Combs &c. Land of Greene County, Indiana

	Combs &c. Land of Greene Co, IN

The northern boundary of Greene (Clay Co, IN) was the line between Townships 8 and 9, and its western boundary between Ranges 7 and 8 (Sullivan Co, IN), as defined by government surveys, according to the below-noted History of Clay Co, IN). The northeastern-most township in Greene is T8NR7W. From the "Early History of Greene Co, IN", by Uncle Jack Baber (Extracted by Combs Researcher Sally Stacy from copy at Family History Library in SLC): "The first weddings [in Lewis Twp.] were at the house of old Byram Combs, by Rev. Samuel BRILEY. They were: Mr. Emery RODGERS and little Sallie Combs; Mr. Edward Combs and Barbara FRY. Both of these weddings were solemnized at the same time and place." [A list of the first old pioneer settlers in Smith Twp.] "…up in the north end of the township, on the old Sand Hill, were the families of Samuel WILKS, Byram Combs, James FRAZIER, Geo. SHRAYKES, and a few others." "…old Sammy WILKS and his brother-in-law, Mr. Byram Combs, settled near the old lake on the Sand Hill, made the farm and set out the old apple orchards near where Mrs. Elizabeth COLE now lives, north of the prairie." The author does not note the date of these marriages, however, they appear to have taken place ca 1834 based on the ages of the eldest children of Edward & Barbara FRY Combs and Davis Emery & Sally Combs Rogers in the 1850 Greene census. According to Researcher Joy Kersteter, Samuel WILKS m Barbara Combs, b 1780, NC, sister of Biram (source pending). If so, and this was Biram "8" Combs, then another child has been located for John & Nancy HARDING Combs, Sr. Moreover, further circumstantial evidence is found in Wayne Co, KY where land patents are found for both Biram Combs and a Samuel WILKS in 1804. Also note that RW John "8" Combs, brother of Biram, named a daughter, Barbara (m Benjamin STACY), perhaps named after his (heretofore unknown) sister? Excerpted by Combs Researcher Debi Kendrick from "The History of Clay County" (Indiana)" in reference to earliest settlers, a partial duplicate of the above:

"In the extreme southwest part of the county, west side of Eel river, within what is now Lewis township, early settlements were made by Robert BABER (in 1822), George HOOKER, John J. LANNING. Nicholas CRIST, John STEWART, James BUCKALLEW, Daniel GOBLE, Sr., Henderson CURRY, J. W. McGREW, James MALOY, John SARVERCE, Joseph WHILES, Edward BRADEN, Samuel CHAMBERS, Joseph T. LISTON, the STARKS, the PUCKETTS, the STOUTS and others. The first of the pioneer weddings within this territory was a double one, at the home of Byrum Combs, later the Harry DALGARN place, Rev. Samuel BRILEY performing the ceremony. The couples married were Emery RODGERSON [sic] and Sallie Combs, Edward Combs and Barbara FRY."

Further identifying Lewis Twp. is the following from the same source:

"Lewis township, originally included within Harrison, became a separate organization about 1835, embracing the territory from the north line of Greene county to the Old Reservoir, about eleven miles in extent, and from Eel river to the Vigo and Sullivan. county line, an average width of four miles. The township was named for John LEWIS, who settled at a very early day and built the first cabin on the little creek just south of the site of Jasonville, which was supposed to stand on the Clay county side and within the borders of the new township, but on actual survey, found to lie within Greene county. 'Uncle John LEWIS,' as he was familiarly called, was the pioneer who could play 'Yankee Doodle' on a mowing scythe with a whetstone, which he frequently did in the time of hay harvest just to please 'the boys.'"

Apparently, both Uncle John Lewis' Jasonville, and the home of Biram Combs, were in Greene County rather than Clay.

Combs Land of Greene Co, Indiana

Twp. 8N Rng. 7W, Sections 22, 23, 26 (Sarah, William Byrum, Berryman and Edward Combs)

01 Aug 1839 Greene Co, IN BLM Land Patent. Combs Sarah Y N Indiana 22036 Y August 1, 1839 Vincennes 1 SENW 22/ 8 N 7 W N 2nd Principal 40 Greene IN2260_.445

01 Aug 1839 Greene Co, IN BLM Land Patent. Combs William Byrum of Greene Co, IN. Y N Indiana 22037 Y Vincennes 1 NWSW 22/ 8 N 7 W N 2nd Principal 40 Greene IN2260_.446

