I have found new data on the Comstock family of William Comstock who died in New London prior to 1683. The origins of his family in England prior to their arrival in New England between 1636 and 1640 have been elusive. There is no documented proof of his wife's surname despite the many places you find it as Elizabeth "Daniel" or "Daniels". It has never been certain she was his only wife - the reference to her as "now wife" has often been misundestood. In early New England "now wife" meant...

That the wife of William Comstock was named "Elizabeth" is from:"25 Jan 1659. William Comstock of New London deeded 8 acres in New London to Will Houge, carpenter, with consent of wife Elizabeth." [Note: C. B. Comstock quotes the deed as "with the consent of my n ow  wife Elizabeth". Some researchers have interpreted this to mean that William Comstock had more than one wife, but the expression "my now wife" in legal terms at that time in New England only meant the wife, not that there had...