Nicholas Danger Combs (1763 - abt. 1859)

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Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Birth 1.2 Marriage 1.3 Death 1.4 Census 1.5 Revolutionary War Service 2 Sources

Biography

Nicholas was born between 1761 and 1764 probably in Frederick County, Virginia Colony. He is the son of John Combs and Nancy Harding. He passed away before July 1859 (probably 1857-58) in Perry County, Kentucky. Nicholas was one of "the eight brothers" who settled early in Perry County.

Biographies from Find A Grave:

"Danger Nick"

Nickolas was called "Danger" because it was said he had an irascible temper. "Danger" came to Perry County in 1790's, probably at the same time as his brother John. He came through Pound Gap, from around Holston where he had been living for some time and settled on the North Fork of the Kentucky River, near what is now Combs, KY. He was one of the largest land owners in Perry Co. at that time. He received his first land grant in 1810 when this was Clay County and he had other grants on Ball Creek, Lotts Creek, Combs Mill, and Trace Creek.

He remained a Troy and tradition says that because of this he became unpopular with other Combs. "Danger" Nick died in Perry County near 1838. He is buried in the Old Combs Cemetery on Meadow Branch Near Combs Bends.

From Rich Combs...Descendants of Nicholas "Danger Nick" Combs

Generation 11.NICHOLAS "DANGER NICK" COMBS was born about 1763 in Frederick County, Virginia, USA. Son of John Combs and Nancy Harding. He died about 1859 in Perry County, Kentucky, USA. He was a known Tory (Sympathizer to the Crown), he may of even committed murder which is why he fled Virginia. I believe he later pledged allegiance to the Colonies.

He married Nancy Grigsby, daughter of Richard Grigsby and Amie Rush in 1780 in Virginia, USA. She was born about 1754 in Frederick County, Virginia, USA. She died in Jan 1850 in Perry County, Kentucky, USA (Age: 96). Nicholas "Danger Nick" Combs and Nancy Grigsby had the following children:

1. NANCY ALICIA "LISSIE" COMBS was born on 20 Jun 1772 in Virginia, USA. She died on 11 Mar 1858 in Ary, Perry, Kentucky, USA. She was a step or adopted daughter of Nick, Nancy's child from a previous man. She married Richard Smith Rev in 1794 in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA (Have also seen Knott and Clay County Kentucky as possible marriage places). He was born on 06 Mar 1771 in St Brides Parish, Norfolk, Virginia, USA. He died on 28 Nov 1836 in Ary, Perry, Kentucky, USA.
2. JEREMIAH "CHUNKY JERRY" COMBS was born about 1780 in Shenandoah County, Virginia, USA. He died on 10 Jan 1853 in Troublesome Creek, Perry, Kentucky, USA. He married (1) SARAH SALLIE GRIGSBY on 09 Jun 1835 in Perry County, Kentucky, USA. She was born about 1817 in Perry County, Kentucky, USA. She died after 1880 in Perry County, Kentucky, USA. He married (2) NANCY CYNTHIA SUMNER, daughter of Samuel Sumner and Winnifred Combs about 1805 in Clay County, Kentucky, USA. She was born about 1787 in Kentucky, USA. She died about 1850 in Perry County, Kentucky, USA. He met MATILDA "TILDY" COMBS. She was born about 1813 in Perry County, Kentucky, USA. She died about 1905 in Knott County, Kentucky, USA.
3. NICHOLAS "BIRDS EYE" COMBS was born about 1793 in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA. He died about 1892 in Perry County, Kentucky, USA. He married Elizabeth Combs, daughter of John "Soldier" Combs and Margaret Unknown on 01 Jun 1817 in Floyd County, Kentucky, USA. She was born about 1796 in Perry County, Kentucky, USA. She died about 1880 in Perry County, Kentucky, USA.
4. REBECCA COMBS was born about 1795 in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA. She died about 1860 in Perry County, Kentucky, USA. She married JOHN WILLIAMS. v.SAMUEL COMBS was born on 16 Jan 1799 in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA. He died on 11 Nov 1881 in Booneville, Owsley, Kentucky, USA. He married Nancy Cornett on 12 Dec 1819 in Clay County, Kentucky, USA. She was born on 24 Dec 1803 in Bull Creek, Perry, Kentucky, USA. She died on 15 May 1885 in Booneville, Owsley, Kentucky, USA. vi.MILLIE COMBS was born about 1802 in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA. She died about 1876 in Knott County, Kentucky, USA.

