Moses Comstock
Moses Comstock | |
|---|---|
| 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 | January 18, 1789 New Canaan, Connecticut |
| Spouse | Elizabeth St. John (m. June 30, 1748) |
| Residence(s) | Norwalk, Connecticut |
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.
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.