John Coombs
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Oct 1696 - Northampton, Massachusetts 1
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: John Coombs (1668-1732)
Mother: Elizabeth Hobart (1662- ) 2
John P Coombs
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1837 - Newburyport, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: John Coombs (Est 1810- )
Mother:
Spouses and Children
1. *Lucinda G Snow (21 Aug 1840 - 1885) 3
Marriage: 24 Nov 1869 - Orleans, Massachusetts
Status:
Jonathan Coombs
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 17 Feb 1698 - Northampton, Massachusetts 1
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: John Coombs (1668-1732)
Mother: Elizabeth Hobart (1662- ) 2
Joshua Coombs
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 11 Jun 1737 - Newbury, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Joshua Coombs (1706-1789)
Mother: Elizabeth/Mary Pratt (Est 1710- )
Notes
General:
Marriage 1 Elizabeth JEPHERSON
Married: 28 MAY 1761 in Douglas, Mass.
Joshua Coombs
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 23 Jul 1706 - Rochester, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 1789 - Bath, Maine
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Anthony Coombs (1642-1728)
Mother: Dorcas Wooden (1661-After 1722)
Spouses and Children
1. *Elizabeth/Mary Pratt (Est 1710 - )
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Daniel Coombs (1741- )
2. Elizabeth Coombs (1731- )
3. Joshua Coombs (1737- )
4. Stephen Coombs (1739-1808)
5. Mary Coombs (1743- )
6. Sarah Coombs (1745- )
7. Captain Ebenezer Coombs (1747-1783)
8. John Coombs (1748-1836)
9. Jacob Coombs (1751- )
Notes
General:
shoemaker; later built mills with brother John
will probated in Bath, Sagadahoc Co, ME
About 1751 he left Newburyport & settled on New Meadows River, where he bought land near Foster’s Point
1-2 children born in Rochester; rest born in Newburyport
Lydia Coombs
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 8 May 1679 - Middleborough, Plymouth Colony
Baptism:
Death: Cir 1735 - Middleborough, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Francis Coombs (Cir 1635-1682)
Mother: Mary Barker (Cir 1647- )
Notes
General:
Marriage 1 John Miller b: ABT 1669
Children
Francis Miller b: BET 11 JAN 1702 AND 1703
John Miller b: 28 OCT 1704
David Miller b: 17 APR 1708
Elias Miller b: 17 AUG 1711
Margaret Coombs
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 7 Aug 1765 - Bath, Maine
Baptism:
Death: 14 Feb 1856
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *John Purington (27 Jun 1752 - 1850)
Marriage:
Status:
Mary Coombs
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth:
Baptism: 3 Sep 1689 - Salem, Massachusetts Bay
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Anthony Coombs (1642-1728)
Mother: Dorcas Wooden (1661-After 1722)
Notes
General:
Marriage 1 Thomas RAYMOND
Married: 25 MAY 1708 in Rochester, Plymouth, MA
Mary Coombs
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 27 Feb 1743 - Newbury, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Joshua Coombs (1706-1789)
Mother: Elizabeth/Mary Pratt (Est 1710- )
Notes
General:
Marriage 1 David HILL
Married: 31 JUL 1769 in Douglas, Mass.
Mary Coombs
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 28 Nov 1666 - Boston, Massachusetts Bay
Baptism:
Death: 2 Jul 1728 - Plympton, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: John Coombs (1632-1668)
Mother: Elizabeth Royall (Est 1640-1672)
Spouses and Children
1. *Benjamin Eaton (29 Oct 1664 - 1745)
Marriage: 18 Dec 1689 - Plymouth Colony
Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (Benjamin Eaton)
3. BENJAMIN(3) EATON (Benjamin,(2) Francis(1)) was born in Plymouth, Mass., abt. 1664; housewright; rem. to Kingston, Mass.; his will, dated Apr. 3, 1745, was probated Dec. 20, following. He married (1) Dec. 18, 1689, Mary Coombs of Middleboro, Mass.; (2) Susannah -------- who died Apr. 13, 1739.
Children:
3i. WILLIAM,(4) b. June 1, 1691; non compos.
3ii. HANNAH, b. Feb. 16, 1692; m. Benjamin Bryant.
