All of the outlines off Caneland is obliterated. Only the rock tomb, thus unusual inside build and you can remarkable in the build, really stands so you’re able to draw the region, and you can contained in this mausoleum, when he got need the latest stays out-of Gen. CALMES and his partner repose.
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It is through the kindness and generosity from William Bailey, historian and you can genealogist, the fresh new Gen. Marquis Calmes Part D. has been able to understand this work off repair complete. He contributed a hundred copies out of their Reputation of Woodford Condition towards creation of a financing for use contained in this work. —-Regarding D. Mag, August, 1941. (The newest spouse out of Gen. Calmes are E “Betsy” Combs, a sis regarding my personal great-great grandfather) E. S. (Extracted by Combs Researcher Anne B. Musser)
J. During the 1729,* Thomas Combs, from Freehold [Monmouth Co], Letter
Notes: Marquis CALMES died 1834, Woodford Co., KY was maybe 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 Summer 16th, 1764, bap. Oct. cuatro, 1767, by Rev. Mr. VAN HARLINGEN; d. Feb, 1825; m. 1789 Rebecca, dau. from Courtroom Jonathan Combs, off Middlesex County, Nj-new jersey. Their widow couple of years just after their decease meters. the brand new Rev. Mr. KENNER, a Baptist preacher of Virginia, and you will d. in the 1846.”
“The new ancestor away from Jonathan Combs, they state, originated in Scotland, throughout the old vessel Caledonia, and that brought the first emigrants on the house away from tight Presbyterianism; it trying a house in the wild country off the intolerance regarding Papal and Episcopal stamina and you may persecution.”
“In 1679, Francis Combs, a beneficial cooper, is provided places from inside the Newtown, Enough time Area [NY], so you can trigger your to repay there and you may ply his trading to own the handiness of the new payment. He d. in the 1700, and his one or two sons, Francis and you can Thomas, paid inside the Hopewell, N. J., to have [pounds] 50, indicated countries in the Hempstead [A lot of time Island, NY] in order to John Combs away from Madnans neck away from said area, depending on Hempstead details.
“There is an effective John Combs of East Hampton, Letter. Y., since 1675, a beneficial Daniel Combs in Hempstead [Queens Co New york] when you look at the 1708, a great Richard Combs for the Hempstead in 1709, and an excellent Richard Combs within the Jamaica (note: this is certainly element of N. Y. inside context, I think) [Queens Co New york]during the 1718.
“Within the 1777, John Combs try a person in the newest panel from protection of brand new Jersey, at a comparable months a beneficial Solomon Combs are a resident off Monmouth Condition.
“So you can retrieve its fortunes, George We. [BERGEN], his son David, as well as 2 ilies kept Nj from inside the June 1818, to possess Kentucky, where his aunt Margaret along with her husband John VOORHEES, and two sisters regarding his wife, Rebecca Combs, the help of its husbands, Peter CONOVER and Peter COX, then lived; they with emigrated for the 1790, to repay at Yellow Stone, close to the expose Wheeling [Kansas Co, WV], then your ultima thule. Truth be told there they tarried below a-year. Peter COong the first whom produced the boats and you will rafts go down the Ohio Lake.
“During the time George I. emigrated, they stayed in Woodford Condition, Kentucky, within 12 miles off Lexington [Fayette Co., KY]. Within this annually such household intermarried. Dated Biggest CONOVER are a large landholder and you can reputed getting steeped, in the new problematic moments then inside the Kentucky, and also by old Virginia home states, the end result are their castle dropped, and then he calculated inside 1824, to sell his homestead, and all of his, and you will George I.is the reason family decided to make their house inside the Indiana. The outdated major, his son Jonathan Combs CONOVER, who had partnered Martha, an excellent daughter out-of George I., and you will Jonathan Combs BERGEN (young buck away from George We.), who had Gurgaon girls for marriage hitched Mary Ann, an excellent child of one’s major, and you can George We., constituted brand new investigating people.”