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I have run in to some different information on this line
One source is the LDS Ancestral file
The other is "Descendants of Abraham Colby and Elizabeth Blaisdell"
Lorenzo Colby b. 6 Oct 1823 married 16 Sep 1846
Esther E. Harvey b. 25 Apr 1827
They went to Michigan in 1853
they had four children but the one in question is
Adoniram Judson Colby or Judson Adnirom Colby
Which is the preferred name??
The book has this information
Adoniram Judson Colby b. Feb 24 1857 married 1881
Eliza Wood
Children: Bell, Avis, Nellie and Harry.
LDS Ancestral File has
Judson Adnirom Colby b. 28 Feb 1857 Michigan married 6 Jun 1881
Helen Franklin b. 9 May 1856
Children:
Helen Belle Colby b. 26 Feb 1882 MI d. 5 Jan 1963 Salt Lake City
Avis Adelle Colby b. 29 Oct 1883 MI d. 3 Jul 1943
Nelle Minerva Colby b. 25 Aug 1885 MI d. 8 May 1965
Harry Franklin Colby b. 24 Apr 1888 MI d. 6 Dec 1951
Gladys May Colby b. 4 Mary 1890 MI d. 10 May 1964
Ned Norelius Colby b. 18 Dec 1893 MI d. 4 Feb 1974
Minette Colby b. 25 Apr 1896 MI
Kendall Lorenzo Colby b. 11 Apr 1899 MI d. 23 Mar 1933
Do we have a mix up in families here???
Who is Eliza Wood?? I can't locate anything on her.
Has the similarity of Judson or Adoniram names mixed things up
This site lists him as both ways except married to Eliza Wood
http://www.geocities.com/solongago.geo/kin/Colby.htm
The similarities are too close to ignore.
Anyone have any suggestion on this family.
Ronald Colby
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RON, ALICE, WILL,
ALOHA FROM HI! FOUND MORE ON WILLLIAM COLBY SON OF EPHRAIM COLBY. WE
MARRIED GRACE JAMISON IN SEPT. 1881. THEY HAD ONE DAUGHTER NAMED JENNIE
ALICE COLBY. HER FIRST HUSBAND WAS IN WEST UNION TO MORTON F. BLAKE AND HER
SECOND MARRIAGE WAS IN 1907 TO C.W. FORCHE A DRUGGIST OF KELLOGG, JASPER
COUNTY, IOWA. SHE WAS EDUCATED IN WEST UNION AND FAYETTE, AND TAUGHT TWO
TERMS OF SCHOOL. SHE WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE WOMAN'S MISSIONARY SOCIETY AND
THE TEMPERANE AND AID SOCIETIES OF HER CHURCH. AS YOU CAN SEE SHE WOULD BE AT
THE RIGHT AGE ALSO FOR THE CONNECTION. IF YOU HAVE ANY WAY TO GET FURTHER
INFORMATION, I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANKS
MARILYN MEAD
Hey, Cousins!
I have created a new 'tool' for genealogists! (About time?)
It is a 8 - 12 generation wall chart, 36" square. Sound too good to be true? Check it out!! (Would a COLBY lie?) I am now (I hope) ready to go into production on them. There will be a sample one at the reunion. So all of you who will be there can see it up close and in person. Those of you who can't make it to Mass - - well go to my nice new website and check it out there. www.genealogycharts.homestead.com
Now! No one is to whine to Ron because this _IS TOO_ genealogy! And most of us have been researching more than our Colby lines. So we NEED this thing.
Love you all! & See you at the reunion.
Alice Colby Volkert
Ron,
The only connection that I know of is through Beniah Colby. I think that
the person must have been referring to Hannah Dustin.
Bob
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Descendants of Thomas Dustin
1 Thomas Dustin 1652 - 1732 b: 1652 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire d: 1732
.. +Hannah Webster Emerson 1657 - 1737 b: December 23, 1657 in Haverhill,
Massachusetts m: December 03, 1677 d: Bet. 1737 - 1738 m: December 03, 1677
Father: Michael Emerson Mother: Hannah Webster m: December 03, 1677
............. 2 Hannah Dustin 1678 - b: August 27, 1678 in Haverhill,
Massachusetts
................. +Daniel Cheney
............. 2 Elizabeth Dustin 1680 - b: May 07, 1680
................. +Stephen Emerson m: December 27, 1698 m: December 27,
1698 m: December 27, 1698
............................ 3 Stephen Emerson 1720 - b: 1720 in
Massachusetts
................................ +Hannah Marden 1720 - b: 1720 in
Massachusetts m: in Haverhill, Massachusetts m: in Haverhill, Massachusetts
m: in Haverhill, Massachusetts
........................................... 4 Abigail Emerson 1745 - 1834
b: Abt. 1745 d: Abt. 1834
............................................... +Benaiah Colby, Jr. 1734 -
1826 b: May 29, 1734 in Chester, Rockingham County, New Hampshire m:
September 05, 1764 in Rockingham, New Hampshire d: Abt. 1826 in Chester, New
Hampshire m: September 05, 1764 in Rockingham, New Hampshire Father: Benaiah
Colby Mother: Mary Webster m: September 05, 1764 in Rockingham, New
Hampshire
............. 2 Mary Dustin 1681 - 1696 b: November 04, 1681 in Haverhill,
Massachusetts d: October 18, 1696
............. 2 Thomas Dustin 1682/83 - b: January 05, 1682/83
................. +Mary Ingalls
............. 2 Nathaniel Dustin 1685 - b: May 16, 1685
................. +Mary Ayer m: Abt. 1711 m: Abt. 1711 m: Abt. 1711
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ronald Colby" <rmcolby(a)micro-net.com>
To: <COLBY-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 12:45 PM
Subject: [COLBY] Hannah Colby
> Hi all
> Someone ask about a Hannah Colby.
