Comfort was born on 9 March 1762 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Caveat: His birth apparently does not appear in the Rehoboth, MA, Vital Records.
1,2,3,4 He married
Sybil (or Sibyl or Sibel) Pierce on 19 December 1784 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
Vital Record of Rehoboth, 1642-1896. Marriages, Intentions, Births, DeathsRecord #: 7:22
Name: Comfort Bullock
Residence: Rehoboth
Spouse: Sibble Peirce
Spouse's Residence: Dartmouth
Marriage Date: 19 Dec 1784
Marriage Place: Dartmouth
Int Date: 07 Oct 1784
By Whom: Elder Daniel Hix
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1,5,2,4,6 He married
Bethial Bowen on 4 December 1788 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, They apparently had eleven children.
Vital Record of Rehoboth, 1642-1896. Marriages, Intentions, Births, Deaths
Record #: 4:234
Name: Comfort Bullock
Residence: Rehoboth
Spouse: Bethiah Bowen
Spouse's Residence: Rehoboth
Marriage Date: 04 Dec 1788
Int Date: 14 Nov 1788
By Whom: Elder John Hix.
3,4,7 Comfort Bullock died on 23 July 1851 in Hudson, Columbia County, New York, at age 89. Note: According to the DAR Patriot Index (page 388), he died on 25 July 1851 in New York.
8,3 He was buried in North Hillsdale, Columbia County, New York.
Name: Comfort Bullock
Cemetery: North Hillsdale Cemetery
Location: Columbia CO NY 42
Reference: Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, Vol.1, p. Serial: 10675; Volume: 7.
He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War between 1778 and 1780. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 17 vols.: Comfort Bullock, Rehoboth, Private, Capt. Joseph Cole's Company., Col. John Jacob's regt.; enlisted July 4, 1778 (when he was 15 yrs of age), service 5 mo. 29 days, at Rhode Island; enlistment to expire Jan. 1, 1779; also, Capt. Nathaniel Ide's company, Col. Carpenter's regt., enlisted Aug. 13, 1779, discharged Sept. 12, 1778, service, 1 month., at Rhode Island; company detached for four weeks service under Capt. Samuel Fisher; also, Capt. Joseph Willmarth's co., Col. Thomas Carpenter's regt., marched from Rehoboth to Tiverton, R.I., July 28, 1780; discharged July 31, 1780; service, 5 days, under Gen. Heath; also, Lieut. James Horton's co., Col. Carpenter's regt.; enlisted Aug. 2, 1780, service, 7 days; marched to Tiverton, R. I. , on an alarm.
9,4 Comfort Bullock and
Bethial Bullock appeared on the census of 1790 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, which lists one male over 16 (Comfort), one male under 16 (probably Jesse) and one female (probably Bethial).
10 Comfort Bullock appeared on the census of 1800 in Stanford, Dutchess County, New York.
Comfort Bullock appeared on the census of 1820 in Hillsdale, Columbia County, New York.
Comfort Bullock appeared on the census of 1830 in Hillsdale, Columbia County, New York.
Comfort Bullock appeared on the census of 1840 in Hillsdale, Columbia County, New York.
11 He appeared on the census of 1850 in the household of
Major M. Bullock and
Sally A. Bullock in Hudson, Columbia County, New York, which lists Major M. Bullock, 45, born in New York; his wife Luthy [sic, apparently Sally] A. Bullock, 40, also born in New York; their children (both born in New York) Mary A., 16, and George, 10; Mayor's father Comfort Bullock, 87, born in Massachusetts; and Luthy's mother Lucy Bodman, 70, born in New York.
12 NOTE: There is apparently some question as to whether Comfort Bullock was the son of Daniel Bullock, Jr. and Mercy Sayer Bullock.
[22 April 2000 e-mail from Javerna Bullock Mulligan
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Comfort Bullock may have fought in the Revolutionary War. [22 April 2000 e-mail from ] Claire also wrote that "many people say that Daniel Bullock and Mercy Sayer were his parents, but nobody seems to be able to verify it." She was also searching for Catherine Hansen/Hanson who was apparently married to Comfort's son Abel.
Bill Semeyn replied to Javerna Bullock Mulligan by a 22 April 2000 e-mail:
Rehoboth, Massachusetts, records list birth of only one child of Daniel Bullock and Mercy Sayer: Thomas, born 1767. Daniel Bullock probably lived in a nearby town when Comfort Bullock was born.
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Subject: Sybil Pierce and Comfort Bullock
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002
From: BlazesRitz@aol.com
Thank you so much for your kind reply. I have a cousin in Wyoming who gave me a copy of an original pedigree chart that one of our ancestors did. She added to it until the last entry in 1912. It lists Comfort Bullock married to Sibyl Pearse (her spelling) married in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, on 19 December 1784. Unfortunately, his parents were not on it. That was as far as she had it also. Sibyl and Comfort Bullock's only child was Jesse, and that is where I am descended from. Sibyl died young, and then Comfort married Bethia Bowman (not looking at my notes, so I know that I probably have Bethia's last name spelled wrong). She had many other relatives in there that differ on what I see on the internet.
I have traced my linage from Richard Warren of the Mayflower and through his daughter, Anna married Thomas Little,
had daughter Mercy Little married John Sawyer,
had daughter named Mercy Sawyer married Anthony Eames,
had daughter named Jerusha Eames married Thomas Sawyer/Sayer,
had daughter named Jerusha Sawyer/Sayer married Joseph Bullock,
had son named David Bullock married Phebe (her 2nd husband -- the first was Sam Pierce, and they had daughter Sybil Pierce)
Sybil Pierce married Comfort Bullock, my ancestor.
In someone's attic or trunk will be the answer to Comfort Bullock's parents.
Comfort Bullock was in Revolutionary War. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 17 vols.
Comfort Bullock, Rehoboth, Private, Capt. Joseph Cole's Company., Col. John Jacob's regt.; enlisted July 4, 1778 (when he was 15 yrs of age), service 5 mo. 29 days, at Rhode Island; enlistment to expire Jan. 1, 1779; also, Capt. Nathaniel Ide's company, Col. Carpenter's regt., enlisted Aug. 13, 1779, discharged Sept. 12, 1778, service, 1 month., at Phode Island; company detached for four weeks service under Capt. Samuel Fisher; also, Capt. Joseph Willmarth's co., Col. Thomas Carpenter's regt., marched from Rehoboth to Tiverton, R.I., July 28, 1780; discharged July 31, 1780; service, 5 days, under Gen. Heath; also, Lieut. James Horton's co., Col. Carpenter's regt.; enlisted Aug. 2, 1780, service, 7 days; marched to Tiverton, R. I. , on an alarm.
This info can be found on Ancestry.com. More later. And happy hunting. You have so much info, and I have only approximately 500 persons in my database. I am sure that some of mine is garbled too. If you find anything, be sure and let me know! I have found many cousins though the net. It is a great place to research (and lose sleep).
Dottie
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SOURCE: 1840 Census of Pensioners Revolutionary or Military Services; With the names, ages, and places of residence
Returned by the marshalls of the several judicial districts; under The Act for Taking the Sixth Census
Typed and Reformatted By: Kathy Leigh, February 2, 2001
NEW YORK
GIVEN NAME SURNAME AGE HEAD/HOUSEHOLD CITY/TOWN COUNTY NAME
Comfort Bullock 77 Major Bullock Hillsdale Columbia
Note: Comfort Bullock was apparently living with his son, Major Bullock.