Peter Coombs (abt. 1722 - abt. 1791)

Ancestors

Husband of Thankful Strout — married after 11 Apr 1743 (to before 1769) in Falmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Husband of Bathsheba (Atwood) Coombs — married 8 May 1769 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died about 1791 at about age 69 in Brunswick, Maine

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Biography

Peter Coombs was born say 1722; died circa 1791; his marriage (1st) intentions were published at Falmouth (Portland), ME, on 11 Apr 1743 to Thankful STROUT of Falmouth.^[1]

Thankful Strout was born 21 Jun 1725 at Truro, MA, the daughter of Joseph Strout and Rachel Doane of Falmouth.^[2] Apparently, Thankful (Strout) Coombs died prior to 1769.

Peter Coombs of Brunswick published his marriage (2nd) intentions at Brunswick, ME, on 22 Apr 1769 to Mrs. Bathsheba (Atwood) BERRY of Falmouth,^[3] and they were married 8 May 1769.^[4]

Bathsheba Atwood was born 1 Aug 1723 at Truro, MA, daughter of Joseph Atwood and Lydia Doane.^[5] Bathsheba was the widow of Thomas Berry,^[6] an early settler at New Meadows [ME] who held land adjacent to the Coombs properties.^[7]

In early deeds Peter of Brunswick was referred to as “Peter Coombs, Jr.” and after the Revolutionary War he was “Capt. Peter Coombs” in acknowledgement of his military rank.

Military Service –

French & Indian Wars – Peter was a Private in expedition to the Eastward, served for 5 weeks and 5 days (9 May 1755 to 17 Jun 1755) in Capt. David Dunning’s co.;^[8] also, from Ezekial Thompson’s Day Book: “Captain Peter Coombs, son of Lt. Peter Coombs, served in 1757 in Capt. David Dunning’s Alarm List at Brunswick, Me. He was probably a Captain in John Getchell’s Company in 1778.”

Revolutionary War – Peter was a Captain, 6th (Brunswick) co., Col. Jonathan Mitchell’s (2nd) Cumberland Co. regt.; list of officers of Mass. militia dated North Yarmouth, 4 Apr 1776; ordered in Council 5 Jun 1776, that a commission be issued; reported commissioned 5 Jun 1776; also, Captain, 2nd Brunswick co., 2d Cumberland Co. regt.; return of officers dated Brunswick, 29 Aug 1776.^[9]

Title

Captain

Sources

1. ↑ Old Portland, Maine, Records, page 36 and The Strout Family of ME, Vol.1, page2.
2. ↑ The Strout Family of Maine, Vol. 1, page 2.
3. ↑ Brunswick, ME, Vital Records, page 125.
4. ↑ Falmouth, ME, Vital Records, p. 134.
5. ↑ Truro, MA, Vital Records, Marriages, page 58.
6. ↑ Brunswick, ME, Vital Records, page 115.
7. ↑ Anthony Coombs and Dorcas Woodin of Rochester, Massachusetts -- Their Origins and Descendants, pages 95-97.
8. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers in The French And Indians Wars 1744-1755, page 101.
9. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of The Revolutionary War, Vol. 3, page 852.

• Coombs, Whitney John. Anthony Coombs and Dorcas Woodin of Rochester, Massachusetts -- Their Origins and Descendants. Baltimore, MD: Otter Bay Books, 2019.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Andrew White for creating WikiTree profile Coombs-326 through the import of APW_2013-03-26.ged on Mar 26, 2013.

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