Moses Comstock
Moses Comstock (1714 – January 18, 1789) was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk in 1777.
Moses Comstock | |
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Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from Norwalk | |
In office 1777–1778[1] | |
Preceded by | Thomas Fitch, V, Thaddeus Betts |
Succeeded by | Clapp Raymond, Stephen St. John |
Personal details | |
Born | 1714 Norwalk, Connecticut |
Died | New Canaan, Connecticut | January 18, 1789
Spouse | Elizabeth St. John (m. June 30, 1748) |
Residence(s) | Norwalk, Connecticut |
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.
References
- Connecticut. General Assembly (1881). 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. Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
- "Ancient Norwalk - Town Meeting notes". haygenealogy.com. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
- Hall, E. (1847). The Ancient Historical Records of Norwalk, Connecticut: With a Plan of the Ancient Settlement, and of the Town in 1847. J. Mallory & Company. p. 133. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
- "The Hour - Google News Archive Search | Onesimus Brown". Retrieved 2015-06-25.
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