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- Moses Comstock resided at Norwalk, CT.
Will Janauary 24, 1754, proved February 11, 1766 mentions wife Abigail, daughters Sarah and Phebe, unmarried; sons Abijah and Moses; daughters Abigail, Hannah and Martha; grandchildren ruth and Isabel, children of my deceased daughter Dinah Hanford; grandsons Moses Hanford, son of Samuel Hanford and Moses Comstock Eells, son of Abijah, executor; David Comstock a witness. Thje will gives to his wife Abigail the life use and improvement of my negro man Caesar, my mulatto boy John, and negro woman Bett.
Daughters Sarah and Phebe remained unmarried and carried on a fine farm. One managed the farm, the other the house. They had a slave, Onesimus, bought for 39 pounds August 9, 1773. Phebe's will of February 24, 1810 gives her servant Onesimus to her niece Phebe Comstock, and the will of the latter of November 14, 1840, charges Darius Ferris with the care of Onesimus during life.
Town grants to Moses Comstock, March 14, 1705-06, 1 1/2 acres on Long Island.
Moses Comstock and his mother Hannah May 22, 1707 deed to his brother Samuel part of his father Christopher's home lot.
February 2, 1725-26 Moses appointed guardian of his nephews, Samuel and James Olmstead.
Moses Comstock of Norwalk December 11, 1749 deeded to son Moses land at Silver Mine Hill, bounded by son Abijah's.
1. The History and Genealogy of the Comstock Family in America, 1949, John Adams Comstock
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