Birth

No birth record has been found for Nicholas. Birth date is based on census records: 1810 gives age as 45 and over, b before 1765; 1820 age 45 and over, b before 1775; 1830 age 60-69, b 1761-1770; 1840 age 70-79, b 1761-1770; 1850 age 86, b 1764. According to his Revolutionary War Pension File, he was born 1759-1760 (85 or 86 in Nov 1845).^[1]

Marriage

Nicholas married Nancy Grigsby about 1780. His son Jeremiah was born in 1780. Marriage location is uncertain. It could have been in Frederick or Shenandoah County, Virginia. It could also have been in Augusta or Rockingham County, Virginia since Nancy lived in that part of Augusta County which became Rockingham in 1778.

Death

No death record or burial site has been found. Nicholas is not found on the Census Mortality Schedule (covering July 1859 to 1 June 1860) or the Census for 1860 (as of 1 June 1860) in Perry County, Kentucky. He probably died about 1857-58 in Perry County.

Census

Census: 1810 Federal

Date: 6 Aug 1810

Place: Clay County, Kentucky^[2]

In the household are 1 male and 1 female age 45 and over (b 1765 or earlier), Nicholas and Nancy; 1 male under 10, probably Samuel b 1799; 1 male 10-15, probably Nicolas, Jr. b 1793; 1 slave.

Census: 1820 Federal

Date: 7 Aug 1820

Place: Clay County, Kentucky^[3]

In the household are 1 male and 1 female age 45 and over, Nicholion (Nicholas) and Nancy; 3 male slaves under 14; 1 male slave age 45 and over; 1 female slave age 14-25.

Census: 1830 Federal

Date: 1 Jun 1830

Place: Perry County, Kentucky^[4]

In the household are 1 male age 60-69, Nicholas; 1 female age 70-79, Nancy; 2 male slaves under 10; 2 male slaves age 10-23; 3 female slaves under 10; 1 female slave age 10-23.

Census: 1840 Federal

Date: 1 Jun 1840

Place: Perry County, Kentucky^[5]

In the household are 1 male age 70-79, Nicholas; 1 female age 80-89, Nancy; 1 male slave age 24-35; 2 female slaves under 10; 2 female slave age 10-23; 1 female slave age 36-54.

Census: 1850 Federal

Date: 1 Jun 1850

Place: Perry County, Kentucky^[6]

Nicholas Combs, age 86, Farmer, land value $4000, living alone (HH#22). In nearby households are his son Jeremiah (HH#19) and Nicholas, Jr. and wife Elizabeth (HH#21).

1850 Slave Schedules list two Nicholas Combs. One owned 1 male slave age 35 and 6 female slaves, 1 under 1 year; the second owned 1 male slave age 33; 2 male slaves under 1 year; 6 female slaves. Not sure which is Nicholas Sr. and which Nicholas Jr. If they are listed in the same order as on the population schedule, then the first is Nicholas Jr. and the second is Nicholas Sr.

Revolutionary War Service

Nicholas applied for a pension on 14 November 1845 in Perry County, Kentucky based on his service in the Revolutionary War.^[7] He stated he enlisted about ten or eleven months before the end of the war in the County of Surry, North Carolina, in the Company commanded by Capt. Wm. T. LEWIS in the Line of the State of North Carolina or on Continental Establishment in the Regiment commanded by Col. Martin ARMSTRONG.

This pension claim took years to resolve. It was disallowed under the Act of 15 May, 1828 and in October 1854 Chas C. Tucker was given Power of Attorney by Nicholas Combs to re-file the claim under the Act of June 7, 1832. This Power of Attorney was revoked and a new one given to William M. Fulkerson on 17 December 1855. As of 10 September 1856, the claim had still not been approved.^[8] The claim may have become moot when Nicholas died about 1857-1858.

Name: Nicholas "Danger" COMBS. Given Name: Nicholas "Danger". Surname: COMBS. A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.

Residence 1820 1840 1850

Buried 1859 Combs Family Cemetery, Happy, Perry, Kentucky, United States.

Sources

1. ↑ Revolutionary War Soldier "Danger" Nicholas Combs, Sr.
2. ↑ Year: 1810; Census Place: Clay, Kentucky; Roll: 9; Page: 153; Image: 00161; Family History Library Film: 0181354
3. ↑ 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Clay, Kentucky; Page: 124; NARA Roll: M33_19; Image: 104
4. ↑ 1830; Census Place: Perry, Kentucky; Series: M19; Roll: 40; Page: 351; Family History Library Film: 0007819
5. ↑ Year: 1840; Census Place: Perry, Kentucky; Roll: 122; Page: 254; Image: 514; Family History Library Film: 0007831
6. ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: District 2, Perry, Kentucky; Roll: M432_216; Page: 416A; Image: 624
7. ↑ Archive Roll No.: 618. U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files (NARA microfilm publication M804, 2,670 rolls). Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
8. ↑ Transcript of the pension file available at Revolutionary War Pension Records applicable to "Danger" Nicholas COMBS, Sr.

