Note: no burial record has been found for Comfort. However, his family and that of his wife were strongly associated with this cemetery, though all records prior to about 1911 have been lost. He is almost certainly buried here. His surname is usually spelled Whyton in the earlier records, and Whiting in later records.
Comfort was the son of Solomon Whiting and Jael Dunbar of Hingham, Mass. He was a mariner. He married in Stoughton (recorded in Sharon, Mass.) 24 Aug 1758 Grace (Liscom) McFadden, the widow of John McFadden, and the daughter of John Liscom and Joanna Leonard.
Comfort served during the American Revolutionary War as a private in Capt. Theophilus Lyon's company, Col. Benjamin Gill's regimanet, serving two days, marching from Stoughton to Braintree on 22 March 1776. He also enlisted 30 Jan 1779 in Capt. Abner Crane's company, serving until 4 May 1779 with the guards at Boston, a total of 3 months and 4 days.
Comfort and Grace had eleven children, all born in Stoughton, but only four of them are known to have reached maturity. The first five children are found under the surname Whyton, and the remainder are found under the surname Whiting, though I find no birth records for the last three:
* Joanna, b. 27 April 1759, d. Milton, Mass. 3 Oct 1813, aged 55, m. Stoughton 17 Dec 1778 Joseph MAY, b. Brimfield, Mass. 1755, son of John May and Hannah Martin. They had six known children, born 1779 to 1794.
* Nathaniel (twin), b. 28 Jan 1761, (d. Stougton Oct 1761--no VR found)
* Philip (twin), b. 28 Jan 1761; nothing more found
* Mary, b. 1 Dec 1762, nothing more
* Ruth, b. 6 Nov 1764, nothing more
* Rebecca, b. 6 March 1767, d. Canton 3 Jan 1861, aged 93y 9m 29d, m. Stoughton 2 Dec 1784 Peter BILLINGS, b. Stoughton 18 May 1767, d. c. 1805. The federal census records portray an interesting story about this family. Peter's name appears on the 1790 and 1800 censuses in Canton, but thereafter it is Rebecca's name that appears: 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, and 1860. However, there is a like-aged man living with her in 1810, and perhaps 1820. Is this a brother or father? The assumption is that Peter was living in 1800, but dead by 1810. In 1850 Rebecca was living with Rachel Hewitt, 58, and two Hewitt children; in 1860 she was living only with Rebecca Hewitt, aged 68. I assume this was her daughter.
* Nathaniel, b. 24 Dec 1768, d. Canton 6 May 1844, m. c. 1813 Polly (HOLBROOK) Tower, b. Braintree 1779, d. Canton 10 Jan 1861, aged 81 (d. rec) or 82 (tombstone), daughter of Nehemiah Holbrook and Elizabeth Hubbard (or Hobart). Polly had married first in Braintree on 9 April 1800 John Tower, b. 1778, d. 1812, and with him had three children born 1800 to 1804. Nathaniel and Polly both have grave markers in the Canton Corner Cemetery.
* Abigail, b. 1 March 1771, supposedly died the same day. The birth is found in the Stoughton vital record, but the death is not.
* Lemuel, b. 8 Nov 1773, but not found in vital record. There are several contemporaries of this name whose dates are similar. The best match for this person, if he survived childhood, is the Lemuel Whiting who died 14 March 1826, aged 53, buried in Ashby First Parish Burial Ground. There are no other Whitings in that cemetery. Did he die 20 Dec 1824 and m. Rebecca _______, b. 21 Dec 1775? If so, they are buried in Abington in Plymouth County, Mass. and both have grave markers. This doesn't make sense, though.
* Grace, b. July 1775, d. Canton 8 Oct 1817, m. (1) (int. Stoughton 30 April 1796) Nathaniel PETTINGILL, b. c. 1765, d. 1800, son of Nathaniel Pettingill (and possibly his first wife Ruth Copeland). Grace m. (2) Canton 21 Nov 1802 Spencer WENTWORTH, b. 1781, d. Canton 15 Oct 1857, the son of Seth Wentworth and Jane Warren. Following Grace's death, Spencer m. (2) Canton 24 June 1825 Joanna Belcher, b. 1778, d. 1840, and m. (3) Canton 25 Jan 1843 Caroline _______, b. 1801, d. 1900. Grace had one son with her first husband, William Pettingill, b. 1797. She had six more children with her second husband, born 1803 to 1814. Grace has a grave stone in the Canton Corner Cemetery.
