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Nicholas "Danger" Combs 1756 – 1838 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Feb 1756

Birth Location: Frederick, Caroline, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 28 Feb 1838

Death Location: Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States

Father: Mason Combs

Mother: Sarah Richardson

Spouse(s): Nancy Grigsby

Children(s): Samuel Combs, Nancy Combs, Nicholas Combs, Jeremiah Combs, Rebecca Combs, William Combs, Nicholas Combs, Rebecca Combs, Elizabeth Combs, Samuel Combs, John Combs, Millie Combs, Granville Combs

The story of Nicholas "Danger" Combs Sr. began in 1756 in Frederick, Caroline, Virginia, USA. Nicholas "Danger" Combs Sr. married Nancy Euphemia Grigsby, and had children including Samuel Combs, Nancy Alicia "Lissie" Combs, Nicholas Combs, Jeremiah "Chunky Jerry" Combs, Rebecca Combs, William D Combs, Nicholas "Birds Eye" Combs, Rebecca Combs, Elizabeth Combs, Samuel Combs, John Combs, Millie Combs, Granville Pearl Combs. Nicholas "Danger" Combs Sr. passed away in 1838 in Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Nicholas "Danger" Combs Sr. began in 1756 in Frederick, Caroline, Virginia, USA.
  • Nicholas "Danger" Combs Sr. married Nancy Euphemia Grigsby, and had children including Samuel Combs, Nancy Alicia "Lissie" Combs, Nicholas Combs, Jeremiah "Chunky Jerry" Combs, Rebecca Combs, William D Combs, Nicholas "Birds Eye" Combs, Rebecca Combs, Elizabeth Combs, Samuel Combs, John Combs, Millie Combs, Granville Pearl Combs.
  • Nicholas "Danger" Combs Sr. passed away in 1838 in Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mason Combs
1713 – 1785
Birth Location: Richmond County, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Richardson
1718 – 1820
Birth Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
SR

Spouses(s)

Nancy Grigsby
1754 – 1850
Birth Location: King George, King George, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Samuel Combs
1770 – 1830
Birth Location: Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
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Nancy Combs
1772 – 1858
Birth Location: Shenendoah, Warren, Virginia, United States
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Nicholas Combs
1778 –
Birth Location: Perry, Kentucky, United States
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Jeremiah Combs
1782 – 1853
Birth Location: Old, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
JC
Rebecca Combs
1789 – 1896
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
RC
William Combs
1790 –
Birth Location: –
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Nicholas Combs
1793 – 1886
Birth Location: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
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Rebecca Combs
1795 – 1860
Birth Location: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, United States
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Elizabeth Combs
1796 –
Birth Location: Perry County, Kentucky, USA
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Samuel Combs
1799 – 1881
Birth Location: Kingsport, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
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John Combs
1800 – 1857
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Millie Combs
1802 – 1876
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Granville Combs
1822 – 1895
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Nicholas Combs's Ancestors

Self
Nicholas Combs
1756 – 1838
Birth Place: Frederick, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Parents
Mason "Stafford" Combs
1713 – 1785
Richmond County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Harding) Richardson
1718 – 1820
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nicholas Combs's Descendants

