William Combs

William Combs was born 1672 in St Mary's County, MD, and died BEF 20 DEC 1742 in St Mary's County, MD.

He was the son of Enoch Combs and Barbara.

married

1. Unknown (seen as maiden name Read) d 1721
2. Elizabeth Hatton BEF 13 AUG 1722, daughter of Thomas Hatton and Susannah Blackistone; she was Cornelius Manning’s widow. Born before 1701, died 1724.
3. Mary Hilton after 1734 in St Mary's County, MD, daughter of John Hilton and Anne Watts. She was born ABT 1702, and died BEF 30 SEP 1788 in St Mary's County, MD. She survived him & married Joseph Jenkins 2nd

Children of William Combs & his 1st wife are:

• i. Enoch Combs was born ABT 1700 in St Mary's County, MD, and died 4 JUN 1756 in St Mary's County, MD. He married Mary Manning BEF 22 OCT 1729 in St Mary's County, MD, daughter of Cornelius Manning and Mary Wiseman. She was born BET 1703 AND 1705 in St Mary's County, MD, and died 21 MAR 1769 in St Mary's County, MD.
• ii. Mary Combs was born ABT 1702. She married James Waughop BEF 1720 in St Mary's County, MD, son of Thomas Waughop and Catherine Coutanceau. He was born ABT 1690 in St George's Hundred, St Mary's, MD, and died BEF 18 JUL 1750 in Poplar Hill Hundred, St Mary's, MD.
• iii. Eleanor Combs was born ABT 1710, and died AFT 1756. She married William Medley BEF 1735 in St Mary's County, MD, son of John Medley and Sarah. He was born ABT 1706, and died BEF 22 DEC 1750 in St Mary's County, MD.

By his second wife, Elizabeth, the daughter of Thomas HATTON and Susannah Blackistone), his wife, whom he married in 1722, he had at least two children:

1. Thomas Hatton Combs b: BET 1722 AND 1730 in St Mary's County, MD
2. Susanna Combs b: Bef 1725 in St Mary's County, MD

• Susannah;

Children of William Coombs & Mary Hilton are

1. James Combs b: in St Mary's County, MD
2. William Combs b: ABT 1732
3. Phillip Combs b: ABT 1740

Notes

Enoch, Sr. is thought to have been the father of William COMBS, Sr. of St. Mary's Hundred, born ca 1671, who named his eldest son, Enoch, and his youngest, Phillip.

Will

Combs, William, gent. St Mary's Co., 13th Oct., 1742; 20th Dec., 1742. To daus. Mary Waughop, Elianor Medley and son Enoch, 1s and 1 slave. " wife Mary, extx., 1/3 estate. " 5 child. viz., Thomas Hatton, Susannah, William, Jr., James and Philip and hrs., residue of estate. Test, desires that his five younger child. remain with their mother until they become of age and gives her the handling of their estates until that time. Test: Thomas Breaden, Charles Dillon, Luke Cusacke. 22. 529.

References

• https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I0025...
• http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db...
• http://www.combs-families.org/combs/records/md/md-col.htm