Anne* Tucker (?)

Abt 1634 - Aft 1667  (~ 33 years)

• Name	Anne* Tucker (?)
  Birth	Abt 1634
  Gender	Female
  Emigration	Bef 1650
  Immigration	Bef 1650
  Property	1658	Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island
  	The Early Records of the Town of Providence: Vol I, p.42 1658 Laid out to Robert Colwell a house lot bounded on the North with the land of Anna Smith (which was was formerly John Smith, Mason's)
  Property	27 Apr 1661	Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island
  	The Early Records of the Town of Providence: Vol III, (Brass Clasps) p.2 contains a partial entry of what was obviously copied in Vol XV: There is an additional note: ....ne hath taken this which the widdow Anne Sm... full satisfaction for securetye, of her son john. Vol. XV, p.85 "I Ann Smith widdow doe put in to the Townes hand of Providence all the right of my husband John Smith deceased excepting the share of meddow which was due to my husband, for the securitye of my child John witnes my hand this 27 of aprill 1661. the marke X of An Smith Wittness: Thomas Olney deputye William Carpenter, duputy ------- Vol III, p.3 There is an entry from the same day [27 Apr 1661] that the widow Ann Smith asked the town to secure inheritance for her son John, in regard to Margaret Smith. I believe John Smith had also been married previously and Ann could not or would not take responsibility for his daughter. They had not been married long enough to have had more than one child. http://moreleaves.blogspot.com/2009/08/comstock-family-oops-part-2-anne.html
  Property	4 May 1661	Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island
  	The Early Records of the Town of Providence: Vol I, p.58-59 4 May 1661 Anne Smith, widow, formerly wife unto John Smith and also unto Samuel Comstock sold to Roger Mawrey the house and home share of land (4 acres) which formerly belonged to John Smith, mason, and was purchased of the said John Smith by her husband Samuel Comstock. Land bounded on the North with home share of Robert Colwell and on the South by Roger Mawrey. discussion from http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~katy/comstk/b290.html When Mary Mowry, widow of Roger & Administrator of his estate sold property to Stephen Paine of Rehoboth [senior] in New Plimouth Colony, there was a better description of the property of Samuel Comstock. Mary Mowry sold three house Lotts or home Shares, one originally belonging to Daniel Comstock, another belonged to John Smith, the third belonged to Richard Prey. The lots with housing are in"the north part of ...Towne of Providence. Bounding on the south side the home share of Lawrance Willkenson; the north with a home share formerly belonging to Edward Inman, on the East with the Common, or high way & on the west End with the high way, or Towne streete. She also sold to Stephon Paine, one puchase Right of Commoning within the limits of the Towne of Providence, reading so far west ward as the seven mile line and a 25 acres right of Commoning reaching so far West as the said seven mile, and the lands that belonged to the said two Rights of Comming on the East side the seven mile line which was not devided before my said husband Roger "Mawrey" his decease. 1 Sep 1671 Early Record of Providence, Vol. III, p.209-213 2 Sept 1671 Stephen Paine of Rehoboth of Plimouth, sold to Samuel Whipple of Rhode Island & Providence Planatation, three house lots or home shares with dwellings and out houses, in the north part of the Town of Providence. Bounded on the South with the home share of Lawrence Wilkenson, the north by Edward Inman, the East by the Common, or highway, and on the West with the high way, or Town Street. They were purchased by me of Mary Mawrey, Executrix of her deceased husband Roger Mawrey. One of the lots originally belonged to Daniel Comstock, former inhabitant, another to John Smith, inhabitant of Providence, the third did belong to Richard Prey of Providence. Vol. III, p.206-209 John Smith, the Mason, had sold his house lot to Samuel Comstock in 1654. In 1661, Anne, widow first of Samuel, then widow of John Smith, son of the John, the mason, had sold it to Roger Mowry in 1661.
  Other-Begin	Oct 1664	Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island
  	Thomas Walling
  	In October 1664 Thomas Walling was fined 40 Shillings for fornication with a woman Ann Smith. (Note: not certain the same Ann Smith, but with the previous rumor of Ann Tucker -- maybe. Thomas Walling was mentioned as landowner and neighbor to Samuel Comstock, son of Ann Comstock Smith. He was b 1630 in Plymouth Colony; d 19 Jul 1674 in Providence. Vol XIV Deed Book 1, p.101-102 Upon ye 28th day of January in ye yeare 1681. Laid out unto Samuell Comstock in ye Right of Thomas Arnold 30 acrs of land, the which belonged unto ye said Thomas Arnold in a second Grant for devision betweene ye 7 mile line & ye 4 mile line & was by Towne order upon ye 27th of Januarey 1681 granted unto ye said Samuell Comstock to be layd out elsewhere upon ye Towns Comon. [proceeded to lay out part of farm formerly belonging to