DUFF, ABRAHAM, was born May 15, 1777, in South Carolina. Virlinda Combs was born in South Carolina also, Aug. 6, 1781. Their parents moved on pack horses to the vicinity of Bowling Green, Ky. A. Duff and Verlinda Combs were married, and had nine children born there, and moved to St. Clair county, Ill., and from there moved in company with his son-in-law, John Sims; arrived April, 1819, on Spring creek, at a point six miles west of where Springfield now stands. Two children were born at the latter place. Of their eleven children--

ELIZABETH, born April 16, 1798, in Kentucky, married Elijah Putnam. Mr P. died, leaving his widow and child near Bloomfield, Iowa.

GEORGE, born Feb. 10, 1800, in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county, in 1822, to Jennie Archer. They had seven children in Sangamon county, and moved in 1839 to Newton county, Mo., where five children were born. MILTON, married Martha Lynn, and reside in Missouri. MISSONIAH, married John Powers in Missouri, came to Sangamon county and he died. She married again, is now a widow and resides in Missouri. WILLIAM, born Feb. 10, 1827, in Sangamon county, married April 7, 1853, to Mrs. Elcy F. Archer, whose maiden name was Meacham. They have two children, JOHN G. and MINERVA A,, and reside on the farm where his grandfather, Duff, settled in 1819. It is six miles west of Springfield. ABRAHAM, born in Sangamon county, raised in Missouri, but was living with his brother William, and enlisted in 1861 for three years, in Co. B, 10th Illinois Cavalry, and died at Quincy, Ill., Feb. 18, 1862, was buried at Old Salem, Sangamon county. GREENBERRY, born in Sangamon county, went from Missouri to California in 1853, and resides there. All the others reside in Missouri. Mrs. Jennie Duff died Feb., 1863, in Lincoln county, Mo., and George Duff resides in Newton county, Mo.

LUCINDA, born Nov. 14, 1801, in Kentucky, married John Sims. See his name.

MATILDA, born Aug. 5, 1804, in Kentucky, married Feb. 6, 1825, to Robert Archer. See his name.

COMBS, born July 4, 1807, in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to Polly Hurley, have cleven children, and reside near Clinton, Ill.

COMELY, born July 8, 1809, in Kentucky, married Feb. 24, 1825, to John Morgan. See his name.

EFFY, born Aug. 24, 1811, in Kentucky, married Michael Archer. See his name.

MELISSA, born Aug. 28, 1813, in Kentucky, married John Henry, and moved to Missouri. Mr. H. died, leaving a widow and seven children.

GREENBERREY, born Aug. 10, 1815, in Kentucky, married in Sangamon county to Elizabeth Wilbourn. They have seven children, and reside near Mt. Auburn, Christian county.

MARY ANN, born Jan. 4, 1820, in Sangamon county, married John H. Robinson. See his name.

MARTHA A., born Aug. 4, 1821, in Sangamon county, married Thompson Smith, have three children, and reside at Clinton, DeWitt county.

Mrs. Verlinda Duff died Sept. 18, 1845, and Abraham Duff died Dec. 25, 1850, both in Sangamon county.

Mrs. Dorothy Combs, mother of Mrs. Duff, came to Sangamon county with her daughter, and died at her house Feb. 12, 1838, aged eighty-five years. Her husband, Bennett Combs, died in Virginia.