> quote below.
>
> "The Hannah Colby I am interested in was a historical character of sorts
due
> to her abduction by a tribe of Indians. The story has it that she fled
with
> a small child and prior to leaving, she scalped the tribe for reward
money."
>
> I know of Hannah Emerson Dustin being abducted by the indians.
> never heard of a Hannah Colby being abducted.
> Anyone got any ideas on this one???
>
> Ronald Colby
> rmcolby@micro-n
Hi all
Someone ask about a Hannah Colby.
quote below.
"The Hannah Colby I am interested in was a historical character of sorts due
to her abduction by a tribe of Indians. The story has it that she fled with
a small child and prior to leaving, she scalped the tribe for reward money."
I know of Hannah Emerson Dustin being abducted by the indians.
never heard of a Hannah Colby being abducted.
Anyone got any ideas on this one???
Ronald Colby
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Will/Gina,
I'm sure the columns will get creamed, but I have the following 1860 census
data for Samuel and his family.
John
CENSUS YR: 1860 TERRITORY: NY COUNTY: Genesee DIVISION: Darien REEL
NO: M653-757 PAGE NO: 25
REFERENCE: Renumerated on the 10th day of July 1860 by Warren Pratt
LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. REAL
VAL. PERS VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB
31 296 284 Colby Samuel 46 M Farmer 300
400 N.Y.
32 296 284 Colby Louisa 36 F
N.Y.
33 296 284 Colby Henrietta 14 F
N.Y. X
34 296 284 Colby Henry 14 M
N.Y. X
35 296 284 Colby Caroline 10 F
N.Y. X
36 296 284 Colby Alexander 8 M
N.Y. X
37 296 284 Colby Frank 6 M
N.Y. X
38 296 284 Colby Joseph 4 M
N.Y.
39 296 284 Colby Jenett 2 F
N.Y.
Hi Gina;
This is what I have on this family. I used a little of the info you
sent to flesh my info out.
Maybe this will fit into someone else's database.
Will in Phoenix
(temps going up to 112f today)
(Yep, I'll stay here, thanks) #(:-D
On Mon, 24 Jul 2000 16:56:04 -0700, you wrote:
>Posted on: Colby Queries
>Board URL: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/FamilyAssoc/Colby?read=17
>
>Surname: COLBY, SENN
>-------------------------
>
>I goofed on the last post. Garrett Colby married Clara Senn.
>
>
Descendants of Samuel Colby - 25 Jul 2000
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FIRST GENERATION
1. Samuel Colby was born on 10 May 1814 in Darien, Genesee Co., N.Y..
He died on 22 Feb 1885 in Darien, Genesee Co., N.Y.. He was a Farmer,
Stone Mason.
He was married to Louisa Stone on 6 Jul 1845 in Darien, Genesee Co.,
N.Y.. Samuel Colby and Louisa Stone had the following children:
+2 i. Alexander Colby.
3 ii. Henry Colby was born on 23 Jul 1846 in Darien,
Genesee Co., N.Y..
+4 iii. Henriette Colby.
5 iv. Caroline Colby was born in Darien, Genesee
Co., N.Y..
6 v. Joseph Colby was born in Darien, Genesee Co.,
N.Y..
7 vi. Frank Colby was born about 1854 in Darien,
Genesee Co., N.Y..
+8 vii. Garrett Colby.
SECOND GENERATION
2. Alexander Colby was born about 1840 in Darien, Genesee Co., N.Y..
He was married to Mary Ward.
4. Henriette Colby was born on 23 Jul 1846 in Darien, Genesee Co.,
N.Y.. She died on 20 Dec 1926 in Portland, N.Y..
She was married to John Taft on 12 Apr 1864 in Corfu, N.Y.. John Taft
was born on 13 Aug 1840 in Middleton, Vt. He died on 29 Mar 1926 in
Milford, Ne. Henriette Colby and John Taft had the following
children:
+9 i. Arthur Edward Taft.
10 ii. William H. Taft was born about 1865.
+11 iii. Lizzie Bell Taft.
+12 iv. Caroline "Carrie" S. Taft.
+13 v. John Otis Taft.
+14 vi. Henrietta Taft.
15 vii. Sarah "Sadie" M. Taft was born on 1 May 1880
in Prob Brockton, NY.
8. Garrett Colby was born in 1858 in Darien, Genesee Co., N.Y.. He
died in 1914 in Corfu, Genesee Co., N.Y.. He was buried in Evergreen
Hill Cemetery, Corfu, N.Y.. He was also known as Bud.
He was married to Clara Senn (daughter of Frederick Senn) before 1899.
Clara Senn was born in 1864. She died in 1942 in Corfu, Genesee Co.,
N.Y.. She was buried in Evergreen Hill Cemetery, Corfu, N.Y..
Garrett Colby and Clara Senn had the following children:
16 i. Garrett R. Colby was born in Corfu, N.Y..
+17 ii. Robert W. Colby.
