Individual Details
John Russell Comstock
(15 Apr 1807 - 26 Jul 1889)
John was an orchardist and established a large nursery on property owned by his father. He had orchards of apples, pears, peaches, as well as vineyards and planting of berries, currants, and flowers. He had pink and white magnolias and rhododendrons. He called his home "Floral Hill"; it was built in the shape of an octagon. The builder also constructed a chain of four ponds with a windmill to provide water for the nurseries.
Will proved Aug 22 1889 left all of property to wife Minerva, and at her death to niece Anna Mary S. Sutton.
1880 Census. Washington Twp, Dutchess Co, NY
John R. Comstock, age 73, Orchardist, born NY, parents b. NY
Minerva, age 73, b. NY, parents b. NY
Adina Gridley, age 20, niece, b. NY, parents b. NY
Events
| Birth | 15 Apr 1807 | New York |  | ||
| Marriage | 5 Jan 1845 | Minerva Ingraham | | ||
| Death | 26 Jul 1889 | |
Families
| Spouse | Minerva Ingraham (1807 - ) |
| Father | Matthew Comstock (1767 - 1831) |
| Mother | Ruth Russell ( - 1853) |
| Sibling | Thomas Comstock (1794 - 1813) |
| Sibling | Job Scott Comstock (1796 - 1830) |
| Sibling | Edith Comstock (1798 - 1816) |
| Sibling | Russell Comstock (1800 - ) |
| Sibling | William Comstock (1803 - 1816) |
| Sibling | Phebe Anna Comstock (1805 - 1870) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth R. Comstock (1809 - ) |
| Sibling | Charles Comstock (1811 - 1818) |
| Sibling | Ebenezer Comstock (1815 - ) |
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 212 Matthew6 Comstock.
2. Amy Pearce Ver Nooy, "John Russell Comstock and His Octagon" Dutchess County Historical Society Year Book, Vol. 33, 1948. Dutchess County NY (Dutchess County Historical Society), pp.83-86.
3. 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 212 Matthew6 Comstock.
4. Amy Pearce Ver Nooy, "John Russell Comstock and His Octagon" Dutchess County Historical Society Year Book, Vol. 33, 1948. Dutchess County NY (Dutchess County Historical Society), pp.83-86.