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John "Soldier, John,, Pvt" Combs 1760 – 1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1760

Birth Location: Shenandoah, Warren County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 27 Apr 1848

Death Location: Washington County, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Combs

Mother: Nancy Harding

Spouse(s): Margaret Nantz

Children(s): Jeremiah Combs, Jesse Combs, Nancy Combs, Barbara Combs, Thomas Combs, Shadrack Combs, Nancy Combs, Mary Combs, Polly Combs, William Combs, John Combs, Rebecca Combs, Benjamin Combs, Hardin Combs, William Combs, Mason Combs, Elizabeth Combs, Sarah Combs, Margaret Combs, Laodicia Combs, Nicholas Combs, Thomas Combs, Millie Combs, Elizabeth Combs, Samuel Combs

Born in 1760 in Shenandoah, Warren County, Virginia, USA, John "Soldier John, Pvt" Combs Jr. was the child of John Combs and Nancy Margaret Harding. In time, John "Soldier John, Pvt" Combs Jr. married Margaret Benevolence "Biddy" Nantz, and they raised a family that included Jeremiah Lorenzo "Long Jerry" Combs, Jesse B. Combs, Nancy Combs, Barbara Ann Combs, Thomas Hicks Combs, Shadrack "Shade" Combs, Nancy Ann Combs, Mary Polly Combs, Polly Combs, William Davis Combs, John Jack Combs, Rebecca Combs, Benjamin Henry Combs, Hardin "Sooner Cat" Combs, William Combs, Mason Combs, Elizabeth "Betts" Combs, Sarah Combs, Margaret Combs, Laodicia Dicey Combs, Nicholas Combs, Thomas Combs, Millie Combs, Elizabeth Combs and Samuel Combs. John "Soldier John, Pvt" Combs Jr. died in Washington County, Kentucky, USA in 1848.

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Parents

John Combs
1736 – 1819
Birth Location: West Morland, King George, Virginia
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Nancy Harding
1737 – 1819
Birth Location: Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Nantz
1761 – 1848
Birth Location: Perry County, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Jeremiah Combs
1780 – 1843
Birth Location: Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Jesse Combs
1780 – 1848
Birth Location: Wilkesborough, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
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Nancy Combs
1782 – 1876
Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, United States
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Barbara Combs
1783 – 1840
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
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Thomas Combs
1783 – 1847
Birth Location: Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
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Shadrack Combs
1784 – 1869
Birth Location: Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Nancy Combs
1784 – 1876
Birth Location: Wilkesborough, Wilkes, North Carolina
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Mary Combs
1788 – 1860
Birth Location: Warren, Virginia, United States
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Polly Combs
1788 – 1810
Birth Location: –
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William Combs
1790 – 1857
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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John Combs
1792 – 1853
Birth Location: Kingsport, Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
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Rebecca Combs
1792 – 1860
Birth Location: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
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Benjamin Combs
1793 – 1858
Birth Location: Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
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Hardin Combs
1794 – 1860
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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William Combs
1794 –
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Mason Combs
1795 – 1853
Birth Location: Kingsport, Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
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Elizabeth Combs
1796 – 1886
Birth Location: Floyd County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Sarah Combs
1798 – 1880
Birth Location: Lincoln, Kentucky, USA
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Margaret Combs
1798 –
Birth Location: Verona, Boone, Kentucky, United States
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Laodicia Combs
1800 – 1850
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Nicholas Combs
1800 –
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Combs
1800 –
Birth Location: Surry, North Carolina, United States
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Millie Combs
1802 – 1876
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Elizabeth Combs
1805 – 1860
Birth Location: Perry, Kentucky, United States
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Samuel Combs
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 7 Feb 1760
    Event Place: Shenandoah, Warren County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 Apr 1848
    Event Place: Washington County, Kentucky, USA
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