Seventh Generation

542. Daniel COMSTOCK²⁸³ was born on 10 April 1793 in Sandisfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. He died on 19 July 1864 at the age of 71 in Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa.

Daniel moved to Scioto County, Ohio, just after his marriage. In 1834, the family moved to Indiana and then two years later moved by ox team to Iowa. He was a member of the first county Court of Muscatine County. In 1839, he moved to Cedar Co, Iowa, where he was one of the first County Commissioners. He helped lay out the town of Tipton. He may have been the Daniel Comstock in the War of 1812, from Davis, NY, 1st Regt; served from 24 Dec 1813 to 1 Mar 1814.

Only two children are listed in the Comstock book. It is thought he had three more sons and two more daughters. The 1850 census shows a son John, a son Daniel, possibly a son David, and a daughter Hannah, accounting for the sons and one more of the daughters.

1850 Census. Pioneer Twp, Cedar Co, Iowa. Household 570
Daniel Comstock, age 57, farmer, b. Massachusetts
Elizabeth, 52, b. PA
John 14. Hannah 7. Both born in Iowa.
Next door in Hh 571
Daniel F. Comstock, 26, b. Ohio
Lavinia, 24, b. Ohio
Angeline 4 and Daniel A. age 1, both born Iowa.
In household 575 is Daniel's son Isaac.

Possibly another son:
Hh 579
David H. Comstock, age 29,b. NY [should have said Ohio, if he's David's son]
Mary A. 29, b. Ohio
Wm. L. 7, Nancy J. 5, and Geo S. 3, all born in Ohio
Eliza age 4 months, born Iowa.

and daughter Abigail
1850 Census. Pioneer Twp, Cedar Co, Hh 581
[on the same page as David H. Comstock]
Charles Puffer, age 31, b. NH
Abigail, 19, b. Ohio
Othernial, age 2, b. Iowa

Daniel COMSTOCK and Elizabeth FOX were married in 1818 in New York. Elizabeth FOX died on 10 April 1858.

Elizabeth was the daughter of Daniel Fox.

Daniel COMSTOCK and Elizabeth FOX had the following children:

+701	i.	Isaac Allen COMSTOCK.
702	ii.	David H. COMSTOCK was born in 1821.
703	iii.	Daniel F. COMSTOCK was born in 1824 in Ohio.
704	iv.	Abigail COMSTOCK was born on 10 May 1831. She died on 4 November 1904 at the age of 73. Abigail married Charles Puffer, 29 Jun 1847, in Mechanicsville, Iowa. 1850 Census. Pioneer Twp, Cedar Co, Hh 581 [on the same page as David H. Comstock] Charles Puffer, age 31, b. NH Abigail, 19, b. Ohio Othernial, age 2, b. Iowa
705	v.	John COMSTOCK was born in 1836 in Iowa.
706	vi.	Hannah COMSTOCK was born in 1843 in Iowa.