* Comfort, b. March 1777; no further record found.
Comfort was the son of Solomon Whiting and Jael Dunbar of Hingham, Mass. He was a mariner. He married in Stoughton (recorded in Sharon, Mass.) 24 Aug 1758 Grace (Liscom) McFadden, the widow of John McFadden, and the daughter of John Liscom and Joanna Leonard.
Comfort served during the American Revolutionary War as a private in Capt. Theophilus Lyon's company, Col. Benjamin Gill's regimanet, serving two days, marching from Stoughton to Braintree on 22 March 1776. He also enlisted 30 Jan 1779 in Capt. Abner Crane's company, serving until 4 May 1779 with the guards at Boston, a total of 3 months and 4 days.
Comfort and Grace had eleven children, all born in Stoughton, but only four of them are known to have reached maturity. The first five children are found under the surname Whyton, and the remainder are found under the surname Whiting, though I find no birth records for the last three:
* Joanna, b. 27 April 1759, d. Milton, Mass. 3 Oct 1813, aged 55, m. Stoughton 17 Dec 1778 Joseph MAY, b. Brimfield, Mass. 1755, son of John May and Hannah Martin. They had six known children, born 1779 to 1794.
* Nathaniel (twin), b. 28 Jan 1761, (d. Stougton Oct 1761--no VR found)
* Philip (twin), b. 28 Jan 1761; nothing more found
* Mary, b. 1 Dec 1762, nothing more
* Ruth, b. 6 Nov 1764, nothing more
* Rebecca, b. 6 March 1767, d. Canton 3 Jan 1861, aged 93y 9m 29d, m. Stoughton 2 Dec 1784 Peter BILLINGS, b. Stoughton 18 May 1767, d. c. 1805. The federal census records portray an interesting story about this family. Peter's name appears on the 1790 and 1800 censuses in Canton, but thereafter it is Rebecca's name that appears: 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, and 1860. However, there is a like-aged man living with her in 1810, and perhaps 1820. Is this a brother or father? The assumption is that Peter was living in 1800, but dead by 1810. In 1850 Rebecca was living with Rachel Hewitt, 58, and two Hewitt children; in 1860 she was living only with Rebecca Hewitt, aged 68. I assume this was her daughter.
* Nathaniel, b. 24 Dec 1768, d. Canton 6 May 1844, m. c. 1813 Polly (HOLBROOK) Tower, b. Braintree 1779, d. Canton 10 Jan 1861, aged 81 (d. rec) or 82 (tombstone), daughter of Nehemiah Holbrook and Elizabeth Hubbard (or Hobart). Polly had married first in Braintree on 9 April 1800 John Tower, b. 1778, d. 1812, and with him had three children born 1800 to 1804. Nathaniel and Polly both have grave markers in the Canton Corner Cemetery.
* Abigail, b. 1 March 1771, supposedly died the same day. The birth is found in the Stoughton vital record, but the death is not.
* Lemuel, b. 8 Nov 1773, but not found in vital record. There are several contemporaries of this name whose dates are similar. The best match for this person, if he survived childhood, is the Lemuel Whiting who died 14 March 1826, aged 53, buried in Ashby First Parish Burial Ground. There are no other Whitings in that cemetery. Did he die 20 Dec 1824 and m. Rebecca _______, b. 21 Dec 1775? If so, they are buried in Abington in Plymouth County, Mass. and both have grave markers. This doesn't make sense, though.
* Grace, b. July 1775, d. Canton 8 Oct 1817, m. (1) (int. Stoughton 30 April 1796) Nathaniel PETTINGILL, b. c. 1765, d. 1800, son of Nathaniel Pettingill (and possibly his first wife Ruth Copeland). Grace m. (2) Canton 21 Nov 1802 Spencer WENTWORTH, b. 1781, d. Canton 15 Oct 1857, the son of Seth Wentworth and Jane Warren. Following Grace's death, Spencer m. (2) Canton 24 June 1825 Joanna Belcher, b. 1778, d. 1840, and m. (3) Canton 25 Jan 1843 Caroline _______, b. 1801, d. 1900. Grace had one son with her first husband, William Pettingill, b. 1797. She had six more children with her second husband, born 1803 to 1814. Grace has a grave stone in the Canton Corner Cemetery.
* Comfort, b. March 1777; no further record found.
