Individual Details
John Comstock
(26 Mar 1693 - 12 Jan 1749)
Was a blacksmith associated with his wife's family in working brass and iron.
The Comstock book gives no dates of marriage.
Date of John and Esther's marriage is based on birth of oldest child.
The date of marriage to Sarah Dexter assumes all children were born to 1st wife. Her will left bequests only to her own sisters and children of her sisters indicating none of the children were hers.
23 Mar 1717. John's father, Samuel Comstock, deeded 83 acres near Woonsocket Hill to John
The Early Records of the Town of Providence
Vol. IX, p.129 October ye 30th 1728. Taken up by John Comestock two stray hiffers
Vol. IX, p.108 August ye 31st 1741. This Day John Comstock Gave Notis that he had Taken up A stray Meair.
Vol. IX p.68 6 Apr 1723. A highway in Providence neck is laid out "Begining at a Black oake bush; marked standing Close by the Country Roads a Little way Easterly from John Comestocks house."
Smithfield RI, DB 1, p.256-257 10 Jun 1735 John Comstock to Daniel Comstock, 10 acres bordering the Branch river and the land of their brother Ichabod Comstock.
The Comstock book states the following deeds
16 Jan 1736 - John to son Samuel, 30 acres
14 Mar 1744 , John, blacksmith, to his son Joseph, blacksmith
24 Mar 1745, to son Joseph, 17 acres
7 Jul 1757, to son Jeremiah, 150 acres
15 Aug 1749, deed to son John (acres not stated)
16 Aug 1749 to sons John, Jonathan, James, Nathan & Ichabod, 170 acres
John Comstock of Providence was on a list of freemen in 1747 and in 1751. It's likely the first was this John and the second in 1751 was his son of the same name - or both are the younger John.
12 Feb 1750 Administration of John's estate granted to his sons, Samuel and John.
Buried in North Burialground, Providence along with son Samuel and his wife Anne Brown, and two of their sons, Capt Joseph & Capt Jesse Comstock
Events
| Birth | 26 Mar 1693 | Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1714 | Esther Jenckes | | ||
| Marriage | Aft 1735 | Sarah Dexter | | ||
| Death | 12 Jan 1749 | Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island | |
Families
| Spouse | Esther Jenckes (1695 - ) |
| Child | Samuel Comstock (1715 - 1755) |
| Child | John Comstock (1716 - 1813) |
| Child | Joseph Comstock ( - 1800) |
| Child | Jonathan Comstock ( - 1800) |
| Child | Jeremiah Comstock (1729 - 1791) |
| Child | Esther Comstock (1727 - 1785) |
| Child | James Comstock (1733 - 1791) |
| Child | Dr. Ichabod Comstock (1734 - 1800) |
| Child | Nathan Comstock (1735 - 1816) |
| Spouse | Sarah Dexter (1698 - 1773) |
| Father | SAMUEL COMSTOCK (1654 - 1727) |
| Mother | ELIZABETH ARNOLD (1654 - 1747) |
| Sibling | Samuel Comstock Jr. (1679 - 1727) |
| Sibling | Hazadiah Comstock (1682 - 1764) |
| Sibling | Thomas Comstock (1684 - 1761) |
| Sibling | DANIEL COMSTOCK (1686 - 1768) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Comstock (1690 - ) |
| Sibling | Ichabod Comstock (1696 - 1775) |
| Sibling | Job Comstock (1699 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Mary Jane Comstock, Compiler; Comstock-Haggard and Allied Families; (Chicago: Adams Press, 1973).
2. James N. Arnold, Vital Records of Rhode Island 1636-1850.. Birth, Marriages & Deaths (3 Volumes) (Narragansett Historical Publishing Co c1892), Vol.2 Providence - Births p.218.
3. The Early Records of the Town of Providence. 21 Volumes commissioned by the City Council to be collected and printed from the early records of the town. (Snow & Farnham City Printers), Vol. V, p.267-8.
4. Cyrus B. Comstock, Editor, A Comstock Genealogy; Descendants of William Comstock of New London, Conn. who died after 1662. Ten Generations (New York: The Knickerbocker Press, 1907) Now available online at FamilySearch Books https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE529637, p.22.
5. Cyrus B. Comstock, Editor, A Comstock Genealogy; Descendants of William Comstock of New London, Conn. who died after 1662. Ten Generations (New York: The Knickerbocker Press, 1907) Now available online at FamilySearch Books https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE529637, p.22.
6. Cyrus B. Comstock, Editor, A Comstock Genealogy; Descendants of William Comstock of New London, Conn. who died after 1662. Ten Generations (New York: The Knickerbocker Press, 1907) Now available online at FamilySearch Books https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE529637, p.22.
7. Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries Transcription Project. Online database at