Abel was born in 1721 but his exact date of birth has not been found. In 1745, at the age of 24, we know that he owned land in Kent, Litchfield County, Connecticut because his name appeared on the "grand list of taxes owed" (Source: Page 386 of the History of Litchfield County).

During King George's War, Abel volunteered on 10 June 1746 for an expedition against French Canada. His name was listed as Abel Comstalk and his rank was Corporal in Capt. Josiah Starr's Company in the regiment of foot. (Source: Page 133 of the 1914 edition of the Collections of the Connecticut Historical Society, Volume 15.)

He then married Judith on 17 Sept. 1747 in Kent. (Source: Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 - Barbour Collection) Together, they had nine children who all survived to adulthood except their daughter Rhoda who died at the age of three months.

In May of 1755, Abel was appointed Ensign of the 2nd Company of Kent. (Source: A History and Genealogy of the Comstock Family in America by Dr. John Adams Comstock , 1949.)

In 1756, Abel's name was among those listed as one of the first members of the Church of Christ in Kent. (Source: Page 24 of Carter - A Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas Carter by Howard Williston Carter. Additional references to Able can be found on pages 30 and 41. It's not known exactly when Abel became a deacon in the church but we do know that his father Daniel was very conservative and probably had some influence on Abel's decision. (Source: Page 162 of Democracy in the Connecticut Frontier Town of Kent by Charles S. Grant.)

During the Revolutionary War, Abel served as a Private in Captain Carter's Company (Source: Page 42 of A History and Genealogy of the Comstock Family in America.) On page 33 of History of Kent, Connecticut by Francis Atwater, he lists Abel as being in Capt. Olmstead's Company. This company was called up to support Gen. Washington and was made up largely of the inhabitants of Kent who were in the Thirteenth Regiment. While the reference is believed to be for this Abel, it's possible that his 16 year old son of the same name might be the one this is referring to. It's likely that both father and son served during the war but this Abel was probably among the 500 militia from Kent at the disastrous Battle of Kip's Bay in September of 1776 where they were vastly outgunned and outnumbered by a superior force.

After his wife Judith died in 1803, Abel moved to New York in 1805 to live with his son Solomon who was already in Otsego County.

Through his son Daniel, Abel's great-grandson was Henry Tompkins Paige Comstock who was the namesake of the famous Comstock Lode which was responsible for Nevada being known as the Silver State.
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Name is Abel Comstock. He was also known as Deacon Comstock or Rev. Comstock as he was a Congregational Minister. He was appointed Ensign in 2nd Company of Kent in may 1755. In Aug 1776 he was a private in Capt. Carter's Company. He was born in Stratfield, Conn. and died in Cooperstown, NY. His wife, Judith Paine (Payne) Comstock died 19 Dec 1803 in Litchfield, Conn. Abel and most of his family moved to Hinman Hallow, Hartwick, Otsego Co. NY in 1805. SOURCE: A History and Genealogy of the Comstock Family in America by John Adams Comstock, 1949.

Son of Daniel Comstock and Sarah Katherine Odell. Married Judith Paine Sept. 17, 1747 in Kent, Connecticut. Father of John Calvin, Anna, Judith, Rhonda, Martin Luther, Abel, Heman Noah, Daniel and Salmon.