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Hi Everyone,
I am delighted to find this Colby source as I am researching my
great-great grandmother Caroline M. Colby, b. 7 Aug 1832 in Henniker,
NH. (Her parents were Silas Colby and Hannah Farrar.)
She married Theodore J. Teaney 24 May 1855. They lived in Barr Township,
Macoupin County, IL. They are buried there in Asbury Cemetery. I went
last summer, searched the county records and found their graves. Their
son Eri E. Teaney, b. 5 May 1864, was my great-grandfather. On 31 Oct
1889, he married Jennie M. Maxwell, daughter of Thomas Maxwell of
Kilmore, Co. Cavan, Ireland and Palmyra, IL and Elvira Elizabeth Bassham
from TN.
Is anyone tracking down this line of the family?
I have Caroline's lineage back to the mysterious Anthony Colby.
Kathleen Allen
Hi Kathleen and all;
This is what I have on Catoline. I have nothing on her descendants.
Thank you for any information you would like to share.
Will
On Mon, 31 Aug 1998 19:24:08 -0700, you wrote:
>Hi Everyone,
>I am delighted to find this Colby source as I am researching my
>great-great grandmother Caroline M. Colby, b. 7 Aug 1832 in Henniker,
>NH. (Her parents were Silas Colby and Hannah Farrar.)
>She married Theodore J. Teaney 24 May 1855. They lived in Barr Township,
>
Ancestors of Caroline M. Colby - Aug 31 1998
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FIRST GENERATION
1. Caroline M. Colby was born on Aug 7 1832 in Henniker, N.H..
SECOND GENERATION
2. Silas Colby was born on Aug 11 1788 in Henniker, N.H.. He died on
Dec 16 1858 in Henniker, N.H.. He was married to Hannah Farrar on Mar
27 1812 in Henniker, N.H..
3. Hannah Farrar was born on Mar 31 1793 in Henniker, N.H.. She died
on Aug 5 1844 in Henniker, N.H.. She has reference number FTJ#301.
Silas Colby and Hannah Farrar had the following children:
i. Eri Colby was born on Oct 21 1814 in Henniker,
N.H.. He died on Jan 26 1892 in Henniker, N.H.. He has reference
number FTJ#302.
ii. Mary Colby was born on Jul 25 1816 in
Henniker, N.H.. She died on Jul 22 1838 in Hopkinton, N.H..
iii. Isaac Colby was born on Nov 21 1818 in
Henniker, N.H.. He was born on Nov 21 1818 in Henniker, N.H..
iv. Hannah Colby was born on Aug 17 1820 in
Henniker, N.H..
v. Silas N. Colby was born on Jan 12 1823 in
Henniker, N.H.. He died on Feb 10 1832 in Henniker, N.H..
vi. Sara Colby was born on Feb 18 1825 in
Henniker, N.H..
vii. Emily R. Colby was born on Aug 15 1827 in
Henniker, N.H.. She died on Feb 20 1832 in Henniker, N.H..
viii. Martha Jane Colby was born on Jul 27 1829 in
Henniker, N.H..
1 ix. Caroline M. Colby.
x. Sylvia L. Colby was born on Sep 1 1836 in
Henniker, N.H..
THIRD GENERATION
4. Levi Colby was born on Nov 8 1757 in So. Hampton, N.H..1,2 He
died on Nov 10 1827 in Henniker, N.H..1,2 He served in the military
26 Sep 1777 to 22 Sep 1778 in New Hampshire Militia. Levi Colby,
Private; Captain Joshua Bagley's Company, Colonel Thomas Stickney's
Regiment; General Stark's Brigade; New Hampshire Militia, which
company marched from Hopkinton, July 1777 and joined the Northern
Continental Army. He fought at Bennington, VT.
Enlisted: 26 Sep 1777
Discharged 22 Sep 1778
Two mponths, five days @ L4.10 per month: L9.15
Travel to Charlestown (Fort No. 4) 60 miles @ 3 pence per mile: 15
pence
return travel. 160 miles @ 2 pence per mile: L1.6.8
Roll sworn at Exeter, N.H.
New Hampshire Rev Rolls in the Office of the Secretary of State,
Concord, N.H. Rosco Colby comments concerning Levi's activities after
the War: "It was the custom of the times for a father to give his son
a piece of land to clear and settle. This may have been how Levi came
to own Lot No. 17 in the 5th Range in Henniker, N.H. - later known as
the Patten Place." He was married to Katherine (Catee) Smith on Mar
18 1779 in Hopkinton, N.H.. Levi was married at Hopkinton, N.H. where
the record of marriage reads "Levi Colby and Caity Smith
5. Katherine (Catee) Smith was born on Oct 10 1761 in Henniker, N.H..
She died about 1830 in Henniker, N.H.. She has reference number
FTJ#299. Levi Colby and Katherine (Catee) Smith had the following
children:
i. Moses Colby was born on Aug 28 1779 in
Henniker, N.H.. He died on Jul 12 1865 in Bradford, N.H..
ii. Levi Colby was born on Apr 7 1781 in Henniker,
N.H.. He died on Jun 27 1869 in Henniker, N.H..
iii. Sarah Colby was born on Dec 1 1783 in
Henniker, N.H.. She died on Jan 3 1857 in Henniker, N.H..
iv. James Colby was born on Aug 14 1786 in
Henniker, N.H.. He died on Feb 26 1860 in Henniker, N.H..
2 v. Silas Colby.
vi. Betsey Colby was born on Apr 5 1791 in
Henniker, N.H.. She died on Dec 28 1864 in Henniker, N.H..
vii. Martha Colby was born on Jul 15 1795 in
Henniker, N.H.. She died in 1869.
viii. Catherine Colby was born on Oct 10 1801 in
Henniker, N.H.. She died on Jan 8 1871 in Newport, NH.
6. Isaac Farrar was born in 1761 in Ma. He died on Jun 15 1840 in
New Hampshire. He was married to Hannah Dix.
7. Hannah Dix was born in 1766. She died on Oct 10 1843. Isaac
Farrar and Hannah Dix had the following children:
i. Emily Farrar was born in 1786.
3 ii. Hannah Farrar.
iii. Benjamin Farrar was born about 1793.
iv. Noah Farrar was born about 1793.
v. Sarah Farrar was born about 1793.
vi. Stephen Farrar was born about 1793.
vii. Mark Farrar was born about 1793.
viii. Achsah Farrar was born about 1793.
ix. Mary Farrar was born about 1793.
x. Salman Farrar was born about 1793.
FOURTH GENERATION
8. Eliphalet Colby3 was born on Oct 28 1728 in Amesbury, Ma.4 He
died on Apr 8 1812 in Henniker, N.H..5 Vital Records to 1850,
Amesbury, Ma
Lived at Amesbury, MA; Southhampton, NH; Bow, NH; Hopkinton, NH; and
Henniker, NH
Eliphat owned covenant of the First Church in Amesbury. He was
baptised there 06 May 1750 or 1752.
On 14 Oct 1764 Eliphalet and Mary received a letter of dismissal from
So. Hampton, N.H. to the Church at Hopkinton, N.H.
He relocated to Henniker after the Am. Rev. He was listed as a
tax-payer in 1800. He located at the northeastern part of town.
The history of Hennicker says he erected a sawmill near his home and
operated it for nearly 50 years. He was married to Mary Rogers on Feb
14 1751 in Amesbury, Ma.
9. Mary Rogers was born on Nov 29 1727 in Amesbury, Ma. She died in
Poss Henniker, NH. Eliphalet Colby and Mary Rogers had the following
children:
i. Eliphalet Colby Jr. was born on Sep 22 1751 in
Amesbury, Ma.1,2 He died on Feb 22 1824 in Henniker, N.H.. Vital
Records to 1850, Amesbury, Ma
Vital Records N.H.
ii. Nicholas Colby6 was born on Jul 12 1754 in
Southhampton, N.H.. He died on Mar 30 1838 in Henniker, N.H..
4 iii. Levi Colby.
iv. Molly Colby was born on Mar 26 1760 in
Amesbury, Ma.7
10. James Smith. He was married to Elizabeth (Smith).
11. Elizabeth (Smith). James Smith and Elizabeth (Smith) had the
following children:
5 i. Katherine (Catee) Smith.
