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- A History and Genealogy of the Comstock Family in America
John Adams Comstock
William Comstock --
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 Elizabed 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, Connecuticut.
It is a matter of record that he held lands on the Connecticut River in Wethersfield in the year 1641, and that these land had been purchased from Richard Milles. Prior to that, he is recorded as having been one of the twenty-six men from rsfield 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 1e "Wrought on the mill dam" with Tabor and other inhabitants of New London. The old mill is still in existence. (1945)
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, "Ols 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, s 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 Bauxhall 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.
We have, therefore, as the beginning of our record of the Comstock family in America.
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Alternate spelling of Comstock is "Komstohk", suggesting a German origin.
The Komstohk name is found in and/or around Frankfurt/Main.
A Fredrick Komstohk and a Mary McDonald were married in Edinburgh, Scotland on 18 Mar 1575 - possible ancestry?
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1595 - 1683 (87 years)
