All of the lines out of Caneland is actually obliterated. Just the stone tomb, so unusual in the framework and you may remarkable for the design, stands to help you mark the location, and within mausoleum, when he had wished the latest stays regarding Gen. CALMES and his spouse repose.
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It is through the generosity and you may generosity away from William Bailey, historian and genealogist, this new Gen. Marquis Calmes Section D. could have been capable get this functions from fix over. He donated a hundred copies from his Reputation of Woodford Condition toward production of a money to be used within this performs. —-In the D. Journal, August, 1941. (The fresh new wife off Gen. Calmes is actually Age “Betsy” Combs, an aunt off my personal great-great grandfather) E. S. (Removed from the Combs Researcher Anne B. Musser)
J. In Skotlanti naishenkilöitä 1729,* Thomas Combs, from Freehold [Monmouth Co], N
Notes: Marquis CALMES died 1834, Woodford Co., KY was perhaps not the husband of Elizabeth Combs (daughter of John & Seth BULLITT Combs, Sr. of Stafford Co VA). Marquis CALMES, husband of Elizabeth Combs, died testate ca 1794 in Frederick Co VA. Nevertheless, presumably he was “somehow kin” to him. Extracted by Researcher Barbara Combs from Teunis Bergen’s 1876 book, The Bergen Family, pp. 422-423 (surname capitalization added):
“George We. BERGEN, b Summer 16th, 1764, bap. October. 4, 1767, because of the Rev. Mr. VAN HARLINGEN; d. Feb, 1825; m. 1789 Rebecca, dau. out-of Court Jonathan Combs, out of Middlesex County, New jersey. His widow 24 months after his decease m. the latest Rev. Mr. KENNER, a Baptist preacher out of Virginia, and you can d. during the 1846.”
“The latest predecessor away from Jonathan Combs, they state, originated from Scotland, in the old vessel Caledonia, and this delivered the original emigrants in the belongings away from stern Presbyterianism; it trying a house in the great outdoors nation off the attitude from Papal and you may Episcopal energy and you will persecution.”
“For the 1679, Francis Combs, an excellent cooper, was offered places within the Newtown, A lot of time Area [NY], to create him to repay there and you can ply his trade to possess the handiness of the new settlement. The guy d. into the 1700, along with his a couple of sons, Francis and you may Thomas, paid inside Hopewell, N. J., to own [pounds] fifty, indicated places into the Hempstead [Much time Area, NY] in order to John Combs away from Madnans neck off told you town, as per Hempstead information.
“You will find a beneficial John Combs regarding East Hampton, Letter. Y., around 1675, a good Daniel Combs within the Hempstead [Queens Co Nyc] for the 1708, an effective Richard Combs into the Hempstead into the 1709, and you will an excellent Richard Combs inside Jamaica (note: it is section of N. Y. within this context, I believe) [Queens Co New york]during the 1718.
“When you look at the 1777, John Combs try a member of the newest panel regarding cover of brand new Jersey, at a comparable several months good Solomon Combs was a resident out-of Monmouth County.
“To help you access the fortunes, George I. [BERGEN], his young man David, and two ilies kept New jersey within the June 1818, getting Kentucky, in which their sister Margaret along with her husband John VOORHEES, and two sisters away from their spouse, Rebecca Combs, with their husbands, Peter CONOVER and you may Peter COX, after that existed; it that have emigrated from inside the 1790, to repay at Yellow Stone, around the present Wheeling [Kansas Co, WV], then the ultima thule. Indeed there they tarried less than annually. Peter COong the initial which produced their vessels and you will rafts go along the Kansas Lake.
“At that time George We. emigrated, it stayed in Woodford Condition, Kentucky, inside a dozen kilometers out of Lexington [Fayette Co., KY]. In this a year this type of families intermarried. Dated Big CONOVER is an enormous landholder and you will respected to-be rich, in the new troublesome times then when you look at the Kentucky, and also by dated Virginia belongings claims, the outcome are his castle decrease, in which he determined in the 1824, to market his homestead, and all of his, and you can George I.is why family members decided to make family inside Indiana. The outdated big, their child Jonathan Combs CONOVER, who had married Martha, an effective daughter from George We., and you will Jonathan Combs BERGEN (child regarding George I.), who had married Mary Ann, an excellent daughter of big, and George I., constituted the brand new exploring group.”