3iii. JABEZ, b. Feb. 8, 1693; d. young.
3iv. DANIEL, b. 1694.
3v. SARAH, b. Oct. 20, 1695; m. Benjamin Cushman.
3vi. JOHN, b. Oct. 6, 1697; m. Elizabeth Fuller.
3vii. BENJAMIN, b. 1698.
3viii. 4. FRANCIS, b. 1700.
3ix. ELISHA, b. 1702; Harv. Coll., 1729; minister; d. at Harpswell, Me., Apr. 22, 1764; m. Mrs. Katharine (Belcher) Clough.
3x. MARY, m. Zachariah Soule.
3xi. ELIZABETH, m. Cornelius Sturtevant.
3xii. DAVID, b. abt. 1709; d. July 8, 1759; m. Deborah Fuller.
4. FRANCIS(4) EATON (Benjamin,(3) Benjamin,(2) Francis(1)) was born in Kingston, Mass., abt. 1700; rem. 1733 to Middleborough, Mass., and died there bef. 1748. He married (1) Dec. 14, 1727, Thankful, dau. John and Hannah (White) Alden, b. May 3, 1709; d. Oct. 29, 1732, (2) June 12, 1733, Lydia, dau. John and Mercy Fuller. Children:
4i. JABEZ,(4) b. Jan. 29, 1730-1.
4ii. SYLVANUS, b. Dec. 21, 1735.
4iii. 5. JOHN, b. Aug. 12, 1737.
4iv. MARY, b. Feb. 16, 1738-9.
4v. ELIJAH, b. Nov. 7, 1740.
4vi. BENJAMIN, b. Mar. 26, 1742.
4vii. SUSANNAH, b. Sept. 13, 1743.
5. JOHN(5) EATON (Francis,(4) Benjamin,(3) Benjamin,(2) Francis(1)) was born in Middleborough, Mass., Aug. 12, 1737; settled in Pelham, Mass.; died July 22, 1795. He married, Sept. 24, 1764, Patience Shelley of Raynham, Mass., b. Jan. 22, 1745, d. Apr. 10, 1777. He married a second time. Children:
5i. Lois,(6) b. June 5, 1765.
5ii. HANNAH, b. Feb. 7, 1767; d. Apr. 27, 1787.
5iii. JOHN, b. Feb. 6, 1769; m. June 23, 1794, Sally Cudworth.
5iv. 6. JAIRUS, b. Feb, 8, 1771.
5v. ELIPHAZ, b. Mar. 3, 1773; physician; sett. in Enosburg, Vt.; m. July 2, 1797, at Pelham, Mass., Polly Barnes. Their son Horace,(7) was Governor of Vt. and Pres. of Middlebury College.
5vi. LYDIA, b. Feb. 28, 1775.
5vii. PATIENCE, b. Mar. 27, 1777; (int. of) m. May. 31, 1795, John Strong.
5viii. ANNA, b. Oct. 25, 1781.
6. JAIRUS(6) EATON (John,(5) Francis,(4) Benjamin,(3) Benjamzn,(2) Francis(1)) was born in Pelham, Mass., Feb. 8, 1771; sett. in Enosburg, Vt., where he res. until 1854, when he rem. to Warren, Vt., where he died Oct. 28, 1856. He married, Aug. 28, 1802, Lucy, dau. Sylvanus and Hannah Bennett, b. at Woodstock, Vt., Aug. 30, 1782; d. at Warren, Feb. 5, 1872. Children, born in Enosburg, Vt.:
6i. SELINA,(7) b. Mar. 23, 1805; m. Dec. 3, 1829, Thomas Giddings, of Bakersfield, Vt.
6ii. BENNETT, b. Dec. 31, 1806; d. Mar. 7, 1872; m. Jan. 21, 1830, Maria Webster.
6ii. 7. JAIRUS, b. Dec. 8, 1808.
6iv. SOPHIA, b. Dec. 18, 1812; m. Dec. 1, 1831, Joseph Farnsworth of Enosburg.
6v. HARRIET, b. Apr. 3, 1815; d. July 3, 1826.
6vi. SILAS, b. June 14, 1817; d. Sept. 1, 1839.