Note: no burial record has been found for Comfort. However, his family and that of his wife were strongly associated with this cemetery, though all records prior to about 1911 have been lost. He is almost certainly buried here. His surname is usually spelled Whyton in the earlier records, and Whiting in later records.
Comfort was the son of Solomon Whiting and Jael Dunbar of Hingham, Mass. He was a mariner. He married in Stoughton (recorded in Sharon, Mass.) 24 Aug 1758 Grace (Liscom) McFadden, the widow of John McFadden, and the daughter of John Liscom and Joanna Leonard.
Comfort served during the American Revolutionary War as a private in Capt. Theophilus Lyon's company, Col. Benjamin Gill's regimanet, serving two days, marching from Stoughton to Braintree on 22 March 1776. He also enlisted 30 Jan 1779 in Capt. Abner Crane's company, serving until 4 May 1779 with the guards at Boston, a total of 3 months and 4 days.
Comfort and Grace had eleven children, all born in Stoughton, but only four of them are known to have reached maturity. The first five children are found under the surname Whyton, and the remainder are found under the surname Whiting, though I find no birth records for the last three:
* Joanna, b. 27 April 1759, d. Milton, Mass. 3 Oct 1813, aged 55, m. Stoughton 17 Dec 1778 Joseph MAY, b. Brimfield, Mass. 1755, son of John May and Hannah Martin. They had six known children, born 1779 to 1794.
* Nathaniel (twin), b. 28 Jan 1761, (d. Stougton Oct 1761--no VR found)
* Philip (twin), b. 28 Jan 1761; nothing more found
* Mary, b. 1 Dec 1762, nothing more
* Ruth, b. 6 Nov 1764, nothing more
* Rebecca, b. 6 March 1767, d. Canton 3 Jan 1861, aged 93y 9m 29d, m. Stoughton 2 Dec 1784 Peter BILLINGS, b. Stoughton 18 May 1767, d. c. 1805. The federal census records portray an interesting story about this family. Peter's name appears on the 1790 and 1800 censuses in Canton, but thereafter it is Rebecca's name that appears: 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, and 1860. However, there is a like-aged man living with her in 1810, and perhaps 1820. Is this a brother or father? The assumption is that Peter was living in 1800, but dead by 1810. In 1850 Rebecca was living with Rachel Hewitt, 58, and two Hewitt children; in 1860 she was living only with Rebecca Hewitt, aged 68. I assume this was her daughter.
* Nathaniel, b. 24 Dec 1768, d. Canton 6 May 1844, m. c. 1813 Polly (HOLBROOK) Tower, b. Braintree 1779, d. Canton 10 Jan 1861, aged 81 (d. rec) or 82 (tombstone), daughter of Nehemiah Holbrook and Elizabeth Hubbard (or Hobart). Polly had married first in Braintree on 9 April 1800 John Tower, b. 1778, d. 1812, and with him had three children born 1800 to 1804. Nathaniel and Polly both have grave markers in the Canton Corner Cemetery.
* Abigail, b. 1 March 1771, supposedly died the same day. The birth is found in the Stoughton vital record, but the death is not.
* Lemuel, b. 8 Nov 1773, but not found in vital record. There are several contemporaries of this name whose dates are similar. The best match for this person, if he survived childhood, is the Lemuel Whiting who died 14 March 1826, aged 53, buried in Ashby First Parish Burial Ground. There are no other Whitings in that cemetery. Did he die 20 Dec 1824 and m. Rebecca _______, b. 21 Dec 1775? If so, they are buried in Abington in Plymouth County, Mass. and both have grave markers. This doesn't make sense, though.
* Grace, b. July 1775, d. Canton 8 Oct 1817, m. (1) (int. Stoughton 30 April 1796) Nathaniel PETTINGILL, b. c. 1765, d. 1800, son of Nathaniel Pettingill (and possibly his first wife Ruth Copeland). Grace m. (2) Canton 21 Nov 1802 Spencer WENTWORTH, b. 1781, d. Canton 15 Oct 1857, the son of Seth Wentworth and Jane Warren. Following Grace's death, Spencer m. (2) Canton 24 June 1825 Joanna Belcher, b. 1778, d. 1840, and m. (3) Canton 25 Jan 1843 Caroline _______, b. 1801, d. 1900. Grace had one son with her first husband, William Pettingill, b. 1797. She had six more children with her second husband, born 1803 to 1814. Grace has a grave stone in the Canton Corner Cemetery.