FIFTH GENERATION
16. Isaac Colby was born on Aug 10 1707 in Amesbury, Ma.8 He died
about 1764 in Amesbury, Ma.9 Vital Records to 1850, Amesbury, Ma He
was married to Mary Martin on Nov 11 1727 in Amesbury, Ma.10
17. Mary Martin was born on Mar 10 1710 in Amesbury, Ma. She has
reference number FTJ#273. She died in Prob Amesbury, Ma. Isaac Colby
and Mary Martin had the following children:
8 i. Eliphalet Colby.
ii. John Colby was born on Jan 9 1730 in
Salisbury, Ma. He has reference number FTJ#2481.
iii. Isaac Colby11 was born on Sep 4 1733 in
Salisbury, Ma. He died on Nov 3 1807 in Hopkinton, N.H..12 Baptized
at East Kingston, N.H., 08 Jun 1760
Signed the Association Test in Hopkinton in
1776
Living in Hopkinton, N.H. 1785
iv. Richard Colby was born on Oct 7 1734 in
Salisbury, Ma. He has reference number FTJ#2489.
v. Elizabeth Colby was born on Oct 11 1736 in
Salisbury, Ma.13 She died on Aug 5 1819 in Hopkinton, N.H..
vi. Nehemiah Colby was born on May 5 1738 in
Amesbury, Ma.14 He died before 1939 in Amesbury, Ma.
vii. Sarah Colby was born on May 5 1738 in
Amesbury, Ma.
viii. Nehemiah Colby was born on May 7 1739 in
Salisbury, Ma.15 He died about 1790.
ix. David Colby was born on Jul 2 1741 in
Salisbury, Ma.16 He died in Aug 1821.
18. Isaac Rogers. He was married to Rebecca Rawlins.
19. Rebecca Rawlins. Isaac Rogers and Rebecca Rawlins had the
following children:
9 i. Mary Rogers.
SIXTH GENERATION
32. Isaac Colby17 was born on Jul 15 1680 in Amesbury, Ma. He died
about 1733 in Amesbury, Ma. Will admin 18 Jun 1733 He was married to
Hannah Getchell on Dec 5 1701 in Amesbury, Ma.18
33. Hannah Getchell was born on Jan 30 1681 in Salisbury, Ma. She
died about 1764 in Prob Amesbury, Ma. She has reference number
FTJ#271. Isaac Colby and Hannah Getchell had the following children:
i. Daniel Colby19 was born on Dec 9 1702 in
Amesbury, Ma. He died in 1733 in Amesbury, Ma. Vital Records to
1850, Amesbury, Ma
16 ii. Isaac Colby.
iii. Hannah Colby20 was born on Aug 20 1709 in
Amesbury, Ma. Vital Records to 1850, Amesbury, Ma
iv. David Colby was born on Oct 15 1711 in
Amesbury, Ma.21 He died about 1790 in Londonderry, N.H.. Vital
Records to 1850, Amesbury, Ma
v. Judeth Colby was born on Jul 2 1725 in
Amesbury, Ma.22
34. John Martin was born on Feb 4 1675 in Amesbury, Ma. He died on
Mar 3 1712 in Amesbury, Ma. He has reference number FTJ#1423. He was
married to Mary Wells on Jul 15 1702 in Amesbury, Ma.
35. Mary Wells has reference number FTJ#1424. She was born in Poss
Amesbury, Ma. John Martin and Mary Wells had the following children:
17 i. Mary Martin.
ii. Deborah Martin has reference number FTJ#1422.
SEVENTH GENERATION
64. Thomas Colby was born on Mar 8 1650 in Salisbury, Ma. He died on
Mar 30 1691 in Amesbury, Ma. He was married to Hannah Rowell on Sep
16 1674 in Amesbury, Ma.
65. Hannah Rowell was born in Jan 1653 in Salisbury, Ma. She died on
Sep 9 1707 in Amesbury, Ma. She has reference number FTJ#4. Thomas
Colby and Hannah Rowell had the following children:
i. Thomas Colby Jr was born on Jun 1 1675 in
Amesbury, Ma. He died on May 4 1741 in Amesbury, Ma. Vital Records
to 1850, Amesbury, Ma.; Listed as Collby
Snow-Shoe man 1708
ii. Hannah Colby23 was born about 1677 in
Amesbury, Ma. She died after 1730 in Amesbury, Ma.
iii. Abraham Colby24 was born about 1679 in
Amesbury, Ma. He died after 1713.
32 iv. Isaac Colby.
v. Jacob Colby25 was born on Apr 13 1688 in
Amesbury, Ma. He died on Feb 22 1736 in Amesbury, Ma. Vital Records
to 1850, Amesbury, Ma
66. Samuel Getchell was born on Feb 8 1657 in Salisbury, Ma. He died
on Jul 7 1710 in Salisbury, Ma. He has reference number FTJ#3473. He
was married to Elizabeth Jones on Nov 27 1679 in Amesbury, Ma.
67. Elizabeth Jones was born on Dec 24 1662 in Amesbury, Ma. She
died on May 24 1735 in Salisbury, Ma. She has reference number
FTJ#3474. Samuel Getchell and Elizabeth Jones had the following
children:
33 i. Hannah Getchell.
68. Richard Martin was born on Jun 29 1647 in Amesbury, Ma. She died
on Mar 11 1729 in Amesbury, Ma. She has reference number FTJ#6718.
She was married to Mary Hoyt in Amesbury, Ma.
69. Mary Hoyt was born on Feb 20 1646 in Amesbury, Ma. He died on
Mar 11 1729 in Amesbury, Ma. He has reference number FTJ#3366.
Richard Martin and Mary Hoyt had the following children:
34 i. John Martin.
70. Thomas Wells Rev was born on Jan 11 1647. He died on Jul 10 1734
in Amesbury, Ma. He has reference number FTJ#6714. He was married to
Mary Perkins on Jan 10 1670 in Ipswich, Ma.
71. Mary Perkins was born about 1652 in Poss Ipswich, Ma. She died
on Jan 26 1727 in Amesbury, Ma. She has reference number FTJ#6713.
Thomas Wells Rev and Mary Perkins had the following children:
35 i. Mary Wells.
EIGHTH GENERATION
128. Anthony Colby26,27 was born in Sep 1605 in Horbling,
Lincolnshire, England.28 He was baptized on Sep 8 1605 in Horbling,
Lincolnshire, England. Noted in "The Great Migration Begins" 1996,
New England Historical and Genealogical Socitiey, pages 413-416 He
died on Feb 11 1660 in Amesbury, Ma. BIO:Left London (Isle of Wright)
in March of 1630 with more than 400 others
arrived on ship Arbella at Boston. Lived on shipboard 4 months
before housing could be made. In Boston, Ipswich, Salisbury &
Amesbury. Noted as "planter", received land in the 'first division'
in 1640 and '43; one of the first commoners of Amesbury, where he
received land in 1654 and 1758, and his widow , in his right, in '62
and '64. Was church member in Boston, living Cambridge 1632, affirmed
freeman oath 14 May 1634; at Ipswich 1637; Sometimes printed as
"Arthur" He was married to Susannah (Colby) about 1632 in Boston, Ma
(?).
129. Susannah (Colby) was born about 1607 in Poss England. She died
on Aug 7 1689 in Salisbury, Ma. Near the end of her life, Susannah
Whittredge was described by the selectmen of Amesbury as:
an anchient and helpless widow belonging to the town of Amesbury...
notwithstanding a comfortable and competent maintenance being allowed
unto her out of the estate of her former deceased husband Anthony
Coleby...yet she being a woman attended with many infirmities both of
body and mind, is utterly incapable of doing anything that may
contribute to her livelihood or comfortable subsistance ... she living
alone, wanting such help and attendance as may be convenient,
continually laboring under such infirmities of body as usuallyattend
old age often times sick and many times destitute of divers
necessaries and always of the conveniencies of life, any otherwise
than she is supplied by one or two of her children, whose families in
the meantime want the same at home, and very much defective and
decayed in her understanding ..., September Term 1682 [EQC 8:388]
The court ordered that her sons, Samuel, Isaac and Thomas Colby,
provide for her and sell what land was necessary to maintain her from
the Colby estate [EQC 8:388]
EQC = Essex Quarterly Court Anthony Colby and Susannah (Colby) had
the following children:
i. John Colby was born in 1633 in Boston, Ma (?).
He was baptized on Sep 8 1633 in 1st Church of Boston, Boston, Ma. He
died on Dec 12 1673 in Amesbury, Ma. He had an estate probated on Jan
22 1674 in Amesbury, Ma.
BIO:John Colby was a planter at Amesbury,
where he was granted land in
1658, 1659, 1662, 1666 and 1668. He was
granted thirty acres in 1658.
He made his will 22 Jan 1673/4, which was
proved 24 April 1674.
John entered a suit against the town of
Salisbury, in the Old Norfolk Co. court, at Salisbury, claiming that
he was a possessor of the estate of Mr. Samuel Groom in Salisbury,
purchased by his father, Anthony Colby, decd.; and that he (John) was
entitled to a townsman's rights on account of Groom. As John had been
admitted a townsman 8 or 10 years before, the case was decided in
favor of the town, Oct 1663.
