Combs &c. Families of Amelia (Prince George) Co, VA 1740-1790	ca 1754

Chancery Court Records 1728-1739

Chronology of Records
1740-1790

15 or 16 Jul 1740 (AC-COB1:#3) On the petition of George COMBS Plaintf agst James FORQUESON Deft the parties appearing and the arguments being heard It is the opinion of the court that the Plaintf recover of the Deft three pounds eleven shillings & four pence together with his costs in his behalf expended.

This James FORQUESON may be the same as James FERGUSON, who, at age 46 in 1766, deposed on behalf of George Combs, son of John Combs, in the suit of Moses EASTES vs Combs. James relates a story wherein he witnessed John Combs giving a Negro slave boy named Ned to his son George and wherein John eferred to Uncle Jamey and Aunt Patty as witnesses to his gift of the slave.

1740 is the year that George Combs became an overseer for Field JEFFERSON and he was so employed for about 3 years until he was replaced by JEFFERSON with Benjamin HAWKINS. George later brought suit (by 1749) against JEFFERSON but it was not settled until 1755 (see Combs vs Jefferson Chancery Suit). George was also a witness for JEFFERSON in 1754 suit against Benjamin HAWKINS.

SE Note: Individuals who had cases being heard during a given day or court session would often find themselves setting on a jury for another case. Since travel was difficult, the court made use of people who were in town to conduct other court business. Often you will find friends and relatives who came to court together.

SE Note: This petition was dismissed in Aug. 1745, p. 334

20 Dec 1745 (AC-COB1:351). On the motion of George COMBS a witness for John GILLINGTINE at the suit of William FORQUESON, for 4 days attendance…

21 Feb 1745[6] (AC-COB1:356) Benedict HAMMACK a defendant.

This record shows that Benedict HAMMACK, likely Sr., was in Amelia by 1746. There is a strong family tradition that Benedict HAMMOCK Jr. married a Mary Combs. Also, one Philip Combs was tithed by Benedict HAMMOCK Jr. in the 1762 Amelia Co. tax lists. The families of Benedict HAMMOCK Jr. and Philip Combs (with wife Abigail) move to Lunenberg Co, VA, and then move south finally settling in Wilkes Co, GA. What is interesting here is that if Benedict Jr. did marry a Combs, then he likely met her in Amelia Co. There is also speculation that Philip Combs was a brother to Mary Combs which might account for why he was tithed by Benedict Jr., possible brother-in-law, in 1762.

This is the first year that George and John are not on the same list. No acquisition of property has been located for George in Amelia deeds.

14 June 1747 (AC-COB2:44-45). John FARGUSON v Benj HAWKIN} In case
…that Charles WETHERFORD and George COMBS was to have ½ to catch the other half of unmarked shoats….

[SE Note: I did not understand this entry]

Here we have another record with both Combs and John FARGUSON who was a neighbor of John Combs. Also, George Combs's job as overseer for Field JEFFERSON was given to Benjamin HAWKINS, likely the same as the defendant.

If George March COMBS owned land in Amelia, where is the record of it?

George is back on Booker's list again, but a second John COMBS has appeared (on Josias Randle's list). If a son of John or George, then probably born ca 1732 (age 16).

5 Apr 1748 (VA Land Patent Bk26:282) Frederick BLAKE, 400 acres on the Upper side of Sandy River…beginning at HUDSON's corner….Harrison SIMS (abstracted by S. Elfving from LOVA Digital Land Database PB26:282)

Likely the same Frederick who was an overseer for Thomas TABB.

1749
COMBS, Georg - Jno Nash's List {Nottoway Parish}
COMBS, Jno - Edwd Booker's List, Raleigh Parish below Flatt and Nibbs Creeks
COMBS, John - Thos. Burton's List [upper end of Nottoway Paraish]
COMBO, Peter - Wood Jones' List, Raleigh Parish below Deep Creek

A Peter COMBO is also seen in early Lunenburg tithables (to be re-checked)

21 Jul 1749 (AC-COB1-A:#1) Geo. COMBS v Field JEFFERSON} continued for bill.

Field JEFFERSON may have been the same who was in Cumberland Parish of Lunenburg Co, VA by 1749 (that part which later became Mecklenburg Co).

