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Ancestors of George Henry Custer, Jr.

      78. Thomas Drake, born 13 Jul 1728; died 25 Jul 1811 in Loudoun County, Virginia. He was the son of 156. Jonathan Drake and 157. Mary Clawson. He married 79. Eurah Humphrey 14 Oct 1760 in Pennsylvania.

      79. Eurah Humphrey, born 01 Jan 1738/39; died 02 Feb 1817. She was the daughter of 158. Thomas Humphrey and 159. Hannah.

Notes for Thomas Drake:
      Will of Thomas Drake from Barbara Denahey of Davenport, Iowa names children as: Thomas Drake, Jacob Drake, Hannah Butcher, Tacy Combs, Deborah Richards, Susannah Hopkins Leonard, Uru Glasscock. 17th April 1804. Also mentioned is a grandson James Heaton Drake who is being raised by his grandparents. Thomas Drake of Loudoun County, Virginia.
      Notes from Barbara Denahey: Thomas Drake (Jonathan 3, George 2, Capt. Francis 1) was born 13 Jul 1728. Thomas is mentioned in his father's will which was written 15 Dec 1751. He married Uriah (Eurah) Humphrey, daughter of Thomas and Hannah Humphrey. She was born 1 Jan 1739 in Pennsylvania and died 2 Feb 1817. Their marriage license was issued 14 Oct 1760 in Pennsylvania. Soon after, they removed to Loudoun County, Virginia where Thomas appears in the 1810 census. Thomas died 25 Jul 1811.
      1 May 1756---Purchased land in New Britain Twp., Bucks Co. and Montgomery Twp., Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania from his father's estate.
      16 Mar 1771---Sold 29+ acres in Montgomery Twp., Philadelphia County, PA to Edward Milner.
      16 May 1795---Purchased 576 acres in Loudoun Co., VA from Hector Ross
      28 Dec 1795---Sold 100 acres in Loudoun Co., VA to Benjamin Barton.
      4 Apr 1796---Sold 210 acres in Loudoun Co., VA to Abner Humphrey
      17 Apr 1804--Will dated

      In the name of God Amen, I Thomas Drake of Loudoun County being advanced in years, but of perfect disposing mind and memory and calling to mind the uncertainty of this life and that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and testament.
      In primis I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Unice Drake for and during her natural life the use and profits of all my estate both real and personal. She paying all my just debts and to educate and raise my grandson James Heaton Drake as hereafter mentioned but if the profits of my estate should not be sufficient for these purposes and for her support I then direct that a part or as much of my personal estate as will be sufficient may be sold by my executors and applied to that purpose---
      Item, I give and bequeath to my son Thomas Drake after the death of his mother a negro child by name Alice daughter to Phillis and her increase and all that part of my land whereon he now lives containing by estimation one hundred and eleven acres be the same more or less, the same to be bounded as follows viz. To begin at Benjamin Barton's and Isaac Richard's ____ in or near a pond thence South 62 degrees 45 West 17.2 Poles to Abner Humphrey's line a small Poplar being marked for corner on a stony knowl opposite his orchard thence with ___ Humphrey's, Fred's and Richard's lines to the beginning which said land and negro Alice I give to my son Thomas and his heirs and assigns forever.
      Item, I give and bequeath to my grandson James Heaton Drake twenty five pounds to be paid to him or to his guardian for his use at the death of his grandmother, my will and desire is that his said grandmother raise and school him at her discretion at the expense of my estate and also I give him the said James one good feather bed and bed else this at the death of his ___ grandmother or sooner if she ___ think proper to give him the same.
      Item, I give and bequeath to negro Dinah one of my slaves, in consideration of her faithful services, her freedom at the death of her mistress.
      Item, at the death of my wife I desire that all the residue of my estate may be divided into five equal parts, and that each of my daughters Hannah Butcher, Tacy Combs, Deborah Richards may have a fifth part and to my said grandchildren that my daughter Susannah had by her first husband David Hopkins I give and bequeath one fifth part to be equally divided amongst them and the remainder or last share of the residue of my estate give and bequeath to my three grandchildren that my daughter Uru had by Daniel Glasscock to be equally divided among them: and if any of my said daughters first named or any of my said grandchildren should die before such division takes place, then the share of the person so dying to go to his or her legal representatives.
      Item, i give to my daughter Susannah formerly Hopkins now Leonard twenty shillings and one more having provided in the best way I can for her children. Lastly, I do hereby constitute and appoint my wife Urie Drake and my sons Thomas and Jacob executrise and executors of this my last will and testament hereby confirming the same and revoking all others by me heretofore made. In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this 17th day of April 1804.----Thomas Drake

Notes for Eurah Humphrey:
Eurah also spelled Uriah and Uree.