John Colby's name heads a list of seventeen
signatures on a
petition presented to the Court at Hampton, in
October, 1671, by
"divers of the Inhabitants and souldiers of
the towne & military
company of Amsbery" that they may continue
"under the Conduct of or
loveing friend & neighbour John Hoyt, senr,
our chosen and established
sergeant & chief military officer here."
(Weis, 1970; Hoyt, 1857)
John Hoyt of Salisbury, by David W. Hoyt, C.
Benjamin Richardson,
Boston, pub 1857; The Colby Family in Early
America 1595-1661, by
Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial
Press, pub 1970
Colby Clan ancester sheets, submitted by
various members.
ii. Sarah Colby was born about 1635 in Amesbury,
Ma. She died on Mar 18 1663 in Boston, Ma.
iii. Samuel Colby was born about 1638 in Salisbury,
Ma. He died about 1716 in Haverhill, Ma. He has reference number
FTJ#967. BIO: Samuel fought in King Philip's War, in the Falls
Fight under
Captain Turner. Salisbury town records show
that Samuel was fined in
1665 for 'abusing a wench'. Samuel and
Elizabeth owned a 'public
house' or inn in Amesbury in 1678. In 1686,
he was acquitted of a
charge of 'selling drink without a license'.
Samuel represented
Amesbury in general court (Attorney?) in 1689.
On July 22, 1692,
Samuel signed a petition in favor of Mrs
Bradbury who was accused of
witchcraft.
Elizabeth was the daughter of William
Sargent, a friend of Anthony.
William's wife was Elizabeth Perkins. William
was born in England
in 1602. His Father was Richard Sargent, an
officer in the Royal
Navy. William Also immigrated with Winthrop
in 1630.
from 'Lineage of Philander M. Colby of
Arborville & Bradshaw, Me.,
and Spencer Colby of Hamilton County, Me. by
Claudia K. (Miller)
Foster, Seattle, Wa.
Samuel was a planter and innholder at
Amesbury and later settled at
Haverhill between 1664 and 1667. He received
land in Amesbury, 1659
1662; lived in Haverhill, 1668, 1672 and 1674,
but had returned to
Amesbury, 1676, where he died. Among the few
affidavits that were
made to sustain claims for land near Turner's
Falls, found in the
Massachusetts M. S. Archives, is one from John
Chase, in which he
states that he and Samuel Colby were in the
fight and helped to bury
Captain Turner, and in 1689 served as
representative from Amesbury.
He made his will 6 March 1715/6, which was
proved 2 July 1716.
A History of Deerfield, Ma, by George Sheldon,
Vol I, page 159
Society of Colonial Wars, Index of Ancesters,
1922, page 113
The Colby Family in Early America, by
Frederick L. Weis, 1970, page 8
Colby Clan Ancester Sheets, by Various members
iv. Isaac Colby was born on Jul 6 1640 in
Salisbury, Ma. He died on Apr 15 1684 in Rowley, Ma. BIO:Isaac was a
planter at Salisbury, 1663; had a seat in the meeting
house at Amesbury, 1667, where he was living
in 1668, and later he
lived at Haverhill and Rowley, but returned to
Amesbury before he
died. He made his will 29 March 1684 which
was proved 15 April 1684.
His estate was divided in 1725.
The Colby Family in Early America, by
Frederick L. Weis, The Colonial
Press, 1970. Colby Clan Ancester Sheets, by
Various Members
Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Ma, by
David Hoyt, compiled and published 1897 to 1919, repub by New England
Press, Somersworth, NH, 1981, 1987 and 1990; ISBN 0-89725-026-5. (now
out of print) This pub does not mention the 2nd wife of Isaac called
Elizabeth.
v. Rebecca Colby was born on Mar 11 1643 in
Salisbury, Ma. She died on Jun 10 1672 in Haverhill, Ma. She has
reference number FTJ#1505.
vi. Mary Colby was born on Sep 19 1647 in
Salisbury, Ma. She died in Amesbury, Ma.
64 vii. Thomas Colby.
130. Valentine Rowell was born on Jun 22 1622 in Mancetter, Eng. He
died on May 17 1662 in Salisbury, Ma. He has reference number
FTJ#713. He was married to Joanna Pinder on Nov 14 1643 in Salisbury,
Ma.
131. Joanna Pinder was born about 1621. She died in 1690 in
Amesbury, Ma. She has reference number FTJ#714. Valentine Rowell and
Joanna Pinder had the following children:
65 i. Hannah Rowell.
132. Samuel Getchell died in 1697 in Salisbury, Ma. He has reference
number FTJ#6712. He was born. He was married to Dorcas (Getchell) in
Poss Salisbury, Ma.
133. Dorcas (Getchell) died on Jan 12 1679 in Salisbury, Ma. She has
reference number FTJ#6711. She was born. Samuel Getchell and Dorcas
(Getchell) had the following children:
66 i. Samuel Getchell.
134. Robert Jones was born about 1633 in Poss Amesbury, Ma. He has
reference number FTJ#6710. He died. He was married to Joanna Osgood
about 1658 in Poss Amesbury, Ma.
135. Joanna Osgood has reference number FTJ#6709. She was born.
Robert Jones and Joanna Osgood had the following children:
67 i. Elizabeth Jones.
136. George Martin was born about 1618 in Ramsey, Hamps., Eng. He
died on Nov 23 1686 in Salisbury, Ma. He was married to Susanna North
on Aug 11 1646 in Salisbury, Ma.
137. Susanna North was born about 1621 in Onley, Buckingham, England.
She died on Jul 19 1692 in Salem, Ma. Convicted and executed on 19
July 1692 for practicing witchcraft in a
trial at Salem Ma. Exonerated in new trial on 19 July 1992 in a trial
at Salem, Ma. George Martin and Susanna North had the following
children:
68 i. Richard Martin.
138. John Hoyt Sgt was born about 1610 in England. He died on Feb 28
1688 in Amesbury, Ma. He was married to Frances (Hoyt) about 1644 in
Amesbury, Ma.
139. Frances (Hoyt) has reference number FTJ#3356. John Hoyt Sgt and
Frances (Hoyt) had the following children:
i. Sarah Hoyt was born on Jan 16 1645 in
Amesbury, Ma. He died on Feb 26 1645 in Amesbury, Ma. He has
reference number FTJ#3365.
69 ii. Mary Hoyt.
iii. Joseph Hoyt was born on Apr 19 1648 in
Salisbury, Ma. He died on May 13 1648 in Salisbury, Ma. He has
reference number FTJ#3368.
iv. Joseph Hoyt was born on Nov 27 1649 in
Salisbury, Ma. He died on Jan 24 1650 in Salisbury, Ma. He has
reference number FTJ#3369.
v. Marah Hoyt was born on Nov 24 1653 in
Salisbury, Ma. He died on Dec 1 1653 in Salisbury, Ma. He has
reference number FTJ#3370.
vi. Naomi Hoyt was born on Jan 23 1655 in
Salisbury, Ma. He has reference number FTJ#3371.
vii. Dorothie Hoyt was born on Apr 13 1656 in
Salisbury, Ma. He has reference number FTJ#3374.
viii. Mehetabel Hoyt was born on Oct 25 1664 in
Salisbury, Ma. He has reference number FTJ#3375.
140. Thomas Wells Dea was born about 1605 in Colchester, Eng. He
died on Oct 26 1666 in Ipswich, Ma. He has reference number FTJ#6715.
<@5*795> He was married to Abigail Warner in Ipswich, Ma.
141. Abigail Warner was born about 1614 in England. She died on Jul
22 1671 in Ipswich, Ma. She has reference number FTJ#6716. Thomas
Wells Dea and Abigail Warner had the following children:
70 i. Thomas Wells Rev.
NINTH GENERATION
260. Thomas Rowell Deac was born on Mar 17 1594 in Mancetter, Eng.
He died on May 17 1662 in Andover, Ma. He has reference number
FTJ#3101. He was married to Margaret Milner on Oct 12 1615 in
England.
261. Margaret Milner was born about 1596 in Mancetter, Eng. She has
reference number FTJ#6708. She died in Mancetter, Eng. Thomas Rowell
Deac and Margaret Milner had the following children:
130 i. Valentine Rowell.
270. William Osgood was born about 1605. He died after 1655. He was
married to Elizabeth Clere before 1652.
271. Elizabeth Clere was born about 1612. She died after 1655.
William Osgood and Elizabeth Clere had the following children:
i. Sarah Osgood was born on Feb 7 1653 in
Salisbury, Ma. She died about 1716 in Amesbury, Ma. It is cetain
from deeds that Sarah Osgood, b 1652/3, was in 1700 and 1708 wife of
John Colby, and that she was dead in 1716. The only doubt is whether
Sarah Eldridge and Sarah Osgood were the same person. he records may
be reconciled in three ways: 1. Perhaps Eldridge should read Osgood.
