Adam Comstock
Adam Comstock (January 18, 1740 – April 10, 1819) was an officer in the American Revolution, and a politician from New York.
Comstock was born on January 18, 1740, in Smithfield, Rhode Island. On April 10, 1763, he married Margaret MacGregor (September 8, 1745 – March 3, 1807) in Cranston, Rhode Island. They had ten children.
Adam Comstock enlisted in 1776 as a Major in Christopher Greene's Rhode Island Regiment and was later promoted to lieutenant colonel . At the Battle of Red Bank in New Jersey, he assumed command when the commanding officer was wounded and won the battle. He also served with Washington's army at Valley Forge.[1]
After the Revolution Comstock moved with his family in 1786 to
Adam Comstock died on April 10, 1819, in South Corinth, New York[1] and is buried in the Comstock Cemetery there.
References
- ^ a b Haden, Kay. "Some Descendants of William Comstock". Rootsweb. Retrieved June 6, 2016.
- ^ Dunn, Violet B. (1974). Saratoga County Heritage. Saratoga County.
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