Moses Comstock Explained

Moses Comstock
Office:Member of the
Connecticut House of Representatives
from Norwalk
Term Start:1777
Term End:1778[1]
Predecessor:Thomas Fitch, V,
Thaddeus Betts
Successor:Clapp Raymond,
Stephen St. John
Birth Date:1714
Birth Place:Norwalk, Connecticut
Death Place:New Canaan, Connecticut
Residence:Norwalk, Connecticut
Spouse:Elizabeth St. John (m. June 30, 1748)

Moses Comstock (1714 – January 18, 1789) was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk in 1777.

He was the son of Moses Comstock and Abigail Brinsmade.

In 1777, Eli Reed, Asa Hoyt, John Gregory, Jr., Levi Taylor, Nathan Hubbell, and Moses Comstock were appointed a Committee to find the number of soldiers enlisted in the Continental Army, in Norwalk, and report to the Norwalk town meeting.[2] [3]

His father, also named Moses, was the owner of the last slave in Connecticut, Onesimus Brown.[4]

He died in New Canaan on January 18, 1789.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Roll of State Officers and Members of General Assembly of Connecticut, from 1776 to 1881: With an Appendix Giving the Congressional Delegates, Judges of the Supreme and Superior Courts, and the Date of Incorporation of the Cities, Boroughs, and Towns. Connecticut. General Assembly. 1881. Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company. 2015-06-25.
  2. Web site: Ancient Norwalk - Town Meeting notes . haygenealogy.com. 2015-06-25.
  3. Book: The Ancient Historical Records of Norwalk, Connecticut: With a Plan of the Ancient Settlement, and of the Town in 1847. Hall, E.. 1847. J. Mallory & Company. 133. 2015-06-25.
  4. Web site: The Hour - Google News Archive Search | Onesimus Brown . 2015-06-25.