Name |
Rachel Comstock [1] |
Birth |
1777 |
Boston, Nelson Co, Kentucky [2] |
Gender |
Female |
Religion |
Quaker |
Death |
Aft 1810 |
Notes |
- She married Thomas Barwick, son of Thomas Barwick and Helen Bols, from Lake Ponchartrain, Louisiana, on 16 February 1795 in St.Martinville.
SLR: Comstock, Rachel - "secta Quietista" [the Quietist or the Quakers sect], of Boston, in the United States (William Crumstuk & Rachel Edward) m 16 Feb 1795 Thomas Barwick - Presbyterian (Thomas & Helen Bols) Wits: John Merriman, Joseph Matthee, Joseph Berwick. Fr. Pedro de Zamora (Opel. Ch: v.1-A, p 55)
(Opel. Ch. v. 1, p 55 & 1- supp. #1)
1816 resident of Plaquemine Brulee
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Person ID |
I1885 |
Roots |
Last Modified |
2 Jan 2015 |
Father |
William* "Guilermo" Comstock, b. 1735, Smithfield, Providence Co, Rhode Island d. Aft 1810, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana (Age 76 years) |
Mother |
Rachel* Aldrich, b. 10 Jan 1742, Mendon, Worcester Co, Massachusetts d. 1810, Vermilion Parish, Louisiana (Age 67 years) |
Marriage |
21 Feb 1765 |
Smithfield, Providence Co, Rhode Island |
Notes |
- children baptized after they came to Louisiana:
1st 3 children, Samuel, Miriam, and Deborah, did not go to Louisiana
Hester/Ester b abt 1771 bt 11 Jun 1786 age abt 15
Amelia b 10 Mar 1775 bt 25 Jul 1789 age 14
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Family ID |
F835 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Thomas Berwick, III, b. 8 Jan 1771, Lake Ponchartrain, Louisiana d. 12 Oct 1846, Louisiana (Age 75 years) |
Marriage |
16 Feb 1795 |
St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana [1] |
- The marriage took place in what would eventually be Lousiana after 1803.
St. Landry Catholic Church, Opelousas, LA
Marriages
vol. 1-A 201; vol. 1-A page 55 [Church source]
February 16, 1795
groom: Thomas Berwick (a Presbyterian)
bride: Rachel Comstock (a Quaker from Boston)
groom's parents: Thomas Berwick & Helen Bols
bride's parents: William Crumstuk & Rachel Edward
witnesses: John Merriman, Joseph Matthee, Joseph Berwick
Fr. Pedro de Zamora
Southwest Louisiana records: church and civil records (1750-1900), Complete Revision, Rev. Donald J Hébert, 1974
<http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~larsonmorgan/Morgan/records/church%20records%20-%20southwest%20Louisiana.html>
In another place, the marriage is recorded as Raquel of Boston [William & Raquel Edward de secto quienisto] married 16 Feb 1795 to Thomas Barwick, Presbyterian.
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Children |
+ | 1. Thomas Berwick, b. 14 Jan 1797, St.Martin Parish, Louisiana d. Aft 1816 (Age > 20 years) |
| 2. William Berwick, b. 6 Jan 1799, St.Martin Parish, Louisiana d. Aft 1816 (Age > 18 years) |
+ | 3. Marie Zilpha Berwick, b. 22 Jul 1802, Atacapas Post, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana d. 12 Jun 1843, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 40 years) |
| 4. Delphine Berwick, b. 22 Jul 1802, St.Martin Parish, Louisiana d. Aft 1803 (Age > 2 years) |
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Family ID |
F803 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
10 Feb 2011 |