David COMSTOCK

Family/Spouse: Rebekah GRUMMAN. Rebekah was born in 1727; died on 3 Jan 1812 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Samuel married Sarah HANFORD on 27 Dec 1705 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Sarah (daughter of Rev Thomas HANFORD and Mary MILES) was born in May 1678. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Christopher married Hannah PLATT on 06 Oct 1663 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Hannah (daughter of Deacon Richard PLATT and Mary WOOD) was born on 1 Oct 1643 in Milford, Fairfield County, Connecticut; died after 1713 in Milford, Fairfield County, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Baptism: 01 Oct 1643

Notes:

"History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfeld": Colonial grant of 200 acres, Oct. 1674.
His mother, Eglin, was sister of Timothy Hatherly, the founder of Scituate, and came over in 1634, ae. 46, with her daus. Lettice (who m. 8 apr. 1635, Edward Foster) and Margaret (who m. 1636, Isaac Robinson). Thomas appears to have come later, perhaps after completing his education, and was in Scituate by 1643; taught school in Roxbury, Mass., freeman of Mass., 1650, and soon after settled in Norwalk.

Thomas married Mary MILES on 22 Oct 1661 in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Daughter of Richard Miles of New Haven, Connecticut

Notes:

Name:
William Comstock arrived in the Massachusetts Colony about 1635, with his wife (2) Elizabeth Daniel, and four or five of his children. Shortly thereafter, he moved to Wethersfield CT.

He was one of 26 men from Wethersfield in the expedition commanded by Capt. John Mason that captured the Pequot fort at Mystic CT.

About 1650, he moved his family to New London, where he had received a grant of land in 1647. He worked with John Winthrop to establish a corn mill, and in 1651 he "wrought on the mill dam". This mill is still in existence.

In 1662, "Olde Goodman Comstock" was elected Sextant, "to order youth in the meeting house, sweep the meeting house and beat out dogs," at 40 shillings per year, to dig all graves, and have 4s for an adult grave, and 2s for children.

The date of his death is unknown, but the history of New London states that he lived to an old age, on Post Hill near the north corner of Williams and Vauxhall streets.

The Comstocks had six children; John b.1624, Samuel b.1628, Daniel b. 1630, Elizabeth b.1633, Christopher b. 1635.

Source: Find A Grave
Created by: Robert Fickies

William married Elizabeth DANIELEngland. Elizabeth was born on 08 Jan 1607/8 in Culmstock, Devonshire, England; died after 1665 in New London, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Fact: Buried in his orchard lot #38 W Main & Cherry, Milfordm CT

Notes:

"History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield": Platt, Richard - Among the early settlers of New Haven, he was listed in 1641 with a family of four persons and a good estate. Removed to Milford in 1639 with the founders of that town; chosen a deacon of Milford Church, 1669...
Will 4 Aug 1683; son John and four Bibles for his children; son Isaac and three Bibles for his children; son epenetus and three Bibles for his children; son-in-law Christopher Comstock and his wife, and three Bibles for their children; Samuel Beach, referring to what he had already given him; Hannah and Deborah Merwin, two Bibles; aid for eduction of Elder Buckingham's son, and for education of the son of Epenetus; son Josiah and five Bibles for his children; tow Bibles for Josiah Whitmore and his sister; son Joseph and two Bibles for his children. Inv. 13 Feb. 1684.

Name:
Richard, son of George and Mary Platt, was baptised 6 May 1604 at Ware, Hertford, England. He married 26 January 1628/29 in Roydon, Essex, England Mary Wood daughter of John and Jane Wood.

Richard, Mary and children Mary, John, Isaac, Samuel and Sarah came to New England in 1638. They first settled at New Haven, CT and by 1640 had removed to lot #38 West Main and Cherry Street in Milford. Milford is where the rest of Richard and Mary's children were born--Epenetus, Josiah, Hannah and Joseph.

Richard was a tailor and joined the Milford church on 19 January 1639/40. He made his will 24 January 1683/84 at Milford and the inventory of his estate is dated 13 February 1684/85.

The picture of the memorial stone placed on the Founder's Bridge over the Wepawaug River in Milford shows Richard's name along with that of his wife. The Platt stone on the Milford Memorial Bridge reads:
"DEACON RICHARD PLATT
Obit 1684
MARY His Wife."

Richard was buried in his Orchard in Milford, CT.

Richard married Mary WOOD. Mary was born in 1605 in Harwich, England; died in 1675 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Founders Cemetery Memorial Site, Milford, New Haven Co., Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name:
The daughter of John & Jane Wood of Roydon, Co. Essex, England. She was baptized on November 10th or 11th in Roydon, Co. Essex, England. Richard Platt and Mary Wood were married on 26 January 1628/1629 in Roydon. On 25 April 1638, Richard & Mary sold their property in Ware (which is four miles southeast of Roydon) in England, and prepared to sail to New England.

The family was first at New Haven and by 1640 were in Milford (lot #38 West Main and Cherry Street). Mary joined the Milford church on 29 January 1639/40 the same year as her husband.

Mary precedeased her husband, and the exact date of her death is unknown, but Milford Church records show that she was buried on March 24, 1675/1676. She is NOT buried a the Founders Memorial Site. Most all of the early settlers were buried in Rev. Peter Prudden's garden until around 1675, and after that they were buried in an extension of his garden which is presently the oldest part of the Milford Cemetery.

The picture of the memorial stone placed on the Founder's Bridge over the Wepawaug River in Milford, CT shows Mary's name along with that of her husband.

Theophilis married Egglin HATHERLY. Egglin was born in 1589. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name:
Eglin Hanford, widow, aged forty-six, and her two daughters Margaret, sixteen years, and Elizabeth, fourteen years, embarked, April 10, 1635, on the "Planter", Mr. Trarice, master, bound for New England.