Subj: Underwood/coombs
Date: 10/20/2002 3:47:23 PM Central Daylight Time
From: <A HREF="mailto:WASIKTJ">WASIKTJ</A>
To: <A HREF="mailto:WASIKTJ">WASIKTJ</A>
Help me listers: I am further confused by the below mentioned third marriage
of Elizabeth Underwood. Can someone explain or elaborate on this.
Thanks
Alyce Hart
> 11 Dec 1691 (Richmond Co, VA DB1:7) Whereas there is a tract of land being
> on the Freshes of Rappa: neare adjoining unto a place commonly known by the
> name of Pewmans Run formerly belonging to Mr. Warwick CAMMOCK whereof a
> moiety of Six hundred acres of the said tract of land having formerly been
> conferred and made over unto Mr. William UNDERWOOD, Senr. as Marrying the
> Sister of the said Mr. Ammaree BUTLER. And from the said BUTLER confer'd
> unto Mr. Wm. UNDERWOOD Senr. as marrying the Sister of the said BUTLER and
> from the said UNDERWOOD convey'd over by Exchange of the Thirds of land
> belonging unto Mrs. Eliza: COUMBS with consent of the said Mrs. Elizabeth
> COUMBS unto William UNDERWOOD, Junr., John COUMBES, and William COUMBES to
> them their heires or assignes forever Now be it known that I William
> UNDERWOOD Junior do for a valuable consideration do make over unto William
> TOMAS of the Parish of Washington in the county of Westmoreland to his
> heirs all my right of the said moiety of ye said six hundred acres
> belonging to me which is to be understood Two hundred acres do firmely by
> these presents warrant the sale of the said Two hundred acres of land
> without any hindrance of me the said Will: UNDERWOOD or any other persons
> whatsoever And do further engage myself to convey and make over at the next
> Court held for the County of Rappahana: the abovesd. land unto William
> TOMAS to him his heires forever for the true performance of the promises I
> have set my hand and seale this 11th day of December 1691. William [OU]
> UNDERWOOD. Signed sealed & delivered in the presence of Thomas TYRWHITT,
> William UNDERWOOD (Richmond Deeds, 1692-1694, Ruth & Sam Sparacio, McLean,
> VA, 1991)
William UNDERWOOD, Jr. (his mark OU) was the son of Elizabeth who married (1)
Unknown UNDERWOOD by whom she had William Jr.; (2) <A
HREF="http://www.combs-families.org/combs/assoc/u-colwm.htm">.... William
UNDERWOOD</A>,
father of <A
HREF="http://www.combs-families.org/combs/assoc/u-wmsr.htm">...
UNDERWOOD, Sr.</A>, husband of Mary BUTLER (sister of Amory
BUTLER who had married <A
HREF="http://www.combs-families.org/combs/assoc/u-butler.htm"&g...
UNDERWOOD</A>, Sister of Col. William
UNDERWOOD), and (3) <A
HREF="http://www.combs-families.org/combs/families/c-arch1.htm"...
COMBS I</A> by whom she had John and William COMBS
and perhaps others.
Our earliest Combs record in Essex Co VA itself is of a
semi-unidentified
Charles COMBS:
>
> 29 May 1693 - 10 Feb 1693/4 (Essex County, Orders, etc, No. 1 [Deeds and
> Wills] 1692-1695, pg 252-253.) May the 29th day 1693. Will of William VEALE
> . In the name of God Amen. I William VEALE of the County of Essex in the
> parsh of Sittingbourne being very sick and weake but of perfect Sence and
> memory doe make and ordaine this my last Will and Testament in matters and
> forms as followeth.
>
> Item. I bequeath my Soul to God that gave it and my body to this Earth to
> be decently buried at the discretion of my executo.e hereafter named and as
> for my ?temperall? Estate I dispose of as followeth
>
> Item. I give and bequeath unto my Grandson Jno BUTLER and my Grand Daughter
> Sarah BUTLER all my tract of Land which I now live on by this River with
> the houses and Orchards after the decease of my daughter Sarah LEE to them
> and their heires for Ever to be equally divided between them.
>
> Item. I give unto my afores'd Grandson and Granddaughter John BUTLER and
> Sarah BUTLER my debts being paid all my personall Estate to be equally
> divided to them and their heires for ever.
>
> Item. I give and bequeath unto Charles COMBS all my land in the forrest to
> him and his heires for ever.
>
> Item. I nominate and appoint my daughter Sarah LEE my Sole Execut.e to this
> my last Will and Testament as withness my hand and Seale aboves.
>
> Signed Sealed and declared Wm. (his mark) VEALE {Seale}
> in the presense of us
> Fra: SLAUGHTER
> Hugh CRABB
> John (his mark) WATSON
> Hugh CRABB being sworn saith that he saw the within named Wm. VEALE Signe
> Seale & publish the within Will of his last Will and Testament and that he
> was in perfect sence & memory at the doing thereof to the best of the
> depos.th I __dg__ & further saith not.