Thomas Wallin Senr, bounded by John Brownes land, to a piece of meadow formerly belonging to Stephen Northrup: Bound on North by Comon, East by Thomas Walling, North by Wallings farm, South by Meadow of Stephen Northup or brook. There is a surveryor's diagram of this piece of property.] Thomas Olney, Sirveior. Thomas Walling was married to (1) Mary Abbott 1651 and (2) Margaret White 19 Jun 1669. He was apparently quite a character. Among other transgressions in Oct 1666 he was found guilty of assault on Robert Colwell and paid a bond of 20 pounds, but he failed to appear in court and forfeited his bond. It turned out that he had run away with Colwell's wife Margaret White, whom Colwell subsequently divorced. The Early Records of the Town of Providence also tell a story of trouble: For asmuch as Thomas Walling, formerly inhabitant of this Towne of providence; hath departed this towne, the Towne being doubtfull of his return to take care for the Releife of the wife and child which he hath left in the Towne: This to signiffie unto all persons, that the town hath seized into their handes and Secured, all the estate of the said Thomas Walling...... There are several entries about the absence of Thomas. Mary petitions the town to be relieved of the care of an apprentice named Daniel Comstock, as she can no longer care for him. During the same year she also apprentices her own son Gerhom to Nathaniel Mowry. The entries about the apprenticeships are dated 1667, the same year as the Divorce of Margaret and Robert Colwell. In May 1668, George Way (Gorg Way in the Plymouth court record above), and Thomas' brother in law Daniel Abbott presented Thomas to the court of Providence for fornication with Margaret Colwell. He was sentenced to be "whipt with fifteene stripes in Newport, and a weeke after, the licke punishment in the Towne of providence and to pay Court Fees." Mary dies in 1669 and Thomas reappears to marry Margaret Colwell. (see Thomas Walling in this file) ------------ In Apr 1668 he was a partner with Edward* Inman in a land purchase of 2000 acres from "the Indians" in the area now known as North Smithfield.
  Property	Feb 1667	Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island
  	"The Town Council of Providence took action about estates of Samuel Comstock and John Smith deceased, on 9 March 1660. On 4 May, 1661, Anne Smith, of Providence, widow of John Smith, formerly wife of Samuel Comstock, deceased, sold to Roger Mowry the house and home share of her husband, Samuel Comstock. It comprised four acres in a row of houses in the north part of Providence." She was still living in February of 1667. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~katy/comstk/b290.html
  Death	Aft 10 Feb 1667	Providence Co, Rhode Island
  Notes	The surname "Tucker" has been assigned to Anne. In the early Comstock books, she is not given a surname. I answered an online query in which the person stated a Jeremy Crites said his great, great uncle Ernest Comstock wrote a Comstock genealogy in 1939 which listed Samuel's wife as Ann Tucker. This researcher also stated that she had found a Noah Tooker/Tucker living in New London, Connecticut at approximately the right time. I did find that one Ernest Bernard Comstock of Dallas TX did write in 1938 a small book called, The Comstock Family in America and he stated the purpose was to add several hundred names to the history of the Comstock family as published by Gen. Cyrus Ballou Comstock in 1907. Cyrus B. Comstock did edit in 1907, A Comstock Genealogy; Descendants of William Comstock of New London, Conn. who died after 1662. Ten Generations - I know Anne has no surname in this book of 1907. I was able to obtain Ernest B. Comstock's book on microfilm from the LDS, #1405178, and Anne is listed as the wife of Samuel Comstock simply as Anne _______. There is no further discussion about this line as Ernest B. Comstock descended from another son of William Comstock. When John A. Comstock wrote his A History of the Descendants of the Comstock Family in America, in 1949, he listed Anne as Anne ?Tucker and offered no explanation. When I examined his manuscript collection, I discovered in the last folder of miscellaneous research notes a copy of the book written by Ernest B. Comstock - it's actually just a small booklet, compiled in 1939. It was autographed by the author. Research at the NEHGS library in the manuscript collection of Samuel W. Comstock revealed he had found a court case in New Amsterdam [New York City] that he believed indicated the surname of Anne. He had sent this information on to John A. Comstock, claiming he had copies. These court records were originally in Dutch and I do not know whether or Samuel W. Comstock had a translation or had someone do it for him. There are problems with this record, but I believe that her name was certainly not "Tucker". It may be doubtful that these records involved this Anne - see Samuel's notes. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~katy/comstk/b290.html
  Person ID	I2613	Roots
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2014

