William Coomes

1769 - Bef 1844  (< 75 years)

• Name	William Coomes  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	13 Mar 1769	Charles County, Maryland   [1, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Bef Jun 1844	Daviess County, Kentucky   [5, 6]
  Person ID	I10779	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	William Coomes,   b. 8 Aug 1734, Coomes Purchase, Charles, Maryland d. 6 Nov 1824, Cox's Creek, Nelson, Kentucky (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Frances Jane,   b. Maryland d. 25 Apr 1816, Cox's Creek, Nelson, Kentucky
  Marriage	Abt 1760  [4]
  Family ID	F3857	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rachel Coomes,   b. 9 Oct 1775   d. 22 Aug 1847, Daviess County, Kentucky (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	3 Sep 1796	Nelson County, Kentucky   [1, 4, 5, 7]
  Children	1. Charles William Coomes,   b. 20 Jan 1799, Nelson County, Kentucky d. 1849 (Age 49 years)
  Family ID	F1168	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2015

  
  

• Notes

  "William Coomes, of Owensboro, whose house was a station and resting-place for Fathers Nerinckx, Abell, Durbin, and other priests in their visitations to that part of the State." [A Century of Catholicity in Kentucky, citation details below] From Descendants of Richard Coomes (citation details below): September 3, 1796, Nelson County marriage bond: William Coomes -- Rachel Coomes, bond Richard Coomes   From Daviess County records, the will of William Coomes -- written in May 1834 -- probated in June 1844. Wife: Rachel. Daughters: Teresy Wallace, Mary Margaret, and Elizabeth Coomes. Sons: Charles, Felix, Benedict, and William Peter Coomes.   William was one of the first Catholic settlers in Daviess County, arriving at a time when the county was still a wilderness.  Early Church records reveal that William often used his home as the first meeting place in the county for those first Catholic settlers. He sold land on 2 October 1837 for the building of a new church.   An early lawsuit of Daviess County, dated Feb 3, 1816 indicates that William was in Daviess County prior to 1830 to survey land and purchase property. The lawsuit references lots purchased in Owensboro on May 6, 1817, yet the first recorded deed in the courthouse is dated Aug 12, 1835.   William's will was written on May 8, 1841, but not probated until July 3, 1844. Noted on the original document at the courthouse that a fire destroyed the original document and that the family requested it be copied in its originality back into the will book. His son, Felix, was the administrator of his estate.

  
  

• Sources

  [S41] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, on ancestry.com. [S1070] Findagrave.com page for Rachel Coomes. [S4514] The Centenary of Catholicity in Kentucky by Ben J. Webb. Louisville, Kentucky: Charles A. Rogers, 1884. [S246] Descendants of Richard Coomes I, by Ann Whalen. [S133] Combs-Coombs &c. [S246] Descendants of Richard Coomes I, by Ann Whalen., year only. [S10] Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850, compiled by Jordan Dodd, on ancestry.com.