PIONEER DANIEL COMSTOCK FAMILY

1. DANIEL COMSTOCK was born in Warren, CT 10 May 1763 and moved with his brother, ABEL COMSTOCK, to Ft Ann, NY about 1790. Both men had earmarks in Washington Co. NY about that time. Daniel removed from Washington County to Adams in Jefferson Co. about 1802. Daniel left Adams about 1808 and removed to Cooperstown, NY where his youngest son, Salmon, was born. Daniel's last recorded move was to Ontario, Canada. It is claimed that one of Daniel's sons, Noah, was the father of HENRY T. COMSTOCK, A/K/A "PANCAKE", for whom the Comstock Lode was named.

It is rumored that Daniel fathered 17 children. Named children are: LEFFY, MARY bc 1789, NOAH bc 1790 in Warren, CT (father of "Pancake") and was in the hotel and lumber business, DANIEL SOLOMON b 19 Sept 1802 in Adams, NY, JULIA b 11 Apr 1803 d 13 July 1872, GEORGE W. b 2 Mar 1804 in Adams, NY and d 14 Sept 1848 and married THEDA GRAHAM (1804-1872) daughter of LEMUEL GRAHAM, JOHN STODDARD, b probable Watertown, NY who m SARAH GOULD, b 1800 d 1891. (John and Sarah are buried in Robin's Hill, Middlesex Co, Canada and his stone with b/d dates destroyed), MEHITABEL, ROXY and SALMON b 11 Apr1808 Cooperstown, NY d 11 Mar 1863. He married 3 times. He married (1) MEHITABEL MILES, (2) widow CATHERINE (RIPSON) ROUSE, and (3) ROXY ARMSTRONG

Known children: COMSTOCK

    2    i    LEFFY COMSTOCK

     3   ii    MARY COMSTOCK, bc 1789

     4  iii    NOAH COMSTOCK bc 1790

     5   iv    DANIEL SOLOMON b 19 Sep 1802 in Adams, NY

    6    v   JULIA COMSTOCKb 11 Apr 1803, d 13 July 1872 

     7   vi    GEORGE W. COMSTOCK b 2 Mar 1804, d 14 Sep 1848 m THEDA GRAHAM b1804, d 1872 daughter of LEMUEL GRAHAM

     8  vii    JOHN STODDARD COMSTOCK b probably Watertown, NY m SARAH GOULD b 1800, d 1891. JOHN and SARAH are buried in Robin's Hill, Middlesex Co., Canada. His stone with birth and death dates has been destroyed

     9   viii    MEHITABEL COMSTOCK

     10   ix    ROXY COMSTOCK

     11    x    SALMON COMSTOCK b 11 Apr1808 Cooperstown, NY d 11 Mar 1863.

5. DANIEL S. COMSTOCK, son of pioneer DANIEL, was b 19 Sept 1802 in Adams, NY and d 12 July 1869 at 66 yrs 10 mos. in Dane Co, WI, buried in Forest Hills Cemetery. DANIEL was a prominent farmer in Dane County WI after his arrival from Murray Township, Ontario, Canada. Daniel died without a will in Dane County Wisconsin and a major court case ensued about the administration conducted by his son, George W. Widow, ANNA mentioned that some children were in Canada and some were deceased.

He married at Wooler, Ontario Jan. 1825 ANNA M. WESSELS, b 22 June 1805 Prince Edward Co., Ontario, Canada and d 22 Jan, 1895 at 90; daughter of NICHOLAS WESSELS and ANNA RYCKMAN.

ANNA is buried with Daniel S. in the Forest Hills Cemetery. Daniel was a prominent farmer in Dane County WI after his arrival from Murray Township, Ontario, Canada.

Children, COMSTOCK:

     12   xi    SAMANTHA COMSTOCK b 22 Dec 1825, d Wooler-Cold Creek, Ontario CA 14 June 1907, m 22 Dec 1842 to WARREN SCOTT

     13   xii JOSEPH M. COMSTOCK b 16 Sept 1828 in Canada d 25 Mar 1905 Dane Co, WI m 4 July 1848 ALMEDA SCOTT 

       14   xiii    MATILDA COMSTOCK b 1843 d 1908 Minnesota m 19 Mar 1862 GEORGE WAIT

     15   xiv    ROXA COMSTOCK b 1843, d 1881 m 13 Oct 1860 BENJAMIN WALDON (Note: Matilda and Roxa were twins)

     16   xv   CALVIN C. COMSTOCK m ELECTA GIFFORD 8 Nov 1857, daughter of E. P. and SARAH GIFFORD

     17   xvi    ELMIRA COMSTOCK b 1846 d 31 Oct 1828 Dane Co, WI m THOMAS POLK

     18   xvii    GEORGE W. COMSTOCK b Canada d 25 June 1893 at 52 y 7 mo, m 11 Oct 1863 MARY A. JENKINS b Maine, d 4 July 1929

     19   xviii    SOLOMON COMSTOCK b 19 July 1831 d 15 Mar 1854 at 22 yrs 8 mos.

     20   xix    ELGIN COMSTOCK d 6 June 1875 at 25 yrs 7 mo, married 7 Sept 1873 LOUISA STRASBURG, daughter of WILLIAM AND CATHERINE (BECK) STRASBURG

     21   xx    MARGARET d 22 Nov 1868 @ 37 yrs 11 mos 15 days, wife of WILLIAM N. WALDRON

Sources: Tombstone, cemetery, vital records and court records, Dane Co, WI and Canada Jefferson Co biographical - the early years Records of Washington County, NY and Warren CT including vital records

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