10 Apr 1848 Greene Co, IN BLM Land Patent. Combs William Y N Indiana 32319 Y April 10, 1848 Vincennes 1 NENW 22/ 8 N 7 W N 2nd Principal 40 Greene IN2470_.329

01 May 1848 Greene Co, IN BLM Land Patent. Combs Berryman Y N Indiana 33426 Y May 1, 1848 Vincennes 1 NWSW 23/ 8 N 7 W N 2nd Principal 40 Greene IN2490_.430

01 May 1848 Greene Co, IN BLM Land Patent. Combs Edward Y N Indiana 33274 Y May 1, 1848 Vincennes 1 W1/2SE 26/ 8 N 7 W N 2nd Principal 80 Greene IN2490_.280

10 Apr 1848 Greene Co, IN BLM Land Patent. Combs Edward Y N Indiana 34323 Y April 10, 1849 Vincennes 1 SESE 26/ 8 N 7 W N 2nd Principal 40 Greene IN2510_.321

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Section 22

PATENTEE NAME SIGNATURE DATE DOCUMENT NR. ACCESSION NR. CERTIFIED DOC. Combs, SARAH 08/01/1839 22036 IN2260__.445 Combs, WILLIAM B 08/01/1839 22037 IN2260__.446 FRY, EPHRAIM 08/01/1839 21777 IN2260__.186 Combs, WILLIAM 04/10/1848 32319 IN2470__.329 FRY, EPHRAIM 04/10/1848 32320 IN2470__.330 LARR, DAVID 04/10/1848 32374 IN2470__.384 THOMPSON, WILLIAM 04/10/1848 32478 IN2470__.488 FRY, EPHRAIM 05/10/1848 32584 IN2480__.096 ROGERS, DAVIS E 05/10/1848 32556 IN2480__.068

Section 23

PATENTEE NAME SIGNATURE DATE DOCUMENT NR. ACCESSION NR. CERTIFIED DOC. Combs, BERRYMAN 05/01/1848 33426 IN2490__.430 FRY, EPHRAIM 05/01/1848 33476 IN2490__.477 HELMS, JAMES 05/01/1848 33431 IN2490__.435

Section 26

PATENTEE NAME SIGNATURE DATE DOCUMENT NR. ACCESSION NR. CERTIFIED DOC. Combs, EDWARD 05/01/1848 33274 IN2490__.280 Combs, EDWARD 04/10/1849 34323 IN2510__.321 JONES, HARDIN 05/30/1849 34558 IN2520__.054 WILKES, MADISON 10/01/1852 36403 IN2550__.281 JONES, JONATHAN 04/15/1853 36865 IN2560__.215

Other Section surrounding 22, 23 and 26

Section 14

PATENTEE NAME SIGNATURE DATE DOCUMENT NR. ACCESSION NR. CERTIFIED DOC. GASS, SAMUEL 05/15/1837 27948 IN3180__.099 RODGERS, LEWIS 04/10/1849 34035 IN2510__.036 BAUGHMAN, GEORGE 03/01/1854 36980 IN2560__.296 BAUGHMAN, JACOB 03/01/1854 37277 IN2570__.031

Section 15

PATENTEE NAME SIGNATURE DATE DOCUMENT NR. ACCESSION NR. CERTIFIED DOC. FAUGHT, GEORGE 08/01/1839 23512 IN2290__.403 LARR, DAVID 05/25/1841 28315 IN2390__.327 WILKS, WILLIAM 02/01/1839 15008 IN2120__.413

Section 21

PATENTEE NAME SIGNATURE DATE DOCUMENT NR. ACCESSION NR. CERTIFIED DOC. BEASLEY, RICHARD 05/10/1848 32533 IN2480__.045 BONHAM, ALEXANDER 04/10/1848 32479 IN2470__.489 BONHAM, DAVID 04/10/1848 32457 IN2470__.467 HENSLEY, ROBERT 10/01/1840 26468 IN2350__.480 HOWELL, GILMORE 05/25/1841 28317 IN2390__.329 MCCOY, SAMUEL 10/01/1840 25124 IN2330__.137 PIGG, SANDERS 10/01/1840 25822 IN2340__.336

