Stephen Combs (abt. 1750 - abt. 1807)

Born about 1750 in Loudoun, Virginia

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Died about Sep 1807 at about age 57 in Tompkinsville, Monroe, Kentucky, USA

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Biography

The parents of Stephen Combs were probably Joseph Combs and Elizabeth Harrison.^[1]

"Among the earliest pioneers into Kentucky, from North Carolina, were Stephen Combs and his wife Barbara Allen." Apparently they went from Loudoun County, Virginia to North Carolina, and then to Lincoln County, Kentucky. They went to Lincoln prior to the birth of their youngest child Sarah in 1775. All that is known of Stephen was that he was born about 1750. It is believed that Stephen and Sarah died in the part of Lincoln County that later became Monroe County, and they were buried in Tompkinsville Burying Grounds. Their 11 children were:^[2]

1. Sarah Combs (1775 - 1840) m. Jacob Harlan
2. Nancy Combs m. Aaron Harlan
3. William Combs
4. Elizabeth Combs m. James Reed, a physician
5. Letta (Angelleta) Combs
6. Jane Combs m. ____Wilcher
7. John Combs
8. Hettie Combs
9. Margaret Combs
10. Mary Combs
11. Stephen Combs (1794 - 1869) m. Susan Barber

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.combs-families.org/combs/families/c-ste1.htm
2. ↑ "History and Genealogy of the Harlan Family and particularly of the descendants of George and Michael Harlan who settled in Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1687, compiled by Alpheus H. Harlan, 1914, viewed on Ancestry.com, pages 256-257.