Born in South Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Bennett Combs
and Dorothy (Unknown) Combs
Sister of
Nancy Sarah (Combs) Duff, James Combs, Stacey (Combs) Putman, Levi Combs and Rachel (Combs) Dilbeck
Wife of
Abraham Duff
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 64
in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Mar 2020
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Biography
Verlinda was born in 1781. She was the daughter of Bennett Combs and Dolly Wilbanks. She passed away in 1845.
Verlinda married Abraham Duff in 1797 in South Carolina.[1]
[2]" Robert Archer ... His wife, whose maiden name was Matilda Duff, was a native of South Carolina, and a daughter of Abraham and Gertrude (Combs) Duff, who were also born in that State."
Sources
- ↑ "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900", Source number: 3133.027; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 2, Ancestry Record 7836 #263921, [Verlinda Combs, Birth Place: SC, 1781; Spouse: Abraham Duff, Spouse Birth Place: VA, 1777; marriage to Abraham Duff in 1797 in SC.]
- ↑ Portrait and Biographical Album of Sangamon County, Illinois: Containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County, Together with Portraits and Biographies of All the Presidents of the United States, and Governors of the State. United States: Chapman Bros., 1891. p. 551
- Tombstone for Verlinda Duff in the Old Salem Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, [Verlinda, wife of Abrahram Duff - died Sept. 1845 aged 64yrs 1m 12d] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18302143
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Verlinda by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Verlinda:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Verlinda by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Verlinda:
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~0.78%
Cynthia (Hicks) Curtis
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23andMe, GEDmatch US7857087 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A183502 [compare], Ancestry member CynthiaHCurtis
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~0.78%
Rita Hicks :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YR3867033 [compare], Ancestry member hottgrannyrita1363
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