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Anthony Comstock, Sr.

Male 1719 - 1762  (42 years)


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  1. 1.  Anthony Comstock, Sr. was born on 07 Nov 1719 in Providence Co, Rhode Island; died on 20 Feb 1762 in Smithfield, Providence Co, Rhode Island.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Will: 1762, Smithfield, Providence Co, Rhode Island

    Notes:

    Admitted freedman at Smithfield, RI May 1, 1744

    Occupation, miller at Smithfield, RI; his gristmill was located on the island in the Blackstone River below the Blackstone dam. Traces of trench, cellar, and walls were visible in 1896.

    The History and Genealogy of the Comstock Family in America, 1949, John Adams Comstock.

    Will:
    Katharine Comstock, widow of Anthony, a miller, asks on 3d Monday, Jun 1762, for administration. Inventory by David and Ezekiel Comstock, 22 Mch, 1762, 1514 pounds. Residence, Smithfield, R.I.

    Anthony married Mary Staples in 1744 in Smithfield, Providence Co, Rhode Island. Mary was born about 1719; died after 1844. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Anthony married Catherine Fenton White before 1758 in Smithfield, Providence Co, Rhode Island. Catherine was born about 1719; died after 1763 in Smithfield, Providence Co, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Susanna Comstock  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1758 in Smithfield, Providence Co, Rhode Island; died after 1810 in of, Stafford, Tolland Co, Rhode Island.
    2. 3. Anthony Comstock, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Mar 1762 in Smithfield, Providence Co, Rhode Island; died on 23 Oct 1808 in Smithfield, Providence Co, Rhode Island.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Susanna Comstock Descendancy chart to this point (1.Anthony1) was born in 1758 in Smithfield, Providence Co, Rhode Island; died after 1810 in of, Stafford, Tolland Co, Rhode Island.

    Susanna married John Osborne about 1778. John was born about 1758; died after 1780 in of, Smithfield, Providence Co, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Susanna married Peter Albruy after 1780. Peter was born about 1758 in Smithfield, Providence Co, Rhode Island; died after 1800. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Anthony Comstock, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (1.Anthony1) was born on 26 Mar 1762 in Smithfield, Providence Co, Rhode Island; died on 23 Oct 1808 in Smithfield, Providence Co, Rhode Island.

    Notes:

    Some Descendants of Samuel Comstock of Providence, R.I.
    p 39
    Anthony Comstock (Anthony) b 1762 Mch.26, Smithfield R.I. d 1808, Oct 23, Smithfield, m 1790 Dec 7 (date of cert) hannah Southwick of Dighton, Mass, b 1773, Oct 4. Children born on "the island," Blackstone, Mass; but recorded in Smithfield."

    pg 41
    Jan 27 1810 - Thomas Buffum appointed guardian of chidren of Anthony Comstock - all minors.
    Hannah, widow of Anthony, m abt 1842, Samuel Gaskill of Mendon.

    Anthony married Hannah Southwick on 07 Dec 1790 in Smithfield, Providence Co, Rhode Island. Hannah (daughter of Captain David Edward Southwick and Elizabeth Southwick) was born on 03 Oct 1773 in Dighton, Blackstone Co, Massachusetts; died on 16 Sep 1862 in Smithfield, Providence Co, Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Anthony Comstock, III  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1795; died in 1819.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Anthony Comstock, III Descendancy chart to this point (3.Anthony2, 1.Anthony1) was born in 1795; died in 1819.

    Notes:

    Died:
    drowned at age 24