* Comfort, b. March 1777; no further record found.
Comfort was the son of Solomon Whiting and Jael Dunbar of Hingham, Mass. He was a mariner. He married in Stoughton (recorded in Sharon, Mass.) 24 Aug 1758 Grace (Liscom) McFadden, the widow of John McFadden, and the daughter of John Liscom and Joanna Leonard.
Comfort served during the American Revolutionary War as a private in Capt. Theophilus Lyon's company, Col. Benjamin Gill's regimanet, serving two days, marching from Stoughton to Braintree on 22 March 1776. He also enlisted 30 Jan 1779 in Capt. Abner Crane's company, serving until 4 May 1779 with the guards at Boston, a total of 3 months and 4 days.
Comfort and Grace had eleven children, all born in Stoughton, but only four of them are known to have reached maturity. The first five children are found under the surname Whyton, and the remainder are found under the surname Whiting, though I find no birth records for the last three:
* Joanna, b. 27 April 1759, d. Milton, Mass. 3 Oct 1813, aged 55, m. Stoughton 17 Dec 1778 Joseph MAY, b. Brimfield, Mass. 1755, son of John May and Hannah Martin. They had six known children, born 1779 to 1794.
* Nathaniel (twin), b. 28 Jan 1761, (d. Stougton Oct 1761--no VR found)
* Philip (twin), b. 28 Jan 1761; nothing more found
* Mary, b. 1 Dec 1762, nothing more
* Ruth, b. 6 Nov 1764, nothing more
* Rebecca, b. 6 March 1767, d. Canton 3 Jan 1861, aged 93y 9m 29d, m. Stoughton 2 Dec 1784 Peter BILLINGS, b. Stoughton 18 May 1767, d. c. 1805. The federal census records portray an interesting story about this family. Peter's name appears on the 1790 and 1800 censuses in Canton, but thereafter it is Rebecca's name that appears: 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, and 1860. However, there is a like-aged man living with her in 1810, and perhaps 1820. Is this a brother or father? The assumption is that Peter was living in 1800, but dead by 1810. In 1850 Rebecca was living with Rachel Hewitt, 58, and two Hewitt children; in 1860 she was living only with Rebecca Hewitt, aged 68. I assume this was her daughter.
* Nathaniel, b. 24 Dec 1768, d. Canton 6 May 1844, m. c. 1813 Polly (HOLBROOK) Tower, b. Braintree 1779, d. Canton 10 Jan 1861, aged 81 (d. rec) or 82 (tombstone), daughter of Nehemiah Holbrook and Elizabeth Hubbard (or Hobart). Polly had married first in Braintree on 9 April 1800 John Tower, b. 1778, d. 1812, and with him had three children born 1800 to 1804. Nathaniel and Polly both have grave markers in the Canton Corner Cemetery.
* Abigail, b. 1 March 1771, supposedly died the same day. The birth is found in the Stoughton vital record, but the death is not.
* Lemuel, b. 8 Nov 1773, but not found in vital record. There are several contemporaries of this name whose dates are similar. The best match for this person, if he survived childhood, is the Lemuel Whiting who died 14 March 1826, aged 53, buried in Ashby First Parish Burial Ground. There are no other Whitings in that cemetery. Did he die 20 Dec 1824 and m. Rebecca _______, b. 21 Dec 1775? If so, they are buried in Abington in Plymouth County, Mass. and both have grave markers. This doesn't make sense, though.
* Grace, b. July 1775, d. Canton 8 Oct 1817, m. (1) (int. Stoughton 30 April 1796) Nathaniel PETTINGILL, b. c. 1765, d. 1800, son of Nathaniel Pettingill (and possibly his first wife Ruth Copeland). Grace m. (2) Canton 21 Nov 1802 Spencer WENTWORTH, b. 1781, d. Canton 15 Oct 1857, the son of Seth Wentworth and Jane Warren. Following Grace's death, Spencer m. (2) Canton 24 June 1825 Joanna Belcher, b. 1778, d. 1840, and m. (3) Canton 25 Jan 1843 Caroline _______, b. 1801, d. 1900. Grace had one son with her first husband, William Pettingill, b. 1797. She had six more children with her second husband, born 1803 to 1814. Grace has a grave stone in the Canton Corner Cemetery.
* Comfort, b. March 1777; no further record found.
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