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Syche Selover

F, #10226

Parents

FatherIsaac Selover, Jr.
MotherSyche Pittenger

Biography

Baptism15 August 1732Syche Selover was baptized on 15 August 1732 at Harlingen Dutch Reformed Church in Harlingen, Somerset County, New Jersey. "dau. Isaac Slover & Syche Peppenger, witness Syche Hendrickson."

Maria, dau. of Hendrick Pittenger and "Leah" Lowe, baptized the same day.1
Last Edited27 May 2019

Citations

  1. [S916] William Jones Skillman, "Earliest Baptismal Records of the Church of Harlingen (Reformed Dutch) of New Jersey. 1727-1732", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 40 (004): p. 289
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Susanna Pittenger

F, #10227, b. 1727, d. 14 December 1805

Parents

FatherHendrick Pittenger (b. about 1695, d. about 25 April 1775)
MotherMary Low

Family: Rould Vandyne

Biography

MarriageRould Vandyne and Susanna Pittenger were married, date unknown
Birth1727She was born in 1727 in Somerset County, New Jersey.1
Baptism18 May 1727She was baptized on 18 May 1727 at Harlingen Dutch Reformed Church in Harlingen, Somerset County, New Jersey. by Domine Henricus Coens. About 20 children were baptized on this date.2
Relocationabout 1790About 1790, Susanna Pittenger moved to Brooke County, West Virginia. along with their married son William and his first two daughters. He had another daughter born 1792 in Brooke County, and a 4th daughter born in 1800 in Adams County, Ohio.3
Death14 December 1805She died on 14 December 1805 in Adams County, Ohio,3
Last Edited29 May 2022

Citations

  1. [S918] Fred Hiner Dale, A History of the Pittenger Family in America (1942), 12; digital images, archive.org (https://archive.org/details/historyofpitteng02dale/page/n3 : accessed
  2. [S916] William Jones Skillman, "Earliest Baptismal Records of the Church of Harlingen (Reformed Dutch) of New Jersey. 1727-1732", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 40 (004): p. 283
  3. [S1009] Jr. Tress E. Pittenger, The Pittenger Families of New Jersey 1665 to 1800: The Descendants of Richard Pewtinger (Palmyra, Virginia: 1999), Chapter 5, p. 51; digital images, familysearch.org, familysearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/545464-redirection : accessed
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Rietsert \ Richard Pittenger

M, #10228, b. 1730, d. about 1800

Parents

FatherHendrick Pittenger (b. about 1695, d. about 25 April 1775)
MotherMary Low

Family: Rebecca Griggs (b. 5 April 1729)

Biography

Birth1730Rietsert Richard Pittenger was born in 1730.1
Baptism15 April 1730He was baptized on 15 April 1730 at Harlingen Dutch Reformed Church in Harlingen, Somerset County, New Jersey. Listed as "son Henry Pippenger & Maria Lowe, witnesses John Pippenger and Syche Hendrickson."2
MarriageHe and Rebecca Griggs were married, date unknown Richard and Rebecca had at least three children, Henry, Richard, and Abraham.3
Relocationabout 1778About 1778, Rietsert Richard Pittenger moved to Culpepper, Culpepper County, Virginia, from Somerset County, New Jersey with his brother Abraham. His sister Maria and her husband Peter Peterson were already in Culpepper.3
Deathabout 1800He died about 1800 in Culpepper, Culpepper County, Virginia,3,1
Last Edited26 May 2022

Citations

  1. [S1009] Jr. Tress E. Pittenger, The Pittenger Families of New Jersey 1665 to 1800: The Descendants of Richard Pewtinger (Palmyra, Virginia: 1999), Chapter 5, p. 51; digital images, familysearch.org, familysearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/545464-redirection : accessed
  2. [S916] William Jones Skillman, "Earliest Baptismal Records of the Church of Harlingen (Reformed Dutch) of New Jersey. 1727-1732", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 40 (004): p. 286
  3. [S918] Fred Hiner Dale, A History of the Pittenger Family in America (1942), p. 12; digital images, archive.org (https://archive.org/details/historyofpitteng02dale/page/n3 : accessed
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Maria Pittenger

F, #10229, b. about 1732

Parents

FatherHendrick Pittenger (b. about 1695, d. about 25 April 1775)
MotherMary Low

Family: Peter Peterson

Biography

Marriage10 N0V 1751Peter Peterson and Maria Pittenger were married 10 N0V 1751 at Readington Dutch Reformed Church in Readington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey,1
Birthabout 1732She was born about 1732 in Somerset County, New Jersey.1
Baptism15 August 1732She was baptized on 15 August 1732 at Harlingen Dutch Reformed Church in Harlingen, Somerset County, New Jersey. Maria, dau. of "Henry Peppenger & Leah Lowe"

