Comfort Stanley (1751 - abt. 1818)

Born 20 Oct 1751 in Attleborough, Bristol, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Marcy (Viall) Stanley — married 2 Jun 1785 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States

Died about 26 Aug 1818 at about age 66 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States

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Comfort Stanley is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A108462.

Biography

Comfort was born in 1751. He was the Son of Samuel Stanley. Date of death is 26 August 1818, in Barrington, Rhode Island He was married to Marcy Viall in Barrington, Rhode Island on 22 Feb 1798. Comfort and Marcy had seven children: Samuel Mary Polly Nancy Viall Ruth Betsey (Elizabeth)

Comfort was a Sergeant in the Revolutionary War and served under Cols. Crary, Williams, and Topham.

Sources

• Cutter, William Richard, 1915, New England families, genealogical and memorial; a record of the achievements of her people in the making of commonwealths and the founding of a nation. p 603 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044013532205&view=1up&seq=69

• Daughters of the American Revolution, Ancestor Patriot Profile: A108462 https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A108462

• "Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8KV-L5D : 22 January 2020), Comfort Stanley, 1785.

• Find-a-grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22309360/comfort-stanley