Moses Comstock (1684 - 1766)

Born 31 Dec 1684 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Brinsmade) Comstock — married after 23 Feb 1709 in Norwalk, Fairfield, CT

Descendants

Died 18 Jan 1766 at age 81 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut

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Biography

Birth

Moses was born in Norwalk on December 31, 1684^[1]

Marriage

Moses (Comstock) married Abigail Brinsmaid of Stratford on February 23, 1710^[2]

Death

Moses died in Norwalk on January 18, 1766 ^[3]

• In his will dated 24 January 1754^[4], Moses bequeathed three slaves to his wife:
  1. negro man Caesar
  2. mulatto boy John
  3. negro woman Bett
• His inventory was taken on 4 June 1766.^[5]
• An inventory of intestate real estate was taken on 30 August 1766.^[6]
• On 23 December 1766, a distribution agreement was signed by the heirs.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Norwalk Vital Records 1651-1850, page 34 of Barbour Collection, citing Vol LR1, p. 155 in original, viewed on ancestry.com. 'Moses, s. Christopher, b. Dec. last day, 1684'
2. ↑ Norwalk Vital Records 1651-1850, page 34 of Barbour Collection, citing Vol LR4, p. 1 in original, viewed on ancestry.com. 'Moses (Comstock) m. Abigail BRINSMAID, d. Daniell, decd., of Stratford, Feb. 23, 1709/10; d. Jan. 18, 1766, in the 82nd y. of his age.'
3. ↑ Norwalk Vital Records 1651-1850, page 34 of Barbour Collection, citing Vol LR4, p. 1 in original, viewed on ancestry.com. 'Moses (Comstock) . . . d. Jan. 18, 1766, in the 82nd y. of his age.'
4. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 15-16, 1764-1775”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-Y9SG-B  : 16 June 2022), FHL microfilm 007627304, image 118-120, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 15, 1764-1767, Page 197-200.
5. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 15-16, 1764-1775”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-Y93F-D  : 17 June 2022), FHL microfilm 007627304, image 139-142, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 15, 1764-1767, Page 241-247.
6. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 15-16, 1764-1775”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-Y93F-W  : 17 June 2022), FHL microfilm 007627304, image 159-160, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 15, 1764-1767, Page 281-282.
7. ↑ “Probate Records, v. 17-18, 1767-1776”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-Y54B : 23 June 2022), FHL microfilm 007627294, image 107-108, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 17, 1767-1776, Page 187-188.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #44435969
• Card, Lester. Norwalk Cemeteries (S. Norwalk, Conn., 1945) Page 75: "Comstock, Moses died 1/8/1766 in 82nd yr"
• Comstock, Cyrus B., 1907. A Comstock Genealogy: Descendants of William Comstock of New London, Conn., who died after 1662. The Knickerbocker Press, New York, NY. pages 8, 14-15 (#36)

• Moses COMSTOCK

4 May 1685 - 18 January 1766 (Ancestral File Number: 2PV5-6J7)

View Individual Summary ancestry of Abijah COMSTOCK birth: 19 November 1721 death: June 1797

Father Moses COMSTOCK birth: 4 May 1685 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Conn. death: 18 January 1766 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Conn.

Mother Abigail BRINSMADE birth: 1688 marriage: 23 February 1710 death: 16 November 1766

Grandfather Christopher COMSTOCK birth: 7 October 1635 New London, , Conn. death: 28 December 1702 Norwalk, Fairfield, Conn.

Grandmother Hannah PLATT birth: 1 October 1643 Milford, New Haven, Conn. death: 28 December 1702 Milford, New Haven, Conn.

Great-grandfather William COMSTOCK birth: about 1595 death: about 1683

Great-grandmother Elizabeth DANIEL (or COCK) birth: 1608 death: after 1665

Great-grandfather Richard PLATT birth: 28 September 1603 death: 13 February 1684

Great-Grandmother Mary WOOD birth: 10 November 1605 death: 24 January 1676

"Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:9STM-44H : accessed 2015-02-22), entry for Moses COMSTOCK.

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