"dau. Isaac Slover & Syche Peppenger, witness Syche Hendrickson." baptized the same day.2
Witnessabout 1775She moved with Peter Peterson about 1775 in Culpepper, Culpepper County, Virginia.3
Last Edited29 May 2022

Citations

  1. [S1009] Jr. Tress E. Pittenger, The Pittenger Families of New Jersey 1665 to 1800: The Descendants of Richard Pewtinger (Palmyra, Virginia: 1999), Chapter 5, p. 51; digital images, familysearch.org, familysearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/545464-redirection : accessed
  2. [S916] William Jones Skillman, "Earliest Baptismal Records of the Church of Harlingen (Reformed Dutch) of New Jersey. 1727-1732", New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 40 (004): p. 289
  3. [S918] Fred Hiner Dale, A History of the Pittenger Family in America (1942), 12; digital images, archive.org (https://archive.org/details/historyofpitteng02dale/page/n3 : accessed
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John Smith

M, #10230

Family: Rebeckah Butler

SonJohn Smith+ (b. 10 August 1717, d. 1785)
Last Edited27 May 2019
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Rebeckah Butler

F, #10231

Family: John Smith

SonJohn Smith+ (b. 10 August 1717, d. 1785)
Last Edited27 May 2019
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Hannah Smith

F, #10233, b. 24 March 1741

Parents

FatherJohn Smith (b. 10 August 1717, d. 1785)

Biography

Birth24 March 1741Hannah Smith was born on 24 March 1741 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut.1
Last Edited28 May 2019

Citations

  1. [S736] Lorraine Cook White, Editor, Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: In Ancestry.com's Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1879 database, Vol 1-55 (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Between 1994 and 2002), Greenwich VR, p. 258, citing Vol. 1, p. 100 and ER, p. 219
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Mary Smith

F, #10234, b. 9 August 1746

Parents

FatherJohn Smith (b. 10 August 1717, d. 1785)

Family: Amos Knapp (b. 1 June 1742)

Biography

Birth9 August 1746Mary Smith was born on 9 August 1746 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut.1
Marriage22 January 1763Amos Knapp and she were married on 22 January 1763 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut,1
Last Edited28 May 2019

Citations

  1. [S736] Lorraine Cook White, Editor, Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: In Ancestry.com's Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1879 database, Vol 1-55 (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Between 1994 and 2002), Greenwich VR, p. 259, citing Vol. 1, p. 100 and ER, p. 219
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Amos Knapp

M, #10235, b. 1 June 1742

Parents

FatherCaleb Knapp

Family: Mary Smith (b. 9 August 1746)

Biography

Birth1 June 1742Amos Knapp was born on 1 June 1742 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Marriage22 January 1763He and Mary Smith were married on 22 January 1763 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut,1
Last Edited28 May 2019

Citations

  1. [S736] Lorraine Cook White, Editor, Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: In Ancestry.com's Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1879 database, Vol 1-55 (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Between 1994 and 2002), Greenwich VR, p. 259, citing Vol. 1, p. 100 and ER, p. 219
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Caleb Knapp

M, #10236

Family:

SonAmos Knapp (b. 1 June 1742)
Last Edited28 May 2019
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Rebecca Griggs

F, #10237, b. 5 April 1729

Family: Rietsert Richard Pittenger (b. 1730, d. about 1800)

Biography

Birth5 April 1729Rebecca Griggs was born on 5 April 1729. This date is from the Dale book, and I have seen that some of his birth dates were actually baptism dates, so this may be either birth or baptism.1
MarriageRietsert Richard Pittenger and she were married, date unknown Richard and Rebecca had at least three children, Henry, Richard, and Abraham.1
Last Edited28 May 2019

Citations

  1. [S918] Fred Hiner Dale, A History of the Pittenger Family in America (1942), p. 12; digital images, archive.org (https://archive.org/details/historyofpitteng02dale/page/n3 : accessed
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Rould Vandyne

M, #10238

Family: Susanna Pittenger (b. 1727, d. 14 December 1805)

Biography

MarriageRould Vandyne and Susanna Pittenger were married, date unknown
Last Edited28 May 2019
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Peter Peterson

M, #10239

Family: Maria Pittenger (b. about 1732)