1.
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Nicholas ("Danger") Combs (21 Feb 1756 – 28 Feb 1838) m. Nancy (Euphemia) Grigsby (20 June 1754 – 1 Jan 1850)
  1. 1. Samuel Combs (1770 – 1830)
  2. 2. Nancy (Alicia "Lissie") Combs (20 Jun 1772 – 11 Mar 1858) m. Richard Smith (5 Mar 1771 – 28 Nov 1836)
    1. 1. William (Medford) Smith (1795 – 15 Feb 1875)
    2. 2. Elias Smith (1796 – 20 Dec 1861)
    3. 3. Thomas Smith (1798 – 28 Feb 1881)
    4. 4. Dinnah (Patsy) Smith (1800 – 3 Sept 1887)
    5. 5. Martha ("Patsy") Smith (13 Jun 1800 – 1886)
    6. 6. Nancy (Julia) Smith (1802 – 1850)
    7. 7. Samuel Smith (7 May 1802 – 04 Dec 1863) m. Nancy Jones (abt 1810 – February 1870)
      1. 1. Minerva Smith (1833 – )
      2. 2. William Smith (12 November 1835 – 31 October 1886)
      3. 3. Daniel (“Danger Dan”) Smith (29 Jan 1840 – 17 October 1920) m. Martha (Campbell) Smith (22 February 1845 – 16 February 1888)
        1. 1. Susanna Smith (Abt 1867 – 1949)
        2. 2. Elender Smith (Abt 1870 – )
        3. 3. Samuel Smith (Abt 1872 – 1933)
        4. 4. John (H) Smith (May 1876 – )
        5. 5. Mary (E) Smith (Oct 1877 – )
        6. 6. Nancy Smith (May 1879 – )
      4. 4. Isaac Smith (1841 – 1862)
      5. 5. Seatia Combs (1841 – 1 Jul 1921)
      6. 6. Erastus (R) Smith (Mar 1842 – 11 Jul 1924)
      7. 7. Ceathie Combs (8 March 1842 – 1 July 1921)
      8. 8. Maria Carter (17 Nov 1844 – 15 Feb 1920)
      9. 9. Samuel Smith (abt 1845 – 27 February 1937)
      10. 10. John Smith (1846 – 1865)
      11. 11. James Smith (1847 – )
      12. 12. Newton Smith (6 February 1850 – 2 January 1916)
      13. 13. Emaline Grigsby (30 March 1852 – 23 May 1920)
      14. 14. Arminda Smith (30 Jul 1855 – )
      15. 15. Arminda (Smith) Jones (30 July 1855 – 16 August 1924)
      16. 16. Ellender Smith
    8. 8. James Smith (1805 – 3 Jul 1860)
    9. 9. Nicholas Smith (1806 – Dec 1870)
    10. 10. Mary (Polly) Smith (13 Feb 1814 – 28 June 1900)
    11. 11. Lorenzo (Dow) Smith (16 Nov 1816 – 8 Dec 1905)
    12. 12. Joshua Smith (24 Oct 1818 – 11 Aug 1889)
    13. 13. Isaac Smith (18 Dec 1820 – 21 May 1878)
    14. 14. Cynthia Smith (3 Jan 1825 – 2 Mar 1892)
    15. 15. Richard Smith (1826 – 1861)
    16. 16. Elizabeth (Betsy) Smith (Apr 1828 – 1900)
  3. 3. Nicholas Combs (1778 – )
  4. 4. Jeremiah ("Chunky Jerry") Combs (1782 – 1853)
  5. 5. Rebecca Combs (1789 – 1896)
  6. 6. William (D) Combs (1790 – )
  7. 7. Nicholas ("Birds Eye") Combs (1793 – 1886)
  8. 8. Rebecca Combs (1795 – 1860)
  9. 9. Elizabeth Combs (1796 – )
  10. 10. Samuel Combs (16 Jan 1799 – 11 Nov 1881)
  11. 11. John Combs (17 Feb 1800 – 03 Jun 1857)
  12. 12. Millie Combs (20 Apr 1802 – 21 May 1876)
  13. 13. Granville (Pearl) Combs (1822 – 1895)

Nicholas Combs's Timeline

3 Records

1756
21 Feb 1756
Birth of Nicholas "Danger" Combs Sr. in Frederick, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Frederick, Caroline, Virginia, USA
1770
1770
Age 14
Nicholas "Danger" Combs Sr. was married in Frederick, VA
Frederick, VA
1838
28 Feb 1838
Age 82
Death of Nicholas "Danger" Combs Sr. in Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States
Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1756
    Event Place: Frederick, Caroline, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Frederick, VA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1838
    Event Place: Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States
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