2. Perhaps Sarah Osgood married 1st _____ Eldridge, of whom we have
no other record, and m. 2nd John Colby. 3. the two may be distinct
persons, as given above, which seems most probable, though we have no
trace of the family of Sarah Eldridge. Wm and Anne Eldred, or
Eldridge, of Yarmouth had Dau. Sarah, b.t 1850; but she was six years
older than John Colby, and we know of no intercourse between Yarmouth
and Salisbury. There was a John Eldred of Hampton in 1640, who
apparentlt soon died or moved away.
Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, pg 106
by David Hoyt
Compiled 1897 - 1919
Reprinted by New England History Press
Somersworth, NH 03878
reprinted 1981,1987, 1990
ISBN 0-89725-026-5
135 ii. Joanna Osgood.
274. Richard North has reference number FTJ#1427.
275. Ursula (North) has reference number FTJ#1428. Richard North and
Ursula (North) had the following children:
137 i. Susanna North.
282. William Warner was born on Mar 10 1585 in Essex, England. He
died about 1648 in Ipswich, Ma. He has reference number FTJ#6717. He
was married to Abigail (Susanna) Baker in Prob England.
283. Abigail (Susanna) Baker was born about 1599 in Boxted, W.,
England. She has reference number FTJ#7534. She died in Prob
Ipswich, Ma. William Warner and Abigail (Susanna) Baker had the
following children:
141 i. Abigail Warner.
ii. William Warner II was born about 1627 in
England. He died about 1706 in Poss Ipswich, Ma. He has reference
number FTJ#7535.
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3. David W. Hoyt. The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, MA.
Picton Press
Providence, R.I. 1996. page 666.
4. Vital Records of Massachusetts to 1850. Topsfield, Ma, 1913.
Amesbury, Ma, page 59.
5. headstone. Located in Hopkinton, NH.
6. David W. Hoyt. The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, MA.
Picton Press
Providence, R.I. 1996. page 686.
7. Ibid. page 686.
8. Vital Records of Massachusetts to 1850. Topsfield, Ma, 1913. VR
of Amesbury, Ma, page 56.
9. David W. Hoyt. The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, MA.
Picton Press
Providence, R.I. 1996. page 666
(will Adm.).
10. Ibid. page 666.
11. Vital Records of Massachusetts to 1850. Topsfield, Ma, 1913.
page 61.
12. NH Vital Records. Hopkinton, NH, NH State Library; Microfilm v4;
page 565.
13. Vital Records of Massachusetts to 1850. Topsfield, Ma, 1913.
Amesbury, Ma, page 59.
14. Ibid. Amesbury, Ma, page 64.
15. Ibid. Amesbury, Ma, page 64.
16. Ibid. Amesbury, Ma, page 58.
17. David W. Hoyt. The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, MA.
Picton Press
Providence, R.I. 1996. Page 110.
18. Vital Records of Massachusetts to 1850. Topsfield, Ma, 1913.
Vital ecords of Salisbury, Ma
page 369.
19. Ibid. page 56.
20. Ibid. page 56.
21. Ibid. page 56.
22. Ibid. Amesbury, Ma page 62.
23. Frederick Lewis Weis, Th. D. (Fellow of the American Society of
Genealogists).. The Colby Family in Early America. The Colonial
Press, Inc.
Concord, MA. page 11.
24. David W. Hoyt. The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, MA.
Picton Press
Providence, R.I. 1996. page 106.
25. Ibid. page 106; page 110.
26. The General Court, Boston, MA. Oath of a Freeman. Order of the
General Court for the Oath of Freeman, 14 May 1634.
27. William Allen Wallace. The History of Canaan, New Hampshire.
The Rumford Press, Concord, N.H.,1910.
28. John W. Threfall. Fifty Great Migration Colonists to New
England. Madison, Wisconsin, 1990. Anthony Colby, was abptized on 8
September 1605 at Horbling, Lincolnshire, England. Horbling is next
to Sempringham, where his Colby ancesters had lived for several
generations. He was apparently maned for his uncle, Anthony Jackson.
He left London, (Isle of Wright) in March of 1630 with more than 400
others from the area.
The ship Anthony traveled across the Atlantic on was re-cristened the
'Arbella' in honor of Lady Arbella. The ship mounted 28 guns and
carried a crew of fifty-two seamen. On Thursday, April 8, 1630 the
fleet set sail to the unknown West.ON June 12, land was a reality when
they arrived at Cape Ann. From then untill the 6th of July, when the
last of the convoy arrived safely. Their final prayer ended with --
"And there shall be no more Sea.".
FYI
The following web site is a good reference starting point for anyone
interested internet hoaxes and virus alerts.
<http://bl.net/forwards/gulvirus.html>
Bob
Hi Marie and all;
Sorry, but I have nothing on this query. If anyone has info, please
help. Please post to the list also.
Will
On Sun, 30 Aug 1998 11:15:44 -0400, you wrote:
>Will,
>Thanks for the response to my query. Fortunately, I wasn't counting on that
>info too much. I am still trying to reassure myself that the notes I have
>been given are correct and to note the source of everything that I know to
>be fact. Does your archive contain info from the early 1800's? I am looking
>for Susannah (Susan) Colby and Sarah (Sally) Colby b. 17 March 1807 in
>Ogden, Monroe County, NY both said to be daughters of Ephraim Colby and
>Lydia Tucker Colby. I am told that Calvin Hotchkiss married 1st Susan Colby
>then, after she died, he married Sally Colby. If you have any info on these
>people or any suggestions on places to search I would appreciate the help.
>Thanks,
>Marie/MI
Hi all;
For those of you who have not received this.
Will
Hi All;
All I can do is pass on the information printed in "The Great
Migration Begins".
Page 416 states:
Associations: His association with John Bosworth, Garrett Haddon and
Joseph Redding implies that he may have been a servant of Simon
Bradstreet. This strongly supports the suggestion of John B.
Threlfall that the Anthony Colby baptized at Horbling, Lincolnshire,
was the immigrant (GMC50 123).
COMMENTS: Earlier writers erroneously placed Anthony Colby's origin
in Beccles, Suffolkshire, but in 1975 Glade Ian Nelson showed that the
Beccles Anthony was still in England long after the immigrant was
settled in the Massachusetts Bay (TAG 51:65-71). More recently John
B. Threlfall made what appears to be the correct identification in
Horbling, Lincolnshire GMC50 123).Anthony Colby was not at that time
and in that area as rare a name as one might think, so the simple
appearance of a baptism at about the right time is in itself not
sufficient evidence. But the occurrence of a baptism in Horbling, the
home of Simon Bradstreet, who seems to be indirectly connected with
Colby, makes this very likely the correct solution to the problem.
The identity of Susannah ______ is one of the peerennial mysteriesof
the period. Several authors have suggested that Susannah's maiden
name was Hadden, given that Colby and Garrett Haddon were neighbors
and associates. Others have suggested that she was the daughter of
William Sargent, and others that she was a Nutting, all without
support. Her identity is currently unknown. Among other defects to
be found in the literature regarding Colby and his family, there is no
obvious reason why Savage said there were four children earlier than
Isaac and no support has been found for Sarah's birthdate given by
Waterman.
Anthony Colbby was ordered to build four rods of fence around the
common lands in Cambridge in a list dated 2 January 1632/3 (but
probably from a year or two later) (CaTR 5).
At Salem Court on 3 Oct 1637 "Anthony Colebie" of Ipswich sued John
Hall of Saugus (EQC 1:6).
William Osgood and the other pert-time owners of the the old mill at
Salisbury were brought to task for failing to pay the town its share
of lumber agreed upon in return for allowing the mill to be built on
Salisbury land. Osgood had to sue the heirs of the other owners,
including "Susan Whitrige, administratrix of Anthony Colbye," to
recover boards for Salisbury, which he did at court September Term,
1682. Among the depositions establishing the number of boards due
were several describing immigration into Essex County, such as that of
John Pressy "aged about fourty-four years, testified that the first
summer he came into this country, in 1651...I do well remember the saw
mill at Salisbury was one thing that was accounted a rare thing and I
did go see it and I did see it going and sawing boards that very
summer" (EQC 8:250, 373-75)
EQC = Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County,
Massachusetts, 1636-1686, 9 volumes (Salem 1911-1975)
GMC50 = John Brooks Threlfall, Fifty Great Migration Colonists to New
England & their Origins (Madison, Wisconsin, 1990)
TAG = The American Genealogist, Volume 9 to present (1932+)
CaTR = The records of the Town of Cambridge (formerly Newtowne)
Massachusetts, 1630-1703.....(Cambridge 1901)
Hi all;
For those of you who haven't received this, I post it again.
