The contours of Caneland are obliterated. Just the rock tomb, therefore strange for the design and you will exceptional into the build, really stands in order to mark the spot, and contained in this mausoleum, when he got desired the fresh new stays of Gen. CALMES with his spouse repose.
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It’s from generosity and kindness out of William Bailey, historian and you will genealogist, the brand new Gen. Marquis Calmes Part D. could have been able to have this works off repairs over. The guy donated a hundred copies out-of their Reputation of Woodford County into creation of a money for usage within really works. —-Throughout the D. Mag, August, 1941. (The spouse away from Gen. Calmes is actually E “Betsy” Combs, a brother out of my personal higher-great grandfather) E. S. (Removed by Combs Researcher Anne B. Musser)
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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 June 16th, 1764, bap. October. cuatro, 1767, by Rev. Mr. VAN HARLINGEN; d. Feb, 1825; meters. 1789 Rebecca, dau. of Courtroom Jonathan Combs, from Middlesex Condition, New jersey. Their widow two years immediately after their decease yards. the new Rev. Mr. KENNER, a great Baptist preacher of Virginia, and d. from inside the 1846.”
“The fresh predecessor out of Jonathan Combs, they state, originated in Scotland, on the dated vessel Caledonia, and therefore lead the initial emigrants on the residential property regarding strict Presbyterianism; they seeking a property in the wild country out of the attitude away from Papal and you can Episcopal electricity and you can persecution.”
“During the 1679, Francis Combs, good cooper, is actually supplied countries in the Newtown, Long Island [NY], in order to result in him to settle indeed there and you can ply his trading to possess the genuine convenience of brand new payment. He d. during the 1700, along with his a few sons, Francis and you will Thomas, compensated inside the Hopewell, N. J., to possess [pounds] fifty, conveyed places inside the Hempstead [Enough time Isle, NY] to help you John Combs out-of Madnans shoulder from told you area, depending on Hempstead information.
“There was an excellent John Combs out-of East Hampton, N. Y., as early as 1675, good Daniel Combs for the Hempstead [Queens Co Ny] within the 1708, an effective Richard Combs when you look at the Hempstead when you look at the 1709, and a good Richard Combs during the Jamaica (note: this might be section of N. Y. inside context, I do believe) [Queens Co Ny]during the 1718.
“Into the 1777, John Combs try a person in the brand new committee of safety of new Jersey, and at an identical months a good Solomon Combs is actually a citizen from Monmouth State.
“In order to access its luck, George I. [BERGEN], their son David, as well as 2 ilies kept Nj inside the Summer 1818, for Kentucky, where their sister Margaret along with her spouse John VOORHEES, as well as 2 siblings away from their spouse, Rebecca Combs, with their husbands, Peter CONOVER and you may Peter COX, upcoming stayed; they having emigrated when you look at the 1790, to repay within Purple Stone, around the present Wheeling [Kansas Co, WV], then your ultima thule. Around it tarried below a year. Peter COong the first which made its vessels and you can rafts wade down the Ohio Lake.
“At that time George We. emigrated, they lived into the Woodford County, Kentucky, in this twelve kilometers out of Lexington [Fayette Co., KY]. Inside a-year these types of family members intermarried. Old Big CONOVER is an enormous landholder and you will reputed is steeped, however in the newest problematic times after that for the Kentucky, and also by old Virginia belongings claims, the outcome is actually his castle fell, in which he determined into hyvГ¤ uskollinen nainen the 1824, to market his homestead, and all sorts of their, and you will George We.is the reason household members decided to make their domestic from inside the Indiana. The outdated significant, his young man Jonathan Combs CONOVER, who’d hitched Martha, an excellent daughter out of George We., and Jonathan Combs BERGEN (young man regarding George We.), who had hitched Mary Ann, a great child of one’s big, and George We., constituted the examining cluster.”