FOURTH GENERATION

43. David COMEE ⁽¹⁾ was born on 20 Apr 1744 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He was christened on 7 Oct 1744 in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He died on 18 Mar 1826 in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts. David was not a member of any militia, but he did fight alongside the minutemen and militia 19 Apr 1775. He was also at the battle of Bunker Hill. While in a fierce battle a ball from the enemy cut the hair from his head (it being clubbed up); another ball stuck his gun as it was poised before him, tearing the barrel out of the stock, and leaving the ball remianing. The Revolutionary Rolls (xvii, 239) indicate that David was at Roxbury with Captain Stephen Dana's Company while the forts were erected at Dorcester Heights. He again served with Captain Manasseh Sawyer's Company in Colonel Dike's Regiment from 12 Dec 1776 to 1 Mar 1777 (xxxvi, 419). The Revolutionary Rolls (xx, 108) show David at the Bennington Alarm on 22 Aug 1777 and that he marched to east Hoosick with Captain Elisha Jackson's Complany and Major Bridge. He is also shown to have served with Captain Nathaniel Carter's Company in Colonel Job Cushing's Regiment from 7 Sep 1777 to 29 Nov 1777 (xvii, 31). He moved from Lexington to the part of Westminster which in 1785 was incorporated as Gardner, Massachusetts.

He was married to Christian MALTMAN (daughter of James MALTMAN and Christiana CASTOR) on 11 Oct 1774 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. David COMEE and Christian MALTMAN had the following children:

+109 i. David COMEE JR..
+110 ii. James Maltman COMEE.
+111 iii. Christian COMEE.
112 iv. Mary (Polly) COMEE⁽¹⁾ was born on 4 Sep 1784 in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts. She died on 7 Oct 1818. IGI-BATCH# C500821, SOURCE CALL# 874025 ITEM 4
113 v. John COMEE⁽¹⁾ was born on 24 Jan 1789 in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts. He died on 25 May 1803. IGI-BATCH# C500821, SOURCE CALL# 874025 ITEM 4
114 vi. Benjamin COMEE⁽¹⁾ was born on 28 May 1779 in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts. He died on 26 Jan 1885 in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts.
115 vii. Benjamin COMEE⁽¹⁾ was born on 13 Dec 1786 in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts. He died on 4 Apr 1790 in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts.

He was married to Hannah MALTMAN (daughter of James MALTMAN and Christiana CASTOR) on 23 Dec 1789 in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts. David COMEE and Hannah MALTMAN had the following children:

116 i. Hannah More COMEE⁽¹⁾ was born on 6 Apr 1790 in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts. She died on 10 Mar 1810 in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts.
+117 ii. Sarah COMEE.
118 iii. Patty COMEE⁽¹⁾ was born on 2 Oct 1795 in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts. She died on 19 Mar 1803 in Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts.
+119 iv. Ruhamah COMEE.
+120 v. Benjamin COMEE.
+121 vi. Joseph COMEE.
+122 vii. Martha COMEE.
+123 viii. George Washington COMEE.