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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: John Combs

Mother: Fanny Combs

Spouse(s): Nancy Grigsby

Children(s): Nancy Combs, Jeremiah 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 Nancy Elitia Combs, Jeremiah "Chunky Jerry" 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 Nancy Elitia Combs, Jeremiah "Chunky Jerry" 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

John Combs
1736 – 1820
Birth Location: West Moreland, King George, Virginia, United States
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Fanny Combs
1736 – 1855
Birth Location: Virginia
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Spouses(s)

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

Nancy Combs
1772 – 1858
Birth Location: Warren County, Virginia, United States of America
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Jeremiah Combs
1782 – 1853
Birth Location: Old, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
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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
John Combs
1736 – 1820
West Moreland, King George, Virginia, United States
Fanny Combs
1736 – 1855
Virginia
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. Nancy (Elitia) 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) m. Millie Combs (20 Apr 1802 – 21 MAY 1876)
      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 – )
    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. John Smith (6 Aug 1801 – 8 Mar 1874)
    7. 7. Nancy (Julia) Smith (1802 – 1850)
    8. 8. Samuel Smith (1 Jan 1802 – 4 Dec 1863)
    9. 9. James Smith (1805 – 3 Jul 1860)
    10. 10. Nicholas Smith (1806 – Dec 1870)
    11. 11. Kesiah ("Kizzie") Smith (1812 – 1892)
    12. 12. Mary ("Polly") Smith (13 Feb 1814 – 28 May 1900)
    13. 13. Lorenzo (Dow) Smith (16 Nov 1816 – 8 Dec 1905)
    14. 14. Joshua Smith (24 Oct 1818 – 11 Aug 1885)
    15. 15. Isaac Smith (8 Dec 1820 – 21 May 1878)
    16. 16. Syntha (Ann) Smith (1 Mar 1824 – 3 Feb 1892)
    17. 17. Elizabeth Smith (Nov 1824 – 1900)
    18. 18. Richard Smith (1826 – 1861)
  2. 2. Jeremiah ("Chunky Jerry") Combs (1782 – 1853)
  3. 3. William (D) Combs (1790 – )
  4. 4. Nicholas ("Birds Eye") Combs (1793 – 1886)
  5. 5. Rebecca Combs (1795 – 1860)
  6. 6. Elizabeth Combs (1796 – )
  7. 7. Samuel Combs (16 Jan 1799 – 11 Nov 1881)
  8. 8. John Combs (17 Feb 1800 – 03 Jun 1857)
  9. 9. Millie Combs (20 Apr 1802 – 21 May 1876)
  10. 10. Granville (Pearl) Combs (1822 – 1895)

Nicholas Combs's Timeline

2 Records

1756
21 Feb 1756
Birth of Nicholas "Danger" Combs Sr. in Frederick, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Frederick, Caroline, Virginia, USA
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: Death
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1838
    Event Place: Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States
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