John Combs Sr. (1732 - 1803)

Born 26 Jul 1732 in Monmouth, New Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Fitz Randolph) Combs — married 3 Aug 1753 in Monmouth, New Jersey

Descendants

Died 23 May 1803 at age 70 in Upper Freehold Twsp., Monmouth, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

John was born in 1732^[1]. He was the son of Thomas Combs and Mary Shippey Shippey. He married Rebecca Fitz Randolph in 1753^[1] and they resided in Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey. He passed away in 1803 (one source is the will abstract below -- the exact date needs confirmation by other sources).

Will

John Combs Sr. of Upper Freehold, Monmouth County wrote a will June 3, 1798. He updated it May 16, 1803 and it was proved June 17, 1803. The abstract includes the following^[2]:

The original will mentions his wife Rebecca and an allotment for son Ezekiel to care for her while she remains unmarried. He bequeaths money to sons Thomas, Isaac, John, Stephen, and Benjamin and to sons-in-law Isaac Ely and George Ely. He mentions only one daughter by name, Mary Clevenger. Executors are Thomas and Ezekiel Combs.

The update in 1803 concerns the children of Isaac Ely and George Ely by his daughters are to have no further claim on his estate.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} [ http://nostalgia.esmartkid.com/combs.html Found online.] This website has a list of sources at the bottom that should be consulted to determine a primary sources for the information given herein.
2. ↑ "Calendar of New Jersey Wills, Volume X, p.89

See also:

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135345474/_: accessed 15 November 2020), memorial page for John Combs Sr. (26 Jul 1732–23 May 1803), Find a Grave Memorial no. 135345474, citing East Branch Friends Burial Ground, Imlaystown, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA ; Maintained by Joseph R. Klett (contributor 47554493) .

• "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5FT-4JV : 18 January 2020), John Combs in entry for John Combs, 1771.