Will
Extract from The American Genealogist
Whole number 202 Vol. 51, No 2
April 1975
Anthony Colbys Purported Ancestry
By Glade Ian Nelson
James W. Colbys frequently unreliable Colby family History,
published in 1895, is the basis for the statement that Anthony Colby
of Massachusetts Bay Colony was the son of Thomas Colby, Esquire, by
his second wife Beatrice Felton of Beccles, Co. Suffolk, England.
Since the printing of that volume, this relationship has been repeated
in many other publications with elaborations upon the various royal
personages which fill the ancestral pedigrees of the Colby and Felton
families. Most recently it has appeared in Michel L. Call, Royal
Ancestors of some L.D.S. Families (Salt Lake City: 1972), and in
Count dAngerville, Living Descendants of Blood Royal, vol. 4.
While the first book is so error-filled as to make it completely
untrustworthy to any serious student of royal genealogies, the second
does contain some lineages of merit. To the discredit of both
authors they fail their readers by not giving documentary source
material or references for data contained in their books. It should
not be too surprising, therefore, that the claim of the Massachusetts
immigrant, Anthony Colby, as the son of Thomas and Beatrice (Felton)
Colby is without substantiation and most likely completely fallacious.
Certain lineage societies have rather blindly accepted this lineage in
the past and, I presume, continue to do so. (See Langston and Buck,
Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagnes Descendants, Vol. ii
(1974), p. 96--Ed.). Therefore, in order to correct this purported
parentage and to warn those who might be tempted to accept the
questionable lineage, the following information is presented.
Anthony Colby came to New England probably with the Winthrop Fleet in
1630 for in that year he was of Boston and recorded as a church
member. He was of Cambridge as early as 1632 when he owned land and
buildings there, and was still there when, on 14 May 1634, he took the
oath of "freeman" before the General Court in Boston. About 1637 he
moved to the settlement at Ipswich, but soon thereafter moved on to
Salisbury, then called Colchester, where he received land in the first
division of 1639. Additional grants of land were given to him by the
town of Salisbury in 1640 and 1643. Anthony Colby was one of the
original settlers of the "newtown", now called Amesbury, where he was
made a commomer on 19 March 1654, receiving a grant of land there in
that same year as well as grants in subsequent years.(1)
He died intestate, 11 Feb. 1660/1, in Salisbury, Mass., and the
inventory was taken on 9 March 1660/1, (2) with the division made 9
April 1661.(3)
Although as early as 1939, information concerning the identity of
Anthony Colbys wife was printed by Donald Lines Jacobus, (4) many
errors have since been printed concerning her. Mr. Jacobus clearly
pointed out that Anthony Colby married after coming to New England,
probably between 1630 and 1632, the widow Susannah Waterman of Boston,
Mass. She married, thirdly, about 1663-4, William Whitridge, a
carpenter from Gloucester who died 5 Dec. 1668, leaving her a widow
for the third time. Susannah died 8 July 1689 in Salisbury, Mass.
Various accounts state her maiden name to have been Haddon and make
her either a sister or daughter of William Sargent, and still others
ascribe her to her the name Nutting. None of these claims, however,
is substantiated by documented evidence, leaving her maiden name
unknown.(5) Anthony and Susannah Colby had the following children:(6)
i. John, bapt. 8 Sept.1633, Boston, Mass., d 11 Feb 1673/4;
m. Salisbury, 14 Jan 1655/6, Frances Hoyt.
ii. Sarah, b. 6 March 1634/5, Cambridge, Mass.; m. 6 March 1653/4,
Orlando Bagley.
iii. Child, b. ca.1637, prob. Ipswich, Mass.; may have d. y.
(Savage states there were four children older than Isaac.
which is the basis for the inclusion of this unnamed child).
iv. Samuel, b. ca. 1638, Ipswich, d. 1716; m. Elizabeth Sargent.
v. Isaac, b. 6 July 1640, Salisbury, d. by 1691; m. Martha
Parratt.
vi. Rebecca, b. 11 March 1643, Salisbury, d. by 1673; m.
Haverhill,
Mass., 9 Sept 1661, John Williams.
vii. Mary, b. 19 Sept 1647, Salisbury; m. Amesbury, 25 Sept.
1668, William Sargent.
viii. Thomas, b. 8 March 1650/1, Salisbury; estate inventory taken
31 March 1691; m. 16 Sept 1674, Hannah Rowell.
Examination of English Colby records sheds light on the problem at
hand. The 1612 Visitation of Suffolk contains the family of Thomas
and Beatrice (Felton) Colby as "Thomas, son and heir; Charles, second
son, obit; John, obit; Anthony; Edmond, obit; Philip; Francis;
Huntington; Beatrice, mar to Edmond Thurston of Colchester; Mary,
mar. to John Copuldyke of Kirby in suff.; Penelope, mar. to Sir
Walter Aston in Chesh.; Katherin, unm." (7) Thus it can be seen that
there was a son Anthony belonging to this family. However,
justification for rejecting him as the immigrant Anthony is
substantial, as will be further explained.
Thomas Colby of Beccles, co. Suffolk, England, wrote his will 8 June
1588 and it was proved that same year at the Prerogative Court of
Canterbury. (8) In this will Thomas referred to "Beatrice my well
beloved wife" to whom he gave all his manors for life as well as other
items. He then bequeathed to his "son Thomas from and after the
decease of my wife all my manors. . ." Provision was made that should
the son Thomas die without legal heirs, the lands were to be entailed
to his other living sons, Anthony, Edmond, Philip, Francis and
Huntington, in that order. Concerning these last five sons mention is
made of a distribution of an annual rent in the sum of 9 pounds and 6
shillings to each of the sons from a farm in Brundish, co. Suffolk,
that "eache and every of them shall begin to receyve their saide
annuitic or portion at twentie years of age untill whiche time I will
and devise that my executors shall putt the saide money during their
minorities or manage to the only profit and bringing upp of my said
sonnes in vertu good education and bearinge. . ." Thomas also
mentioned "my thre (sic) daughters and the child whiche my wife is at
the making. . . at their age of twentie yeares or at their severall
dayes of marriage. . ." Thomas made his son Thomas and his
brother-in-law Anthony Felton executors of his will, with his brother
Francis Colby as supervisor.
The children of Thomas and Beatrice (with approximate birth years
based on the best documentation available) were: (9)
i. Thomas, b. ca. 1566; m. Brundish, 1599, Amy Brampton; lived in
Brundish where six of their children were baptized, with two
additional children mentioned in the 1612 visitation of Suffolk.
ii. Charles, 2nd son, b. ca. 1568; appears only in the 1612
Suffolk Visitation as already deceased; not mentioned in
fathers will in 1588 nor in that of Uncle Francis in 1599.
iii. Beatrice, b. ca. 1570; under 20 years of age in 1588 when her
fathers will was made; m. Edmond Thurston of Colchester; her
unnamed children are referred to in her brother Philips will in
1643.
iv. John, 3rd son, b. ca. 1572; mentioned only as deceased in the
1612 Visitation; not mentioned in the wills of his father
(1588 or Uncle Francis (1599).
v. Anthony, 4th son, b. ca. 1574; erroneously claimed as the
New England immigrant.
vi. Mary, b. ca. 1576, m. 1598 in Beccles, John Copuldyke of
Kirby, Suffolk.
vii. Edmond, 5th son, b. ca. 1578; mentioned in will of his father
(1588) and in his Uncles (1599), but listed in the 1612
Visitation of Suffolk as already deceased.
viii. Philip, 6th son, b. ca. 1580; m. 1609 in Beccles, Lady Dorothy
(Bacon) Gawdy, daughter of Sir Nicholas Bacon, Knt. and widow of
Sir Bassingbourn Gawdy, Bart. She d. 1621 at age 47. Philips
will in 1643 mentioned only one daughter. This will, referred to
later on, contains additional valuable information concerning his
brothers, sisters, nephews and nieces.
ix. Penelope. b. ca. 1582, m. Sir Walter Aston; mentioned in
brother Philips will as "my loveing sister ye Lady Aston."
x. Francis, 7th son, b. ca. 1584; m. 1610 in Beccles, Margaret
Sampson, daughter and coheir of George Sampson of Sampsons Hall,
Kersey, Suffolk; gentleman of the Privy Chamber to Prince Henry.
Francis and Margaret had one son Hertford aged 1 in the 1612
Visitation.
xi. Huntington, 8th son, b. ca. 1586; knighted 28 Nov. 1616.
xii. Katherine, b. shortly after her fathers will (1588) in which
he refers to "the child whiche my wife is at the making."
Unmarried when the 1612 Visitation was recorded.
The Anthony Colby living in Beccles, England, son of Thomas and
Beatrice (Felton) Colby, as has been pointed out, was under 20 years
of age in 1588 when his father made his will. His eldest brother
Thomas was the only one of the family not designated as under age.