Biography

Marriage10 N0V 1751Peter Peterson and Maria Pittenger were married 10 N0V 1751 at Readington Dutch Reformed Church in Readington, Hunterdon County, New Jersey,1
Relocationabout 1775About 1775, Peter Peterson moved to Culpepper, Culpepper County, Virginia.2
Last Edited29 May 2022

Citations

  1. [S1009] Jr. Tress E. Pittenger, The Pittenger Families of New Jersey 1665 to 1800: The Descendants of Richard Pewtinger (Palmyra, Virginia: 1999), Chapter 5, p. 51; digital images, familysearch.org, familysearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/545464-redirection : accessed
  2. [S918] Fred Hiner Dale, A History of the Pittenger Family in America (1942), 12; digital images, archive.org (https://archive.org/details/historyofpitteng02dale/page/n3 : accessed
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Abraham Pittenger

M, #10240, b. about 1740

Parents

FatherHendrick Pittenger (b. about 1695, d. about 25 April 1775)
MotherMary Low

Family: Margrietje Gano

Biography

MarriageAbraham Pittenger and Margrietje Gano were married, date unknown1,2,3,4
Birthabout 1740He was born about 1740 in Somerset County, New Jersey.2
Relocationabout 1775About 1775, Abraham Pittenger moved to Culpepper, Culpepper County, Virginia.5
Last Edited29 May 2022

Citations

  1. [S918] Fred Hiner Dale, A History of the Pittenger Family in America (1942), p. 12; digital images, archive.org (https://archive.org/details/historyofpitteng02dale/page/n3 : accessed
  2. [S1009] Jr. Tress E. Pittenger, The Pittenger Families of New Jersey 1665 to 1800: The Descendants of Richard Pewtinger (Palmyra, Virginia: 1999), Chapter 5, p. 51; digital images, familysearch.org, familysearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/545464-redirection : accessed
  3. [S1055] , "Neshanic Reformed Church Baptismal Records: Early Records 1762-1796", Somerset County Historical Quarterly, Vol. 1, Issues 2 - 3 (Between Apr 1912 and Jul 1912) (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924087788315&view=1up&seq=151), p 222
  4. [S1055] , "Neshanic Reformed Church Baptismal Records", p 142
  5. [S918] Dale, A History of the Pittenger Family in America, 12
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Maria Wyckoff

F, #10241, b. 20 November 1738

Family: Henry Pittenger, Jr., (b. 25 February 1735)

DaughterMaria Pittenger (b. 26 October 1760)
SonHenry Pittenger+ (b. 2 April 1764, d. 17 May 1827)
SonRev. Nicholas Pittenger (b. 18 June 1766, d. 16 April 1831)
DaughterHannah Pittenger (b. 20 October 1768)
SonJohn Pittenger+ (b. 20 January 1771)
SonAbraham Pittenger (b. 22 July 1773, d. 1865)
SonPeter Pittenger (b. 11 August 1775)

Biography

DeathMaria Wyckoff died, date unknown1
Birth20 November 1738She was born on 20 November 1738.1
Marriage30 October 1759Henry Pittenger, Jr., and she were married on 30 October 1759 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey,2
Last Edited29 May 2022

Citations

  1. [S1009] Jr. Tress E. Pittenger, The Pittenger Families of New Jersey 1665 to 1800: The Descendants of Richard Pewtinger (Palmyra, Virginia: 1999), Chapter 5, p. 51; digital images, familysearch.org, familysearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/545464-redirection : accessed
  2. [S918] Fred Hiner Dale, A History of the Pittenger Family in America (1942), p. 12; digital images, archive.org (https://archive.org/details/historyofpitteng02dale/page/n3 : accessed
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Henry Pittenger, Jr.

M, #10242, b. 25 February 1735

Parents

FatherHendrick Pittenger (b. about 1695, d. about 25 April 1775)
MotherMary Low

Family: Maria Wyckoff (b. 20 November 1738)

DaughterMaria Pittenger (b. 26 October 1760)
SonHenry Pittenger+ (b. 2 April 1764, d. 17 May 1827)
SonRev. Nicholas Pittenger (b. 18 June 1766, d. 16 April 1831)
DaughterHannah Pittenger (b. 20 October 1768)
SonJohn Pittenger+ (b. 20 January 1771)
SonAbraham Pittenger (b. 22 July 1773, d. 1865)
SonPeter Pittenger (b. 11 August 1775)

Biography

NoteTress Pittenger refers to this Hendrick/Henry as Jr., and I have also added Jr., to help keep some of the Henry's straight.
Birth25 February 1735Henry Pittenger, Jr., was born on 25 February 1735 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.1
Baptism18 May 1737He was baptized on 18 May 1737 at Harlingen Dutch Reformed Church in Harlingen, Somerset County, New Jersey.2
Marriage30 October 1759He and Maria Wyckoff were married on 30 October 1759 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey,3
Relocation1791In 1791, Henry Pittenger, Jr., moved to Brooke County, West Virginia. They settled in Brook County, WV, which is in the panhandle between Pennsylvania and Ohio, next to Hancock Cty. Until 1863 it was Virginia. They had 7 children, among them were Henry Pittenger (1764) who married Polly Barcus and his brother Nicholas who married Lidia Barcus. They moved to Brooke County with Joachim Wickoff, Maria's brother, and his family.

