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Subject: [*MACTHOMAS*] David (Mc) Comie (McCombs in America)
Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 03:50:21 EST

David (Mc) Comie, m. Elizabeth, m. Ester (Hester) Harvey

David McComie worked his way to freedom and married a young colonial girl
named Elizabeth prior to A.D. 1655.[84] Apparently David dropped the “Mc”
prefix from the spelling of his surname and became known as David Comee
(Comey). Elizabeth was born in A.D. 1639 in Woburn, Middlesex,
Massachusetts. She died on the 4th of March, A.D. 1671 in Concord,
Middlesex, Massachusetts.[85] David and Elizabeth had the following
children: Elizabeth Comey, Mary Comey, John Comee, Sara Comee, and David
Comee. Sara Comee was born on the 18th of September, A.D. 1668 and David
Comee, the younger, was born on the 14th of November, A.D. 1666; however,
he died prior to A.D. 1676.[86]

Approximately six months following the death of his first wife David Comee
married Ester (Hester) Harvey on the 6th of September, A.D. 1671.[87] David
and Ester had two children named Thomas and Ester Comee. Little Ester was
born on the 14th of February, A.D. 1676. Shortly following the birth of his
youngest daughter David Comee volunteered to fight against hostile Indians
in “King Philip’s War.”[88]

On the 20th of April, A.D. 1676 Captain Wadsworth's company marched through
Sudbury; however, Wadsworth failed to detect that the Indians were quietly
surrounding the town.[89] After learning that the enemy had gone toward
Sudbury Captain Wadsworth doubled back. As Captain Cowell's regiment
marched along the north road from Quabaug toward Boston it met with
intermittent firing and the appearance of small groups of Indians, which
warned him of approaching danger.[90] He refused to engage his regiment in
open battle and ordered his men to hold their fire and maintain their
distance from the Indians; therefore, he was able to reach Sudbury with
only four casualties.[91]

News of the attack at Sudbury quickly arrived at Concord. David Comee and
eleven others volunteered to march over to relieve the town. However,
Indians massacred all but one of these Concord men on the way to Sudbury
leaving only five bodies for recovery.[92] A small granite monument
commemorates the death of these brave colonial heroes who tried to aid
their neighbors. One of the names on the monument is “Daniel Comy.” Could
this Daniel Comy actually be David Comee? Court records from the period
appear to indicate that this is the case.

Following the attack at Sudbury David Comee’s widow, Mrs. Ester (Hester)
Comee, filed a petition with the court seeking court appointed guardians
for the four surviving children born from David’s first marriage.[93] In
this petition David's surname appears as Comy and Comey. It is assumed that
Ester was illiterate; thus, accounting for the different spellings of the
surname.[94]

The court decreed that Ester Comee would maintain custody of
the two young children, Thomas and Ester, born to her. John, David’s eldest
son, was appointed to serve as an apprentice until he reached twenty-one
years of age. Likewise, Elizabeth, Mary, and Sara were all put into service
until they reached their eighteenth year.[95]

The descendants of David McComie,are numerous and scattered across the
United States. Many questions remain unresolved regarding the identity of
David Comee.


sources
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[84]Jeanne C. Evans, First Generation, [article on-line] (December 04, 2000
accessed 10 July, 2002); available from
www.familyorigins.com/use.../d173.htm; Internet.

[85]Ibid.

[86]Ibid.

[87]Ibid.

[88]Ibid.

[89]Ibid.

[90]Ibid.

[91]Ibid.

[92]Ibid.

[93]Ibid.

[94]Ibid.

[95]Ibid.






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