In Montgomery, Orange County,
NY brothers Benjamin and Samuel Comfort married sisters Elizabeth and Anna
Maria Youngblood. The four remained in
Montgomery where they raised their families, died and were buried in the local
church cemetery.
The grooms were sons of New
York natives John Comfort (1725-1795) and his wife Annatje Maul (1726-1805).
Their brides were daughters of Revolutionary Soldier Johannes Wilhelm
Youngblood and his wife Caterina Buchstaber (1744-1807) who were also born in
New York. All four had parents born in Germany.
Benjamin (1757-1814) and
Elizabeth (1763-1805) married in 1780 and had 9 known children (8 sons and 1
daughter) and at least 53 grandchildren. Two of their sons (David b 1790 and
Jacob b 1794) have not been found as adults. Only their daughter remained
within the same county after marrying. Three sons moved to Catskill in Greene
County and 3 sons moved south to Mississippi.
Benjamin outlived his wife by 9 years.
Samuel (1760-1802) and Anna
Maria (1762-1847) married in 1784 and also had 9 known children and 53
grandchildren! All but one of them
stayed in New York State – 1 in NYC, 3 in Catskill and the others in
Montgomery. Their son James ventured south to Kentucky. Anna Maria outlived her
husband by 45 years.
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