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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

John "Soldier John, Pvt" Combs Jr. was born in 1760 in Shenandoah, Warren County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Combs and Nancy Margaret Harding. John "Soldier John, Pvt" Combs Jr. married Margaret Benevolence "Biddy" Nantz, and had children including 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, Samuel Combs. John "Soldier John, Pvt" Combs Jr. passed away in 1848 in Washington County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • John "Soldier John, Pvt" Combs Jr. was born in 1760 in Shenandoah, Warren County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Combs and Nancy Margaret Harding.
  • John "Soldier John, Pvt" Combs Jr. married Margaret Benevolence "Biddy" Nantz, and had children including 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, Samuel Combs.
  • John "Soldier John, Pvt" Combs Jr. passed away in 1848 in Washington County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

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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John Combs's Ancestors

Self
John Combs
1760 – 1848
Birth Place: Shenandoah, Warren County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Combs
1736 – 1819
West Morland, King George, Virginia
Nancy (Margaret) Harding
1737 – 1819
Overwharton Parish, Stafford, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Mason (Combs (6) GGF)
1714 – 1785
Richmond, Virginia, USA
SARAH (Ann Nelson) "Kelley"
1706 – 1777
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Henry Harding
1720 – 1779
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Wilmouth George
1721 – 1795
Overwharton, Sanfford, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Combs's Descendants

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John ("Soldier John, Pvt") Combs (7 Feb 1760 – 27 Apr 1848) m. Margaret (Benevolence "Biddy") Nantz (7 Feb 1761 – 27 Apr 1848)
  1. 1. Jeremiah (Lorenzo "Long Jerry") Combs (1780 – 1843)
  2. 2. Jesse (B.) Combs (Mar 1780 – 27 Feb 1848)
  3. 3. Nancy Combs (1782 – January 1876)
  4. 4. Barbara (Ann) Combs (1783 – 1840)
  5. 5. Thomas (Hicks) Combs (01 Jun 1783 – 12 May 1847)
  6. 6. Shadrack ("Shade") Combs (1784 – December 1869)
  7. 7. Nancy (Ann) Combs (31 Aug 1784 – 24 Jul 1876)
  8. 8. Mary (Polly) Combs (1788 – 1860)
  9. 9. Polly Combs (1788-1796 – aft 1810)
  10. 10. William (Davis) Combs (1790 – 23 Jul 1857)
  11. 11. John (Jack) Combs (1792 – 1853)
  12. 12. Rebecca Combs (1792 – 1860)
  13. 13. Benjamin (Henry) Combs (1793 – 6 November 1858)
  14. 14. Hardin ("Sooner Cat") Combs (1794 – 1 Jul 1860)
  15. 15. William Combs (1794 – )
  16. 16. Mason Combs (1 Jul 1795 – 1853)
  17. 17. Elizabeth ("Betts") Combs (1796 – 27 Apr 1886)
  18. 18. Sarah Combs (1798 – 1880)
  19. 19. Margaret Combs (1798 - 1807 – )
  20. 20. Laodicia (Dicey) Combs (1800 – 1850)
  21. 21. Nicholas Combs (1800 – )
  22. 22. Thomas Combs (Sep 1800 – )
  23. 23. Millie Combs (20 Apr 1802 – 21 MAY 1876) m. William (Medford) Smith (1795 – 15 Feb 1875)
    1. 1. John (F) Smith (1821 – 17 Feb 1913)
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Betsy) Smith (1 Apr 1822 – 3 Feb 1892)
    3. 3. William (Medford "Med") Smith (23 Sep 1825 – 9 January 1891)
    4. 4. William (Medford) Smith (23 Sept 1825 – 09 Jan 1891)
    5. 5. Richard Smith (1826 – 1861)
    6. 6. Elizabeth Smith (1827 – 1898)
    7. 7. Alexander Smith (1828 – 1890)
    8. 8. Alexander Smith (1828 – 1890)
    9. 9. Sarah (Sally) Smith (May 1828 – 15 May 1903)
    10. 10. Sarah ('Sally') Smith (May 1828 – 15 May 1903)
    11. 11. Jeremiah ('Jerry' 'Jake') Smith (01 Jan 1832 – 17 Feb 1914)
    12. 12. Jeremiah (M "Jerry") Smith (1 FEB 1832 – 17 Feb 1914)
    13. 13. Clinton Smith (1833 – )
    14. 14. Matilda Smith (12 Jan 1835 – 23 Apr 1909)
    15. 15. Matilda Smith (12 Jan 1835 – 23 Apr 1909)
    16. 16. Thomas Smith (1836 – 1890)
    17. 17. Melvina ("Vina") SMITH (1838 – )
  24. 24. Elizabeth Combs (1805 – 1860)
  25. 25. Samuel Combs

John Combs's Timeline

2 Records

1760
7 Feb 1760
Birth of John "Soldier John, Pvt" Combs Jr. in Shenandoah, Warren County, Virginia, USA
Shenandoah, Warren County, Virginia, USA
1848
27 Apr 1848
Age 88
Death of John "Soldier John, Pvt" Combs Jr. in Washington County, Kentucky, USA
Washington County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

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

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