irascible temper. "Danger" came to Perry County in 1790's, probably at the same time as his brother John. He came through Pound Gap, from around Holston where he had been living for some time and settled on the North Fork of the Kentucky River, near what is now Combs, KY. He was one of the largest land owners in Perry Co. at that time. He received his first land grant in 1810 when this was Clay County and he had other grants on Ball Creek, Lotts Creek, Combs Mill, and Trace Creek. He remained a Troy and tradition says that because of this he became unpopular with other Combs. "Danger" Nick died in Perry County near 1838. He is burried in the Old Combs Cemetery on Meadow Branch Near Combs Bends.
From Rich Combs... Descendants of Nicholas "Danger Nick" CombsGeneration 11.NICHOLAS "DANGER NICK" COMBS was born about 1763 in Frederick County, Virginia, USA. Son of John Combs and Nancy Harding. He died about 1859 in Perry County, Kentucky, USA. He was a known Tory (Sympathizer to the Crown), he may of even committed murder which is why he fled Virginia. I believe he later pledged allegiance to the Colonies. He married Nancy Grigsby, daughter of Richard Grigsby and Amie Rush in 1780 in Virginia, USA. She was born about 1754 in Frederick County, Virginia, USA. She died in Jan 1850 in Perry County, Kentucky, USA (Age: 96). Nicholas "Danger Nick" Combs and Nancy Grigsby had the following children: i.NANCY ALICIA "LISSIE" COMBS was born on 20 Jun 1772 in Virginia, USA. She died on 11 Mar 1858 in Ary, Perry, Kentucky, USA. She was a step or adopted daughter of Nick, Nancy's child from a previous man. She married Richard Smith Rev in 1794 in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA (Have also seen Knott and Clay County Kentucky as possible marriage places). He was born on 06 Mar 1771 in St Brides Parish, Norfolk, Virginia, USA. He died on 28 Nov 1836 in Ary, Perry, Kentucky, USA. ii.JEREMIAH "CHUNKY JERRY" COMBS was born about 1780 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA. He died on 10 Jan 1853 in Troublesome Creek, Perry, Kentucky, USA. He married (1) SARAH SALLIE GRIGSBY on 09 Jun 1835 in Perry County, Kentucky, USA. She was born about 1817 in Perry County, Kentucky, USA. She died after 1880 in Perry County, Kentucky, USA. He married (2) NANCY CYNTHIA SUMNER, daughter of Samuel Sumner and Winnifred Combs about 1805 in Clay County, Kentucky, USA. She was born about 1787 in Kentucky, USA. She died about 1850 in Perry County, Kentucky, USA. He met MATILDA "TILDY" COMBS. She was born about 1813 in Perry County, Kentucky, USA. She died about 1905 in Knott County, Kentucky, USA. iii.NICHOLAS "BIRDS EYE" COMBS was born about 1793 in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA. He died about 1892 in Perry County, Kentucky, USA. He married Elizabeth Combs, daughter of John "Soldier" Combs and Margaret Unknown on 01 Jun 1817 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA. She was born about 1796 in Perry County, Kentucky, USA. She died about 1880 in Perry County, Kentucky, USA. iv.REBECCA COMBS was born about 1795 in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA. She died about 1860 in Perry County, Kentucky, USA. She married JOHN WILLIAMS. v.SAMUEL COMBS was born on 16 Jan 1799 in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA. He died on 11 Nov 1881 in Booneville, Owsley, Kentucky, USA. He married Nancy Cornett on 12 Dec 1819 in Clay County, Kentucky, USA. She was born on 24 Dec 1803 in Bull Creek, Perry, Kentucky, USA. She died on 15 May 1885 in Booneville, Owsley, Kentucky, USA. vi.MILLIE COMBS was born about 1802 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA. She died about 1876 in Knott County, Kentucky, USA.∼Nicholas "Danger Nick" Combs was born circa 1760 +/- a couple years not 1737 as his marker incorrectly states (see his 1850 Census aged 86 living next to his son Jeremiah "Chunky Jerry" and his family). He also died about 20 year later in 1859. He is one of the eight brothers born to John Combs & Nancy Harding and not an uncle to them. His wife Nancy Euphemia Grigsby is about 3-10 years his elder and she had a daughter Nancy Elitia prior to their marriage. Stories have it that Nick was a known Tory and trouble maker and may have been on the run for murder which is why he left Virginia. I believe that he signed allegiance to these United States towards the end of the war. Besides his step or adopted daughter Nancy Elitia, he had 4 possibly 5 known children with his wife- Jeremiah "Chunky Jerry", Nicholas "Bird Eye", Rebecca, Samuel & Millie?.
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http://www.comteck.com/~jjackson/searchdn.html∼NICHOLAS "NICK" DANGER COMBS, My 5th Great Uncle ❤
Second Creek, Perry County, Kentucky, USA - Location of death. When Nicholas Danger Nick Combs was born in 1763 in Frederick, Virginia, his father, John, was 27 and his mother, Nancy, was 22. He had six brothers and one sister. He died in 1859 in Perry, Kentucky, at the impressive age of 96.--Unknown Contributor
The edits are based on information found on http://www.combs-families.org/combs/families/c-n1736.htm. The born/death dates have been revised based on exhaustive research of records.
Contributor: Rick Combs (47473770) •
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1850 United States Federal Census:
Age: 86 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1764 Birth Place: Virginia Gender: Male Home in 1850(City,County,State): District 2, Perry, Kentucky Household Members: Name Age Nicholas Combs 86 Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: District 2, Perry, Kentucky; Roll: M432_216; Page: 416; Image: 620. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 roll. _________________________________________________________________________________
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Nicholas Combs, of East Kentucky's Timeline
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1761
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Frederick County, Virginia, Colonial America
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June 20, 1772
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Shenandoah County, Virginia, Colonial America
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1782
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Virginia, United States
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1789
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Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
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1790
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North Carolina, United States
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1793
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Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
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January 16, 1799
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Kingsport?, Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States
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April 20, 1802
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Tennessee, United States
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1847
Age 86
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Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky, United States
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