More About Thomas Drake and Eurah Humphrey:
Marriage: 14 Oct 1760, Pennsylvania

Children of Thomas Drake and Eurah Humphrey are:

	i.	Hannah Drake, died Unknown.
39	ii.	Deborah Drake, born 09 May 1773 in Bloomfield, Loudoun County, Virginia; died 01 Dec 1827 in Wood County, Virginia; married Isaac Richards Abt. 1793.
	iii.	Ella Drake, died Unknown; married ? Hays; died Unknown.
	iv.	Tacy Drake, born 1766 in Virginia; died Unknown in Hardin County, Kentucky; married Amos Coombs; died Unknown.

Notes for Tacy Drake:

I corresponded with you sometime last year. My husband descends from Amos Combs/Coombs and Tacy Drake. I was enquiring over the Amos Combs//Bailiss Combs, husband of Tacy Drake. I have been meaning for some time now to write to you again. I wanted to again thank your
willingness to help me. I have since been to Salt Lake City, and I was able to get a copy there of the will there. I was also able to find the land record in Montgomery Co., VA that I've long looked for. Well...
sort of. I was hoping to link Tacy's name with Amos Combs in Montgomery Co., VA (since Alvaro Gibbons wrote that Bailiss and Teasy Combs removed to Montgomery Co., VA and then later KY.) I didn't quite do that. However, the Amos Combs in Montgomery County, VA is the Amos Coombs in
Nelson and Hardin Co., KY who married Tacy Drake. I still do not have difinitive proof that Tacy/Teasy Drake was not married to Bailiss Combs but to Amos, but it's pretty close. I know that you do not descend from this particular branch of Drake families, but I thought I'd pass the info along to you anyway.
Thanks again so very much!
Deb Coombs
___Montgomery Co., Virginia Deed Book E, pg 441, LDS film #0032610:
This Indenture made the twenty second day of June one thousand eight hundred thirteen Thomas Coombs attorny for Amos Coombs of the County of Nelson and state of Kentucky of the one part and Abner Dobbins of the County of Montgomery of the other part witnesseth that whereas Amos Coombs did so many years ago bargain and sell unto the said and Dobbins a certain parsel of land estimated @ two hundred and fifty acres being part of an inclusive tract of 335 acres since granted to said Amos
Coombs viz on the 7th day of October 1812 and whereas the said Amos Coombs previous to the sale aforesaid gave to his son-in-law Israel Wilks of the other part of the tract of land of 335 acres which parcel so given the said Israel Wilkes has since sold to the said Abner Dobbins and in consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars in hand paid to the said Amos Coombs the receipt whereon acknowledged and in virtue of letters of attorney signed and sealed by the said Amos Coombs in the
state of Kentucky on the 7th day this month the said Coombs, atty as aforesaid hath given and granted and by these presents doth give grant and convey unto the said and Abner Dobbins tract or parcel containing 335 acres be the same more or less lying in the County of Montgomery on the head of the sourth fork of little River and bounded as follows beginning at a white oak and extends North 66° West
133 poles to two chestnuts $ a locust North 20° W. 70 po to a black oak and white oak in a line of Herm Clemons land and with the same South 60° West 60 po to two white oaks south twenty one West 60 po to a white oak, South 70° West and 16 po to a black oak and two chestnuts thence leaving said line
south 80° East 100 poles to two white oaks South 168 po to a white oak chestnut & a chestnut oak McHenrys corner hence his line south 61° West 72 poles to two white oaks in said line and Rappatan's
thence leaving the former and with the bottom south 70° East 80 po to a white oak by a branch South 80° East 90 poles crossing the creek to a Spanish oak and two white oaks hence leaving Rappatons line North 19° East 320 poles to the Beginning Together with the appurtenances to the said and Abner
Dobbins their heirs and assigns to the sole use and behoof of the said and Abner Dobbins and their heirs and assigns the said Thomas Coombs attorney as aforesaid the said tract of land as herein
described with all all (sic) and singular the appurtenances there unto belonging to the said and Abner Dobbins and their heirs and assigns against him the said Amos Coombs and his heirs and all other persons whatsoever will warrant and forever defend In witness whereof the said Thomas Coombs atty as
aforesaid has hereunto put his name and affirmed his seal the date aforesaid and signed sealed and acknowledged Thomas Coombs signed for Amos Coombs
Children of Amos Coombs and Tacy Drake:
Mary Coombs m. Israel Wilkes Uriah/Ura Coombs m. Bennet Straughn Thomas (above) m. 1) his first cousin Elizabeth Coombs Samuel Coombs m. Susan Williams

Only proof of marriage of Amos Coombs to Tacy Drake:
manuscript written by William F. Coombs, M. D. (a nephew); estate records naming Tacy Coombs in Hardin Co., KY; marriage of Mrs. Tacy Coombs to John Williams in Hardin Co., KY after Amos died. NO marriage record found.

		v.		Susannah Drake, died Unknown; married David Hopkins; died Unknown.
		vi.		Thomas Drake, died Unknown; married Ellen Chamblin; died Unknown.
		vii.		Urah Drake, died Unknown; married Daniel Glasscock; died Unknown.
		viii.		Jacob Drake, died Unknown; married Sarah Carter; died Unknown.