Consequently Thomass birth year cannot be placed later than 1568 and
was probably just one or two years before that date. The Visitation
of Suffolk taken in 1561 (10) indicated the father as then married to
Ursella, Lady Brend, his first wife. Therefore, Thomass second
marriage, to Beatrice Felton, occurred subsequent to 1561. The 1612
Visitation of Suffolk lists the children of Thomas and Beatrice,
listing Anthony as the fourth of their eight sons along with four
daughters. Other listings of the brothers follow the same basic
position of Anthony as fourth son. Given this information, and
knowing all of Thomas and Beatrices children were born between 1561
and 1588, their son Anthonys birth year can be approximated as 1574.
Certainly a few years variance is possible, one way or the other, but
reason dictates it cannot be placed earlier than 1570 nor later than
1579. If this was the Anthony Colby who came to New England in 1630,
he would then have been at least 50 years of age! That by itself
would not be too astounding, but his next feat, marriage to a young,
recent widow who had the attractive attribute of owning property and
not under the necessity of making an undesirable marriage arrangement,
certainly would have been. (11) Next, this Anthony would have sired
at least eight children, the last arriving when he was at least 70
years of age. For this to be the case, the wife Susannah would have
had to be at least twenty years his junior. While not biologically
impossible, these accomplishments are not very probable. Their
improbability is further accentuated by a knowledge of what the
immigrant Anthony did after coming to New England.
In the old Norfolk County, Mass., records, (12) can be found an
agreement made 4 Nov. 1658 between Willi: Osgood, Phillip Challis,
William Barnes, Anthony Colby and Samll Worcester, copartners,
present possessors of a saw mill situated in Salisbury. David W.
Hoyt in his work, Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, (13)
presents information concerning each of these men. According to
Hoyts records, William Osgood was born about 1609 and hence would
have been about 49 years of age in 1658. Philip Challis, according to
his own deposition, was born in 1617, and therefore 41 years of age in
1658. William Barnes would have been born between 1605 and 1615, as
his children are recorded as born from about 1640 to 1653; his age
then in 1658 would have been between 43 and 53, say 48 as a
compromise. Samuel Worcester was first married in 1659 when he was
about thirty, placing his birth about 1629. Compare these ages of 49,
41, 48 and 29, with the 78 years of the son of Thomas and Beatrice
(Felton) Colby. The wording of the sawmill agreement is such as to
make it seem that all were able-bodied men who would be personally
laboring at the mill. For a man of 78 this would have been difficult,
even if in excellent health. Association of a elderly man with men of
middle years might be reasonable if he had superior financial
capacity, but this does not seem to have been present to the advantage
of Anthony Colby. The total value of his estate when appraised just
three years later was only li 359, of which li 185 was in real estate
and the remainder in various sundry personal goods. (14) of interest
also is the fact that the inventory contained several items belonging
to the saw mill and its activities. The logical conclusion that must
be reached is that the Anthony Colby associated with the saw mill in
1658 was not in his late seventies, and therefore could not have been
the son of Thomas and Beatrice (Felton) Colby of Beccles, England.
The most enlightening information concerning his comes from the
will of his brother Philip. (15) This will, made and proved in 1643,
mentions, among others, two of his sisters, two of his brothers and
seven nephews and nieces, including:
Item I doe give into my brother Mr. Anthony Colby in present moneys
xx li and doe give & confirm unto him his anuity or porsion being
ffive pounds by ye yeare during the terme of his naturall life,
payable at hollowmas and candlemas.
Item I doe give unto his sonne Thomas Colby three score pounds to
be payd unto him within one yeare next after my decease.
This document is important because (1 it mentions Philips brother
Anthony with no hint whatever that he was not residing in England,
thirteen years after the American Anthony had arrived in New England,
and (2 it show that Anthony had a son Thomas in 1643 also presumably
living in England. It would have been very unusual for Philip not to
make provision for sending Anthonys "ffive pounds by ye yeare during
the term of his natural life" twice yearly, if this money was to have
been transported to the New World! Failure to make such a provision
is further indication that two Anthonys are involved. The second item
quoted shows that Anthony had a son Thomas in 1643 who was to receive
a substantial legacy within one year after his uncle Philips death.
An examination of the American Anthonys family, as presented earlier,
indicates that his son Thomas was not born until 1650, with only sons
John, Samuel and Isaac in 1643! Furthermore, none of the American
Colbys would have been anywhere near their majority when the will was
written. Had Philips nephew Thomas then been a minor, provision
would certainly have been made for supervision of his legacy monies
until a specified age was attained. In fact, this is exactly what
Philip did with two of his three grandchildren with legacies to become
due and payable when the grandchildren reached the ages of 16 and 14,
respectively. The logical conclusion to be reached, again, is that
Philips brother Anthony was not the same person as the Amesbury
Anthony.
While use of the given name Anthony in the Beccles Colby family
does provide a valuable clue as to the immigrants possible ancestry,
the Beccles branch of the Colby family had no monopoly of this
Christian name. Edward Colbye, Gentleman, Of Banham, co. Norfolk,
wrote his will 31 March 1580, proved 17 May 1580, (16) in which he
named, among others his wife Elizabeth, daughter Alice and sons
Thomas, Francis, Anthony and Edward. The Banham parish registers
contain the baptismal records of Edward (28 Jan 1560) and Thomas (14
Sept. 1561), (17) but not those of Alice, Francis and Anthony. There
seems to have been a break in the Banham registers from about 1565 to
about 1580, and their births probably occurred during this time. This
Anthony could logically be estimated as born about 1568, making him
even older than the Beccles Anthony. The Colby family of Banham, co.
Norfolk, and that of Beccles, co. Suffolk, were branches of the same
family, sharing common ancestry. It can be seen that the name Anthony
was known in both branches at least one generation before the American
Anthony came to New England.
Furthermore, two other contemporary Anthony Colbys can be located
in England. In 1622, Elizabeth Colby, singlewoman of Matshell
(Mattinshall?) , co. Norfolk, made a nuncupative will in which she
left the majority of her goods to "Anthoney Collby my brother Also his
wife"(18) but as Thomas and Beatrice did not have a daughter
Elizabeth, this must be another Anthony, especially in light of the
significant distance. The parish registers of St. Nicholas, Ipswich,
Suffolk, (19) contain the baptismal record on 29 April 1597 of
Richard, son of Anthony Colby. The burials of this church show in
1604 -
29 Aug. John Colby }
Richard Colby } fratres
Ralph Davy
31 Aug Anthony Colby pater
The only similarity between the immigrant and the son of Thomas and
Beatrice was the given name. However, other Anthonys located in
England, without any additional documentation, have just as valid a
claim to be the New England immigrant. Further research into source
material in Suffolk and Norfolk may reveal the parentage of the
immigrant to New England who now has a large posterity in America,
including the author of this article. Nevertheless, until
documentation is forthcoming, the parentage of Anthony Colby of
Amesbury must be regarded as unknown, and the previously accepted
connection with the son of Thomas and Beatrice (Felton) Colby must be
discarded.
SOURCES
(1) Mary Lovering Holman, Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury and
John Sargent Pillsbury (Concord, N.H., 1938), pp. 137 f.; David W.
Hoyt, Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Mass. (Providence, R.I.,
1897), 1:103 f.
(2) Norfolk County Quarterly Court files 1:33.
(3) Ibid. p. 24
(4) Donald Lines Jacobus, The Waterman Family (New Haven 1939), 1:8.
(5) Holman, op. Cit.; Belle Preston, Bassett-Preston Ancestors (New
Haven 1930), pp. 66 f.
(6) Holman, op. Cit. Hoyt, op. Cit.
(7) Walter C. Metcalfe, ed., Visitations of Suffolk (Exeter 1882), p.
127.
(8) Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Wills 1588 9 Leicester.
(9) Metcalfe, op. Cit., pp.17 f., 127; Brundish Parish Registers;
Prerogative Court of Canterbury: Wills 1588 9 Leicester (will of
Thomas Colby), 1599 94 Kidd (will of Francis Colby); Episcopal
Consistory Court of Norwich, Wills 1642, f. 77 (will of Philip Colby;
Boyds Marriage Index: Suffolk, vols. 1, 4, 7; Visitations of Norfolk
in the year 1563 (Norwich 1878-1895), 1:97, 2:493 f.
(10) Metcalfe, op. Cit.
(11) Jacobus, op. Cit.
(12) Essex Institute Hist. Coll. 60 (1924) pp. 149 f:
(13) Hoyt, op. Cit.
(14) Probate Records of Essex County, Mass. (1916), 1, 1635-1664, pp.
407-410.
(15) Episcopal Consistory Court of Norwich, Wills 1642, f. 77.
(16) Ibid. 1580.
(17) Banham Parish Registers.
(18) Archdeaconry of Norfolk, Wills, 1622, f. 53.
(19) St. Nicholas, Ipswich, Parish Registers.