18 iii. Clara Colby was born in Corfu, N.Y..
19 iv. Gladys Colby.
THIRD GENERATION
9. Arthur Edward Taft was born on 20 Aug 1885 in Auburn, Ne. He died
on 1 Mar 1978 in Grand Island, Ne.
He was married to Elizabeth A. Riordan on 12 Feb 1907 in Auburn, Ne.
Elizabeth A. Riordan was born on 23 Nov 1885 in Auburn, Ne. She died
on 31 Mar 1918 in Grant, Ne. Arthur Edward Taft and Elizabeth A.
Riordan had the following children:
+20 i. Eugene Arthur Taft.
+21 ii. Catherine Elizabeth Taft.
+22 iii. Raymond Taft.
+23 iv. Kenton Edward Taft.
24 v. Howard Taft was born on 28 Jan 1914 in Dawson,
Ne. He died in Sacramento, Ca.
+25 vi. Loveta Belle Taft.
He was married to Lula Deford on 22 Oct 1923 in Lincoln, Ne. Lula
Deford was born.
11. Lizzie Bell Taft was born on 22 Jul 1867 in Prob Corfu, NY. She
died.
She was married to Cyrus J. Shirley on 25 Feb 1890 in Auburn, Ne.
Cyrus J. Shirley was born about 1865 in In.
12. Caroline "Carrie" S. Taft was born on 7 Sep 1869 in Brockton, NY.
She died in Brockton, NY.
She was married to George Warner in Prob Brockton, NY. George Warner
was born. Caroline "Carrie" S. Taft and George Warner had the
following children:
26 i. Alice Warner was born in Prob Brockton, NY.
13. John Otis Taft was born on 12 Nov 1874 in Prob Brockton, NY. He
died on 18 Jul 1951 in Lincoln, Ne.
He was married to Abigail Elenor Shadley on 3 Mar 1986 in Auburn, Ne.
Abigail Elenor Shadley was born on 12 Jul 1879 in Auburn, Ne. She
died on 23 Nov 1946 in Auburn, Ne. John Otis Taft and Abigail Elenor
Shadley had the following children:
27 i. Harvey Otis Taft was born on 4 Feb 1897 in
Prob Auburn, Ne.
28 ii. Millie Victoria Taft was born on 3 Oct 1897 in
Prob Auburn, NY.
29 iii. George Franklin Taft was born on 19 Nov 1900
in Prob Auburn, NY.
30 iv. Roy Marvin Taft was born on 29 Jan 1903 in
Prob Auburn, NY. He died about 1918 in Poss Auburn, NY.
31 v. Mary Maude Taft was born on 6 Apr 1905 in Prob
Auburn, NY.
32 vi. Joseph Leonard Taft was born on 16 Jun 1908 in
Prob Auburn, NY.
33 vii. Ruth Irene Taft was born on 19 Dec 1910 in
Prob Auburn, NY.
34 viii. John Taft was born on 28 Dec 1913 in Prob
Auburn, NY.
35 ix. Ralph Marvin Taft was born on 30 Aug 1921 in
Prob Auburn, NY.
14. Henrietta Taft was born on 1 Dec 1877 in Poss Brockton, NY. She
died in Auburn, Ne.
She was married to Llewellyn (Taft) in Poss Auburn, NE.
17. Robert W. Colby was born on 15 Mar 1899 in Corfu, N.Y.. He died
on 14 Dec 1987 in Buffalo, Erie Co., NY. He was buried after 14 Dec
1987 in Evergreen Hill Cemetery, Corfu, N.Y.. Robert was a retired
custodian at the Corfu school and M and T Bank; was a member of the
New York State Civil Service Assoc.; the Corfu Rescue Hook and Ladder
No. 1 Exempts; the Corfu VFW Post 9000 and the Corfu-Darien Senior
Citizens.
He was a Trustee and Elder of the Corfu United Presbyterian Church and
a past Grand Noble of the IOOF Lodge 634, where he had been a member
for 65 years.
He was married to Elsie (Colby).
FOURTH GENERATION
20. Eugene Arthur Taft was born on 1 Nov 1917 in Omaha, Ne. He died
on 29 Jan 1996 in Jacksonville, Fl.
He was married to Bertha Mae Starling on 7 Oct 1954 in Elizabeth City,
NC. Bertha Mae Starling was born on 2 May 1915 in Lawtey, Fl. She
died on 17 Jan 1984 in Jacksonville, Fl. Eugene Arthur Taft and
Bertha Mae Starling had the following children:
+36 i. Michael Edward Taft.
+37 ii. Linda Sue Taft.
He was married to Janet L. Zody on 28 Aug 1987 in Jacksonville, Fl.
Janet L. Zody was born on 22 Nov 1932.
21. Catherine Elizabeth Taft was born on 27 Feb 1910 in Burr, Otoe
Co., Ne. She died on 20 Nov 1990 in Ottawa, LaSalle Co., Il.
She was married to Reinhold Wink on 30 May 1937 in Lincoln, Ne.
Reinhold Wink was born on 13 Dec 1911 in Lincoln, Ne. He died about
1988 in Lincoln, Ne. Catherine Elizabeth Taft and Reinhold Wink had
the following children:
+38 i. Charles Ronald Wink.
+39 ii. Marlene Wink.
22. Raymond Taft was born in 1912 in Dawson, Ne. He died about 1965
in Denver, Co.
Amy (Taft) was born.