George Combs, former overseer for Field JEFFERSON, brought suit against JEFFERSON because he replaced him (with Benjamin HAWKINS) after about three years service and did not give him his share of the tobacco crop that George had raised prior to his dismissal. The suit was not settled until 1755. See transcription of Chancery Court cause papers above for detail description of issues. Field JEFFERSON was an early neighbor of John Combs I of Amelia.

SE Note: Is this the same RITCHIE family that later appears in Washington and Russell Counties Virginia and then in Perry Co, Kentucky?

SE Note: No explanation for the list was given, but it was preceded by a statement that each tithable person was to pay 6 pounds tobacco. This list is not included in TLC's publication (as follows, with George COMBS only). The second John COMBS is missing entirely.

Could this be the Thomas Markham, age 40, in 1745, who deposed for Frederick BLAKE in his suit against Thomas TABB? John Combs was also a deponent in this suit.

11 Sep 1750 (Amelia Marriages C:1) 11 Sept 1750 John COMBS and Frances ELAM. Sur. John BOOKER. Wit to bond, Samuel COBBS and William May COCK
Second source: Amelia Marriages. COMBS, John & Frances ELAM m. Sept 11th 1750. Signed by Jno BOOKER as security. (VA Marriage Records from the VA Magazine of History and Biograph, the William and Mary College Quarterly and Tyler's Quarterly, Indexed by Elizabeth Petty Bentley, GPC, Baltimore, 1984)

One John ELAM was an early landowner in Amelia receiving a 1735 patent for land on Tomahawke Branch, the same branch where John FARGUSON, neighbor of John Combs (b. 1705), had land (see 1732 patents). Frances ELAM was the second wife as chancery records show some, if not all, of John's children were born before he married Frances.

Given the proximity of Martin ELAM'S name to that of John COMBS I of Amelia in 1737, it would seem probable that Frances ELAM was kin to Martin ELAM (daughter? widow?). John died in 1762 and it appears (see below) that Frances was his second wife, making it more likely that this was John COMBS I (See Also Charlotte Co VA and Wilkes Co GA re Martin ELAMS and COMBS).

Note all the familiar names here. John Combs deposed for BLAKE in 1745 when he sued Thomas TABB. Field JEFFERSON replaced George Combs as his overseer with Benjamin HAWKINS. Col. COBBS, and Richard and Edward BOOKER were neighbors of John Combs.

1752
COMBS, Geo - John Nash's List, Nottoway Parish
COMBS, Jno - Capt. Thos Tabb's Poll [above Flatt Creek?]

Is it possible the 1750/1 court record that stated George Marsh Combs, plaintiff, was deceased was actually in error? Perhaps Lester was the plaintiff and he died instead which would explain why there were never two older George Combs on the tax lists. The recorder might have reversed the plaintiff and defendant's names. The name George Marsh/March Combs first appears in 1738 in court records but the middle name "Marsh/March" never appears in the tax lists. It is always George and only one George who appears in records thereafter. The court record needs to be verified.

SE Note: Wm COMBS is on the same list in 1753 as was George in 1750-52. William is not seen again on tax lists. Might he be the William Combs who appeared in Halifax County, Virginia in 1756?

Ben HAWKINS, overseer for Field JEFFERSON, replaced George COMBS the previous overseer (Combs vs Jefferson 1749-55 in Chancery).

This land has not been researched; however, it is known that it later came into the hands of George Combs, son of John Combs. In Lunenburg in 1767, George and his wife Phebe sell this land to Moses ESTIS who had married Lurany Combs, d/o of John Combs and whose identity is documented in Chancery Cause ESTIS et us vs Combs (1762-4) wherein the Heirs of John Combs Deceased brought suit against his wife and administratrix Frances Combs.

Lucy BOOKER Clark was the d/o Edward & Mary UNKNOWN Booker, Sr. Her aunt Frances STOKES was Frances BOOKER, d/o Richard BOOKER, Sr. by his second wife, Hannah HAND. The name of her STOKES husband remains unknown. Were these CLARKS kin to Robert CLARK whose wife was Sarah COMBS, d/o Abraham COMBS of Old Rappahannock Co VA and St. Mary's Co MD?

