Allright Simone! The Mayflower and the Presidency, now those are good relations! You never know about those Joneses..mine married so many Joneses I can hardly keep them straight. I haven't gotten much farther than the 1770's but in Wales, and I have no clue if any of them came over earlier than 1907. Jennifer In a message dated 2/24/2005 11:00:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, hatsandhandfans@yahoo.com writes: Lol, Jennifer! I recently learned of a Jones ancestor in my family tree. I believe it is through Anne Washington, who was an aunt of George Washington, the President. That would be through my mother's father's ancestry. I think Mary Jones was Anne's mother, if I am not mistaken. Simone JHL1188@aol.com wrote: And with names like those, Samuel's children, they shouldn't be hard to find... Wouldn't that be something, the Mayflower connection... I did check out Maine just to see if James may have been up there at all, and there were tons of Coombs, etc....almost as many as my Joneses! LOL All the best, Jennifer In a message dated 2/24/2005 10:30:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, hatsandhandfans@yahoo.com writes: That's great info, Jennifer, and fun to know that some descendants might still be around to meet... It is neat that Samuel was able to use his tack making skills, apparently developed as a young teenager, according to the 1870 census, for his life's work. I received this interesting message from a genealogist. It may help me take this Coombes line farther back: "There are two distinctly different Coombs families. There is the Essex CO, MA and Maine bunch who are descendants of Anthony Coombs. Then there is another family with Plymouth County origins........and usually a Mayflower line." Simone hatsandhandfans@yahoo.com JHL1188@aol.com wrote: Just for searching sake, I think I found another of John B's sons, Samuel..in 1900...and the name of his first son ring's a bell but not the right age...perhaps it was a family name? Although it's indexed Samuel H. it appears to be an A. on the image..or it's just a coincidence... COOMBS, SAMUEL H (1900 U.S. Census) MASSACHUSETTS , PLYMOUTH, ABINGTON Age: 43, Male, Race: WHITE, Born: MA Series: T623 Roll: 673 Page: 12 Samuel A. Coombs 42 M 24 yrs MA MA MA Tack maker Jenny? wife 42 M 24 yrs 3/3 SWE SWE SWE Emig 1874 Agustus H. son 16 IL MA SWE Shank maker Warren E. son 11 IL MA SWE at school Fred D. son 4 IL MA SWE Owns mortgage home on Progress Street Jennifer In a message dated 2/24/2005 7:23:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, hatsandhandfans@yahoo.com writes: Jennifer, Wow! What a find! Thanks so much. And it has the correct "Coombes" spelling, too. Good to know he had a life before becoming mentally ill. I figure young James W. went into medicine as a profession as a reaction to his father having been sick. He probably wanted to help people, or he may have seen his father become mentally ill after some sort of medical treatment. Maybe drugs through the father over the edge? I'm still trying to figure out what school James W. attended to become a sanipractor/magnetic healer? We have heard it was in Maine, but we were unable to earth the diploma which gives the name of the school yet. Will keep looking in storage for it. The school might have been in Massachusetts, instead of Maine. Have you ever heard of one having been located in the Abington area? Simone JHL1188@aol.com wrote: And this appears to be them in the 1860?? COOMBES, JOHN (1860 U.S. Census) MASSACHUSETTS , MIDDLESEX, MALDEN Age: 26, Male, Race: WHITE, Born: MA Series: M653 Roll: 506 Page: 165 John Coombes 26 Carriage Driver MA Elizabeth " 20 MA John B. 5 MA Joseph A. 4 MA Samuel A. F. Coombes 2 MA Elizabeth " 6/12 MA That probably was her young Elizabeth with the Kenney's.... It's on 2 images.. Jennifer In a message dated 2/24/2005 6:21:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, hatsandhandfans@yahoo.com writes: And I wonder whether the young Coombs boys were working in the tack factory because their father couldn't work because he was institutionalized in an insane asylum (according to the 1880 census John B. Coombs is listed as "insane"). All the pieces are fitting together... Simone JHL1188@aol.com wrote: Simone, Found who appears to be Elizabeth in the 1870 based on the 1880 information. COOMBS, ELIZEBETH (1870 U.S. Census) MASSACHUSETTS , PLYMOUTH, ABINGTON Age: 32, Female, Race: WHITE, Born: MA Series: M593 Roll: 638 Page: 104 Elizabeth Coombs 32 Keeping House $400. Julia Phillips 35 No occupation Augustus Jackson male 12 attending school Fred Jackson male 10 attending school Ellworth Badger male 3 At home Joseph Coombs 14 Works in tack factory Samuel 12 Works in tack factory Mary F. 4 at home James W. 2 at home All born MA Living in dwelling 1454. There is also an Elizabeth Coombs, age 9, living nearby with a Charles 66 and Sarah A. 60 Kenney family at 1452. Jennifer In a message dated 2/24/2005 4:59:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, hatsandhandfans@yahoo.com writes: I'm looking for mid-1800s census listings for a John B. Coombs (or Coombes). In the1880 census he was living in Abington, Massachusetts, married to an Elizabeth R., and I know he was born in Massachusetts, but I'm not sure where. Thanks in advance for your help, Simone Smith hatsandhandfans@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. 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