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From: "E.Cotrill" <>
Subject: [MDSTMARY-L] Found information for Catherine Lake-1660
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 11:39:20 -0400

Hi Linda
I finally found the info that I told you before about Catherine Lake.
I think she might be connected to John Lake,Sr. as a wife or a sister.
>From a court case that I found for John Lake/leake,Sr. in Dorchester County where he was in charge of an estate that
he is much older than everyone thought.
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The earliest Combs Record Located in Calvert County thus far is of Phillip COOMES:
1 Dec 1660 Maryland Provincial Court Proceedings, MD Archives Vol. 41:385 Vpon a warrant directed from the
honnoble Phillip Calvert Esqr Gouernor to the Sherriffe of Calvert County to inquire by a Jury Return of upon the
Corps of Catherin LAKE, The said Sherriffe retourned to Jury on Corpse this Court as followeth vizt
According to the tennor of a writt to make dilligent Search and inquiry upon the Corps of Catherin LAKE
directed to Giles SADLEIR Sherriffe there was a Jury of Twelue men namely

William EVANS fforeman William RICHARDSON
William TURNER Thomas IRETON
George BUSSY Phillip COOMES
John SINKLOW Patriark DEW
William SAMPLE James ALLEN
Robert KINGSBERRY William CHAPLIN
(Wm EVANS chosen Impr.)
This was presumably Phillip COMBS who came to Maryland by 1654, transported by Thomas STONE, s/o Gov. William and Verlinda GRAVES Stone of Charles County. In 1658, he transported his wife, Elizabeth, and servant, Sarah HOW
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Provincial Court Proceedings, 1660. 385

William Turner this first of Dember 1660 demands warrant Liber
against Patriarke Dew the Attorney of John Grammer in an action
of debt. Grammer
Warrant then issued to the Sherriffe of Caluert County retorn
to this Court the 11th of Dec 1660.
William Harper the first of december 1660, demands warrant Harper v.
against Mathew Smyth in an action of the Case Smyth
Warrant then issued retorn to this Court the 11th of December
1660 to the Sherriffe of Calvert County
Vpon a warrant directed from the honnoble Phillip Calvert Esqr p. 384
Gouernor to the Sherriffe of Calvert County to inquire by a Jury Return of
upon the Corps of Catherin Lake, *****
The said Sherriffe retourned to Jury on Corpse
this Court as followeth vizt
According to the tennor of a writt to make dilligent Search and
inquiry upon the Corps of Catherin Lake directed to Giles Sadleir
Sherriffe there was a Jury of Twelue men namely
William Euans fforeman William Richardson
William Turner Thomas Ireton
George Bussy Phillip CoomesWm Euans
John Sinklow Patriark Dewchosen Impr.
William Sample James Allen
Robert Kingsberry William Chaplin
The Declaration of William Sankeh Richard Gardner Wm Palmer,
John Meeres, Thomas Cosby.
All Servants of the howse and Present when Thomas Mertine
shoved the said Catherine Lake with his hand on the Shoulder and
also gaue her a Kick upon the britch, and the said Lake being troubled
with the ffitts of the mother fell into the said ffitts as formerly, and
soe departed this world within one hower.
The Juryes Verdict aboue named is that at the viewe of the Corps
aboue mentioned they found it very cleare, and caused the said
Thomas Mertine and the Servants of the howse to ley their hands
upon the dead Corps, and there was noe issue of bloud from the
Corps, neither could they perceiue any alteration in the Corps or any
action from any personall man that was the Cause of her Death but
the providence of the Alimighty
me William Ewen
The Court is a[d]iourned to the 19th of ffebruary next ensuing at Adjourn
Saint Maryes. ment of
Court.
Richard Smyth Came this day being the 19th of December 1660 Richard
and demands the ensuing Indentures to be recorded among the v.
Records of the Prouinciall Court, in regard hee is to send them to William Battin
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