23. Kenton Edward Taft was born on 16 Jan 1909 in Dawson, Ne. He
died on 20 Jan 1972 in Michigan.
He was married to Fern White about 1927. Fern White was born about
1909 in Fargo, ND. She died in 1938 in Lincoln, Ne. Kenton Edward
Taft and Fern White had the following children:
+40 i. Carol Taft.
+41 ii. Doris Darlene Taft.
+42 iii. Richard Kenton Taft.
25. Loveta Belle Taft was born on 17 Sep 1916 in Burr, Otoe Co., Ne.
She died on 19 Nov 1990.
Glen Dwyer was born. Loveta Belle Taft and Glen Dwyer had the
following children:
+43 i. Judy Dwyer.
+44 ii. Glenda Dwyer.
FIFTH GENERATION
36. Michael Edward Taft was born on 3 Mar 1943 in Jacksonville, Fl.
He was married to Janet Louise Foster-Crosby on 13 Aug 1971 in
Jacksonville, Fl. Janet Louise Foster-Crosby was born on 27 May 1948
in Boston, Ma. Michael Edward Taft and Janet Louise Foster-Crosby had
the following children:
45 i. Michael Edward Taft was born on 26 Nov 1973 in
Jacksonville, Fl.
46 ii. Mark Ethan Taft was born on 16 Oct 1976 in
Jacksonville, Fl.
47 iii. Mathew Eric Taft was born on 2 Oct 1982 in
Jacksonville, Fl.
He was married to Barbara Lougene Blanton on 5 Nov 1965 in
Jacksonville, Fl. Barbara Lougene Blanton was born on 11 Jul 1944 in
Jacksonville, Fl. Michael Edward Taft and Barbara Lougene Blanton had
the following children:
+48 i. Beverly Denise Taft.
37. Linda Sue Taft was born on 1 Sep 1946 in Norman, Ok.
She was married to Chris Fletcher Nettles on 3 Sep 1965 in
Jacksonville, Fl. Chris Fletcher Nettles was born on 24 Dec 1940 in
Jacksonville, Fl. Linda Sue Taft and Chris Fletcher Nettles had the
following children:
+49 i. Christine Y. Nettles.
50 ii. Michael James Nettles was born on 24 Jun 1969
in Jacksonville, Fl.
51 iii. Jeffery Scott Nettles was born on 28 Jul 1971
in Jacksonville, Fl. He died on 28 Sep 1971 in Jacksonville, Fl.
52 iv. Timothy Matthew Nettles was born on 18 Dec
1976 in Jacksonville, Fl.
38. Charles Ronald Wink was born on 6 Oct 1938 in Lincoln, Ne.
He was married to Sandra Benner in 1968 in Lincoln, Ne. Sandra Benner
was born. Charles Ronald Wink and Sandra Benner had the following
children:
53 i. Tamara Wink was born on 20 Mar 1970 in
Lincoln, Ne.
54 ii. Tricia Wink was born on 2 Dec 1974 in Lincoln,
Ne.
55 iii. Tania Wink was born on 4 Mar 1976 in Lincoln,
Ne.
39. Marlene Wink was born on 11 Aug 1942 in Prob Lincoln, Ne.
She was married to Thomas Joe Murphy in Poss Lincoln, Ne. Thomas Joe
Murphy was born. Marlene Wink and Thomas Joe Murphy had the following
children:
+56 i. Michael Joe Murphy.
+57 ii. Patrick Charles Murphy.
40. Carol Taft was born about 1927 in Lincoln, Ne.
She was married to James R. Flood about 1947 in Chicago, Il. James R.
Flood was born.
41. Doris Darlene Taft was born about 1928 in Lincoln, Ne.
She was married to George Martin about 1948. George Martin was born.
42. Richard Kenton Taft was born on 16 Jan 1935 in Lincoln, Ne. He
died in 1984 in Creston, Lake Co., In.
He was married to Unknown Female (Taft) about 1959 in Chicago, Il.
Unknown Female (Taft) was born.
43. Judy Dwyer was born.
44. Glenda Dwyer was born.
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Surname: COLBY, SENN
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I am looking for descendants of Garrett and Clara Senn Colby. Garrett was
born 1858, died 1914. Clara was born 1864, died 1942. Both are buried in
Evergreen Hill Cemetery, Corfu, Genesee County, NY. I would like to find
Clara's mother's name. Her father was Frederick Senn.
Link: An Armstrong & A Heffernan
URL: <http://members.xoom.com/ggah/>
Hi all.
I thought that I would post a few web sites for information about privacy and genealogy.
There are some differing viewpoints on personal information that is already readily available on living persons and concerns about posting data about living individuals onto genealogy home pages.
My personal view is to respect the privacy of individuals by only exchanging information between individuals and not posting any personal data about living persons onto web pages. Although, I think that it may hinder people connecting with one another to exchange genealogy information I still believe that we need to be careful about what is provided to online databases.
I believe you should control your personal information and that only you should decide how, when and with whom that information is shared.
Happy ancestor hunting.
Bob Colby
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Marilyn,
I don't know what line she is from.
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> Hi,Colbys.
>
> On the Cook County genealogy site, there is a 1914 mention of a Mary
> A.Colby, 2839 Indiana Avenue because she was 76 and was one of the
> citizens who had lived in Chicago for 65 years or more.
>
> Do you know who she is?
>
> Regards.