24 Jan 1754/5 (Amelia Co VA DB5:101) Indenture of Apprenticeship. John NANCE & James NANCE, son of sd. John NANCE, of Nottoway Parish to James ANDERSON, Jr., joiner, of Nottoway Parish. John NANCE, with advice & consent of his son James, & with the consent & approval of the Amelia Co. Ct, binds his son, James NANCE, to James ANDERSON, Jr. to learn the trade of carpenter, & ANDERSON shall provide good, sufficient meat, drink, washing, lodging & clothes. At the end of 5 years, James NANCE is to receive 3 pounds for his true performance"(Misc. Records, Amelia Co., VA 1735- 1865, compiled by G. J. McConnaughey (1995))

See Combs-Nance-Anderson families of Wilkes Co NC & Charlotte Co VA. Also note other ANDERSON connections herein.

29 Feb 1755 (AC-COB3:216). George COMBS vs Field JEFFERSON } In chancery. The court ordered the defendant to pay the plaintiff 1166 lbs. Tobacco plus his costs.

See above transcription of Chancery Cause Combs vs Jefferson (1749-55). George Combs states he was hired as overseer for Field JEFFERSON in 1740 but was replaced after three years by Benjamin HAWKINS and defendant still owed him his share of the harvested tobacco crop. Field JEFFERSON was a neighbor to John Combs as early as 1732 in Prince George County.

1755
COMBS, John - Colo. Richd Booker's Poll [btwn Flatt & Nibbs Creeks?]
COMBS, John - Thomas Tabb's List, Raleigh Parish

John COMBS of Booker's list is new… and unidentified.

The second John COMBS has "gone missing" (or his tax list has?).

The above is Edmund BOOKER of Gloucester, Essex and Amelia. The maiden name of his wife is unknown, as are the spouses of his daughters; however, also note the OVERTONS of Old Rappahannock Co VA with Abraham COMBS (d 1684 St. Mary's Co MD); and three Combs-Clement connections: (1) the 1788 marriage of Rachel CLEMENTS & Henry COMBS in Montgomery Co VA; and (2) the Clement-Combs-Evans-Hammock connections in Amelia (see below) and later in Wilkes Co GA; and (3) in Charles Co, MD. Combs Researcher Rue Avant adds that Rebecca (Rebekah) BOOKER, b ca 1728, was the daughter of Edmund and Rebecca LEAKE Booker; and m by 1757, Samuel OVERTON (s/o Capt. James and Mary Elizabeth GARLAND Overton). Frances BOOKER'S Clement husband not yet identified (See also Overton Families)

See also Atkinson Connections re this neighborhood. Also note that since the above record does not indicate that John COMBS was deceased, IF> he was the same John COMBS, he apparently died between February and May of 1762:

28 May 1762 (Amelia Co WB 2X:18) May 28, 1762. Inventory and Account of estate of John COMBS. Administratrix: Frances (X) COMBS. Returned & recorded May 27, 1762. Witnesses: Wm. EGGLESTON, John BOOKER, Edward BOOKER. Value: 259/5/1-1/2. Slaves: Negro boy Ned and Negro man Harry. (Will Book 2X, Amelia County, Virginia. Gibson Jefferson McConnaughey)

Two Chancery Causes: Estis et us v Combs (1762-64) and Eastis vs Combs (1765-9) identify George Combs as the eldest son of John Combs. George states he was not yet age 21 when his father died (1762?) and not yet age 22 in what appears to have been 1763. These statements put George's birth around 1741 give or take a few months. The papers state that John had the following children still living at his death: Lurany, wife of Moses Estes, Sarah, wife of James Bowls (or Bowlins), George Combs, Samuel Combs, Mary Combs, Clarissa Combs, and John Combs. It appears that Lurany and Sarah were married at the time their father died so they were likely the oldest children. George, the oldest son, was the third child, and he was married to Phebe by 1766 per an Amelia deed wherein he sold his father's land. Of the remaining four children, it is not known if all were by John's first wife, but it is suspected they might have been since no guardianship records have been found. In any event, Frances ELAM was definitely a second wife. It is also not known if John had any children that might have predeceased him. John's younger sons Samuel and John have yet to be identified. There was a John in a 1767 Charlotte Co. court record and a John who witnessed a 1766 Amelia Co. deed wherein George and Phebe sold land that had belonged to John Combs I. There was also a later John Combs in a 1787 Amelia Co. tax list. Refer to the Chancery transcriptions at the beginning of the Amelia records for more detail.

