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Records of the High Court of Admiralty and colonial Vice-Admiralty courts
Combs &c. Entries Extracted from the PRO Catalogue, London

See English Regnal Years for the years Kings and Queens reigned.

Source: Extractions from Public Records Office (PRO) Catalogue, Records of the High Court of Admiralty and colonial Vice-Admiralty courts (HCA).
HCA 32 = High Court of Admiralty: Prize Court: Papers
HCA 32/267/19/1-4 Ship: Amity, Master: Ebenezer COOMBS, Remarks: American merchant ship 1781

HCA 32/336/8/1-64 Ship: Friendship, Master: William COOMBS, Remarks: American merchant ship 1779
Note that both of the above records were during the period of the Revolutionary War, thus both masters presumably performing "patriotic services." A "Cdr. [Commander?] Ebenezer COMBS/COOMBS is listed in DAR records as born in 1746/7 in Massachussetts, died 10-5-1783; married Abigail THOMPSON. Service: Massachussets." (Combs &c. of the DAR)

HCA 42: High Court of Appeals for Prizes: Papers
HCA 42/185/162 Ship: Beaufort Master: COMBS. 1800

HCA 42/387/200 Ship: Charles Master: COOMBES 1808

HCA 42/341/1315 Ship: Susanna Master: COOMBS 1800


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