Alfred Comins Family

Jefferson County, NY Pioneers

PIONEER COMINS FAMILY

1. ALFRED COMINS, (son of JAMES and (---) COMINS, Jr) was born 3 Jul 1781 in Putney VT. As early as 1800, Alfred Comins owned land in the Town of Rutland, Jefferson County. Later he bought land in Brownville, and in 1820 at the first town meeting of the Town of Pamelia, formed from Brownville, he was elected Commissioner of Highways. In 1831 with his second wife he bought land in the Town of LeRay. He died 7 Nov 1851 at the age of 71 years wand was buried in Sanford's Corners Cemetery in Calcium, Town of LeRay.

He married (1) 17 Apr 1803
LYDIA WHITE, (daughter of ELISHA and SARAH (CARTER) WHITE) who died 28 Sep 1828 aged 47, and was buried at Sanford's Corners.

Children, COMINS:

2 i a daughter COMINS

3 ii FRANKLIN COMINS

4 iii GUY COMINS

5 iv a daughter COMINS

He married (2) 7 Jul 1829
RHODA SPENCER, (daughter of JEREMIAH and LYDIA (FARNSWORTH) SPENCER) who was born 13 Jan 1797 at Granville, Washington County NY. She died 25 Nov 1880 aged 83 in Black River and was buried at Sanford's Corners.

Children, COMINS:

6 v ALFRED COMINS d.y.

7 vi ORVILLE COMINS married JANE ANN THURSTIN

8 vii LYDIA A. COMINS married MATTHEW PARKINSON

9 viii HEWLET COMINS

10 ix HARVEY/HENRY COMINS married CYNTHIA WELLER

11 x CHLOE R. COMINS married

12 xi ALFRED (HINES)

7. ORVILLE COMINS, (son of ALFRED and LYDIA (SPENCER) COMINS) was born 20 Jan 1830 at Five Corners, near Black River, Town of LeRay, Jefferson County. He died 15 Jan 1899 at Black River and was buried in the Village Cemetery there.

He married 14 Oct 1858
JANE ANN THURSTIN, (daughter of PHILANDER and JANE (CLEVELAND) THURSTIN) who was born in the Town of Hounsfield, Jefferson County. She died 17 Jan 1894 and was buried with her husband in the Village Cemetery, Black River.

Children, all but MARIA born in Black River, COMINS:

13 i MARTHA COMINS married GEORGE MARSHALL ALLEN

14 ii MARY COMINS married (1) JOHN SCHUYLER; (2) WILLIAM H. RANDALL

15 iii HATTIE COMINS d.y.

16 iv JENNIE COMINS d.y.

17 v ALFRED T. COMINS

18 vi JEANNETTE (Nettie) COMINS married JOSIAH RANDOLPH BENNETT

19 vii MARIA COMINS married GEORGE JOSEPH FINNEY

20 viii VERNON SPENCER COMINS married GRACE RUTH PAUL

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