Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties

Thomas Hatton Combs

Male Abt 1722 - 1766  (~ 44 years)


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  • Name Thomas Hatton Combs 
    Birth Abt 1722  St. Mary's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 17 Jun 1766  St. Mary's County, Maryland - Probate Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2419  Tree1
    Last Modified 17 May 2024 

    Father William Combs,   b. 1672, St. Mary's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Dec 1742, St. Mary's County, Maryland - Probate Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Elizabeth Hatton,   b. Bef 1701, St. Mary's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1724, St. Mary's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 23 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1722  St. Mary's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1805  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Craighill,   b. Abt 1726   d. Aug 1777, St. Mary's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 51 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1742  St. Mary's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Thomas Hatton Combs,   b. Bef 1749, St. Mary's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Dec 1816, St. Mary's County, Maryland - Admin Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 67 years)  [Father: natural]
     2. George Craghill Combs,   b. St. Mary's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1784, St. Mary's County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]
    Family ID F1804  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 May 2024 

  • Notes 
    • The Last Will of Tho' Hatton Combs - Wills Liber TA 1 page 116

      in the name of God Amen, I Thomas Hatton Combs of St. Mary's County in the province of Maryland being in health and sound judgement, thanks be to almighty God, doe make my last will and testament in manner & form following, and first I comend my soul to God hoping for Eternal Salvation through the merits of his blessed son Jesus Christ my Saviour, my body to be decently intered without pomp by my Executor hereafter mentioned.
      Item I give to my Sons, William Combs, and George Craghill Combs, the plantation I now live on, and the tract of land I bought of John Dillon to be Equally divided between them, and their heirs forever.
      Item I give to my son Thomas Hatton Combs all that tract or parcel of land that I had of William Spalding to him & his heirs forever.
      Item I give and bequeath to my loving wife Mary Combs, and my five daughters, all the rest of my Estate to be equally divided among them to their heirs forever, my will is that if either of my daughters, should die without issue of their body that then their part shall fall to my surviving daughters.
      Item I give and bequeth to my loving wife Mary Combs the use of two water mills during her widowhood, and then my son William Combs, and his heirs forever, and I constitute and appoint my loving wife Mary Combs, my soul executor of this my last will and testament this first day of April 1766. Signed sealed and delivered by the said Thomas Hatton Combs to be his last will and Testament, disannulling all other will or wills made by him from the begining of the worldunto the date of this presents in the presents of us_ The word, mills underlined, between the twenty and twenty fifth line.

      Thomas Hatton Combs ((seal))

      Henry Jenkins, Ignatius Combs, St. Mary's County on the 17th Day of June 1766 William Combs came Henry Jenkins, Ignatius Combs & William Combs, subscribing witnesses to the within will and made oath on holy Evangels of Almighty God, that they did see Thomas Hatton Combs the Testator sign and seal this will last will and testament, and that their apprehension of a sound mind respective names as witness____ the deceased's widow renounces this will.
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      COMBS, THOMAS HATTEN, St Mary's Co. 1 Apr, 1766; 17 Jun, 1766
      To my two sons, William Combs and George Craghell Combs, the plantation I now live on and a tract I bought of John Dillon.
      To son Thomas Hatton Combs, tract that I had of William Spalding.
      To wife Mary Combs and my 5 daus., all the rest of my estate.
      To wife Mary Combs use of two water mills and then to my son William Combs.
      Wife Mary, extx.
      Wit: Henry Jenkins, Ignatius Combs, William Combs. 34. 102
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      Thomas Hatton Coombs 95.25 SM 410.1.3 Oct 10 1767
      List of debts.
      Executrix: Mary Coombs.
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      Thomas Hatton Coombs 6.187 D SM £348.4,2 Sep 22 1772
      Distribution to (equally): widow (unnamed), 5 daughters (unnamed).
      Executrix: Mrs. Mary Coombs.
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      9/22/1772: Admin. accts. of Thomas Hatton Combs, SMC.
      Payments to: Exec. of Robert Chesley, Walter Dulany, Esq., Owen Allen, John Allen Thomas, Chas Goldsborough, Esq. Exec.: Mary Combs. (Admin. accts. of the Prerogative Court of Maryland, Libers, 67-74, 1771-1777 by V. L. Skinner, Jr.). NOTE: This record is not on CD #206.

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      Thomas Chesley 74.292 SM £12.18,9 Apr 17 1761 Aug 5 1761
      Appraisers: Geselis Quith, Thomas Barton Combs.
      Creditors: Andrew Buchanan, Alexander Lothian.
      Next of kin: John Chesley.
      Administrator: Robert Chesley.
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      George Craghill 44.24 SM £464.14.4 Jun 26 1749 Jun 11 1750
      Appraisers: Robert Chesley, William Hebb.
      Creditors: John Tenison, Thomas Hatton Combs.
      Next of kin: Thomas Hattan Combs, Mary Combs.
      Administrators/Executors: James Smith and his wife Mary Smith.

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