Mildred Combs will, MD

Mildred Combs May, 1826 Wills Liber GC 2 page 52

The last will & Testament of Mildred Combs

In the name of God amen I Mildred Combs of Saint Mary's County in the State of Maryland, being in perfect health of body and of sound and disposing mind memory and understanding considering the certainty of death and uncertainty of the time thereof, and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs and thereby be the better prepared to leave this world when it may please God to call me hence, do therefore make and publish this my last will and testament in manner and form following: That is to say, first and principally I commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God and my body to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my Executor herein after named, and after my debts and funeral charges are paid I devise and bequeath as follows:

Item I give and bequeath to my brother Cornelius Combs the following negroes to wit.
... One negro man named Robert,
... One negro man named Abraham,
... one negro boy named John,
... one negro boy called William,
... one negro boy named Paris,
... one negro boy called Charles,
... one negro woman called Pully,
... one negro woman called Susan,
... one negro girl called Eliza,
... one negro girl called Mary Ann,
... one negro girl called Billy,
... one negro girl called Susan,
... one negro girl called Charlotte and
... one negro girl called Lucinda,
with all my beds, bedspreads, and furniture, and all the rest and residue of my property to him and his heirs forever. I reccomend to his consideration my two nephews Ard Combs and Cornelius Combs for whom I wish him to do all that may be in his power to do leaving it entirely at his own discreation.

And lastly I do constitute and appoint my brother Cornelius Combs to be my sole Executor of this my last will and testament revoking and annulling all former wills by me heretofore made, ratifying and confirming this and none other to be my last will and testament

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this tenth day of May in the year of our Lord ONE Thousand eight hundred and twenty six.

Signed sealed published and declared Mildred Combs seal by Mildred Combs the above named Testatrix as and for the last will and testament in the presence of us who at her request in her presence and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto

Robert Holton 
Maria Leigh

Saint Mary's County to wit.
The 8th day of March 1842
... the last will and testament of Mildred Combs late of Saint Mary's County deceased, being this day during the recess of the orphans court for St. Mary's County exhibited to me for probate:
... and Cornelius Combs a brother and next of kin of the said deceased being in attendance and making no objection therto, but assenting; an objection being made or caviat interred by anyone. I George Combs register of wills proceeds to take the probate thereof  Certified by G. Combs regr. of Wills for Saint Mary's County

Saint Mary's county to wit:
the 6th day of June, 1842
... then came Maria Leigh one of the two subscribing witnesses to the within last will and testament of Mildred Combs late of Saint Mary's county deceased and made oath on the Holy Evangels of Almighty God that she did see the testatrix  therein named sign and seal this will, and that she heard her publish pronounce and declare the same to be her last will and testament; that at the time of her so doing she was to the best of her apprehensions of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding: and that she subscribed her name as a witness to the will in the presence and at the request of the testatrix and in the presence of the other witness, and also that she did see Robert Holton the other witness to this will subscribe the same in the presence and at the request of the dec'd testatrix

Certified by G. Combs regr. of Wills for St. Mary's County
Filed 8th March 1842

This Mildred Combs above was the daughter Ignatius Combs and Mary Fenwick. Her Father and Mother's will have been posted recently. I might mention that Mildred Combs Father apparently died in 1790, and mentioned in his will that Mildred Combs and brother Cornelius Combs were not yet 21 years of age. and Mildred Combs mother died in 1808. Since Cornelius Combs was still living when Mildred Combs died about 1842 we can therefore assume that both Mildred Combs and her brother Cornelius were born after 1770.

Cornelius Combs made out his will April 1859 Wills Liber JTMR 1 Page 143.
... I will get this will at another visit to Salt Lake Library. Therefore we know Mildred Combs was not any older than 72 years of age at time of death. Her brother Cornelius Combs born after 1770 and died in 1852 was not any older than 82 years of age at time of his death.

Mildred Combs daughter of Ignatius Combs and Mary Fenwick apparently never married. Her Father Ignatius Combs was the son of Enoch Combs who died 1755. Enoch Combs being the son of William Combs born 1662 or 1672 and who died 1742. William Combs being the son of Enoch Combs Sr. And
Barbara________. Enoch Combs Sr.

Perhaps when someone directly related becomes a member of our list we can define their birthdates more closely. At least we have a range to approximate from and they could be off anywhere between 1 -15 years. Pay also close attention that she made out her will some 20 years before her death.

Jerry L. Clark
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Contributed by: Jerry L. Clark  clark4@itsnet.com