Comly, John, 1773-1850

  1. Comly, John, 1773-1850
  2. Sources

Source Citation

Martha Comly...John... Joseph...Isaac... Ezra... Ethan... Jason...

Byberry Monthly Meeting, Births and Burials, 1740-1879, via Ancestry.com search, July 6 2021.

Citations

Source Citation

COMLY, John, 1773-1850; b. 19 Nov. 1773, Byberry, Pa., s. Issac Comly, Jr., and Asenath (Hampton) Comly; 1794, teacher at Byberry School. 1801, Westtown School as a teacher for one year; m., 1803, Rebecca Budd (d.1832) of Mt. Holly, N.J. Five children. She had been a Westtown teacher; Settled on a farm in Byberry, Pa. 1804, opened a school for girls. 1810, the school was changed to one for boys, or one authority says for both sexes. 1815, discontinued the school; 1810, appeared as a minister, recored 1813. Travelled to New Eng., N.Y., Ohio, Md., and nearer home; He was a surveyor, and was often able to settle conflicting claims and disputes among neighbors. Kept a journal or diary, printed in 1853; Published with his brother, Isaac Comly, a periodical called Friends Miscellany; d. 17 Aug. 1850, Byberry, Pa., in his 77th year.

Dictionary of Quaker Biography, Haverford College.

Citations

Source Citation

p.18. John Comly, 11th mo. 19ths 1773, Issac and Asenath Comly, Byberry Phila. Co. Decd 8 m 17th 1850; Rebecca B. Comly, 5th mo 11th 1773, Stacy and Sarah Budd, Mount Holly NJ, Decd 8 mo 9th 1832; Their Children: Stacy, Anna, Charles, Sarah, Emmet.

Byberry Monthly Meeting of Friends, Births and Deaths 1810-1985, via Ancestry.com search, July 6 2021.

Citations

Unknown Source

Citations

Name Entry: Comly, John, 1773-1850

Found Data: [ { "contributor": "WorldCat", "form": "authorizedForm" }, { "contributor": "pacscl", "form": "authorizedForm" }, { "contributor": "LC", "form": "authorizedForm" }, { "contributor": "VIAF", "form": "authorizedForm" } ]
Note: Contributors from initial SNAC EAC-CPF ingest