There are 32 Pittenger records on Findagrave in Hancock County. Henry is buried there, in Flats Cemetery, New Manchester.4
Last Edited29 May 2022

Citations

  1. [S1009] Jr. Tress E. Pittenger, The Pittenger Families of New Jersey 1665 to 1800: The Descendants of Richard Pewtinger (Palmyra, Virginia: 1999), 75; digital images, familysearch.org, familysearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/545464-redirection : accessed
  2. [S1009] Tress E. Pittenger, The Pittenger Families of New Jersey 1665 to 1800, Chapter 5, p. 51
  3. [S918] Fred Hiner Dale, A History of the Pittenger Family in America (1942), p. 12; digital images, archive.org (https://archive.org/details/historyofpitteng02dale/page/n3 : accessed
  4. [S918] Dale, A History of the Pittenger Family in America, 12
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Capt. John Pittenger

M, #10243, b. about 1738

Parents

FatherHendrick Pittenger (b. about 1695, d. about 25 April 1775)
MotherMary Low

Family: Annetje Wyckoff (b. 1735)

Biography

MarriageBY 1757Capt. John Pittenger and Annetje Wyckoff were married BY 1757 in New Jersey According to the Dale genealogy, John and Annetje (Hannah) had 6 children, of which he names 5: Henry, Abraham, John, Nicholas and Maria. Maria may not be correct and there may have been a Susannah.

The descendants of this family seem to have moved west, to Northumberland County, PA and some to Indiana and Ohio.1,2
DNA CluesWe have a DNA match on Ancestry who is descended from this couple, through their son Nicholas who married Leah Bennett, their son Henry Pittenger who married Matilda Carrier, and had Lucretia who married John Wallace Miles. Lucretia and John Miles were the 3rd great grandparents of our DNA match.
Birthabout 1738He was born about 1738 in Somerset County, New Jersey. Or perhaps born in Hunterdon County.2
Last Edited29 May 2022

Citations

  1. [S918] Fred Hiner Dale, A History of the Pittenger Family in America (1942), p. 12; digital images, archive.org (https://archive.org/details/historyofpitteng02dale/page/n3 : accessed
  2. [S1009] Jr. Tress E. Pittenger, The Pittenger Families of New Jersey 1665 to 1800: The Descendants of Richard Pewtinger (Palmyra, Virginia: 1999), Chapter 5, p. 51; digital images, familysearch.org, familysearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/545464-redirection : accessed
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Annetje Wyckoff

F, #10244, b. 1735

Family: Capt. John Pittenger (b. about 1738)

Biography

MarriageBY 1757Capt. John Pittenger and Annetje Wyckoff were married BY 1757 in New Jersey According to the Dale genealogy, John and Annetje (Hannah) had 6 children, of which he names 5: Henry, Abraham, John, Nicholas and Maria. Maria may not be correct and there may have been a Susannah.

The descendants of this family seem to have moved west, to Northumberland County, PA and some to Indiana and Ohio.1,2
NoteSister of Maria Wyckoff who married Henry Jr.
Birth1735She was born in 1735.
Last Edited29 May 2022

Citations

  1. [S918] Fred Hiner Dale, A History of the Pittenger Family in America (1942), p. 12; digital images, archive.org (https://archive.org/details/historyofpitteng02dale/page/n3 : accessed
  2. [S1009] Jr. Tress E. Pittenger, The Pittenger Families of New Jersey 1665 to 1800: The Descendants of Richard Pewtinger (Palmyra, Virginia: 1999), Chapter 5, p. 51; digital images, familysearch.org, familysearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/545464-redirection : accessed
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Margrietje Gano

F, #10245

Family: Abraham Pittenger (b. about 1740)

Biography

MarriageAbraham Pittenger and Margrietje Gano were married, date unknown1,2,3,4
Last Edited28 May 2019