      84. Edward Pigott, born in England; died Unknown.

Notes for Edward Pigott:
      See "Hardesty's WV Counties" Vol 6 pgs 9-10 Harrison Co.

Child of Edward Pigott is:

George Pigott, died Unknown; married Mary LeMasters.

      90. Christopher Nutter, born 1772 in West Augusta, Virginia; died Aft. 1850 in Ritchie County, Virginia. He was the son of 180. John Nutter and 181. Ester. He met 91. ? Unsel.

      91. ? Unsel, died Unknown.

Child of Christopher Nutter and ? Unsel is:

Hester Nutter, born Abt. 1793 in Harrison County, Virginia; died 05 Jan 1864 in Marion County, West Virginia; married Joseph Heldreth 22 Nov 1813 in Harrison County, Virginia.

      92. George Wyer, born Abt. 1771; died Abt. 1845 in Washington Co., Ohio. He was the son of 184. ? Wyer and 185. ? Cornelison. He married 93. Elizabeth Findley 11 Jan 1794.

      93. Elizabeth Findley, died Unknown. She was the daughter of 186. Archibald Findley.

Notes for George Wyer:
      From Arlene Queen 511 Michigan Ave, Nutter Ft. WV 26301:
About 1784 a man named Peter Cornelison came from Loudon Co., VA to Harrison Co., VA now WV with his orphaned nephew George Wyer born about 1771
      Check Chancery Court Records on file at Harrison County Courthouse for more information on Peter Cornelison, Sarah Bradley, and George Wyer.

More About George Wyer and Elizabeth Findley:
Marriage: 11 Jan 1794

Children of George Wyer and Elizabeth Findley are:

	46	i.		Archibald Taylor Wyer, born Abt. 1795; died Unknown; married Elizabeth Rittenhouse 05 Jul 1815.
		ii.		Cornelius Wyer, died Unknown.

      94. Isaac Rittenhouse, born 02 Sep 1759 in Montgomery, PA; died 1834 in Harrison County, Virginia now West Virginia. He was the son of 188. Nicholas Rittenhouse and 189. Ann ?. He married 95. Elizabeth Zinn.

      95. Elizabeth Zinn, born Abt. 1775; died Bef. 1830.

Notes for Isaac Rittenhouse:
      From notes of John E. Hildreth:
Isaac Rittenhouse listed in the 1790 Census for Chester, PA. in East Nantmeal Township. Histories of Harrison County, VA/WV says that family came from Chester County, PA to Louisa County, VA before 1795 and that Isaac is of the 5th generation in America. Family moved to Harrison County, VA/WV. Isaac took tomahawk rights to grant at Dola in Harrison County around 1810.
      Will 7 Jun 1834 cited in Will Book 4, page 364, Court July 1834 Harrison County.
      Settlement 16 Jun 1835 Will Book 5, Page 111.
      Census records:
1810 Writtenhouse, Isaac next door to George Wyer (Wire)
1830 Rittenhouse, Isaac 70/80 Female 20/30
      Isaac listed in 1790 Census for Chester Co., PA East Nantmeal Twp.
      Moved from PA to Louisa Co., VA before 1795
      To Harrison Co. VA/WV 1805/6 Tomahawk rights at Dola in Harrison Co., VA/WV

Children of Isaac Rittenhouse and Elizabeth Zinn are:

Isaac Jr. Rittenhouse, born Abt. 1793; died Unknown; married Mary Cornelison 02 Dec 1813; died Unknown.

More About Isaac Rittenhouse and Mary Cornelison:
Marriage: 02 Dec 1813

	ii.	Samuel Taylor Rittenhouse, born Abt. 1795; died Unknown; married Mary ?; died Unknown.
47	iii.	Elizabeth Rittenhouse, born Abt. 1797 in Virginia; died Unknown; married Archibald Taylor Wyer 05 Jul 1815.
	iv.	Nancy Ann Rittenhouse, born Abt. 1800; died Unknown; married Samuel Harbert 19 Aug 1822; born 15 Nov 1799; died 28 Feb 1884 in Harrison County, West Virignia.

More About Samuel Harbert and Nancy Rittenhouse:
Marriage: 19 Aug 1822

		v.		Mary Rittenhouse, born Abt. 1802; died Unknown.
		vi.		Bennett Rittenhouse, born 30 Oct 1804 in Louisa County, Virginia; died 18 Jul 1876 in Harrison County, West Virignia; married Zilpha Shinn 07 Jan 1828; born 31 Dec 1808 in Harrison County, Virginia; died Dec 1887 in Harrison County, West Virignia.

More About Bennett Rittenhouse and Zilpha Shinn:
Marriage: 07 Jan 1828

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