Martha Comstock

Biography

Martha was born about 1714 & passed away in 1794. [1] DEATH: A History and Genealogy of the Comstock Family in America by John Adams Comstock Del Mar, California Privately printed for the author by The Commonwealth Press Inc. 1949 Page 13 Will of Martha Comstock of May 30, 1784, proved May 14, 1794, in Smithfield, Rhode Island,[2] mentions she is a seamstress and makes bequests to grandson Laban, son of Joseph Comstock, deceased; to grandson Anthony, son of Anthony, deceased; to three children of son Ezekiel, viz.: Henry, Waite, and Hannah; to daughter Anne, wife of Joseph Comstock, and three children of daughter Martha Staples, deceased, viz.: Sylvania Whipple, wife of Asa; Martha Randall, wife of Eleazar; and Diana Staples. Her date of death is mentioned in the heading of her inventory which was taken on 9 May 1794.[2]

BIOGRAPHY: Martha Balcom in the North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Name:Martha Balcom Gender:Female Age:79 Birth Date:21 May 1714 First Marriage Date:10 Aug 1730 Death Date:6 May 1794 Father:Joseph Balcom Mother:Phebe Spouse:Hazadiah Comstock Child: Anne Comstock Ezekiel Comstock Phebe Comstock Rufus Comstock Martha Comstock Source Citation: Book Title: A Comstock Genealogy : descendants of William Comstock of New London, Connecticut : who died after Source Information: Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.

MARRIAGE: Martha Balcom in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Name:Martha Balcom Gender:Female Birth Year:1714 Spouse Name:Hassadiah Comstock SpouseBirth Place:RI Spouse Birth Year:1682 MarriageYear:1730 Marriage State:RI Number Pages:1 Source Citation: Source number: 2076.001; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1 Source Information: Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.

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Martha (Balcom) Comstock (abt. 1714 - abt. 1794)

Martha Comstock formerly Balcom

Born about 21 May 1714 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island

Daughter of Joseph Balcom and Phoebe (Menden) Balcom

Sister of Deborah Balcom, Phebe (Balcom) Comstock, Sarah (Balcom) Thayer, Joseph Balcom, Mary Balcom, Samuel Balcom and Elijah Elias Balcom

Wife of Hazadiah Comstock — married 10 Aug 1730 [location unknown]

Mother of Anne Comstock, Ezekiel Comstock, Phebe Comstock, Rufus Comstock and Martha (Comstock) Staples

Died about 6 May 1794 in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Sources

↑ Family 4. Some Descendants of Samuel Comstock of Providence, R.I., who Died about 1660, edited by Cyrus Ballou Comstock, p 7. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9079/images/007649...). Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932 [database on-line] image 256-258 Inventory & Probate Record, Wills, 1769-1797, page 439-443. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F458-QQ8 : 10 February 2018), Martha Bolcom, 1714; citing Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, 51; FHL microfilm 855,377.
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-MJW1 : 3 November 2017), Martha Bolcom, 1714; citing Birth, Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 855,377.
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDN-MLY : 10 February 2018), Martha Bolcom, 1714; citing Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 855,377.
"Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8K5-RXC : 11 February 2018), Hazadiah Comstock and Martha Balcom, 10 Aug 1730; citing Providence,Providence,Rhode Island, reference ; FHL microfilm 914,406.
Comstock, Cyrus B., 1907. A Comstock Genealogy: Descendants of William Comstock of New London, Conn., who died after 1662. The Knickerbocker Press, New York, NY. pages 11, 19-20
Acknowledgements

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