  
  

  Family 1	Samuel* Comstock, Sr. (immigrant),   b. 1628, Culmstock, Devon, England d. Between 1657 and 1658, Providence Co, Rhode Island (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1650	Providence Co, Rhode Island
  Notes	The following is a study presented on the Internet and duplicated here regarding the feasibility that Samuel's wife was/was not Anne Tucker. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~katy/comstk/b290.html [A marriage in RI is very doubtful for the date seen as about 1652 (I suspect the marriage was at least two years later); if it took place in CT - the marriage records for New London are lost for this time period. There is no proof for Anne's surname as "Tucker" that I have been able to locate - I believe I have found proof it was certainly not Tucker - see later. The marriage may have taken place in New Amsterdam.] (snip) In the fall of September 1654, a Samuel Cromstock and Anna Tchuys were arrested and convicted in New Amsterdam, for adultery. The original records are in Dutch but have been translated. At the NEHGS library in Boston I found the manuscript collection of Samuel W. Comstock who had furnished much of the information to John A. Comstock for his book on the Comstock family. Samuel W. did not interpret the following in the same way and somehow Anna, or Anne's, name became "Tucker". Whether or not this man can be the same as Samuel Comstock of Providence, it seems certain the lady was not his wife - unless she left her husband following the incident. And Samuel "Cromstock" was already married himself. New York Historical Manuscripts Dutch, Vol. V, Council Minutes, 1652-1654, Translated & Edited by Charles T. Gehring, Genelogical Publishing Co, Inc., Baltimore, 1983. p.172 "Fiscal Cornelis van Thiehooven brought to the session Samuel Cromstock, presently a prisoner, who confesses and admits that he was found between the 28th and 29th of August at night along the Heere Wech near Jan Vinje's house against the clapboards or fence lying upon Anna Tchuys [wife of Nathaniel Tchuys]; she had her clothes pulled up and her body bared and he Samuel Cromstock, had his pants undone. He was taken away from there by the provost marshal, Arent van Vlieringen. The case is postposed until the next session. Thus done at the seesion of the honorable director-general and high council held in New Amsterdam, 28 August 1654 in New Netherland." At this time New York City was still called New Amsterdam and the state, New Netherlands. p.173 "Cornelis van Thienhooven, fiscal, plaintiff against Anna Tchuys, presently a prisoner. The fiscal charges that she was found between the 28th and 29th of August at night along the Heere Wech near the house of Jan Vinje lying on her back against the clapboards with her skirts pulled up and her body bared; on top of her was Samuel Cromstock with his pants undone. Anna Tchuys falls on her knees and begs for mercy, claiming that Cromstock had done no more. She is ordered to be taken away until the next session." p.180 "The honorable director-general and high council of New Netherland have seen the charge of the fiscal against Anna Tchuys, being a married woman and presently a prisoner for having committed adultery with Samuel Cromstock, being a married man, along the Heeren Street under the naked sky between the 28th and 29th of August, last past, at night around 12 o'clock, which the fiscal had confirmed with three witnesses at the session; whereupon, according to form, Anna Tchuys was heard in full session by the director-general and council, and after she had heard and seen the depositions, voluntarily and without pain and bonds, confessed that she had committed adultery with the afroesaid Samuel Cromstock, which crime, being confessed, demands punishment according to the form and custom of our fatherland. Therefore, the honorable direct-general and council of New Netherland, in the name and on behalf of the honorable High Mightinesses, the lords States-General of the United Netherlands and the honorable lords-directors of the General Chartered West India Company, lords and patroons of this province, having judged the aforesaid Anna Tchuys, have condemned, as the aforesaid director-general and council, do hereby condemn her to be brought to the place where justice is customarily carried out, and there, together with Samuel Cromstock, to be placed in the pillory; and, in addition, to pay a fine according to the ordinance, as an example to others; and with failure to pay, they shall be beaten with rods. Thus done at the