See also:

• Find A Grave: Find A Grave Memorial# 55069785

• Cemetery marker [1]

• Revolutionary War Soldier "Danger" Nicholas Combs, Sr. for a detailed chronology including births of his children, land transactions, etc.

• WikiTree profile Combs-651 created through the import of RodneyTree12232012.ged on Dec 23, 2012 by Rodney Gross.

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• Source: S-1739074994 Repository: #R-1782501651 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Tree Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=47674996&pid=1066

• Source: S500001 FamilySearch Family Tree Publication: MyHeritage The FamilySearch Family Tree is published by MyHeritage under license from FamilySearch International, the largest genealogy organization in the world. FamilySearch is a nonprofit organization sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church). Collection Media: 40001Certainty: 4 Nicholas "Danger" Combs<br>Nick name: Danger Nick<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Between 1761 and 1764 - Frederick, Virginia, British Colonial America<br>Military Service: Nov 9 1777<br>Military Service: Between 1812 and 1815 - United States<br>Marriage: Spouse: Nancy Euphemia Grigsby - Virginia, United States<br>Residence: 1820 - Clay, Kentucky, United States<br>Residence: 1840 - Perry, Kentucky, United States<br>Residence: 1850 - Perry county, part of, Perry, Kentucky, United States<br>Death: 1859 - Perry, Kentucky, United States<br>Burial: 1859 - Combs Family Cemetery, Happy, Perry, Kentucky, United States<br>There seems to be an issue with this person's relatives. View this person on FamilySearch to see this information.<br>  Additional information: LifeSketch:Note***At one time, Combs researchers of the family thought that Danger Nick was the brother of John Combs, the father of the eight Combs Brothers because of the Combs Family book written by Josiah Combs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------Nicholas "Danger Nick" Combs was born circa 1760 +/- a couple years not 1737 as his marker incorrectly states (see his 1850 Census aged 86 living next to his son Jeremiah "Chunky Jerry" and his family). He also died about 20 year later in 1859. He is one of the eight brothers born to John Combs & Nancy Hardingand not an uncle to them. His wife Nancy Euphemia Grigsby is about 3-10 years his elder and she had a daughter Nancy Elitia prior to their marriage. Stories have it that Nick was a known Tory and trouble maker and may have been on the run for murder which is why he left Virginia. I believe that he signed allegiance to these United States towards the end of the war. Besides his step or adopted daughter Nancy Elitia, he had 4 possibly 5 known children with his wife- Jeremiah "Chunky Jerry", Nicholas "Bird Eye", Rebecca, Samuel & Millie?.http://www.combs-families.org/combs/families/c-n1736.htm----------------------------------------------------------- "Danger Nick" Nickolas was called "Danger" because it was said he had an irascible temper. "Danger" came to Perry County in 1790's, probably at the same time as his brother John. He came through Pound Gap, from around Holston where he had been living for some time and settled onthe North Fork of the Kentucky River, near what is now Combs, KY. He was one of the largest land owners in Perry Co. at that time. He received his first land grant in 1810 when this was Clay County and he had other grants on Ball Creek, Lotts Creek, Combs Mill, and Trace Creek. He remained a Troy and tradition says that because of this he became unpopular with other Combs. "Danger" Nickdied in Perry County near 1858. He is buried in the Old Combs Cemetery on Meadow Branch Near Combs Bends.-----------------------------------------------------------From Rick Combs...Descendants ofNicholas "Danger Nick" Combs Generation NICHOLAS "DANGER NICK" COMBS was born about 1763 in Frederick County, Va. Son of John Combs and Nancy Harding. He died about 1859 in Perry County, Ky. He was a known Tory (Sympathizer to the Crown), he may of even committed murder which is why he fled Virginia. I believe he later pledged allegiance to the Colonies. He married Nancy Grigsby, daughter of Richard Grigsby and Amie Rush in 1780 in Va. She was born about 1754 in Frederick County, Va. She died in Jan 1850 in Perry County, Ky (Age: 96). Nicholas "Danger Nick" Combsand Nancy Grigsby had the following children: I NANCY ALICIA "LISSIE" COMBS was born on 20 Jun 1772 in Virginia, USA. She died on 11 Mar 1858 in Ary, Perry, Ky. She was a step or adopted daughter of Nick, Nancy's child from a previous man. She married Richard Smith Rev in 1794 in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tn (Have also seen Knott and Clay County Kentucky as possible marriage places). He was born on 06 Mar 1771 in St Brides Parish, Norfolk, Va. He died on 28 Nov 1836 in Ary, Perry, Ky. III JEREMIAH "CHUNKY JERRY" COMBS was born about 1780 in Shenandoah County, Va. He died on 10 Jan 1853 in Troublesome Creek, Perry, Ky. He married (1) SARAH SALLIE GRIGSBY on 09 Jun 1835 in Perry County, Ky. She was born about 1817 in Perry County, Ky. She died after 1880 in Perry County, Ky. He married (2) NANCY CYNTHIA SUMNER, daughter of Samuel Sumner and Winnifred Combs about 1805 in Clay County, Ky. She was born about 1787 in Kentucky. She died about 1850 in Perry County. He met MATILDA "TILDY" COMBS. She was born about 1813 in Perry County, Ky. She died about 1905 in Knott County, Ky.III.NICHOLAS "BIRDS EYE" COMBS was born about 1793 in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tn, USA. He died about 1892 in Perry County, Ky, USA. He married Elizabeth Combs, daughter of John "Soldier" Combs and Margaret Unknown on 01 Jun 1817 in Floyd County, Ky, USA. Shewas born about 1796 in Perry County, Ky, USA. She died about 1880 in Perry County, Ky, USA.IV.REBECCA COMBS was born about 1795 in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tn. She died about 1860 in Perry County, Ky.She married JOHN WILLIAMS. V.SAMUEL COMBS was born on 16 Jan 1799 in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA. He died on 11 Nov 1881 in Booneville, Owsley, Ky. He married Nancy Cornett on 12 Dec 1819 in Clay County, Ky. She was born on 24 Dec 1803 in Bull Creek, Perry, Ky. She died on 15 May 1885 in Booneville, Owsley, Ky. vi.MILLIE COMBS was born about 1802 in Sullivan County, Tn. She died about1876 in Knott County, Ky.---------------------------------------------------------------------Documented s/o John Combs, Sr. based on (a) the 1855 Perry Co, KY death record of his brother, Elijah Combs, Sr.; (b) his own Rev. War Pension File; (c) the Rev. War Pension File of his brother, John Combs; (c) the Rev. War Pension File of his brother, William Combs; (d) depositions in the William Ridge Estate File whereby Nicholas is named a nephew of RIDGE (h/o Winnifred Combs); and (e) Dickey Diary Interviews. He was probably named after his maternal grandfather, Nicholas GEORGE.Note: The Combes Genealogy?, due primarily to the Dickey Diary Interviews of John S. Combs and Margaret Combs Lewis, takes the position that Nicholas Combs, Sr., h/o Nancy GRIGSBY, was b ca 1736, thus a son of Mason & Sarah Combs, Sr. There are, however, conflicts in the Dickey Diary, and: (a) other records document instead that Nicholas was born about 20 years later, and one of the ?8? (not his own uncle); and (b) all other dates in the Margaret Combs Lewis' interview have been documented as also being about 20 years or more ?off.? Event: Record Role: 40001:1300720020:

• Source: S500051 Filae Family Trees Publication: MyHeritage The Filae Family Trees can be found on <a id="" href="https://www.filae.com" class="green" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.filae.com</a>. Filae is owned and operated by the MyHeritage Group. Collection Media: 14100Certainty: 4 Nicholas COMBS&lt;br&gt;Birth: Feb 21 1763  Frederick, Virginia, British Colonial America &lt;br&gt;Marriage: Marriage to: Nancy Euphemia GRIGSBY1780 Virginia, United States&lt;br&gt;Residence: 1820 - Clay, Kentucky, United States&lt;br&gt;Death: 1859 Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States&lt;br&gt;Burial:  Combs Family Cemetery, Airpot Gardens, Perry, Kentucky, United States&lt;br&gt;Father: <a>John COMBS</a>&lt;br&gt;Mother: <a>Nancy Margaret HARDING</a>&lt;br&gt;Wife: <a>Nancy Euphemia GRIGSBY</a>&lt;br&gt;Son: <a>William D COMBS</a>&lt;br&gt;Siblings: <a>John COMBS</a>, <a>Biram COMBS</a>, <a>George Washington COMBS</a>, <a>Henry Harrison COMBS</a>, <a>Maj. Elijah Cornett General Lige COMBS</a>, <a>Mason COMBS</a> Event: Record Role: 14100:266640501: