Individual Details
James Comstock
(28 Jun 1712 - 6 Sep 1781)
"James Comstock, (1712-81), served in the defense of Fort Griswold, where he was killed."
DAR database states he served under Lt. Col. William Ledyard from Connecticut and died in the Battle of Groton Heights.
" ** Comstock, widow of James, of New London, a woman about sixty years old, and no estate; he always repaired to the fort in every alarm."
Events
| Birth | 28 Jun 1712 | New London, New London County, Connecticut |  | ||
| Marriage | 17 Apr 1738 | Hannah Allen | | ||
| Military | 1781 | Lt. Col Wm. Ledyard's Militia, Revolutionary War | | ||
| Death | 6 Sep 1781 | Fort Griswold, New London County, Connecticut | |
Families
| Spouse | Hannah Allen (1712 - ) |
| Child | Jason Comstock (1739 - ) |
| Child | William Comstock (1741 - ) |
| Child | Sarah Comstock (1743 - 1811) |
| Child | James Comstock (1745 - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Comstock ( - ) |
| Child | James Comstock (1750 - 1842) |
| Child | Simeon Comstock (1756 - ) |
| Father | Daniel Comstock (1653 - 1746) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Prentice (1675 - 1770) |
| Sibling | Peter Comstock (1702 - 1742) |
| Sibling | Daniel Comstock (1703 - ) |
| Sibling | Johnathan Comstock (1705 - ) |
| Sibling | Thomas Comstock (1710 - 1738) |
| Sibling | Jonathan Comstock (1714 - 1756) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Comstock (1717 - ) |
Endnotes
1. 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.12.
2. Lorraine Cook White, compiler, The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records, Vol. 1-55 (Baltimore, MD: Genelogical Publishing Co, 1994-2002). Online at Ancestry.com by subscription., New London Vital Records.
3. National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books, 152 vols. [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1998-. Original data from: National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. .
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.12.
5. National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books, 152 vols. [database on-line] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 1998-. Original data from: National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution. .
6. Charles Allyn, The Battle of Groton Heights, A Collection of Narratives, Official Reports, Records, Etc. of the Storming of Fort Griswold ... and the Burning of New London By......Brig.Gen. Benedict Arnold on the 6th of September 1781. (New London, CT: Charles Allyn, 1882), p.134 & p.266.