>
> Marilyn (Montreal)
>
>
Would like to know who this Daniel Colby descends from.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Daniel Colby b. ? married 23 Feb 1815 Deerfield, NH
Lydia Dearborn b. 15 Mar 1796 Candia, NH d/o Samuel Dearborn & Sarah
Sargent
Children:
Caroline Colby b. 19 Oct 1815
Hannah Sargent Colby b. 10 Oct 1817
Lydia Dearborn Colby 18 May 1820
Place of birth listed as either Chester, New Hampshire or Rockingham, New
Hampshire
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I have found some information on George Gilbert Colby that just doesn't add
up.
Can anyone with knowledge of this family help clear it up.
Children's date of birth don't jive.
Possibly two marriages.
George Gilbert Colby b. 14 Jul 1847 Windsor, Maine s/o Nathaniel Colby and
Sarah Choate
George died 22 Jan 1943 Santa Cruze, Calif. (Jan 1947 Sandra J. Colby
site)
Two possible marriages
married 24 Jan 1866 Windsor, Maine
(1) Susette Watson b. 7 May 1850, d. 19 May 1925 Cooper Mills, Maine
Children:
Frank Leslie Colby b. 14 Jul 1868 Windsor, Maine (Colby Clan)
George Edwin Colby b. 8 Sep 1868 (Sandra J. Colby site)
(One of these dob has to be in error, probably George E is 1867 not
1868)
married 12 APR 1877 Newell Creek, Calif.
(2) Amanda Victoria Hayes b. 10 AUG 1857 d. 14 JAN 1946 San Jose, Calif
Children:
Julia Ann Colby b. Jan 1878
Sarah Elizabeth Colby b. 23 Sep 1880
Jemina Josephine Colby b. Sep 1882
Margaret Isabel Colby b. Sep 1884
Lurance Maude Colby b. 4 Jan 1890
Annie Victoria Colby b. Nov 1893
Did George and Susette get divorced, if so when?
Did George just abandon Susette and go to California?
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Ron and all.
Carlos was the only Colby to earn the Medal of Honor.
Carlos just as many other men before and after him was not recognized by the
government until many years after the date of the heroic act(s).
Here is what I have in my notes:
AWARDED THE MEDAL OF HONOR
"COLBY, Carlos W.
"Sergeant, Company G, 97th Illinois Infantry, at Vicksburg, Miss. 22 May
1863, for Gallantry in the charge of the "volunteer storming party."
Entered service at: Madison County, Illinois, birth, Merrimack, N.H.
Date of issue: 31 January 1896.
"Although it was created for the civil War, congress made the Medal of Honor
a permanent decoration in 1863. almost 3,400 men and one woman have
received the award for heroic action in the nation's battles since that
time."
From: U.S. Army Center of Military History.
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THE "FORLORN HOPE"
AT VICKSBURG
"Deeds of Valor" edited by W.F. Beyer and O.F. Keydel,
The Perrien-Keydel Company 1906, pages 190 to 197
For superb gallantry and reckless indifference to death and danger, there
is nothing in military history to excel the conduct of the "forlorn hope"
that led the general assault on Vicksburg on May 22, 1863. General Grant had
encircled the city on three sides with a line of battle twelve miles long,
and on the Mississippi, which formed the fourth side, were Admiral Porter's
warships. The strength of the enemy had been greatly underestimated, and it
was decided to make an attempt to carry the city by storm, in order to avoid
the tedium of a siege. The enemy's lines ran along the top of a bluff, and
the point of attack selected was to the south of one of the forts. This
fort, which was protected by a ditch twelve feet wide and five or six feet
deep, rose about ten feet above the level and sloped up gently towards the
enemy's guns. The face of the fort was perpendicular, the earth having been
tamped, instead of being allowed to adjust itself. The point of attack was
in front of the Second Division of the Fifteenth Army Corps, and on the
afternoon of May 21st, each regimental commander of the division explained
the plan of operations to his men and called for volunteers. One hundred and
fifty men were required for a "forlorn hope" to lead the general assault and
prepare the way for the real attack. As these men would be certain to draw
the enemy's fire, there was little probability of any of them returning
alive, and on that account it was decided not to order any man to go, but to
depend entirely on volunteers. Each regiment was to supply its quota, and in
view of the terrible risk to be incurred, orders were given that none but
unmarried men were to be accepted. The men responded promptly to the call,
and in such numbers that twice as many volunteered as were required, those
who had first offered their services being accepted.
The work assigned to the "forlorn hope" was to build a bridge over the ditch
which protected the front of the enemy's fort, plant their scaling ladders
against the embankment, and it was expected that by the time this was done,
the supporting brigades would be ready to carry the works by a grand
assault.
On the following morning the storming party was led through a ravine to the
Jackson Road, which crossed the enemy's lines at right angles. In this
ravine, out of sight of the enemy, was a pile of roughly hewn logs, another
of lumber, and a. number of scaling ladders. The advance party was to carry
the logs, two men to each log, make a dash for the enemy's entrenchments and
throw the logs across the ditch to form the ground work of a bridge. The
second detachment was to follow close up with the lumber, which was to be
thrown across the logs to make sure footing for the stormers. The third
detachment was to bring up the scaling ladders, rush across the bridge, and
plant them against the enemy's works.
