Individual Details

Seth is said to have gone West with his father and brother William. Daniel & Seth returned; Seth settled in Adams, Berkshire Co, MA. About 1819 he moved to Cayuga Co NY, first Aurelius and then Fleming. His widow survived him. Mary Arnold was in fact a distant cousin, both descendants of Thomas Arnold of Providence, RI.


Thompson CT Deeds
Vol 2, p.159
25 Aug 1794 Oliver Fuller of Rehoboth sold to Seth Comstock of Providence, tailor, two lots containing 450 acres being the same purchased of Daniel Comstock and recorded in Killingly also known as Thompson. 160£. Signed: Oliver Fuller. Wit: Ann Jenckes, James Arnold. Rec. 12 Feb 1795.
Vol. 2, p.166
21 Feb 1795 Israel Comstock, Seth Comstock, Seth Grosvenor, and the administrator for the estate of Benjamin Ruggles made quit claim to Asa Jacobs for 46£ 1sh 9p, the same three tracks of land in Thompson that had been previously sold for taxes - 205 acres, 20 acres, 3 acres. Signed: Benjmin Durkee, Admr [for Benjamin Ruggles], Seth Grosvenor, Israel Comstock, Seth Comsthock. Wit: Daniel H. Wickham, Thomas Dike. Rec. 21 Feb 1795.


1800 Census. Adams, Berkshire Co MA
Seth Comstock: 1m 16-26, 1m 26-45. 1f under 5, 1f 16-26, 1f 26-45
Seth would have been about age 27.

7 Apr 1818: Seth & Mary Comstock deeded land to Daniel Smith & Ira Richardson in Adams, MA

1820 Census, Cayuga Co NY
Seth Comstock, 1m age 10-16 [Daniel], 1m over 45 [Seth was 47], 1f -10 [Pamelia], 1f 10-16 [Mary], 1f 16-26 [Chloe], 1f 26-45 [Polly]

13 Dec 1822 Cayuga Co NY. Comfort Arnold sold two properties in Brutus, Cayuga Co to his son-in-law Seth Comstock. Comstock then sold the larger tract of 50 acres to Judith Arnold, his wife's step-mother, although no relationship is given in the deed.

Listed in 1830 Census in Fleming, Cayuga Co NY. Seth Comstock. 1 male 15-20 [must be Daniel in the wrong colum. 1m 50-60 [Seth age 57]. 1f 5-10 [Sarah], 1f 10-15 [Pamelia], 1f 50-60 [Polly]

Will of Cynthia Comstock dated 25 Dec 1834 in Adams, MA made a bequest to her brother Seth of New York and mentioned sister Abigail Angell of Rhode Island.

1840 Census, still in Fleming. Seth Comstock. 1m under 5, 1m 30-40, 1m 60-70 [Seth]. 1f 20-30, 1f 60-70 [Polly]. It would appear that a married child was living with Seth & Polly and had a small boy.

Seth is buried in an old burying ground on the Earl Warwick Farm [now owned by George E. Duckett] at Fleming North Hill; now called the Arnold-Comstock Cemetery. Some of his children and his in-laws are also buried there. Mary does not seem to be - her parents are buried in that cemetery, perhaps her grave was never marked or she was buried where she was living at the time of her death.
One grave in this cemetery is for Eliza Comstock, b. 1817 and d. 25 Dec 1837. She is either an undocumented daughter of Seth, or, more likely, the wife of his son Daniel.

The probate record of Seth, April 1848, states that Mary Comstock was executrix and named the following heirs:
Pamela Alexander, wife of John Alexander of Howard, Steuben Co, NY
Sarah Clark, wife of Alanson Clark of Fleming
George Clark of Seneca Hills, Seneca Co
Calom & David Wheaton of Lisle, Broome Co NY
Lyman Comstock of Fleming.



Two manuscript collections on the Comstocks are at the NEHGS Library in Boston.
Caroline Porter, daughter of Seth's half-sister Elizabeth, in a letter to Noah D. Comstock now in the Samuel W. Comstock manuscript collection, stated that Seth was a tailor by trade and that Jenckes lived with him for a time. The data on Seth was apparently taken from notes of Samuel W. Comstock and passed on to John A Comstock for The Comstock Family in America.
A note, dated 27 Aug 1935, pasted on John A. Comstock's worksheet in the handwriting of Samuel W. Comstock says:
Old private buying ground on the East Warwick farm at Fleming West Hill, town of Fleming, Cayuga Co, NY:
Seth Comstock died Apr 2 1848, aged 75 yrs [born 1773] [this is a son of Daniel of Rhode Island]
Chloe Milk Comstock, daughter, died May 20 1840 aged 36 yrs [born 1804]
Mary A. Wheaton, daughter born 28 May 1809, Died 1832
Daniel Comstock, son of Seth & Mary born Nov 24, 1806, Died 18 Apr 1843.
Eliza Comstock, Died Dec 25, 1837 aged 20 yrs [born 1817]
Mother & Father of Mary, wife of Seth Comstock:
Comfort Arnold died Mch 23 1827 in 84 yr of his age [born 1743]
Mary Arnold died Sept 7 1818 aged 68 yrs [born 1750]
No head stone of Mary wife of Seth found but she may be buried there.
Note: Mary Arnold wasn't Seth's wife's mother - Comfort Arnold was married three times and this Mary was his second wife.

