Palthiah Comstock

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Palthiah Comstock (Elderkin)

Also Known As: "Palthiah Elderkin", "Paltiah Elderkin", "Pelatiah Elderkin"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Death: February 21, 1713 (77-78)
Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Place of Burial: Unknown
Immediate Family:

Daughter of John Elderkin, III and Abigail Elderkin
Wife of Daniel Comstock, Sr.
Mother of Daniel Comstock; Hannah Comstock; Mary Youngs; Anna Billings; Zipporah Comstock and 16 others
Sister of Hannah Hendee; John Elderkin, IV; Abigail Betts; Bashua Elderkin; Daughter Elderkin and 1 other
Half sister of Anne Bliss; Sgt. John Elderkin, V; Bathsheena Elderkin and Joseph Elderkin

Occupation: married 1653 in Lynn, MA
Managed by: Private User
Last Updated:

About Palthiah Comstock

Paltiah Elderkin Comstock

  • BIRTH 1635 New London County, Connecticut, USA
  • DEATH 21 Feb 1713 (aged 77–78) New London County, Connecticut, USA
  • BURIAL Burial Details Unknown
  • MEMORIAL ID 32468588

Paltiah arrived in Connecticut in 1637, with her parents, John & Abigail Elderkin. She married Daniel Comstock in Norwich, New London, Connecticut in 1653. Daniel died in 1683 at age 53. Palthiah died in 1713 at age 78. Her husband, Daniel Comstock was born in 1629/30 in London, England. In 1631/32 he traveled to America as an infant with his father and two brothers, John and Samuel, age about 4 and 8.

Notes

Ancestry contributor RMW says Patriah was Born and Died in Norwich, New London, Connecticut. This could not be true if she was born in 1635 and immigrated in 1637.

Gravesite Details
Hempstead's Diary, page 32, reads "Old Goodee Comstock died Feb 21, 1713."

Parents
John Elderkin 1612–1687
Abigail Perkin Kingsland Elderkin 1616–1660

Spouse
Daniel Comstock 1630–1683 m. 1653

Siblings
Hannah Elderkin Handy 1634–1732

Half Siblings
Anne Elderkin Bliss 1661–1748

Children 14x in 24yrs most born in New London, CT
Mary Comstock 1655-? m. Samuel Young
Sarah Comstock 1657-?
Zipporah Comstock1663-?
Elizabeth Comstock 1665-?
Abigail Comstock 1666-?
Bethia Comstock Stebbins 1667–1713
Elizabeth Comstock Strickland 1659–1734
Hope Comstock Hallock 1660–1733
Anna Comstock Billings 1661–1727 m. Ebenezer Billings
Daniel Comstock 1671–4/24/1746 m. Elizabeth Prentiss
Rebecca Comstock 1671-? m. Daniel Stebbins
Kingsland Comstock1673-? m. Mary Atweel
Samuel Comstock 1673–1757 m. Sarah Douglas
Patience Comstock 1675-?

References

[1] Ancestry.com

[2] http://ntgen.tripod.com/bw/comst_index.html

[3] http://www.gurganus.org/ourfamily/browse.cfm?pid=204508

[4] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32468588/paltiah-comstock

[5] http://home.earthlink.net/~geneals/comstock.htm

Additional Data

Paltiah (Pelatiah) ELDERKIN (daughter of John ELDERKIN and Abigail KINGSLAND)743 was born date unknown, and died 21 Feb 1712/13 in New London, New London Co., Connecticutt743. She married Daniel COMSTOCK on Abt. 1653 in Norwich Settllement, Connecticutt Colony743, 744, 745, son of William COMSTOCK and Elizabeth DANIEL.

Paltiah Elderkin Sex: F Birth: 1635 in Contentment Settlement, Massachusetts Bay Colony Death: 21 FEB 1712/13 in Oxsboro, New London Village (New London) Connecticut Colony Burial: Comstock Cemetery on the Comstock Farm in Oxsboro, Connecticut

Paltiah Elderkin was the daughter of John and Abigail (Kingsland) Elderkin.

"A History and Genealogy of the Comstock Family in America" by John Adams Comstock; p. 3; The Commonwealth Press Inc; Los Angeles, California; 1949 (929.2 C739CO) 1696, October 9: Samuel Young and Thomas Halliox gave an order, to their mother, Paltiah Comstock, "to pay our patrimony due us, to our brother, Peter Strickland."

"A History and Genealogy of the Comstock Family in America" by John Adams Comstock; p. 3; The Commonwealth Press Inc; Los Angeles, California; 1949 (929.2 C739CO) 1713: Paltiah, widow of Daniel Comstock died.
"New England Marriages Prior to 1700" compiled by Clarence Almon Torrey; p. 175; The Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc.; Baltimore, Maryland; 1985 (974.0 NEa/Marriage SCGS) 1713, February 21
Hempstead's Diary; p. 32, "Old Goodee Comstock died." This probably refers to Paltiah (Elderkin) Comstock (

"Effie Belle Randall of Bath, Ohio: Her Ancestors and Descendants" by Theodore N. Woods; p. 47; published by T. N. Woods; Phoenix, Arizona; 1991 (CS71.R19 1991 LofC)

Father: John Elderkin , Immigrant Ancestor b: 1615 in Village of Fen West, Sillesby Parish (Lincolnshire) England Mother: Abigail (a) Kingsland b: 1616 More About Paltiah (Pelatiah) ELDERKIN and Daniel COMSTOCK: Marriage: Abt. 1653, Norwich Settllement, Connecticutt Colony.746, 747, 748 Children of Paltiah (Pelatiah) ELDERKIN and Daniel COMSTOCK are:

GEDCOM Source

Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=28047488&pid...

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Palthiah Comstock's Timeline

1635
1635
Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
1653
April 9, 1653
New London, Connecticut Colony
1654
1654
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
1655
1655
1656
1656
Providence, Rhode Island Colony
1658
1658
1661
April 9, 1661
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
1664
1664
Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA
1664