Person:Joseph Comegys (2)

     
Senator Joseph Parsons Comegys
b.29 Dec 1813 Kent County, DE
m. 16 Feb 1804
  1. Sally Ann Comegys1805 - 1887
  2. John Marim Comegys1806 - 1822
  3. William Henry James Esq Comegys1808 - 1863
  4. Susan Marim Comegys1810 - 1811
  5. Henry Marim Comegys1812 - 1812
  6. Hannah Comegys1812 - 1812
  7. Senator Joseph Parsons Comegys1813 - 1893
  8. Cornelius George Washington Comegys1816 - Abt 1894
  9. Benjamin Bartus Comegys1819 - 1900
  10. Mary Elizabeth Comegys1821 - 1894
  11. Maria Comegys1824 - 1893
  12. Dr John Marim Comegys1828 - 1898
m. 30 Mar 1837
  1. Walter Douglas Comegys1838 - 1877
  2. Harriet Clayton Comegys1840 - 1927
  3. Cornelia ComegysAbt 1843 -
Facts and Events
Name Senator Joseph Parsons Comegys
Gender Male
Birth[1] 29 Dec 1813 Kent County, DE
Marriage 30 Mar 1837 to Margaret Ann Douglas
Occupation[3] 1860 Attorney At Law
Death[2] 1 Feb 1893 Dover, Kent County, DE
Burial[2] Presbyterian Cemetery, Dover, Kent County, DE
Reference Number? Q1707763?


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Joseph Parsons Comegys (December 29, 1813February 1, 1893) was an American judge, lawyer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Whig Party and later the Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly, as a U.S. Senator from Delaware, and later as the chief justice of the Delaware Supreme Court.

Early life and family

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Comegys was born at "Cherbourg," in Kent County, Delaware, near Dover, the son of former Governor Cornelius P. Comegys and Ruhamah Marim. He attended the old academy at Dover, studied law with John M. Clayton, was admitted to the bar in 1835 and commenced practice in Dover. He married Clayton's niece, Margaret A. Douglass and had three children.

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References
  1. Family Bible of Cornelius Parson Comegys.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Delaware Hall of Records
    Death Card Index.
  3. 1860 Census DE
    Page 11.
  4.   Appletons Encyclopedia. (Virtualology, 2001).