Another note from Samuel re Seth in the file:
Seth Comstock [Son of Daniel] of Smithfield, RI went West with his father & his brother William his father & Seth returned & Seth moved to Adams, Mass. where 1798 he married Mary Arnold & had a family he was there 1818 & in 1819 or thereabouts removed to Cayuga Co NY & located in town of ?Arelins [no such place now exsists] & finally settled in town of Fleming, same county where he died in 1848.
His chn. Probably all born in Adams, Mass.
Daniel - had son Lyman
Pamela
Sarah
Daughter
Daughter
His Widow Mary. She survived him
Daniel had died his wife also but a son Lyman C. Comstock was living and later he moved to Auburn, same county NY & died there after 1880. In 1877 he said he & his Aunt are the only remnants of Seth's family left. Seth died on or about the 2nd of April 1848.
Pamelia married John H. Alexander of Howard, Steuben Co NY
Sarah married Alanson N. Clark of Fleming, Cayuga Co NY
one Daughter married George Milk of Senica Falls, Seneca Co NY
one Daughter married either Calvin or Daniel Wheaton & one of the other of them was a grandson. They were of Lisle, Broom Co NY
Lyman was living in Fleming, the time his grandfather Seth died.


I had wondered if perhaps Seth was really the oldest child of Daniel & Patience Jenckes Comstock. His grave marker gives his age at his death as 75 years, indicating a birth year of 1773. I doubt that his parents would have been marred for five years before the birth of their first child. And in fact I eventually found proof that William was likely the oldest. Although William is in the Comstock books as the second son, when Caroline Porter wrote her first letter to Noah D. Comstock she said that Daniel had brought sons William and Seth to Kentucky. William stayed but Daniel and his younger son [Seth] had returned to Providence. In her second letter she lists the children of Daniel & Patience and puts Seth first, giving no birth dates - ever after Seth appears as the eldest child.


http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nycayuga/cem/cem51.htm
This is a much more accurate listing for the Arnold - Comstock Cemetery
The cemetery is located approximately 1/2 mile N of Fleming Hill on the West side of Rt. 34 on a farm owned since 1949 by George E. Duckett, Sr. and family.
ARNOLD, Comfort d. March 23, 1827 ae 84 yrs.
ARNOLD, Mary wife of Comfort d. Sept. 7, 1818 ae 68 yrs
CLARK, Charles A., son of Alanson M. & Sarah C. Clark d. Sept 6, 1850 ae 4 months & 2 D's
COMSTOCK, Daniel son of Seth and Mary Comstock b. Nov 24, 1806 d. Apr. 18, 1843
COMSTOCK, Eliza b. 1817 d. Dec. 25, 1837
COMSTOCK, Seth d. Apr. 2, 1848 ae 75 yrs.
MILK, Chloe daughter of Seth and Mary Comstock d. May 20, 1840 ae 36 yrs.
WHEATON, Mary A. daughter of Seth and Mary Comstock b. May 23, 1809 d. Apr. 21, 1832
WHEATON, Hellen G. daughter of Stephen & Celinda Wheaton d. Sept. 29, 1834 ae 5 years 6 months 5 days
Also in the cemetery are small stone with initials only CA MA CAC ECC HGW MAW

This cemetery has been a "hobby" of mine since childhood. Two years ago my husband, Sam, and I built a new home on my parents farm land adjacent to the cemetery. Feel free to use my E Mail address Shirley (Duckett) Vella , 5185 State Rte. 34, Auburn, New York 13021.
I have additional information of a genealogical nature concerning the family buried in this cemetery accumulated through corresponding with relatives of these people. I'm also the unofficial "tour guide" when relatives have stopped by over the years looking for the cemetery. As you can see I added a couple of names. I also corrected the spelling of Hellen Wheaton - this is how it is spelled on her stone. I listed Chloe Milk under the surname Milk because she was married at the time of her death. Hope this information is helpful, Shirley (Duckett) Vella
{I have corresponded with Shirley)

Birth	1773
Marriage	15 Feb 1798	Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts - Mary "Polly" Arnold
Death	2 Apr 1848	Fleming, Cayuga County, New York

Spouse	Mary "Polly" Arnold (1777 - 1858)
Child	Pamelia Comstock (1798 - 1870)
Child	Chloe Comstock (1804 - 1840)
Child	Daniel Comstock (1806 - 1843)
Child	Mary A. Comstock (1809 - 1832)
Child	Sarah Comstock (1815 - 1892)

Father	DANIEL COMSTOCK (1745 - 1814)
Mother	PATIENCE JENCKES (1750 - )
Sibling	WILLIAM COMSTOCK (1770 - 1818)
Sibling	Jenckes Comstock ( - )
Sibling	Chloe Comstock (1777 - 1804)
Sibling	Cynthia Comstock ( - 1834)
Sibling	Abigail Comstock ( - )