• General Notes

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  [Br²derbund WFT Vol. 5, Ed. 1, Tree #0725, Date of Import: Apr 16, 2002]
  
  In the November 1995 issue of the Combest newsletter there is a story
  told by Ed Henderson of Compton, Ark about one of Samuel D. Combest's
  slaves. Samuel D. Combest had a slave named "Cindy" who stayed with the
  family after she was freed. She stayed with various families and helped
  out when babies were born. A certain gentleman who rode a very broken
  down old horse used to tease Cindy whenever he passed by. One day when he
  was passing by he said to Cindy, "I'm going to take you home, you belong
  to me." Cindy knew she was a free woman and that the gentleman was
  teasing her. She replied, "you can not buy me you can't even buy a good
  horse!"
  
  Samuel D. Combest 1808- 1897
  by Mary Weaver
  
  Let me tell you about my great grandfather, Samuel D. Combest, who was born in Pulaski County, Kentucky in 1808. He was Sam's and Sally's fifth child and fourth son. His parents called him "Sammy" and most of his relatives and friends continued to call him Sammy throughout his lifetime. After he became elderly, younger friends and neighbors called him "Uncle Sammy",
  He was a tall man. I don't know exactly how tall he was. The four or five of his grandchildren that I asked, placed his height all the way from 6' 4" to 6' 7".
  He was highly intelligent, so I've been told, and was well educated considering, or I might say, in spite of his pioneer circumstances. He received most of his education at home; taught by his father. He enjoyed reading and 'tho his access to books was limited, he read and reread all that were available. he was a good scribe - wrote with a goose quill pen. He wrote deeds, wills and other documents for the people in his area.

Details of Samuel D.'s family with Nancy Hammond

Details of Samuel D.'s family with Lucy Ann Roy