Individual Details
William Comstock
(Abt 1720 - 1787)
William was on a list of freeman, West Greenwich, 1747.
Will of William Comstock, age 71 years. West Greenwich. Dated 12 Jan 1787, proved 26 Feb 1787. Wife Anna. Sons Thomas, John, Ishmael, & David. Daughters Deliverance Matteson, Anna Arnold, Sarah Olin, Elizabeth Comstock & Lydia Matteson, dec'd. Grandson Aaron Comstock. Grandsons Moses, Israel & William Matteson all under 21, sons of Lydia, dec'd.
Land was given to son Thomas and daughters Deliverance Matteson, Anna Arnold, and Sarah Olin - 70-80 acres provded that Deliverance gave her daughter Esther Arnold $40.
Son John to have 60 acres.
Half of house to John and Elizabeth.
Daughter Elizabeth & grandson Aaron to have remainder of homestead farm
Sons Ismael & David $1 each
Grandsons, Moses, Israel & William Matteson, sons of deceased dau Lydia to have $1 each.
Loving wife Ann, remainder of personal estate; She was executrix.
East & West Greenwich RI Marriages taken from Probate, Grave & Death Records:
Thomas married Martha Matteson, dau of Ebenezer on 20 Nov 1763
Deliverance married Job Matteson, son of John Matteson, on 1 May 1768
Sarah married Henry Olin Jr on 9 Dec 1770.
Lydia married Warren Matteson, son of Jonathan Jr. on 10 Dec 1775
Ismael married Rachel Comstock, daughter of Jonathan & Susannah on 12 Dec 1776
Anna married Elisha Arnold, son of Elisha, on 21 Dec 1777.
David married Rebeca Briggs, daughter of Nathan on 25 Jan/Jun 1778.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1720 |  | |||
| Marriage | 12 Feb 1740 | East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island - Ann Spink | | ||
| Death | 1787 | |
Families
| Spouse | Ann Spink (1717 - 1792) |
| Child | Thomas Comstock (1741 - ) |
| Child | Mercy Comstock (1743 - ) |
| Child | Deliverance Comstock (1744 - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Comstock (1746 - ) |
| Child | Anna Comstock (1748 - ) |
| Child | Sarah Comstock (1749 - ) |
| Child | Ishmael Comstock (1750 - 1820) |
| Child | Lydia Comstock (1752 - 1787) |
| Child | David Comstock (1754 - 1855) |
| Child | John Comstock (1756 - 1790) |
| Child | Susannah Comstock (1758 - ) |
| Child | Gideon Comstock (1760 - ) |
| Father | Thomas Comstock (1684 - 1761) |
| Mother | Mercy Jenckes ( - ) |
| Sibling | Job Comstock (1713 - 1811) |
| Sibling | Thomas Comstock ( - ) |
| Sibling | Patience Comstock ( - ) |
| Sibling | Susannah Comstock (1720 - 1806) |
| Sibling | Esther Comstock ( - 1808) |
| Sibling | Sarah Comstock ( - 1761) |
| Sibling | Lydia Comstock ( - 1761) |
Endnotes
1. 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 30.
2. 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 30 Thomas4 Comstock.
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 84.