The Brown and Comly Families GenealogyThe Brown and Comly Families Genealogy by James Comly Brown, first published in 1912, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it. |
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12th mo 2d mo aged AGNES COMLY Benjamin born 12th born 8th mo born April born Aug born Dec born Feb born in Licking born Jan born July born June born March born Nov born Oct born Sept Burgetstown buried Byberry Catherine Holmes cemetery Charles child Columbus Comly Brown COMLY'S CHILDREN Crawford County Cumberland County daughter of John Decatur died 8th mo Eli and Catherine Eliza Emma Fairfield County farm Gault George given two children Granville Hale Hannah Vaughn Comly HENRY AND AGNES Henry Comly Horsham Huston Illinois Indiana James Comly Jane Jesse John and Hannah Joseph Joshua July 20 Kirkersville Lexington Licking County March 25 Margaret Durbin Brown Margaret Evans married John Martha Muzzy Nancy Nicholas Holmes Ohio Wesleyan University Penn Perry County Phebe Rachel Rebecca Regiment Republican resides Richard Robert Samuel settled south of Kirkersville Terre Haute union were given Vigo County Whitaker Wilkin
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Page 121 - Knowing General Comly intimately more than twenty-five years, and specially having lived by his side day and night during almost the whole of the war. it would be strange indeed if I did not deem it a privilege and a labor of love to unite with his comrades in strewing flowers on the grave of one whose talents and achievements were so ample and admirable and whose life and character were rounded to a completeness rarely found among the best and most gifted of men.
Page 75 - Gwynedd in the said county, according to ye good order used among them, whose proceedings therein, after deliberate consideration, and having consent of parents and relations concerned therein, their said proceedings are allowed of by said meeting.
Page 121 - While yet a student, in 1861, he entered the service of the United States as a...
Page 92 - ... life. He was a member of the religious Society of Friends, and always bore an unexceptionable character among them.
Page 81 - ELIZABETH, born 8th mo. 28th, 1785 ; died same day. (29.) JAMES, born 10th mo. 23d, 1787, married Eliza Eyre, and first settled at Walton's Mill, on the Pennypack. This he sold in 1831, and bought a farm near the Fox-chase, where he resided until his death, in 1837. He was a member of the Pennsylvania Legislature, and a Justice of the Peace, and was held in high estimation by those who knew him. Children : Franklin (President of the North Pennsylvania Eailroad Company), Joshua, Samuel, and Sarah.
Page 75 - Neshaminah, in ye county and province aforesaid, met together for that end and purpose, according to the example of ye holy men of God recorded in ye Scriptures of Truth — he, the said Henry Comly, taking ye said Agnes Heaton by ye hand, did openly declare as follows: 'Friends, in ye presence of ye Lord I desire you to bear me witness, I take Agnes Heaton to be my wife, promising to be to her a loving and faithful husband till it please ye Lord by death to separate us.
Page 94 - Byberry, and in 1797 engaged as an assistant with Samuel Comfort, of Middletown. He remained here until 3d mo., 1798, when he took charge of the school at Buckingham for one year. He removed to Horsham in 1799, and in the latter part of the same year to Ancocas, New Jersey, where he continued teaching school for two years. During part of 1801 he taught at Mansfield's Neck; and in 1802 took a school at Newton, New Jersey, where he remained until 1809, when he relinquished the business. He then spent...
Page 89 - WALTER COMLY married Susanna, daughter of Benjamin Mason, 1st mo., 1731. He settled on a farm in Moreland, now owned by John Lingerman, but afterwards purchased the farm back of Somerton, now belonging to William T. Ervin, where he died 3d mo. 20th, 1759, aged 49 years. Susanna, his widow married William Walmsley, 6th mo., 1764. She died 5th mo. 30th, 1795, aged 81 years, having been an Elder in Byberry meeting forty -two years.
Page 94 - Joseph, was born in Byberry, 12th mo. 16th, 1775. He learned the trade of a carpenter, which business he followed for several years, and afterward settled on a part of his father's farm. In 1800 he built a commodious house, the one now occupied by his son, Watson Comly ; and in the latter part of the same year was married to Abigail, daughter of Jonathan Parry. She died in 1805. Children: Asenath, Phebe, and James.
Page 75 - Neshaminah, 10th mo. 20th, 1689." Thus we find that within seven years after the arrival of this family in Pennsylvania, the father, mother, and stepfather of young Henry died, so that Friends were concerned " to extend to him, while yet in his minority, their care and assistance.