Phillip may have been the Phillip COMBS who was bondsman for the 1772 Guilford Co NC marriage of John & Sarah MABRY Combs, and it is highly probable that he was the Phillip COMBS found in Fairfield District, SC in 1778-1779, and in Wilkes Co GA with Benedict HAMMOCK II by 1784. According to Hammock Family Oral Tradition, Benedict HAMMOCK II m Mary COMBS, thought by many researchers to have probably been the sister of Phillip COMBS I. See also Phillip COMBS of Lunenburg Co, VA.

Benedict HAMMOCK Sr. may have been in Amelia Co. as early as 1746. If so, his son Benedict Jr. would also have been with him as he would have been a young man, and if he did marry Mary Combs, did he meet her in Amelia or did he meet her somewhere else and bring her back to Amelia along with a relative (or possible brother) Philip Combs? Or were Mary and Philip already living in Amelia. There was speculation that Philip might have been a son of John I of Amelia but we now know that to not be the case. Benedict and Philip lived in Nottoway parish whereas John (and sometimes George) were found in Raleigh parish.

By 1771, Philip Combs is in Lunenburg Co, VA per tax lists. In 1775, Philip and wife Abigail Combs sell their land. Perhaps they are preparing for their move to NC/SC. The next definite record we have for Philip after 1775 in Lunenburg is in Fairfield District SC in 1778 when he and Elizabeth DUKE witnessed the will of Ephraim MABRY, a former Lunenburg resident. Shortly thereafter, Philip is found in Wilkes Co, GA with Benedict HAMMOCK.

There is some thought that he might be the same Philip Combs, bondsman, for the 1772 marriage of John Combs and Sarah MABRY in Guilford Co, NC.

29 Jul 1762 (Amelia Co DB 7:673) July 29, 1762. Richd. BOOKER, Jr. of Amelia to John BOOKER of same, 280 pds. for 436 acs. in Amelia adj. Jas. BRADLEY, Edwd. BOOKER Jr., Edwd. BOOKER Sr., Jos. EGGLESTON, Geo. COMBS & sd. John BOOKER, being part of land patented to Richd. BOOKER & conveyed by him to his son, Wm. BOOKER, & by him to sd. Richd. BOOKER by his will. Wits: Edwd. BOOKER, Jas. CONGREVE and Wm. WATSON. Frances, wife of Richd. BOOKER, relinquished dower right. (Deed Book 7 and Deed Book 8, Amelia County, Virginia. Gibson Jefferson McConnaughey)

The above confirms (as do later records) that George COMBS inherited the lands of John COMBS who d 1762, apparently intestate.

In Halifax Co VA Judah COMBS, d/o George & Phoebe COMBS of Amelia, Lunenburg & Halifax Cos VA, m in 1793, Jesse DODSON; and in 1786, her sister, Mary "Polly" COMBS, m Bolling Green HAMBLETT. Significant? Not yet known.

1764
COMBS, Francis list - Ben: Ward's List, Raleigh Parish {btwn Flatt & Deep Creeks}
COMBS, George - Ditto
COMBS, John - Alexr Erskine's List, Nottoway Parish [lower end of?]
COMBS, Philip - Ditto

Is John COMBS a younger brother of Phillip who is appearing on this list for the first time, thus 16 years of age (born ca 1748?) If so, would not Revolutionary War Soldier John COMBS, born this same year (see next) have been likely the son of George COMBS?

7 Sep 1764 Amelia Co, VA. Born: John COMBS. Rev. War Soldier. Enlisted in the Revolutionary War in Fairfield District, SC, and in 1783 moved to Wilkes Co, GA where he applied for his pension 13 Jan 1834.

