WILLIAM COMSTOCK, deceased; was born in 1808, in Rhode Island; he was the second of eight children of Aaron and Patience (Spencer) Comstock, and with whom he removed, when a young man, to Delaware Co., N.Y., and there devoted his time principally to farming till the spring of 1844; emigrating then to Wisconsin, he located in the town of Union, Rock Co., whence, in the following autumn, he removed to Sec. 31, town of Dunn, Dane Co.; he entered 40 acres at the time of his settlement in this town, and gradually added to it as his means would permit, till his estate now numbers 200 acres; he died Feb. 7, 1874.

He was married in Otsego Co., N.Y. in 1837, to Fannie, daughter of Luke and Thirza (Shaw) Chapin, a native of that county, born in 1810; their children are Franck C., Melissa A., now Mrs. Orrin Grout; Cooley, who married Damaras Johnson (they have two daughters-Lela and Fannie, and live on the homestead); Edgar, who married Miss Annie Main, and lives at Paoli, Wis.