Source book: COMLY, Geroge Norwood COMLY family in America: descendants of Henry and Joan Comly who came to American in 1682 from Bedminster, Somersetshire, England: with short accounts of the ancestors of Charles and Debby Ann (Newbold) Comly Philadelphia, Pa.: Privately published under supervision of J. B. Lippincott, 1939, 1217 pgs. page 161-162: (6-363) MARTHA WALMSLEY, daughter of (5-135) William and Phebe, wasborn 11-24-1799, died 2-1-1887, married 10-16-1822, JESSE JAMES, born 6-1-1789, died 1-23-1880, son of Jesse and Phebe (TOWNSEND).47. Jesse and Martha JAMES had issue: (7-882) Ann, b. 11-22-1823, d. 7-5-1872, not m. (7-883) Abi, b. 7-20-1825, d. 9-2-10903, not m. (7-884) William, b. 5-11-1827, m. (7-764) Rachel TOWNSEND. (7-885) Sarah, b. 4-23-1829, d. 11-14-1901, not m. (7-886) Jesse, b. 11-15-1830, d. 8-11-1914, m. 10-26-1865, Sarah CLEAVER, b 1841, d. 1908, daughter of Nathan and Deborah, no issue. (7-887) Phebe, b 8-12-1833, d 11-1-1854, not m. (7-888) Rebecca, b 9-15-1835, d. 10-31-1850, not m. (7-889) Edward, b. 5-22-1838, d. 10-27-1839. (7-890) Elizabeth, b 7-6-1840, m. Geo. W. HANCOCK. (7-891) Martha, b. 8-19-1844, d. 1=13-1928, not m. __________________ Linda M. Thank lthank@turboisp.com __________________