Samuel Comstock (abt. 1714 - 1755)

Born about Nov 1714 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island

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Died 16 Jan 1755 at about age 40 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island

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Biography

Samuel was born in November 1714 at Pawtucket, Rhode Island, the son of John Comstock and Esther Jenckes.^[1][2][3][4] He passed away on 16 January 1755 at Pawtucket, Rhode Island.^[1][5] Inventory of his estate was presented by Jonathan Jencks and Samuel Bagley on 3 March 1755.^[5] He is buried at the North Burial Ground in Providence.^[6]

Samuel married Anne Brown in 1738.^[2][3][4]

The will of Samuel Comstock of Providence is reportedly dated 1 November 1750.^[2][3][4] It mentions:

• wife Anne
• sons Jesse, Benjamin, Jeremiah, and Joseph
• daughters Mary and Martha
• unborn infant

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Sorensen, page 48
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Comstock (1905): Cyrus B. Comstock (1905), page 25
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Comstock (1907): Cyrus B. Comstock (1907), page 44
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Comstock (1949): John A. Comstock (1949), Page 30
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Providence, R.I. probate case A670, image on "Family Search
6. ↑ Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission, gravestone image online

• Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 26 October 2019), memorial page for Samuel Comstock (1715–16 Jan 1755), Find A Grave Memorial no. Find A Grave: Memorial #20136368, citing North Burial Ground, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
• Comstock, Cyrus B. Some Descendants of Samuel Comstock of Providence, R.I. (Knickerbocker Press, N.Y., 1905)
• Comstock, Cyrus B. A Comstock Genealogy, Descendants of William Comstock of New London, Conn., Who Died After 1662 (Knickerbocker Press, New York, 1907)
• Comstock, John. A History and Genealogy of the Comstock Family in America (Commonwealth Press, Los Angeles, 1949)
• Sorensen, Lois E., "Bible Record: Remington/Battey/Whitford Family Bible", Rhode Island Roots 32 (2006)