The moment the "forlorn hope" emerged from the ravine, they came within view
of the enemy, who opened so heavy a fire on them that their works were
covered with clouds of smoke. The gallant little band advanced at a dead
run, but, in the eighty rods of open ground which lay between them and the
fort, about half of them were shot down. When the survivors arrived at the
ditch, they found it impossible to build a bridge, as so many of the logs
had been dropped by the way, and it was equally impossible to remain where
they were, exposed to the enemy's fire. There was nothing for it but to jump
into the ditch, and seek shelter. Private Howell G. Trogden, who carried the
flag of the storming party, planted it on the parapet of the fort, and
dropped back into the ditch, where he kept up a fire on the Confederates
whenever they attempted to reach it and take it in.
The other brigades advanced to the support of the stormers, but were driven
back by the heavy fire, and all that reached the ditch were thirty men of
the Eleventh Missouri with a colonel, major, and two lieutenants. They
planted their flag along side that of the storming party, and sought shelter
where they could, in the ditch, or in holes dug in the embankment. The
Confederates finding it impossible to depress their guns sufficiently to
reach them, dropped 12-pounder shells. among them, but the fuses were cut
too long, and consequently did not explode for about ten seconds. This gave
the stormers time not only to get out of the way, but even to toss some of
the shells back over the parapet, otherwise not a man would have survived.
As it was, the bottom of the ditch was strewn with mangled bodies, with
heads and limbs blown off.
The Thirty-seventh Ohio Volunteers, who were advancing to the support,
became panic-stricken and broke. The men lay down in the road, and sought
shelter behind rocks and inequalities of the ground. They refused to either
advance or retire, and lay there for hours, blocking the way of the
regiments which were coming up behind, thus compelling them to make a long
detour, and deliver their attack on the left of the enemy's position. While
making this detour, they were exposed to the fire of the enemy for nearly
the whole distance, and were so weakened in consequence, that they failed in
their attack.
The assault had now failed at every point, although Admiral Porter's ships
had kept up a heavy bombardment, and the Federal troops were obliged to
withdraw and seek cover, from which they kept up a heavy and well sustained
fire. All this time the men in the ditch, unable to either retreat or
advance, held their position with the utmost tenacity and weakened the fire
of the rebel guns by shooting down the gunners. In order to dislodge them, a
gun loaded with grape was dragged to a position where it would enfilade the
ditch, but sharpshooters shot down the gunners, before a single round could
be fired. Others attempted to take their places, but it was certain death to
approach the gun, and it was abandoned.
All day long, from 10 o'clock in the morning until darkness fell, the
unequal fight went on; then the little body of survivors crept out of the
ditch, carrying with them their flags, riddled with bullets, and made their
way back to their own lines. Of the storming party eighty-five percent were
either killed or dangerously wounded, and few of them escaped without a
wound of some kind.
When the storming party withdrew, they left behind them William Archinal,
who had been stunned by a fall, and who was afterwards captured by the
enemy. Archinal and another man had been carrying a log between them, and
had neared the ditch, when his comrade was shot. His sudden fall and the
consequent dropping of his end of the log, threw Archinal to the ground,
where he struck his head against a stone and he became unconscious. His
adventure is best told in his own words; he says:
"When I came to my senses, I was lying on my face with the log across my
body and showers of bullets whistling through the air and dropping all
around me. These bullets I found, came from my own division, and to save
myself from being shot by my own comrades, I wriggled from under the log,
and got it between me and them. It was providential for me that I did so,
for I could hear the bullets striking the log in dozens. Sometime during the
afternoon one of our cannon balls struck the log close to my head; the log
bounded in the air and fell a little way from me, but I crawled up to it
again and hugged it close. The firing continued incessantly all day until
nightfall, when it gradually slackened, and finally died away altogether. I
thought I could make my way back to my regiment, but as I was rising the
butt of my gun which was slung on my back, attracted the attention of the
enemy above me. Half a dozen rifles were pointed at me, and I was ordered to
surrender, which I did, considering discretion the better part of valor.
"When I was taken into the fort, a rebel officer came up to me, slapped me
on the shoulder, and said: 'See here, young man, weren't you fellows all
drunk when you started this morning?' I replied: 'No Sir. Well, they gave
you some whiskey before you started, didn't they?' he said, and I answered:
'No Sir, that plan is not practised in our army.'"
"Didn't you know it was certain death, he asked me again, and I replied:"
Well, I don't know, I am still living."
"'Yes", he said, "You are living, but I can assure you that very few of your
comrades are!"
"I was then placed in charge of a guard, taken to the city and put into the
yard of the jail where I met some fifty or sixty of our men, taken at
different points during the day. The jail yard was enclosed by a high brick
wall with large sycamore trees growing inside. I was nearly dead from
fatigue, so immediately crawled into one of the tents put up for our
accommodation, and was on the point of dropping off to sleep, when our
mortar boats on the Louisiana shore opposite Vicksburg, opened fire on the
city, throwing their 450-pound fuse shells promiscuously all over. Of
course, there was no sleep for us that night, and just about daylight one of
those shells struck the jail, the roof of which was covered with slate. I
made a jump for one of the sycamore trees, but before I reached it, a piece
of slate from the roof cut the rim of my hat in front of my face as clean as
though it had been done by a razor.
"A southern man, suspected of being in sympathy with the Union cause, was
located in one of the cells, and when this shell burst in the lower part of
the jail, the poor fellow was nearly scared to death. He clung to the iron
grating of the window and prayed to God that Grant might come that very
minute, and take the God-forsaken city and everybody in it.
