1639 John Comstock was in Weymouth in 1639, an indentured servant of Henry Russel. He settled at Saybrook, the east part which became Lyme. [1]
Research Notes:
"John Comstock (William) bom about 1624; died Lyme, Conn., 1680; married Abigail Chappell, b. Sept. 1, 1644, dau. of George and Christian Chappell. After her husband's death, Abigail married Jan. 18, 1680, Moses Huntley, who was b. July 1, 1654, son of John and Jane Huntley.
John Comstock's name is the first to be mentioned in the family records in America. Savage states that he came to Weymouth, Mass., in 1639 and "sat down at Saybrook, east part ." He was probably apprenticed to Henry Russell of Weymouth prior to 1639. Later he was of Lyme, Conn., and was a proprietor there in 1645.
Court records now on file at the State Library, Hartford, show that his estate was settled June 4, 1681, and the widow made administratrix, and "desires Mr. Noyce (Noyes), her father Chappell, and Mr. Edward Shipman assist her.
"Feb. 13, 1666, John Comstock was a signer of Articles of Agreement to the separation of the town of Lyme from Saybrook." (The "Harvey Book," p. 581.)
Quarter Court in Hartford, Conn., 1st Thursday in March, 1655-6; Edward Messenger, plaintiff, contra John Comstock, defendant, in an action of debt to the value of 10 pounds.
Particular Court, Hartford, May 26, 1663, John Comstock, plaintiff, contra Matthew Griswold, defendant, in an action of the case for slandering him in reference to some clapboards, and his wife, in open court, to the damage of 50 pounds." [2]
[1] James Savage, John Farmer, Orrando Perry, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Showing three generations, Vol. 1 (Boston: Little Brown & Co, 1860), 439, [GoogleBooks], [InternetArchive], [HathiTrust].
[2] John Adams Comstock, A History and Genealogy of the Comstock Family in America ( Los Angeles: Commonwealth Press, 1949), 2, [HathiTrust], [GoogleBooks].