This John COMBS is believed to have been the s/o Phillip COMBS tithed by Benedict HAMMOCK I in 1762, who was in Fairfield District SC by 1778-1779, and Wilkes Co, GA by 1784 (and probably earlier). This John was not a son of George and Phoebe COMBS since he probably removed to SC with his family; and Halifax Co VA records don't reflect an absence from that county on the part of George and Phoebe (who were residing in that county by 1768). He was probably the John COMBS of Wilkes Co, GA who was trustee for the land of one Amos RICHARDSON ca 1785. He may have been a son of the Phillip COMBS who removed from Fairfield District SC to Wilkes Co Georgia, who may have been Phillip COMBS below who may have been Phillip of Lunenburg Co VA, and he was possibly the same as the John COMBS of Greenville SC and Washington District NC (TN).

04 Jun 1765 (Amelia Co WB 2:209) Will of William COLLICOTT (also COLLICOT). Dated June 4, 1765; no date given for proving. Witnesses: Samuel SHERWIN, William HATCHETT, Thomas MOORE, Gressett DAVIS, Thomas DUNNAVANT, Daniel (X) MURRAY. Executor: son James. Legatees: wife Mary … daughter Mary MANN, daughter Anna MANN, daughter Tabby, granddaughter Rachel BROOKE, daughter Rachel, daughter Lilly Ann BROOK. Son James residue of my estate, real and personal … (2:219) Inventory dated March 27, 1777. (Will Book 2, Amelia County, Virginia. Gibson Jefferson McConnaughey)

See James CALLICOT & Wm. COMBS of Charlotte Co VA & Wilkes Co NC and Callicoat-Combs-Vaughn Connections.

25 Sep 1766 (Amelia Co. DB 9:52) Sept. 25. 1766. George COMBS and Phebe, his wife, of Amelia to Wm. EGGLESTON of same, 160 pds. for 450 a. in Amelia on the lower side of Flatt Cr. adj. lands of Jos. EGGLESTON and Wm. EGGLESTON. Also 50 a. of the above quantity which formerly belonged to John BOOKER and the place where Roger THOMPSON formerly lived, adj. lines of Geo. COMBS, Wm. EGGLESTON, Richd. BORUM and John FERGUSON. Wits: Francis ANDERSON, John C. COMBS and John KNIGHT. Phebe, w/o Geo. COMBS, relinquished her dower right. (Deed Books 9, 10, 11, Amelia County, Virginia, Deeds 1766-1773, Gibson)

The above deed accounts for all 450 acres owned by John COMBS (I?) of Amelia, and that all was inherited (or otherwise acquired) by George COMBS, and was probably the sign of George & Phoebe COMBS' imminent departure for Lunenburg Co VA where they are found in 1767 (and later on to Halifax Co VA). But who was the John C. COMBS who wit. the 1766 deed? Perhaps John the younger brother of George? (Note: If George & Phoebe COMBS had sons, their names remain unknown). Was he the same John COMBS who was on the 1787 Amelia Tax List below? Note that there were numerous John COMBS in Amelia by the time of the Revolution

6 July 1767 (CharCo. COB2:14). On motion of George Combs a Witness for our Sovereign Lord, the King in his suit against Thomas SMITH it is ordered that William THOMASON the Prosecutor pay him for one day attendance according to law. On motion of John Combs a Witness for our Sovereign Lord, the King in his suit against Thomas SMITH it is ordered that William THOMASON the Prosecutor pay him for one day attendance according to law. On motion of Judith Combs a Witness for our Sovereign Lord, the King in his suit against Thomas Smith it is ordered that William THOMASON the Prosecutor pay him for one day attendance according to law. (Charlotte Co., Va. Court Order Books 1 & 2, 1767-1771, FHC Microfilm of originals. Abstracted and submitted by Combs &c. Researcher Sue Elfving)

Notes: The identities of Judith and John Combs are unknown. They might have been part of the family of George Combs (b. 1705) of Charlotte since we know George styled himself as being of Charlotte in his 1766 deposition on behalf of George Combs, son of John Combs deceased. It is possible the above John was the son of John Combs but Judith was not the daughter of John Combs I of Amelia since we have his children's names from chancery records. George and Phoebe Combs had a daughter Judith who signed her own consent when she married Jesse DODSON in Halifax Co. on 19 Mar 1793 (Halifax Co VA Marriage Records), but she was much younger than the witness Judith.