Bob
Got the obit on William Colby the CIA man. Very interesting
Headline: CONTRADICTIONS IN EX-CIA DIRECTOR'S LIFE FOLLOWED HIM UNTIL
HIS DEATH AT 76
Publication Date: May 07, 1996
Source: Buffalo News
Page: A5
Subjects:
Region: New York
Obituary: Colby's body was found washed up Monday on a sandbar of the Wicomico River not far from his southern Maryland vacation home, eight days after his empty canoe was found nearby. A state official said there was no sign of foul play.
Colby was dismissed as CIA director 20 years ago, after 31/2 years, by President Gerald R. Ford. Since then, he had promoted a nuclear freeze and big cuts in the military budget.
"The Cold War is over, and the military threat is now far less," he said in a 1992 ad. "It's time to cut our military budget by 50 percent and to invest that money in our schools, our health care and our economy." For the past week, while searchers looked for him in the Wicomico, near where it empties into the Potomac, his widow, Sally Shelton-Colby, had refused to accept the assumption that he had drowned.
After she identified the body on Monday, she thanked the searchers and said her husband had left the world a better place. "There wasn't much that was left undone for him," she said. "He fought fascism and communism and lived to see democracy take hold in the world."
President Clinton said in a statement, "Through a quarter of a century at the CIA, William Colby played a pivotal role in shaping our nation's intelligence community. . . . He made tough decisions when necessary -- and he was always guided by the core values of the country he loved." Colby was perfectly cast as a spy: colorless, soft-spoken, precise and thin. He fit this published description: "Mr. Colby never seems to have a hair or an emotion out of place."
Even Colby said, in his 1978 memoir, that he was "the traditional gray man, so inconspicuous that he can never catch the waiter's eye in a restaurant."
But Colby was fired on Nov. 2, 1975, as head of the CIA after being accused of talking too much. He was said to have been too candid in testimony to congressional investigators; he had long ago aroused the ire of the agency's old guard for trying to channel more effort into the gathering, evaluation and analysis of information and less into covert operation.
Two months after the firing, Ford honored Colby with the National Security Medal, citing his "outstanding contribution in the field of intelligence."
Colby was born Jan. 4, 1920, in St. Paul, Minn., the son of a career Army officer. He moved from post to post, eventually graduating from Princeton University with a Phi Beta Kappa key in 1940.
He enrolled in Columbia University Law School but left after a year to become an army paratrooper. He answered a call for French-speaking volunteers and joined the Office of Strategic Services, the World War II American father of the CIA.
In August 1944, Colby parachuted into France to join a resistance group fighting to link up with advancing U.S. forces.
That assignment led to one in which he parachuted behind enemy lines in Norway to blow up a Nazi rail line. Discharged in 1945 with the rank of major, Colby got his law degree from Columbia, then practiced two years with a New York law firm headed by his former OSS commander, William J. Donovan.
Colby then worked briefly for the National Labor Relations Board in Washington and signed on with the Central Intelligence Agency. Under diplomatic cover, he served at the U.S. embassies in Stockholm and Rome and became the CIA station chief in Saigon in 1959.
He left Saigon in 1962 and returned in 1966, eventually taking charge of the Vietnamese pacification program and its Phoenix project, aimed at rooting out the Viet Cong, the communist guerrilla organization.
Summoned to Washington by a Senate committee in 1970, Colby defended the project but conceded there may have been "some illegal killing."
He was nominated to be CIA director on May 10, 1973, by President Richard M. Nixon, then struggling to extricate himself from the Watergate scandal.
Colby was divorced in 1984 from the former Barbara Heinzen and married Sally Shelton. One of the five children from his first marriage, Catherine, died in 1974. The others are Jonathan, Carl, Paul and Christine.
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Ron,
"Ancestry" has a new data base of obits from 1990 to 1997. Since your were
inquiring about William Colby, his obit is listed under search for the name
COLBY. It gives the names of his two wives and his five children.
<http:www.ancestry.com>
Bob
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FIRST GENERATION
1. Daniel COLBY was born on 27 APR 1754 in South Hampton, Rockingham County,
New Hampshire. He died about 1826.
to:
Daniel Colbey of Hampstead & Sarah Trussell of Plaistow, int 10
Oct 1769 report from Plaistow.
Ron.... Sorry, I didn't copy the above on my post....Yes they are the children
of Daniel Colby and Sarah Trussell from the Memorial History of Hampstead, NH.
Thanks for the info on Daniel. Looking at the dates, I find this Daniel would
be 15 years old when the intentions were filed????? A little early, but
possible. What do you think? ...Barbara
Knew if I waited long enough a TRUSSELL would show up..... I have this couple
with the following children found in the Mem. History of Hampstead, NH.
Mosely b. Jan 1, 1770
Moses b. 5 June 1772
Sarah b. 14 Dec 1777
Daniel b. 16 Nov 1780
Watts b. 21 Oct, 1782
I can only speculate that she is the daughter of Moses Trussell and Jane Mills
of Plaistow.... Who does this Daniel belong to?........Barbara
Received the book "NH marriage Licenses and intentions 1709-1961" today and the following is the Colby I found in the book.
If anyone needs some look up I can do
Early Intentions
Daniel Colbey of Hampstead & Sarah Trussell of Plaistow, int 10
Oct 1769 report from Plaistow.
Benajamin Colby of Hawke & Mary Pollard of Plaistow, int 11 Nov
1779 rept from Kingstown.
Elijah S W Colby of Hooksett & Mahala R. of Candia, int rept from
Candia.
Timothy Colby of Plaistow & Sophia of Plaistow, int 10 Mar 1804,
rept from Plaistow.
Smith Goodwin of Hampstead & Mary Colby of Hampstead, int 5 Nov
1768 rept from Hampstead.
Dr Lafayette Simpsom of Hopkinton & Arline Colby of Henniker, int
28 Dec 1856 rept from Hopkinton
Wentworth Marriages
John Coulby & Betty Lunt 19 Jul 1773
Samuel Ward & Abigial Colby 1 Mar 1756
Concord, Jaffrey, and Stratham Intertions
Elijah Colby of Concord & Susan Eastman of Concord, int 26 Oct
1869 mar, nd Concord records.
Moody Colby of Bradford, VT & Elizabeth Taylor of Jaffrey, int 10
Jan 1832, mar 17 Jan 1832, Jaffrey records.
Moses Colby of Hopkinton & Ely Abbot of Concord, int 3 Nov 1820
mar nd Concord records.
David Colby of Concord & Judith Colby of Concord, int 11 Apr 1819
mar nd Concord records.
Josiah Hardy of Concord & Margarett of Hopkinton, int 6 Feb 1820
mar nd Concord records.
Ezra Holmes of Boscawen & Mahala Colby of Concord, int 14 Aug
1825 mar nd Concord records.
Isacah Robinson of Concord & Abigail Colby of Warner, int 29 Apr
1626 mar nd Concord records.
Out of state minister lic.
Solon Baker Colby, Jr. of Meredith, NH & Eleanor M. Richardson of
Plaistow, NH int 7 Aug 1948.
William T Bennett, Jr. of Cornish, ME & Margaret Colby of
Littleton, NH, int 11 Jun 1940
Albert Joseph Gauthier of Newport, NH & Ruth Wainwright of
Newport, NH, int 10 Jul 1937.
William M McCord of Pittsburg, PA & Gladys Irene Colby of
Litchfield, NH, int 2 Dec 1946.
Harris Pratt of Concord, NH & Helen Abbott Colby of Concord, NH,
int 19 Nov 1929.
Jesse Earl Sunderland of Georgia, VT & Marion Gertrude Colby of
Danville, NH, int 19 May 1930.
Robert W Williamson of Norwood, MA & Margaret C. Colby of
Claremont, NH, int 24 Sep 1929.
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Ronald Colby
rmcolby(a)micro-net.com
Salt Lake City, Utah
"There's a mighty big difference between good,
sound facts and facts that sound good."
Researching the descendants and ancestors of
Ezekiel Colby 1739-1791 and
Sarah/Sally Fowler 1742-?
Visit us at:
http://www.parsonstech.com/genealogy/trees/rcolby/colby_ft.htm
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Date: Saturday, 29 August 1998 08:55:43
From: ownbil
To: COLBY-l-request(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: NICHOLAS COLBY JR
Thank Sherry and Greg for the info you've submitted . Some I have and some
I don't.Nicholas Colby Jr was present and then disappeared. I have where he
sold land,Sep 2nd, 1841 to an Andrew Scott in Rochester NY.He also came to
Cass co MI,and Did some land trading with a Stephen Colby. He also did some
dealing in land inRochester/Monroe Co, NY with Stephen Colby and John
Seymour Owen(My GG Grandfather) My GG Grandfather, John Seymour Owen
married a Jerusha M. Colby Born, 6 18 1818 in Greece, Monroe co, NY.
