People involved in the establishment of the new country of America are known as patriots of the American Revolution.
As we prepare for the celebration of the 250th anniversary, the Oliver Morton Chapter of DAR and the Jones County News salute these patriots who located to our area or whose descendants have located in the area. This month we salute James Comer.
There are numerous descendants of Mr.
Comer in Jones County, including four members of the local DAR chapter.
James Comer
James Comer was born about 1750 in Virginia. He married three times. He and his first wife, name unknown, had four children: William, James, Nancy and Isabell. He and his second wife, Frances Finch, had two children: Marcus and Harriett. With the third wife, Nancy Harper, he fathered Mary Rose (Polly), John J., Caroline, Andrew, George Washington and Emeline.
During the American Revolution, James resided in Granville County, North Carolina and assisted in establishing American Independence while acting in the capacity of Sergeant for the state of North Carolina. His services were listed as Dragoons, also a private, wagon master under Captains John Dickerson and Samuel Ash. His pension was verified by Commanding officer John Dickerson, but was rejected because he was not a soldier in the Continental Line. Before 1832, pensions were restricted to Continental Line soldiers. James Comer received a Georgia Land Grant in the Cherokee Land Lottery.
James died in July 1837 at about the age of 88 years and is buried in the Comer Cemetery in Jones County. A marker was placed at his grave by the Atlanta Chapter, NSDAR in February, 2020.
