William Comstock

Abt 1595 - Abt 1683

• Name	William Comstock  [1]
  Born	Abt 1595	England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	Abt 1683	Connecticut   [2]
  Notes	ABOUT 1635, OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THERE CAME from England to the Massachusetts settlements one William Comstock. From whence he sailed, and on what ship, has not been ascertained. It is quite probable that with him were his wife Elizabeth and four, or possibly all five of his children. It is believed that he first sojourned in the vicinity of Watertown, Massachusetts, but that very shortly he transferred to Wethersfield, Connecticut. It is a matter of record that he held lands on the Connecticut River in Wethersfield in the year 1641, and that these lands had been purchased from one Ric. Milles. Prior to that, he is recorded as having been one of the twenty-six men from Wethersfield in the expedition commanded by Capt. John Mason, that captured the Pequot Fort at Mystic, Connecticut, May 26, 1637, killing about five hundred Indians. About 1650 he transferred to Pequot, now New London, where he had previously (1647) received a grant of land. At a town meeting held there in November, 1650, he voted to cooperate with John Winthrop to establish a corn mill, and in July 1651 he "Wrought on the mill dam" with Tabor and other inhabitants of New London. The old mill is still in existence. In 1659 it is recorded that "with consent of my now wife Elizabeth" he sold property in New London. This probably indicates that Elizabeth was a second wife. On February 25, 1661 or '62, "Old Goodman Comstock" was elected Sexton, "to order youth in the meeting house, sweep the meeting house and beat out dogs," at 40 shillings a year, to dig all graves, and have 4s for a grave for a man or woman, and 2s for children, to be paid by the supervisors. The date of his death is unknown, but the History of New London states that he lived to old age, on Post Hill near the north corner of Williams and Vauxhall Streets. Richard Mylls was plaintiff against "Willi Combstocke" and John Sadler, defendants, in an action for slander, Aug. 1, 1644, before the Court of Elections, Hartford, to the damage of 200 pounds. [3]
  Person ID	I66310	Bryant
  Last Modified	17 Jun 2007

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth,   b. 1608, England ,   d. Aft 1665, Connecticut
  Married	Abt 1622	England
  	It is believed that William had a 1st wife, also named Elizabeth so this marriage could have occured later.
  Children	1. John Comstock,   b. Abt 1624, England ,   d. 1680, Lyme, New London Co, Connecticut   2. Samuel Comstock,   b. Abt 1628, England ,   d. Abt 1660, Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island   3. Daniel Comstock,   b. Abt 1630, England ,   d. 1683, New London, New London Co, Connecticut   4. Elizabeth Comstock,   b. Abt 1633, England ,   d. Jul 1659, Connecticut   5. Christopher Comstock,   b. Abt 1635, England ,   d. 28 Dec 1702, Norwalk, Fairfield Co, Connecticut
  Family ID	F2770	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1595 - England Married - Abt 1622 - England Died - Abt 1683 - Connecticut  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S393] History on Montville, CT, Baker, Henry A., (Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, Hartford, Conn., 1896), p. 132-146. [S407] Genealogy of the Comstock Family, Comstock, John Adams, (Commonwealth Press, Inc., California, 1949), p. 02. [S407] Genealogy of the Comstock Family, Comstock, John Adams, (Commonwealth Press, Inc., California, 1949), p. 01.