John Smith, II

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SAMUEL2 COMSTOCK (William1) born about 1628; died about 1660; married Anne (Tucker?). Anne was living Feb. 10, 1667. She married (2nd) John Smith, [son of John] the mason. ………Samuel Comstock bought of John Smith his house and lot in Providence, R. I., March 1, 1654. The Town Council of Providence took action about the estate of Samuel Comstock and John Smith, deceased, on March 9, 1660. On May 4, 1661, Anne Smith of Providence, widow of John Smith, formerly wife of Samuel Comstock, deceased, sold to Roger Mowry the house and home share of her husband, Samuel Comstock. It comprised four acres in a row of houses in the north part of Providence.

Whether Anne was a Tucker or not (and I find no Tucker families in Providence at this time) isn't the only problem. The statement that she married (2nd) John Smith, the mason, is absolutely not possible. She did marry a John Smith, but not John Smith who was a mason, or bricklayer, by trade. I also never found the basis for the statement that she was still living in 10 Feb 1667. This date is about the time there was discussion during the town meetings regarding the age of her son Daniel Comstock - these records state that he was the son of Anne Comstock but he was not then living with her, nor do they state if she was living or where she might have been.

Although the old references state that Anne Comstock, widow, married John Smith the mason, I believe she married his son John Smith, instead. This younger John had also had a previous marriage when he married Anne and he had a daughter named Margaret, probably from this first marriage.

There was a child, John Smith, that resulted from the marriage of John Smith and Anne Comstock and did not create records until some years later. Both families had at least three successive generations of John Smiths.