Barbara (McCombe) Nickell (1735 - abt. 1804)

Born 1735 in Bedomy,Tyrone,Ulster,Ireland

Ancestors

Wife of John Nickell Sr — married 1755 in Stauton, Augusta, Virginia

Descendants

Died about 1804 at about age 69 in Virginia, United States

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Biography

Alternate Name Spellings Seen

• McComb
• Mccabe ^[1]

Death

Death:

Date: 1804-11-10

Place: ,, Virginia, USA ^[2]

Sons of the American Revolution Application

This is an obviouos misreading of the original document which clearly says in legibly written cursive writing, "McCombe." Hollenbeck-72 02:36, 18 August 2015 (EDT)

Name: Barbara McCabe [mistranscribed]

SAR Membership: 70441

Role: Ancestor

Application Date: 14 Sep 1949

Spouse: John Nickell

Children: Joseph Nickell ^[3], ^[4]

Marriage Date

There is a discrepancy in the marriage dates for Barbara McComb and John Nickell: 1744 vs. 1755. Can we find a source?

Marriage

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Husband: John Nickell

Wife: Barbara McCombe

Child: Thomas Nickell

Marriage:

Date: ABT 1744/1745

Place: Augusta, Virginia

People Enslaved

At least one enslaved person is listed in the Transcribed_Will_of_John_Nickell,_Sr..

I give and bequeath unto My Eldest Son John the Reversion of said Plantation. And likewise I give and Bequeath unto Barbara My Well Beloved Wife, the lower End of the Said Plantation during her Widowhood, And Afterward to My two Sons Joseph and Isaac.

... Appraisal of the Estate of John Nickell, deceased. Dated August 24th, 1774. As submitted to the Court By Barbara Nickell and her Brother Andrew McCombe, Executors.

1 Negro Wench"

A WikiTree profile has been created for Miss Nickell using WT's guidelines for the Black Heritage Project. The WT profile refers to her as Miss Nickell until her given first name and family's surname are identified.

Find A Grave

Name: Barbara McComb Nickell

Birth Date: 1735

Birth Place: Ireland

Death Date: 4 Nov 1804

Death Place: Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia, USA

Cemetery: John Nickell Family Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place: Staunton, Staunton City, Virginia, USA

Has Bio?: N

Spouse: John Nickell Sr ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Mccabe may be a transcription error, but it is more likely a reading error. The D.A.R. application from which it was transcribed says "McCombe" in very clear cursive writing. Richard Hollenbeck 15 Sep 2015
2. ↑ Imported only 1804 from Death Date.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
4. ↑ Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
5. ↑ Created by: Tracie Shrader Flack Record added: Aug 10, 2013; Find A Grave Memorial# 115221690; URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=115221690

See also:

• http://jerrybryan.com/trees/nichols/b4024.html#P3895

http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=eee48fc7-3e6f-4c88-94fb-aa77c180ae56&tid=36105316&pid=47

Acknowledgments

• This person was created through the import of LaBach Family TreeApril28_2011.ged on 05 May 2011.

• WikiTree profile McCombe-28 created through the import of Wiki-Tree 2013.01.04.ged on Jan 4, 2013 by K York.

• WikiTree profile McCombe-21 created through the import of DE Lewis Family Tree.ged on Mar 4, 2012 by David Lewis.

• Herb Depke, firsthand knowledge.