"About nine o'clock A.M. an officer came and took our parole, and then with
a small detachment, of rebel guards, we were marched down to the river in
front of the city. The guard intended to escort us to the Louisiana side and
deliver us to our own men, but our mortar boats, suspecting this to be
merely a ruse of the rebels, and fearing an attack, opened fire on us,
dropping big shells all around us into the river. We pushed off in yawls as
quickly as possible, and after getting out a little way we did not fear
them, as they could not elevate the mortars sufficiently to do us any harm.
Thus after many narrow escapes I reached our own lines in safety, a paroled
prisoner, having been under fire ten hours and in captivity about twelve."
Uriah H. Brown, was one of the section that carried the logs. His captain
was shot dead at his side and his lieutenant dangerously wounded, but he
kept on till he reached the ditch. He threw his log across, but found it too
short to reach to the other side. While considering what he could do he was
shot down and tumbled into the ditch. When he came to his senses and found
the enemy dropping shells into the ditch among the wounded men, he set to
work to drag them into sheltered positions. He had got three of the wounded
into a safe place, when one of the officers forbade him to expose himself
any longer. He lay quiet for a time, but the longing to get back came over
him and he climbed out of the ditch and crawled for fifty yards exposed to
the terrible fire, till he found a place of safety behind a little knoll.
Two wounded men were lying near by, moaning in pain, and he crept out and
dragged them under cover, gave them water and lay down beside them till
nightfall, when he assisted them back to their own lines.
Corporal Robert Cox, Company K, Fifty-fifth Illinois Infantry, gives a
humorous description of his experience at the assault:
"After Trogden had planted his flag on the parapet, the Confederates tried
to capture it by hooking it in with the shanks of their bayonets, but
failed, owing to the hot fire kept up by the sharpshooters. Thereupon
Trogden asked me for my gun to give the enemy a thrust. This was a very
foolish request, for no soldier ever gives up his gun, but I concluded to
try it myself. I raised my head again about as high as the safety of the
case would permit, and pushed my gun across the intervening space between us
and the enemy, gave their bayonets a swipe with mine, and dodged down just
in time to escape being riddled. I did not want any more of that kind of
amusement, so did not undertake to force the acquaintance any further. After
we had been in this predicament about two hours, they sent over a very
pressing invitation to 'Come in, you Yanks. Come in and take dinner with
us.' We positively declined, however, unless they would come out and give us
a chance to see if the invitation were genuine. This they refused to do, but
agreed to send a messenger. By and by it arrived in the shape of a shell,
which went flying down the hill without, however, doing us any damage."
Jacob Sanford, commissary-sergeant, Fifty-fifth Illinois Infantry, tells
that while with the storming party, he came out with no injury more serious
than a sprained hip caused by grape shot striking the plank he 'was
carrying. He had been very near death more than once, however, for he had
two bullet holes through his hat, nine through his blouse. The bullets in
passing through his hat, had carried away locks of hair with them in their
course.
The names of the surviving heroes whose courage and bravery was fittingly
recognized by a grateful country by the award of the Medal of Honor are as
follows:
........
CARLOS N. COLBY,
Sergeant, Co. G, 97th Ill. Inf.
They have his middle initial as "N" although it is actually "W".
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> Bob and all.
> Do you know why Carlos received his Congressional Medal of Honor,
> and the particulars??
>
> Is he the only Colby to receive it?
>
>
Bob and all,
This Dolly Bagley b. abt 1790 was married to John Colby b. 27 Mar 1790 s/o
Gee Colby and Hannah Edwards
Dolly was born 14 Apr 1792 Amesbury.
Both Johns only had 1 wife.
John Colby b. June 21, 1767 married Sarah Flanders
SOURCES: (1) "The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts" by
David W. Hoyt; (2) Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts to
1850. Amesbury; (3) FHL Number 1000976 COLBY, John Wife: Sarah
FLANDERS Date: 17 Nov 1796 Recorded in: Birth and Marriage Index for New
Hampshire; (4) "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis,
Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970.
John Colby b. 27 Mary 1790 married Dolly Bagley
SOURCES: (1) Sir John Bernard Burke, 1814-1892, "Burke's American Families
with British Ancestry, Exerpted from Burke's Genealogical and heraldic
History of the Landed gentry", 16th Ediditon, 1939, (Pub. 1939 by Burke's
Peerage, London. Reprinted, Genealogical Pub. Co. Inc. Baltimore, 1996.),
No. 2627; (2) "Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts" by
David W. Hoyt, Providence, RI. 1897 (Picton Press, Fifth Printing 1996);
(3) Early Vital Recorcs of Essex County, Massachusetts. Salisbury; (4)
FHL Number 890246, 890245 COLBY, John Wife: Dolly BAGLEY Date: 08 Mar
1812 Recorded in: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts; (5) "The Colby Family
in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press,
pub 1970.
Ron Colby
-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Colby <pilot(a)met-net.com>
To: COLBY-L(a)rootsweb.com <COLBY-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Date: Sunday, July 09, 2000 9:11 AM
Subject: [COLBY] Sgt. Carlos W. Colby Medal of Honor Recepient
Hi, Will, Ron and all.
Here is what I have been able to put together so far on the line of Carlos
W. Colby with what you have provided and after doing a little more research
and corresponding with his grandson, John Henry Colby. I now know that
Carlos is buried along with his wife in a private cemetery outside of
Hilsboro, Illinois.