6vii. LUCY, b. Oct. 22, 1819; d. Oct. 28, 1835.
6viii. PHILINDA, b. May 27, 1822; d. Oct. 31, 1898, unm.
---------------------
Marriage 1 Benjamin EATON b: 1664 in Plymouth
Married: 18 Dec 1689 in Plymouth
Children
William EATON b: 1 Jun 1691 in Plymouth
Hannah EATON b: 10 Feb 1691/92 in Plymouth
Jabez EATON b: 8 Feb 1692/93
Sarah EATON b: 20 Oct 1695 in Plymouth
John EATON b: 6 Oct 1697
Benjamin EATON b: 1698
Mary EATON b: 1699
Francis EATON b: 1700
Elisha EATON b: 1701
Elizabeth EATON b: 1702-1707
David EATON b: ABT. 1708 in Kingston, Massachusetts
(:390311)
4
Mary Coombs
Sex: F
AKA: Mary Coon
Individual Information
Birth: 6 Jul 1680 - Hull, Plymouth colony
Baptism:
Death: 18 Dec 1740 - Hull, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Benjamin Vickery (5 Mar 1671 - 10 Jan 1718) 2
Marriage: 7 Jul 1709 - Hull, Massachusetts 6
Status:
Children:
1. Mary Vickery (1710- )
2. Benjamin Vickery (1714- )
Notes
General:
Marriage 2 Joseph JONESMarriage Notes (Benjamin Vickery)
Married: 20 OCT 1720 in Hull, Massachusetts
Children
Mary JONES b: 1720 in Hull, Massachusetts
Children, in Hull
Mary VICKERY b: 10 Nov 1710
Benjamin VICKERY b: 18 Apr 1714
Robart VICKERY b: 18 May 1718
Hull VR
Mary Coombs
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 20 Jul 1695 - Northampton, Massachusetts 1
Baptism:
Death: 24 Nov 1759 - Springfield, Massachusetts
Burial: in Union Street Cemetery, West Springfield
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: John Coombs (1668-1732)
Mother: Mary (Est 1660-1695)
Notes
General:
Marriage 1 Capt. Joseph MILLER b: 12 MAR 1699/1700 in Springfield, Mass.
Married: 7 JUN 1722 in Springfield
Note:
Joseph Miller
June 7 1722 (P. 168)
Mary Combs (Comes in M. Rec.)
Int. Mar. 17 1721/2
Children, in Springfield
Joseph MILLER b: 20 JUN 1724
Seth MILLER b: 6 JUL 1726
Mary MILLER b: 25 JUL 1728
Katharine* MILLER b: 2 SEP 1733
Aaron John MILLER b: 12 MAY 1738
(linda50, citing Sprinfield VR)
Mercy Coombs
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 3 Jan 1674 - (Middleborough, Massachusetts)
Baptism:
Death: 24 Mar 1718 - Middleborough, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Francis Coombs (Cir 1635-1682)
Mother: Deborah Morton (Cir 1652-1676)
Notes
General:
Marriage 1 Samuel Barrows b: ABT 1672
Children
Ebenezer Barrows b: 27 JUL 1702
Coombs Barrows b: 15 DEC 1704
Robert Barrows b: 17 MAY 1709
Francis Barrows b: 17 APR 1713
Silvanus Barrows b: 17 MAY 1716
Paul Coombs
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 20 Apr 1705 - Northampton, Massachusetts 1
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: John Coombs (1668-1732)
Mother: Elizabeth Hobart (1662- ) 2
Peter Coombs
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1725 - New Meadows (Brunswick), Maine
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Thankfull Strout (21 Jun 1725 - )
Marriage: 11 Apr 1743 - Falmouth, Maine
Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (Thankfull Strout)
Children
Rachel COOMBS b: 8 APR 1744
Mary COOMBS b: 7 Feb 1745/1746
Margery COOMBS b: 15 MAR 1748
Thankful COOMBS b: 25 DEC 1750
Nathan COOMBS b: 25 AUG 1751
Mehitable COOMBS b: 8 JUN 1755
Joseph COOMBS b: 1 JAN 1756
Hezekiah COOMBS b: 1759
Apphia COOMBS b: 1760
(cooper138)
Peter Coombs
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 18 Aug 1691 - Salem, Maine
Baptism:
Death: 30 Mar 1769 - New Meadows (Brunswick), Maine
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Anthony Coombs (1642-1728)
Mother: Dorcas Wooden (1661-After 1722)
Notes
General:
Marriage 1 Joanna HODGKINS
Married: ABT 1715 in prob. Rochester, Plymouth, MA
From History of Brunswick,Topsham, and Harpswell the following is under COOMBS: 'Peter Coombs came to Brunswick about 1730 and settled first on Howard's Point, a short distance below the Bartlett Adams place. He afterward moved to the Freeman Gross Place near Harding's Station, where he remained to his death.