session held in New Amsterdam, 2 Sept 1654; present the honorable director-general and all the councillors." On the same day, the case against Samuel Cromstock "being a married man and presently a prisoner for having committed adultery with Anna Tchuys" was judged. Samuel also confessed and the same punishment was meted out. Not only did Samuel W. Comstock apparently misunderstand the marital status of the couple above, he also seems to have the wrong year and misunderstood the punishment. When he wrote to John A. Comstock for the Comstock Family in Anerica" book he said this: "Samuel Comstock in 1653 was arrested in New Amsterdam [New York City] for a misdemeanor with Ann, and tried, and both ordered a number of lashes or be married." and a note on the back of the John A. Comstock's worksheet, also in the handwriting of Samuel W. Comstock was: "Samuel 2 The chances are he married Ann Tuches [I prob. Have not spelled it correctly - I think Dutch and means another name in English, the New York records if I remember give both - Samuel Crumstock in 1653 was arrested in New Amsterdam [my city] for a mistermenior (sic- he meant misdemeanor) with Ann, and tried and both ordered a number of lashes or be married, I have a Photostat of the case, 4 large pages, the above is a substance of it anyway" Samuel W. Comstock's handwriting is very small and cramped, but I had no trouble reading the name as "Tuches" which is fairly close to the "Tchuys" in the translated record. However an archivist at NEHGS made nearly the same mistake as John A. Comstock in interpreting SWC's handwriting and said it was "Tucher". On the same page, John A Comstock, wrote the lady's name as Ann ?Tucker. It cannot be said with certainty that the incident above did involve this Samuel Comstock of Providence. Particularly if he was part of the Block Island incident in 1653, he could easily have been in New Amsterdam in 1654. The date of his son Daniel's birth is known to be 12 May 1656 [or 57] from the records of his indenture in 1662, and it has been assumed the son Samuel was born first [ca 1654 or earlier] since by about 1657-58, Samuel of Providence had died. It is doubtful that the married lady involved was Anne, wife of Samuel of Providence, that married John Smith following Samuel's death. In 1654 she may have been pregnant or already had a young baby. The lady in New Amsterdam was presumably Dutch and Samuel's wife Anne apparently had no difficulties speaking English when she came before the town council in Providence and she well understood the government of the town. Also the lady in New Amsterdam was already married in August of 1654 to Nathaniel Tchuys, or at least claimed to be. Her name was definitely not Tucker. It is possible that the Samuel Comstock, or Cromstock, involved in both incidents with the Dutch was not this same man of Providence at all. However, given the climate of the times it is possible this is Samuel and Ann. Rhode Island was something of a mecca for pirates and smugglers; obviously the "Swallow" was not simply a merchant ship. Samuel & Anne may well have been caught in a compromising situation and were not totally truthful about their martial status. There would certainly have been a language barrier and the Dutch law somewhat different. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~katy/comstk/b290.html Note from ss/ With all the above said, it is of interest to note that in Oct 1664, after Ann was widowed by John Smith, she (or at least "a" Ann Smith is named when Thomas Walling, a neighbor of this Ann's son Samuel, was fined 40 shillings for fornication with a woman named Ann Smith."
  Children	+ 1. Ensign/Capt Samuel* Comstock,   b. 1654, Providence Co, Rhode Island d. 27 May 1727, Smithfield Co, Rhode Island (Age 73 years) + 2. Daniel Comstock,   b. 12 May 1656, Providence Co, Rhode Island d. 1725 (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F1248	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2011

  
  

  Family 2	John "Jameco" Smith, Jr.,   b. Abt 1632, Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island d. Bef 9 Mar 1660, Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island (Age ~ 28 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1658	Providence, Providence Co, Rhode Island
  Children	1. John Smith, III,   b. Abt 1659, Providence Co, Rhode Island d. of, Meadfield, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F1262	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Dec 2014

  
  

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