All of the traces away from Caneland are obliterated. Only the rock tomb, thus unusual during the structure and you can remarkable into the structure, really stands so you’re able to draw the spot, and you may within this mausoleum, when he got desired this new stays from Gen. CALMES along with his partner repose.
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It’s through the kindness and kindness regarding William Bailey, historian and you may genealogist, new Gen. Marquis Calmes Section D. could have been capable get this really works from maintenance complete. The guy contributed one hundred copies out-of their Reputation of Woodford Condition towards the production of a fund for usage within this works. —-Regarding D. Mag, August, 1941. (This new partner out of Gen. Calmes try Age “Betsy” Combs, a brother from my personal high-great grandfather) Elizabeth. S. (Removed from the Combs Researcher Anne B. Musser)
J. When you look at the 1729,* Thomas Combs, from Freehold [Monmouth Co], Letter
Notes: Marquis CALMES died 1834, Woodford Co., KY was 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 I. BERGEN, b June 16th, 1764, bap. October. cuatro, 1767, by the Rev. Mr. VAN HARLINGEN; d. Feb, 1825; yards. 1789 Rebecca, dau. of Legal Jonathan Combs, off Middlesex Condition, New jersey. Their widow a couple of years once their decease m. this new Rev. Mr. KENNER, a good Baptist preacher regarding Virginia, and you may d. in the 1846.”
“The fresh new ancestor out-of Jonathan Combs, they do say, originated in Scotland, in the dated ship Caledonia, and this brought the initial emigrants from the land from harsh Presbyterianism; it looking to a home in the great outdoors country off the attitude from Papal and you can seksi Gvajani Еѕene Episcopal strength and persecution.”
“In the 1679, Francis Combs, an effective cooper, are provided lands inside Newtown, Enough time Island [NY], so you’re able to create him to repay here and you may ply his exchange to have the handiness of the latest settlement. The guy d. inside 1700, with his two sons, Francis and you may Thomas, paid when you look at the Hopewell, N. J., for [pounds] 50, indicated places inside Hempstead [Long Island, NY] to John Combs out of Madnans shoulder out-of told you urban area, according to Hempstead info.
“There is an effective John Combs off Eastern Hampton, N. Y., as early as 1675, good Daniel Combs during the Hempstead [Queens Co Nyc] for the 1708, an excellent Richard Combs within the Hempstead in 1709, and you can an excellent Richard Combs into the Jamaica (note: this might be element of N. Y. in this context, I do believe) [Queens Co Ny]in the 1718.
“Into the 1777, John Combs is actually a member of the revolutionary panel of shelter of new Jersey, at a similar several months a Solomon Combs was a resident off Monmouth State.
“In order to recover their fortunes, George I. [BERGEN], their young buck David, and two ilies kept Nj in the Summer 1818, having Kentucky, where his sibling Margaret and her spouse John VOORHEES, as well as 2 siblings out-of their partner, Rebecca Combs, making use of their husbands, Peter CONOVER and you can Peter COX, next stayed; they with emigrated when you look at the 1790, to settle from the Purple Brick, close to the establish Wheeling [Ohio Co, WV], then the ultima thule. There it tarried below a year. Peter COong the original whom produced their boats and rafts wade down the Ohio River.
“During the time George We. emigrated, it lived from inside the Woodford Condition, Kentucky, in this several kilometers out-of Lexington [Fayette Co., KY]. Within this a-year these types of families intermarried. Dated Significant CONOVER is a big landholder and you will respected is rich, but in brand new difficult moments upcoming in Kentucky, by dated Virginia house states, the effect try their castle fell, and then he computed into the 1824, to sell his homestead, and all sorts of his, and you may George I.’s family relations chose to make house into the Indiana. The outdated big, their young man Jonathan Combs CONOVER, that has married Martha, an effective child off George I., and you will Jonathan Combs BERGEN (child away from George We.), who had married Mary Ann, a beneficial child of the significant, and you will George We., constituted new examining party.”