Ch: George, Peter, Samuel and Caleb. (he served in Indian Wars, see pg.878-879 of same book).
Polly Coombs
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 7 Feb 1746 - Brunswick, Maine
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Joseph Gould (27 Jul 1745 - Cir 1810)
Marriage: 1763 - Maine
Status:
Children:
1. Jacob Gould (1768-1862)
Notes
Marriage Notes (Joseph Gould)
Children
Mary G GOULD
Nancy GOULD
Sarah GOULD
Hannah GOULD
Charity GOULD
Joseph GOULD
Rachel Coombs
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 6 Sep 1714 - Springfield, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: John Coombs (1668-1732)
Mother: Elizabeth Hobart (1662- ) 2
Ralph R Coombs
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1929 - Springfield, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 9 Jan 2006 - Orleans, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Ralph R Coombs (Est 1890- )
Mother: Irene Berry (1892-1991)
Spouses and Children
1. *Catherine Pettingill (Est 1930 - )
Marriage:
Status:
Notes
General:
Cape Codder obit
Ralph R. Coombs Jr.
Sports fan, enjoyed gardening
ORLEANS — Ralph R. Coombs, 77, died Jan. 9 at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. He was the husband of Catherine (Pettengill) Coombs for 56 years. He was the son of the late Ralph R. Coombs Sr. and Irene (Berry) Coombs.
Mr. Coombs, born and raised in Springfield, was a graduate of Loomis School in Windsor, Conn., and Stockbridge School of Agriculture at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
A dairy farmer in Vermont and Hardwick, Mass., he moved his family to Orleans in 1967, where he was employed by Doyle News Agency. He also worked as a carpenter. He then was a longtime employee of Cape Cod Sea Camps, until his retirement in 2003.
He enjoyed gardening, wildlife, his family and was an avid Nauset basketball fan. For 38 years, he supported the Orleans Cardinals baseball team and for many years could be seen passing the hat at games.
Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons, John Coombs of Orleans and Steven Coombs of Florence; four daughters, Mary Coombs of Stow, Joanne Motley of Puyallup, Wash., Jean Dansak of Brewster, and Kathleen Argo of Orleans; his sister, Joan Richard of Shelburne, Vt.; four grandsons; four granddaughters; two nieces and one nephew. He was predeceased by his sister, Lucile Johnson and one niece.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, Jan. 13, at 11 a.m. in the Federated Church of Orleans, Main Street, Orleans. Memorial donations may be made to the American Diabetes Association, Massachusetts Office, 330 Congress St., 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02210.
Ralph R Coombs
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1890
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Irene Berry (1 Mar 1892 - 25 Dec 1991)
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Ralph R Coombs (1929-2006)
Sources
1. Vital Records of Northampton, Massachusetts (http://www.shypuppy.net/NH-Intro.html).
2. David Pane-Joyce, Pane-Joyce Report (2005. http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/).
3. births by family 1628-1855, in "Vital Records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts" (2002. Oxford, Mass: Holbrook Research Institute (2 CDs). files H01_01a - H01_01g), 71.
4. Matt Bushnell Jones, History of the town of Waitsfield Vermont (Boston: George E. Littlefield, 1909.) big history of Waitsfield, a focus on the Yankees, beautiful fold-out map
5. Rootsweb.com, :2440467.
6. Thomas W. Baldwin, compiler, Vital Records of Hull, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 (1911. Boston: NEHGS [online]), 1:57.