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From: Jane McCombs Gillespie 
To: AFRIGENEAS@MSSTATE.EDU 
Cc: Sonia 
Date: Wednesday, May 20, 1998 7:14 PM
Subject: Major John McComb Slave Names 1


I promised my good buddy Sonia Walker that I was going to get up a list of
>slave names from McComb/McCombs wills.. well I have finally made a start..
>sorry to took so long..
>
>I am going to list the names of the slaves and who sold to below.. I guess
I
>need to give a little background information about Major John..
>
>Major John McComb was the son of Andrew McComb (died 1819) & Rebecca Foster
>(who must have been a pistol.. she was always bringing court cases against
>her children and daughter -in-laws)..
>
>John was married to Catherine "Kitty" Foster daughter of Jehu & Margaret
>Perrin Foster.. the only child I can prove they had was DR John (listed
Jehu
>at times) Foster McComb who married Annie Taggart... after the war they
>along with all their children but one moved to Alachua/Columbia Co
Florida..
>This is significant because in Nov 9 1891 a Moses L McComb received 160
>acres east of Tallahassee.. is this Moses that Kitty inherited from husband
>and he goes to Florida with Kitty's son DR John McComb?? This could be DR
>John's son Moses Orr McComb I don't know for sure..
>
>In Jun 21 1879 Aaron McComb receives nearly 80 acres from the General Land
>Office around Gainesville Florida .. In 1880 Florida census there is a
Aaron
>SR (black) born in 1820 in SC.. there is a younger Aaron also listed with
>him.. May 4 1891 Aaron receives 159 acres from the General Land Office east
>of Tallahassee..
>
>
>In 1891 Annie P Taggart McComb (w/o DR John McComb) receives 159 acres east
>of Tallahassee.. then in 1892 the same land is listed as belonging to the
>"heirs of Jehu (John) F. McComb..
>
>There is also a William McComb who receives 159 acres east of Tallahassee
in
>1889.. I believe that he is black but don't know the connection with the
>other McComb.. sure there is..
>
>
>janeg@mindspring.com
>Jane McCombs Gillespie
>
>Researching McComb/McCombs in SC
>Hopewell Presbyterian in McCormick County  SC
>Long Canes SC list : longcanes-l@rootsweb.com
>McCombs list  McCOMBS-L@rootsweb.com
>
>

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