John Neil McComiskey

• Name	John Neil McComiskey
  Birth	County Down, Ireland   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Charlesville, Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia   [1]
  Person ID	I20205	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2019

  
  

  Family	Mercy Smith,   b. 5 Mar 1753, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts d. 18 Dec 1821, Argyle, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	21 Nov 1780  [2]
  Children	1. Daniel McComiskey
  Family ID	F12229	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2019

  
  

• Notes

  He enlisted in the British army at 18 and fought on the British side in the American revolution, then came to Shelburne, Nova Scotia, eventually settling in Charlesville.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2572] A History of Barrington Township and Vicinity, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia 1604-1870, with a Biographical and Genealogical Appendix by Edwin Crowell. Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, 1923. [S3449] New Englanders in Nova Scotia, manuscript and collection of articles and research material, including articles written by Fred E. Crowell in the 1920s and 30s for the Yarmouth Herald, and also Crowell's research notes. R. Stanton Avery Special Collections, New England Historic Genealogical Society. Searchable at americanancestors.org.