23 Aug 1768 (Amelia Co VA DB 10:38) Aug. 23, 1768. Charles SALLARD of Amelia to John BAILEY and Mary Metcalfe BAILEY of same witnessed by John PORTER, David VAUGHAN and Philip (X) COMBS. (Deed Book 9, Deed Book 10 and Deed Book 11, Amelia County, Virginia. Gibson Jefferson McConnaughey)

Was the above John PORTER kin to either Joseph PORTER of Surry Co NC and/or Joseph PORTER of Wilkes Co NC? Was David VAUGHAN kin to Nancy CALLICOAT Vaughan? (More on CALLICOTS and VAUGHNS to come; see also Charlotte Co VA and below)

Note: No COMBS appear in Amelia Co VA deeds through book 13 or 14. No COMBS wills into the 19th century. Still need to check Order Books, etc.

12 Sep 1773 (Amelia Co., Va. WB 2:157) September 12, 1773 - No probate date. Will of Anne STERN. Legatees: Daughters: Mary LONG; Tabitha STERN; Sarah MEREDITH and her children [not named]. Sons: John EVANS; Francis STERN and his children [not named]. Grandchildren: Allen JETER; Rodofel JETER; Tabitha JETER; Mason JETER; Jane JETER. Sons-in-law Ambrose JETER and Sampson MEREDITH. (Amelia Co., Va. DB 9:175) Re Ann STERN'S estate, mention is made of Negroes in possession of Reuben LONG of Culpeper County. Executors: Brother Francis ANDERSON and daughter Tabitha STERN, Wit: Christopher FORD and Richard ANDERSON (Will Book 2, Amelia County, Virginia. Gibson Jefferson McConnaughey)

The above Ann ANDERSON, father unknown, was the sister of Francis ANDERSON, m (1) John EVANS, (2) David STERN; (3) Francis STERNE. Her 2^nd husband, David STERN was the s/o Francis & Mary CAMMOCK Stern, Mary CAMMOCK having been d/o Warwick & Margaret UNKNOWN Cammock (Thatcher), and Warwick CAMMOCK a close associate of Archdale & Abraham COMBS of Old Rappahannock Co VA. One of her daughters (apparently already deceased?) had married Ambrose JETER as noted in her will, and he was the s/o ??????? See Also MEREDITHS of Surry NC, Montgomery Co VA & Henry Co VA. also ANDERSONS of Richmond & King George Co VA. Was Ann kin to John ANDERSON, neighbor of John COMBS I above? Was her husband, John EVANS, kin to the EVANS who intermarried with COMBS & HAMMOCKS of Wilkes Co GA? See Also 1786 will of Tabitha STERN below and Jeter Families.

25 Feb 1779 (Amelia Co DB 15:49) Proved Feb. 25, 1779. Deed of Gift from Robert CHAPPELL, Sr. to his daughter Martha MAYES witnessed by Richd. FARGUSSON, John (X) COMBS and Drury MOORE. (Provided by Combs Researcher Mary Gregg)

Which John COMBS is this? Not John C. COMBS who could sign his name (unless an error was made and his mark was a “C” and mistaken for a middle initial?). Probably not the John COMBS who was b in 1764 in Amelia, but in Fairfield SC by 1779-1780. Possibly the same John COMBS who was still in Amelia in 1787, and/or possibly John Combs, son of John Combs I of Amelia, younger brother of George Combs.

(Amelia County, Virginia, Will Book 3 with Additional Deaths and Heirs from Order Books 15 and 17. Bel Hubbard Wise)

03 Jan 1786 (Amelia Co VA Marriages) Mason JETERS & Anthony CRENSHAW (W&MCQ)

The above marriage may provide another link due to the David NANCE of Pittsylvania Co VA who m a Mary CRENSHAW, and the COMBS-NANCE connections to Wilkes Co NC & Charlotte Co VA as noted above.

