Individual Details
Amelia Comstock
(10 Mar 1775 - Abt 1853)
Name is also seen as Amy and Aimee and Emily and Amanda.
The marriage took place in what would be Louisiana after 1803.
St. Landry Catholic Church, Opelousas, LA
Baptisms
vol. 1-A 201; vol. 1-A page 92 [Church source]
July 25, 1789
Emily Comstock single, age 18 years (a Quaker)
parents: William Comstock & Rachel, his wife (Quakers)
sponsors: Jean Gradenigo & Celeste Chavot
Fr. Pedro de Zamora, Capuchin priest
Southwest Louisiana records: church and civil records (1750-1900), Complete Revision, Rev. Donald J Hébert, 1974
Southwest Louisiana Records, Hebert
Vol. 1
Amaela Comstock, daughter of Glosio & Rachel Aldrich, married 31 Jan 1791 William White. St. Martin of Tours Church.
[recorded at St. Martinville as Amiee Comstock to Guilaume Whit]
Vol. 2
"Anna" in Succession of William White, dated 14 Sep 1824 [Lafayette Court House: Succ. #51]
In 1850, she was living with her son William in Harris Co, TX, Hh 511.
Wm White, age 33, farmer, b. LA. Martha, age 30, b. PA
children born in Texas: Mary Anne 8, Catherine 6, Joseph 5, Albert 3, Aimie, age 6 months
Aimie Swail, age 76, b. New York
[Her place of birth is curious. I suspect New England confused these folks - one of her sisters said to be "of Boston".]
Events
| Birth | 10 Mar 1775 |  | |||
| Baptism | 25 Jul 1789 | Opelousas, Louisiana Territory | | ||
| Marriage | 31 Jan 1791 | Opelousas, Louisiana Territory - William White | | ||
| Marriage | Aft 1821 | William Swail | | ||
| Death | Abt 1853 | Harris County, Texas | |
Families
| Spouse | William White (1766 - 1821) |
| Child | Elizabeth White (1792 - 1809) |
| Child | Mary White (1793 - 1862) |
| Child | Reuben White (1795 - 1848) |
| Child | Jesse White (1798 - 1861) |
| Child | George Wallace White (1800 - 1850) |
| Child | Rachel White (1803 - 1885) |
| Child | Henry White (1806 - ) |
| Child | Celeste White (1809 - ) |
| Child | Rebecca White (1813 - 1849) |
| Child | William White (1815 - 1880) |
| Child | Julia White (1819 - ) |
| Spouse | William Swail ( - ) |
| Father | William Comstock ( - 1810) |
| Mother | Rachel Aldrich (1742 - 1810) |
| Sibling | Samuel Oliver Comstock (1766 - 1839) |
| Sibling | Miriam Comstock ( - ) |
| Sibling | Deborah Comstock ( - 1829) |
| Sibling | Hester\Esther Comstock (1771 - 1850) |
| Sibling | Rachel Comstock ( - ) |
| Sibling | Helena "Ellen" Comstock ( - 1819) |
Endnotes
1. Lawrence E. Payne. Email correspondence of 8 May 1999.
2. Email.
3. Lawrence E. Payne. Email correspondence of 8 May 1999.
4. Rootsweb or USGenWeb Online Sources
5. Rootsweb or USGenWeb Online Sources