Individual Details
Jeremiah Comstock
(1729 - 1791)
Smithfield Vital Records, Vol 1; page 65
25 Oct 1747
Jeremiah COMSTOCK
Phebe ARNOLD
by David Comstock, Justice of Peace
recorded 14 Nov 1750
Jeremiah Comstock was liable for highways in Smithfield, 1748.
8 Oct 1751. Jeremiah Comstock and wife Phebe of Smithfield deeded 150 acres to John Harris.
Jeremiah was listed as a freeeman from Smithfield in 1751 and 1752.
He was admitted to vote in Gloucester, RI, 30 Apr 1754. He is on a list of freemen there in that year.
1774 Census. Jeremiah Comstock in Cloucester, 2 males above age 16, 2 females.
28 Oct 1778. Jeremiah Comstock of Gloucester deeded one acre to John White.
4 Oct 1787. Jeremiah Comstock of Danby VT, deeded Esek Comstock of Gloucester a farm of 40 acres, where Esek now lives.
Will was probated Feb. 1792.
Jeremiah's widow, married (2nd) Hilliard.
26 Jan 1795. Phebe Hilliard of Danby, Rutland Co VT, made her son David Comstock of the same place her attorney to what was due from the estate of her father Joseph Arnold, and her mother Patience Arnold, of Smithfield.
Events
| Birth | 1729 | ||||
| Marriage | 25 Oct 1747 | Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island - Phebe Arnold |  | ||
| Death | 1791 | Danby, Rutland County, Vermont | |
Families
| Spouse | Phebe Arnold (1729 - ) |
| Child | Esek Comstock (1751 - ) |
| Child | David Comstock (1757 - 1846) |
| Child | Levina Comstock ( - ) |
| Child | Europa Comstock ( - ) |
| Father | John Comstock (1693 - 1749) |
| Mother | Esther Jenckes (1695 - ) |
| Sibling | Samuel Comstock (1715 - 1755) |
| Sibling | John Comstock (1716 - 1813) |
| Sibling | Joseph Comstock ( - 1800) |
| Sibling | Jonathan Comstock ( - 1800) |
| Sibling | Esther Comstock (1727 - 1785) |
| Sibling | James Comstock (1733 - 1791) |
| Sibling | Dr. Ichabod Comstock (1734 - 1800) |
| Sibling | Nathan Comstock (1735 - 1816) |
Endnotes
1. Frank J. Doherty, The Settlers of the Beekman Patent. Dutchess County, New York An Historical and Genealogical Study of all the 18th Century Settlers in the Patent. [Have copies in my files. This book thoroughly documented and sourced.] (Pleasant Valley, NY 12569 c1993), "The Arnold Family" p.218-219.
2. James N. Arnold, Vital Records of Rhode Island 1636-1850.. Birth, Marriages & Deaths (3 Volumes) (Narragansett Historical Publishing Co c1892), Vol 3 Smithfield - Marriages p.27.
3. Rootsweb or USGenWeb Online Sources
4. John Adams Comstock of Del Mar, California, A History and Genealogy of the Comstock Family in America, (Los Angeles, CA: The Commonwealth Press, Inc., 1949), Family 32 "John Comstock" 4.