23 Mar 1787 Amelia Co VA Personal Property Tax List B --COMBES, John tithed himself and one horse. Seen by the tax collector on this same date (as required by law in 1787) were John & Milner BENNETT, tithed by Richard BENNETT; John BRYAN, Edward CRADDOCK, Gabriel, James, John & Nathan FOULKS; Peter GRIGG; James JENNINGS; John & Simeon WALTON. (1787 Census of VA, Nettie Schreiner-Yantis).

Interestingly enough <grrrrrh>, this John COMBS does not appear to be living near property of the earlier COMBS who, based on Tax List A, would have fallen among the following names visited on 4/26/1787: Henry ANDERSON, Jr., Ansalem BAILEY, Stephen BEASLEY, Richard BELCHER, James BEVIL, Jas. BOTT, Miles BOTT, John BOTTOM, Christopher BOWLIN, Thomas T. BOWLING, James BRADBY, James CALLICOTE, David CLAY, Thomas CLAY, Sr., Stephen COCKE, Danl. COLEMAN, Jessey COLEMAN, Benjamin CRAWLEY, Peter CROWDER, John DALTON, Thomas DRAKE, William DRAKE, Hodg DUNNIVANT, Joseph EGGLESTON, Sr., John ELAM, Peter ELLINGTON, John FINNEY, Christian FORD, John FORD (Heirs), Mary FORD, Richard FOSTER, Thomas GREEN, Sutton HAISTON, Field M. HARRISS, William HASTIN, Mary HAYES, Richard HAYES, Richd. HOOD, Jas. HUTCHESON, Burwell, Isaac, Joel and Phillip W. JACKSON, Archer, Peter (2) JONES, Clayton LESTER, Field & Spencer MANN, Hector McNEAL, Evirit MEADE, Isham MELONE, Evin MITCHELL, John OGLESBY, Abner OSBONE, William PARHAM, Josh. & Matthew PURKISSON, Jones ROBBERT, L. George, Matthew, Brig & Peter ROBERTSON, James & John SOUTHALL, Abraham TOLLEY, Rowland WARD, Sr., And WAUGH, Eli(?) WORSHAM, Henry WORSHAM.

This presumes that Joseph EGGLESTON was living on the same land - there are other dates with EGGLESTONS, BOOKERS, JETERS, etc. Not yet determined. However, note James CALLICOAT and see RW William COMBS re James CALLICOT of Charlotte VA & Wilkes Co NC, as well as other names as noted elsewhere herein. According to Nettie Schreiner-Yantis, when Nottoway Co was est. in 1788/9, all those on George BALDWIN'S List B were in Nottoway Parish, which became the new Nottaway County, and all those on George BOOKER'S list A were in Raleigh Parish - which is where the original COMBS Land was. A cursory search of Nottoway Co VA published records has unearthed no COMBS thus far. Also note Combs-Hayes marriages in Wilkes Co NC, and Combs-Jackson marriages in Grainger Co TN.

28 Apr 1790 (Wilkes GA DBEE:139) POA. Martin ELAM of Wilkes GA to Francis BARNES of Charlotte Co, VA, to sell 500 A on Great Bluestone Creek in Charlotte, part of tract William ELAM lived on and deeded by him to said Martin ELAM, adjoining lands of Almon and Edward ELAM; John SIMS and Frederick SIMS, witnesses. (They Went Thataway, Charles Hughes Hamlin, GPC, Baltimore, 1974, p. 83)

John SIMS m Mildred WINGFIELD by 1793, probably in GA, and after his death she m next Sterling COMBS who may have been a son of Philip COMBS Sr. who was probably b in Amelia Co VA where in 1737 one Martin ELAM is found on same tax list with one John COMBS and in 1750, one John COMBS (probably the same?) m a Frances ELAM, and was deceased by 1762. In 1787, no Martin ELAM is found in Amelia Co VA, but instead in Charlotte Co VA where we have another Combs Connection, that of the RW William COMBS of Wilkes Co NC, Charlotte Co VA; and Sullivan Co TN.

Chancery Court Records 1728-1739