Combs &c. Families of Hartland, Devonshire, England

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	Combs &c. Families of Hartland, Devonshire, England

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Hartland Parish, north division, hundred of Hartland, a parish and sea-port (formerly a market town) that includes the hamlets of of Millford, Meddon, Cheristow, Elmscott, and Pilham, and the village of Stoke, is 4-1/4 miles northeast of Welcombe, 14-3/4 miles southwest of Bideford, 53 west northwest of Exeter, and 215-3/4 miles southwest of London... An act of parliament passed in the reign of Queen Elizabeth for completing this port, which is subject to the port of Bideford... in the archdeaconry of Barnstaple, and diocese of Exeter... An almshouse for three poor widows was founded in 1618, by William MILL, of London...

22 Jan 1558/9 Hartland, Devonshire, England. Married: Johannes COME and Margeria BURDUN (IGI Entry, Ba: E001741, +, So: 942.3 B4DC 1930, film not read) SW: BURTON

6 Jul 1559 Hartland, Devonshire, England. Christened: Agnes CUME, d/o John. (IGI Entry, Ba: P001741, +, So: 942.3 B4DC 1929, Pr: 1145581, film not read)

1 Jul 1560 Hartland, Devonshire, England. Christened: Philippa COME, d/o John. (IGI Entry, Ba: P001741, +, So: 942.3 B4DC 1929, Pr: 1145581, film not read)

Notes: These are the only three early entries and next entries not until 1700s. (not yet extracted)

11 Aug 1582 Hartland, Devonshire, England. Baptized: Digorius PRUST, s/o Peter (NEHGR 111:320, extracted by Combs Researcher Deborah Lusk)

DL Notes: The above may have been Puritan Separatist Degory PRIEST who stated in April 1619 in Leyden, Holland that he was 40 years old (b ca 1579). Degory m 4 Sep 1611 in Leyden, Sarah ALLERTON, sister of Isaac ALLERTON, Sr., and by her had daughters, Mary (m Phineas PRATT), and Sarah, b ca 1615, Leyden. Degory sailed to Plymouth Colony on the Mayflower in 1620, d on 1 Jan 1621. His widow married next, Godbert GODBERTSON (a.k.a. Cuthbert CUTHBERTSON) and came also, in 1623 on the Anne, to Plymouth Colony where ca 1630, daughter Sarah PRIEST m an unidentified John COMBS.

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