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...

389. William Comstock . Born ca Jul 1595 in Culmstock, Devonshire.William was baptized in Colmstock, Devonshire, on 4 Jul 1595.William died ca 1683 in New London, CT. William died in his home on Post Hill.He served in the military as a soldier in the Pequot War.From "A History and Genealogy of the Comstock Family in America" by John Adams Comstock:"About 1635, or shortly there after, there came from England to the Massachusetts settlements one William Comstock. From whence he sailed. And on...