Citations

  1. [S918] Fred Hiner Dale, A History of the Pittenger Family in America (1942), p. 12; digital images, archive.org (https://archive.org/details/historyofpitteng02dale/page/n3 : accessed
  2. [S1009] Jr. Tress E. Pittenger, The Pittenger Families of New Jersey 1665 to 1800: The Descendants of Richard Pewtinger (Palmyra, Virginia: 1999), Chapter 5, p. 51; digital images, familysearch.org, familysearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/545464-redirection : accessed
  3. [S1055] , "Neshanic Reformed Church Baptismal Records: Early Records 1762-1796", Somerset County Historical Quarterly, Vol. 1, Issues 2 - 3 (Between Apr 1912 and Jul 1912) (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924087788315&view=1up&seq=151), p 222
  4. [S1055] , "Neshanic Reformed Church Baptismal Records", p 142
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Dr. Robert Pratt McCombs

M, #10246, b. 13 December 1909, d. 14 February 1991

Parents

FatherDr. Robert Shelmerdine McCombs, Jr. (b. 9 August 1880, d. 9 February 1946)
MotherRichenda Henrietta Pratt (b. 25 August 1882, d. 23 October 1915)

Family: Dorothy Reist (b. 21 March 1910, d. 10 May 2011)

SonDr. Peter R. McCombs+
DaughterPatricia McCombs

Biography

Birth13 December 1909Dr. Robert Pratt McCombs was born on 13 December 1909.1
MarriageApril 1941He and Dorothy Reist were married in April 19411
Death14 February 1991He died on 14 February 1991 in Hilton Head Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina,
Burial16 February 1991He was buried on 16 February 1991 at Arlington Cemetery in Drexel Hill, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
Obituary27 February 199127 February 1991, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Boston Globe Obituary:. Dr. Robert P. McCombs, a staff physician at the Pratt Diagnostic Clinic of the New England Medical Center for more than three decades, died Feb. 14 at the Hilton Head Hospital. He was 81 and lived in Hilton Head, S.C.

A native of Philadelphia, Dr. McCombs graduated from Yale University in 1931 and the University of Pennsylvania Medical School in 1935.

He joined the Pratt staff in 1945 after serving as a Navy doctor in England during World War II.

A specialist in clinical immunology, allergy and diseases of the chest, Dr. McCombs served on the editorial board of the New England Journal of Medicine and was president of the Postgraduate Medical Institute for 10 years.

He leaves his wife, Dorothy; a daughter Patricia Megan of Hilton Head; a son Dr. Peter of Huntingdon Valley, Pa., and three grandchildren.
Last Edited31 May 2019

Citations

  1. [S75] Mason Delano Pratt, Genealogy of Richard Henry Pratt and his wife Anna Laura Mason Pratt (San Francisco, California: Privately Printed, availble online https://archive.org/details/genealogyofricha00prat/page/6/mode/1up, May, 1943), p. 25. Hereinafter cited as Pratt Genealogy.
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Dorothy Reist

F, #10247, b. 21 March 1910, d. 10 May 2011

Family: Dr. Robert Pratt McCombs (b. 13 December 1909, d. 14 February 1991)

SonDr. Peter R. McCombs+
DaughterPatricia McCombs

Biography

Birth21 March 1910Dorothy Reist was born on 21 March 1910 in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania.
MarriageApril 1941Dr. Robert Pratt McCombs and she were married in April 19411
Death10 May 2011She died on 10 May 2011 in Naples, Collier County, Florida,
Burial12 May 2011She was buried on 12 May 2011 at Arlington Cemetery in Drexel Hill, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
Last Edited30 May 2019

Citations

  1. [S75] Mason Delano Pratt, Genealogy of Richard Henry Pratt and his wife Anna Laura Mason Pratt (San Francisco, California: Privately Printed, availble online https://archive.org/details/genealogyofricha00prat/page/6/mode/1up, May, 1943), p. 25. Hereinafter cited as Pratt Genealogy.
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Dr. Peter R. McCombs

M, #10248

Parents

FatherDr. Robert Pratt McCombs (b. 13 December 1909, d. 14 February 1991)
MotherDorothy Reist (b. 21 March 1910, d. 10 May 2011)

Family: Elaine Mattie

SonAndrew McCombs
SonDerek McCombs
Last Edited31 May 2019
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Patricia McCombs

F, #10249

Parents

FatherDr. Robert Pratt McCombs (b. 13 December 1909, d. 14 February 1991)
MotherDorothy Reist (b. 21 March 1910, d. 10 May 2011)
Last Edited31 May 2019
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Elaine Mattie

F, #10250

Family: Dr. Peter R. McCombs

SonAndrew McCombs
SonDerek McCombs
Last Edited31 May 2019

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