Nicholas filed for a Declaration for a surviving Officer or Soldier May
11,1852 in Berrien Co, Mi. The declaration states He was a Ensign in the
Second Regiment of the NH Mililia in the war with Great Britain. The
Children I have found that I feel belong to Nicholas and Sally are
1.Eli Howe Colby, b-1/27/1806. *
2. Lois Martin Colby, b-2/25/1807.*
3. Ruth Colby, b-11/16/1808. *
4. Mary Colby, b-8/31/1809.
5. Poll oaks Colby, b-9/30/1810.*
6. Stephen Colby, b-12/27/1811.
7. Joshua Colby, b-1816 *
8. Jerusha M. Colby, b-6/18/1818.
9. William Colby, b-12/18/1822.*
10. Sarah J. Colby, b-1824.
11. James S. Colby, b-1826.
12. ?????????????
* indicates more or less proven. Thank. Bill in Sunny Louisiana. BILL OWEN
Hi Greg, Bill and All,
Eli Howe and Polly are buried in Henniker, NH behind the Town Hall in the old burial ground at the center of town. Their gravestones state:
"Eli Howe, Died Sept. 21,1836 age 79" "Polly wife of Eli Howe died June 27, 1846 age 81".
The History of Henniker (again, known for it's inaccuracies), states that Polly died June 22, 1846. It further states that Eli was born Feb 25, 1757 and Polly Oakes was b Sept. 1761.
Greg, what is the source for the marriage date you have? Do you have a location? Were their ages included in the marriage information or anything to indicate where Polly came from? Mary is sometimes used with Polly, and sometimes Polly stands on it's own.
Do you have information on the names and dates of births of the children of Nicholas Colby, Jr and Sarah Howe?
Hope some of this helps,
Sherry
BTW Newport, NH is one word.
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From: Greg Simmons[SMTP:GSCOMMAN@alternatech.net]
Sent: Saturday, August 29, 1998 5:06 AM
To: COLBY-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [COLBY-L] NICHOLAS COLBY JR.
This line is who I am related through also both the Colby line
and the Howe line.
Nicholas Colby Jr. is the son of Nicholas Colby, born-July
12,1754 in South Hampton NH and died-March 30,1838 in Henniker NH.
Nicholas Colby Jr's mother was Lois Martin born about 1754 and died
about 1837 New Port, NH. I have the line back to the Immagrant Anthony
Colby.
Sarah Howe's parents were Eli Howe and Polly Oakes. I have Eli
Howe's ;line back to the Immagrant John How of Sudbury and Marlborough
Mass.. Right now I can not find Polly Oakes line. I do not know her real
first name. I know they were married in Stow Mass. on May 12,1781. I can
not find Polly's real first name.
Greg Simmons of Illinois.
==== COLBY Mailing List ====
This line is who I am related through also both the Colby line
and the Howe line.
Nicholas Colby Jr. is the son of Nicholas Colby, born-July
12,1754 in South Hampton NH and died-March 30,1838 in Henniker NH.
Nicholas Colby Jr's mother was Lois Martin born about 1754 and died
about 1837 New Port, NH. I have the line back to the Immagrant Anthony
Colby.
Sarah Howe's parents were Eli Howe and Polly Oakes. I have Eli
Howe's ;line back to the Immagrant John How of Sudbury and Marlborough
Mass.. Right now I can not find Polly Oakes line. I do not know her real
first name. I know they were married in Stow Mass. on May 12,1781. I can
not find Polly's real first name.
Greg Simmons of Illinois.
Ron,
"Ancestry" has a new data base of obits from 1990 to 1997. Since your were
inquiring about William Colby, his obit is listed under search for the name
COLBY. It gives the names of his two wives and his five children.
<http:www.ancestry.com>
Bob
Hi Ron and All,
It is unclear if Bill is on the list or not so I have copied his with this as well.
"The Colby Family in Early America", by Weis; Concord, MA; 1970:217 states:
"1573. Nicholas Colby, b. 9 Apr. 1785; d. in Michigan, 1874; perhaps he is the Nicholas who went from Henniker to Newport, NH in 1806. If so , these are his children:
1. Eli Howe Colby, b 27 Jan 1806
2. Lois M. Colby, b. Newport, NH 25 Feb. 1807
3. Ruth Colby b. Newport, 16 Nov. 1808
4. Polly Oaks Colby, b. Newport, 31 Aug. 1810."
The first part of the first sentence is from the History of Henniker, NH which is known to contain errors as is this work, so the NH Vital Records should be checked for accuracy. I do believe that Weis is correct in assuming that these would be children of this couple. Sarah's father was Eli Howe and her mother was Polly Oakes. Not only was Nicholas a cousin to my ancestors but Sarah was cousin to Joel Howe, who built our house in 1829.
Perhaps the other children were born after the family went to Michigan?
Good Luck,
Sherry
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From: Ronald Colby[SMTP:rmcolby@micro-net.com]
Sent: Friday, August 28, 1998 7:09 PM
To: COLBY-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [COLBY-L] Fw: NICHOLAS COLBY JR.
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Date: Friday, 28 August 1998 08:01:34
From: ownbil
To: COLBY-L-request(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: NICHOLAS COLBY JR.
Seeking information on Nicholas Colby Jr., Born Apr 9, 1785, Henniker, NH.
Married Sally(Sarah) Howe, Approx 1805 in Henniker, NH. Nicholas died Aug
13, !872 in Springport, MI. Is buried with son, Joshua Colby in Springport
Cem, Springport, MI. I haven't found a when and where wife died or is
buried. Basicially, I'm trying to find the names of their children. From
all indications,Nicholas and Sally had 12 children.Sure could use some
help. My email addresses are <ownbil(a)softdisk.com> or <wild-bill4(a)juno.com>
Thanks. Bill in Louisiana.
==== COLBY Mailing List ====
Robert Colby's home page:
http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/c/o/l/Robert-C-Colby-jr/index.html
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Date: Friday, 28 August 1998 08:01:34
From: ownbil
To: COLBY-L-request(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: NICHOLAS COLBY JR.
Seeking information on Nicholas Colby Jr., Born Apr 9, 1785, Henniker, NH.
Married Sally(Sarah) Howe, Approx 1805 in Henniker, NH. Nicholas died Aug
13, !872 in Springport, MI. Is buried with son, Joshua Colby in Springport
Cem, Springport, MI. I haven't found a when and where wife died or is
buried. Basicially, I'm trying to find the names of their children. From
all indications,Nicholas and Sally had 12 children.Sure could use some
help. My email addresses are <ownbil(a)softdisk.com> or <wild-bill4(a)juno.com>
Thanks. Bill in Louisiana.
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> From: George Morris <inky(a)cityusa.com>
> To: Kim Andrews <kimby(a)empireone.net>
> Subject: The top ten indicators
> Date: Thursday, August 27, 1998 10:33 PM
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> The top ten indicators that you've become a Gene-aholic.....
> By Mary H. Harris
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> 10 . You introduce your daughter as your descendant.
> 9. You've never met any of the people you send e-mail to, even though
> you are related.
> 8. You can recite your lineage gack 8 generations, but can't remember
> your nephew's name.
> 7. You have more photographs of dead people than living ones.
> 6. You have taken a tape recorder and or notebook to a family reunion.
> 5 You have not only read the latest Gedcom standards, you understand
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> 4. The local genealogy society borrows books from you.
> 3. The only film you have seen in the last year was the 1880 census
> index.
> 2. More than half of your CD collection is made up of marriage records
> or pedigrees.
> 1. Your elusive ancestors have been spotted in more places than Elvis.
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Is anyone on this list familiar with a book called "Colby, Barron, Casper,
and allied families" by Dallie Casper Morey, 1942? I have a Colby genealogy
which lists this book as the main source of information for the genealogy.
Is this a reliable source? I really haven't been concentrating on this line
but I saw a query somewhere on this name and it got me thinking about this
line.
This genealogy starts with:
Robert deColbei of Oldstead Hall, Colby, Norfolk Co. Eng. living in 1199,
wife's name not given, children: Hugh mar. Margaret Frank, William,
John.
and ends with:
Ephraim COLBY a Revolutionary War Pvt. of N.H. b. 6 May 1747, Salisbury,
NH, mar. 2nd Mrs. Mary (Colby) MERRILL. He died 7 May 1823 Ogden, N.Y.
wife Mary d. 7 Aug 1806 Ogden. Ch: Ephraim who mar. Lydia TUCKER, Mary
Zaccheus, Mary, Abraham, Isaac, Timothy, Eastman, and Merrill.
Thanks,
Marie/MI
110747,3346(a)compuserve.com
Hi all;
Just remember, I don't think I have ever seen the title of "Sr." on a
birth certificate.
Will
There are two theories to arguin' with a woman.
Neither one works.