Comly, John, 1773-1850
Biographical notes:
A birthright Friend, John Comly was the son of Isaac and Asenath Hampton Comly of Byberry. In 1803, John married Rebecca Budd of Mt. Holly, New Jersey. Over the course of his lifetime, John Comly worked as a farmer, an educator, a surveyor, a conveyancer, and published a number of books, including a grammar, spelling book, primer, and reader. He was also an acknowledged Quaker minister.
From the description of Papers, 1830-1884. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 19298310
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Subjects:
- Publishers and publishing
- Teachers
- Diaries
- Editing
- Society of Friends
- Lay ministry
- Quakers
- Toll roads
- Society of Friends
Occupations:
- Teachers
- Clergy
- Editors
- Educators
- Farmers
- Quakers
- Surveyors
Places:
- Byberry, PA, US