> Essex Court Sworn to in court Febey the 10th 1693/4
> Test ___________ Hugh CRABB
> John WATSON being Sworn saith that he saw the within named Wm. VEALE Signe
> Seale & publish the within Will as his last Will & Testament and that he
> was in perfect sense & memory at the doing thereof to the best of the
> depo.th I _dg__ & further Saith not.
> Essex Court Sworn to in Court Febey 10th 1693/4
> Test __ M___ ___ John (his mark) WATSON
> At a Court held for Essex County Febey 10th anmo dom 1693.
> The within written will was proved by the oathes of the witnesses thereto ,
> a probate thereon granted to the Exetx. therein named & the same ordered to
> be recorded.
> Test ___ M___ ____
> (Transcribed by Combs Researcher Debi Houser from a photocopy provided by
> Researcher Jimmy Veal from Essex County, Orders, etc, No. 1 [Deeds and
> Wills] 1692-1695, reel 1, pg 252-253, VSLA).
> Although the above Charles COMBS has not been identified, he very much
> "looks like" the Charles COMBS of <A
HREF="http://www.combs-families.org/combs/records/va/rapp.htm"&... Rappa Co
VA</A> who was apprenticed to a
> John BUTLER in 1684, the same year and county as <A
HREF="http://www.combs-families.org/combs/families/c-w1664.htm"...
COMBS</A>, son of
> Archdale COMBS, was apprenticed to his step-brother, William UNDERWOOD,
> Sr., husband of Mary BUTLER, sister of Amory, William, Christopher and John
> BUTLER (of Pope's Creek, Westmoreland Co VA on N side of Rappa River). It
> is unfortunate that William VEAL failed to identify his relationship, if
> any, to Charles COMBS (although grandchild is a possibility?). (See also <A
HREF="http://www.combs-families.org/combs/assoc/butler.htm">
> Butler Families</A>). At some time in 1700, Charles COMBS sold the above land:
> >> 29 Jul 1693 - 1700 (Essex Co, VA Records, 1703-1706) P. 109. Deed. 1700.
>> Day and month omitted. Charles COMBES of Essex Co, planter, sells John
>> ALEXANDER of the same Co, turner, a tract of land, acerage not shown,
>> given to said COMBES by Wm VEAL late of this Co, dec'd, by will dated 29
>> June 1693 and proved Feb 1693/4. Signed Charles x COMBES. Wit: John PEATLE
>> [sic], Tho: HUCKLESCOTT. Ack in Court 10 Apl 1700 and truly recorded. Test
>> Francis MERIWETHER, Cl. Cur. Copy Test, Richard BUCKNER, Cl Cur. (Virginia
>> Colonial Abstracts, Vol II, Beverly Fleet, GPC, 1988, p.118, but corrected
>> to indicate VEAL, not BEAL as published - certified transcription to
>> follow)
>>
>> Note: No other record of Charles has been found in Essex, and the only
>> other possible Charles found is in 1698 in <A
HREF="http://www.combs-families.org/combs/records/va/eliz.htm"&...
City/County VA</A> with
>> an also unidentified Elizabeth COMBS. According to the <A
HREF="http://www.combs-families.org/combs/ms/ms-jlk.htm">James Logan Kendall
>> Manuscript</A>, 1943: "…Charles [COMBS], who was bound to John BUTLER,
May 7,
>> 1684, to serve until 21. m. dau. of William VEALE, and grandaughter of
>> John BUTLER. William VEALE left all his "land in the forest" to Chas.
>> COMBES in 1693. Nothing further known of him." Kendall does not identify
>> which John BUTLER, nor how the relationship of Charles to BUTLER and VEALE
>> is known (Seeking Source Records. See Also <A
HREF="http://www.combs-families.org/combs/assoc/butler.htm">...
Families</A>). Kendall
>> also believed it possible that Charles COMBS was a younger son of Archdale
>> and Elizabeth COMBS.
>>
>> Other deeds found:
>
> >> 20 Oct 1704 (Essex - Patent Book 9:616) 20 Oct 1704. John CATLETT, 817 A,
>> in the freshes & on S. side the river, on the head of Pewamansee Cr; adj.
>> Cadw. JONES; land of Talliaferro BUCKNER, PROSSER, & ROYSTON; Granted
>> Symon MILLER 5 Nov 1673, deserted & now granted by order, &c. Trans. Of
17
>> pers: John PEAGE, Abraham BUCKLEY, Edwd. DAVIS, James BRADDICK, John
>> WILLIAMS, Mary SHIPTON, Wm. ARCHER, John OAKNEAL, Jean WAKEHAM, John
>> SMITH, John ROSS, Edwd. BREMLOE, Elinor COME (or CORNE), Peter LANDER (or
>> LAUDER), Wm. ROUSBY, Geo. MASON, Isack JONES. (Cavaliers & Pioneers, Vol.
>> 3, Nugent, p. 87) Search Words: PAGE BRADDOCK. Note: Copy of original not
>> yet viewed.
>>
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