Section 24

PATENTEE NAME SIGNATURE DATE DOCUMENT NR. ACCESSION NR. CERTIFIED DOC. SUTPHEN, JAMES 03/01/1854 37231 IN2560__.485

Section 25

PATENTEE NAME SIGNATURE DATE DOCUMENT NR. ACCESSION NR. CERTIFIED DOC. DEPAUW, JOHN 04/10/1832 3018 IN0060__.485 DEPAUW, JOHN 04/10/1832 3019 IN0060__.486 DEPAWN, JOHN 02/01/1839 15298 IN2130__.203 JONES, WILLIAM M 04/10/1849 34479 IN2510__.476 JONES, WILLIAM M 12/10/1850 34998 IN2530__.079 OSBORN, WILLIAM 04/10/1832 2997 IN0060__.464 OSBOURN, JOHN 04/10/1829 1395 IN0030__.381

Section 27

PATENTEE NAME SIGNATURE DATE DOCUMENT NR. ACCESSION NR. CERTIFIED DOC. GAMBILL, MARTIN 11/07/1837 12753 IN2080__.156 GAMBILL, ROBERT 05/25/1841 28306 IN2390__.318 HOWELL, GILMORE 05/25/1841 28316 IN2390__.328 HUMPHREYS, ANDREW 06/01/1845 32103 IN2470__.108 HUMPHREYS, ANDREW 05/10/1848 32611 IN2480__.123

Section 28

PATENTEE NAME SIGNATURE DATE DOCUMENT NR. ACCESSION NR. CERTIFIED DOC. BONHAM, WILLIAM 04/10/1849 34040 IN2510__.041 BROSHEARS, MARSHAM 10/23/1835 5860 IN0120__.315 [BRASHEAR?] ELLIS, JAMES 12/10/1850 35179 IN2530__.253 GAMBILL, MARTIN 04/10/1849 34096 IN2510__.096 GRIFFIN, RICHARD F 05/10/1848 33799 IN2500__.300 PIGG, JAMES 10/01/1840 25821 IN2340__.335 PIGG, NATHAN 04/10/1849 34027 IN2510__.028 PIGG, SANDERS 09/01/1838 17633 IN2180__.028 PIGG, SANDERS 10/01/1850 34766 IN2520__.365 WILKS, MADISON 04/10/1848 32318 IN2470__.328

Section 35

PATENTEE NAME SIGNATURE DATE DOCUMENT NR. ACCESSION NR. CERTIFIED DOC. HARRAH, BALDWIN 08/01/1839 20399 IN2230__.254 JONES, ALLEN 04/10/1849 34378 IN2510__.376 JONES, EWING G 05/30/1849 34557 IN2520__.053 JONES, HARDIN 12/10/1850 35030 IN2530__.107 MOSS, STEPHEN 10/01/1840 26039 IN2350__.052 STEVENS, WILLIAM 04/10/1849 34337 IN2510__.335 STEVENS, WILLIAM 12/10/1850 35330 IN2530__.399

Section 36

PATENTEE NAME SIGNATURE DATE DOCUMENT NR. ACCESSION NR. CERTIFIED DOC. CLARK, JACOB 07/01/1848 33964 IN2500__.464 GRABB, GEORGE 08/01/1839 21726 IN2260__.135 HARRAH, JAMES H 10/01/1840 24266 IN2310__.182 HENSLEY, ROBERT 04/10/1849 34086 IN2510__.086 HENSLEY, ROBERT 04/10/1849 34443 IN2510__.440 HUMPHREYS, HAWKINS 05/10/1848 33513 IN2500__.014 TERHUNE, JABAL 04/10/1849 34450 IN2510__.447 TERHUNE, JABAL 12/10/1850 35183 IN2530__.256

Twp. 6N, Rng. 4W, Sec 9 (William & Asenath ELLIS Combs)

01 Oct 1840 Greene Co, IN BLM Land Patent. Combs William Y N Indiana 27257 Y October 1, 1840 Vincennes 1 NESE 9/ 6 N 4 W N 2nd Principal 40 Greene IN2370_.269

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ALLENDER, JACOB 10/01/1840 26373 IN2350__.386 GOAD, ARES 05/25/1841 28215 IN2390__.227 HASLER, CASPER 12/10/1850 35537 IN2540__.097 MCCRAY, WILLIAM 10/01/1852 36319 IN2550__.199 [h/o Jane Combs] ROE, EDWARD D 05/25/1841 28806 IN2400__.316 RUTH, JOHN 10/01/1840 25620 IN2340__.132 RUTH, JOHN 10/23/1835 5930 IN0120__.385

Note: We have not yet extracted additional data for this Combs Family due to their already having been well-researched (fewer later mysteries than the Biram Combs Families; however, more will be added shortly.