Descendants of John Colby
1 John Colby 1767 - 1859 b: June 21, 1767 in Amesbury, Essex County,
Massachusetts d: Abt. 1859 in Kittery, York County, Maine
.. +Dolly Bagley m: Abt. 1790 m: Abt. 1790 m: Abt. 1790
*2nd Wife of John Colby:
.. +Sarah Flanders 1774 - 1837 b: 1774 m: November 17, 1796 in Warner, New
Hampshire d: 1837 m: November 17, 1796 in Warner, New Hampshire Father:
Hophni Flanders Mother: Mehitable Fitts m: November 17, 1796 in Warner, New
Hampshire
............. 2 James Colby 1798 - 1852 b: January 09, 1798 in Warner, New
Hampshire d: January 19, 1852 in Upper Alton, Madison County, Illinois
Burial: Upper Alton, Madison County, Illinois Burial: Upper Alton, Madison
County, Illinois
................. +Abigail Bailey Long 1794 - 1859 b: May 11, 1794 in
Hopkinton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire m: February 15, 1826 in
Hopkinton, New Hampshire d: February 19, 1859 in Upper Alton, Madison
County, Illinois m: February 15, 1826 in Hopkinton, New Hampshire Father:
Moses Long Mother: Lucy Harriman Burial: Upper Alton, Madison County,
Illinois. Blk.#243, Lot 2 m: February 15, 1826 in Hopkinton, New Hampshire
Burial: Upper Alton, Madison County, Illinois. Blk.#243, Lot 2
............................ 3 Son Colby 1828 - 1828 b: Abt. 1828 in
Hopkinton, New Hampshire d: 1828 in Hopkinton, New Hampshire
............................ 3 Lucy Long Colby 1829 - 1918 b: April 21, 1829
in Hopkinton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire d: March 05, 1918 in
Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey
................................ +Theodore Alexander Stout 1824 - 1904 b:
August 13, 1824 in Kingston, Somerset County, New Jersey m: November 12,
1849 in Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey d: July 27, 1904 in Princeton,
Mercer County, New Jersey m: November 12, 1849 in Plainfield, Union County,
New Jersey Father: Elijah Stout Burial: Kingston, Somerset County, New
Jersey m: November 12, 1849 in Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey Burial:
Kingston, Somerset County, New Jersey
........................................... 4 James Alexander Stout 1850 -
b: May 07, 1850 in New Jersey d: in Macoupin County, Illinois
............................................... +Fanny Clough Fish 1850 - b:
Abt. 1850 m: February 26, 1879 in Greene County, Illinois m: February 26,
1879 in Greene County, Illinois m: February 26, 1879 in Greene County,
Illinois
.......................................................... 5 Clara Abigail
Stout
.......................................................... 5 Lucy Long Stout
.......................................................... 5 Anna Ethel
Stout
.......................................................... 5 Mabel Pear
Stout
.......................................................... 5 Gladys Eliza
Stout
............................ 3 George Henry Colby 1831 - 1893 b: March 31,
1831 in Hopkinton, New Hampshire d: June 17, 1893 in Upper Alton, Madison
County, Illinois
................................ +Annie Davis m: September 09, 1872 m:
September 09, 1872 m: September 09, 1872
............................ *2nd Wife of George Henry Colby:
................................ +Sarah Goss m: December 21, 1882 m:
December 21, 1882 m: December 21, 1882
............................ 3 Sarah Lyman Colby 1832 - 1910 b: August 11,
1832 in Hopkinton, New Hampshire d: March 09, 1910 in Upper Alton, Madison
County, Illinois Occupation: Teacher for the blind Occupation: Teacher for
the blind
............................ 3 Caroline Maria Colby 1834 - 1864 b: August
14, 1834 in Hopkinton, New Hampshire d: 1864 in Upper Alton, Madison County,
Illinois
................................ +Charles H. Thomas m: April 01, 1856 m:
April 01, 1856 m: April 01, 1856
............................ 3 Carlos W. Colby 1837 - 1922 b: May 15, 1837
in Hopkinton, New Hampshire d: May 19, 1922 in Peoria, Illinois Burial:
Cress Hill, Hillsboro, Illinois Occupation: Farmer Military service: Bet.
August 11, 1862 - July 29, 1865 Enlisted in U.S. Army, Alton , Illinois
Burial: Cress Hill, Hillsboro, Illinois Occupation: Farmer
................................ +Anne Elizabeth Rowe 1844 - 1899 b: March
29, 1844 in Alton, Madison County, Illinois m: December 20, 1866 in Alton,
Illinois d: December 18, 1899 in Butler, Montgomery County, Illinois m:
December 20, 1866 in Alton, Illinois Father: John Rowe Mother: Elizabeth
Solomon Burial: Cress Hill, Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Illinois m:
December 20, 1866 in Alton, Illinois Burial: Cress Hill, Hillsboro,
Montgomery County, Illinois
........................................... 4 Florence Mae Colby
........................................... 4 John Rowe Colby 1868 - 1869 b:
May 10, 1868 in Alton, Illinois d: August 14, 1869 in Alton, Illinois
........................................... 4 Charles Wills Colby 1869 -
1935 b: October 09, 1869 in Alton, Illinois d: April 15, 1935 in Peoria,
Illinois
............................................... +Manie McRenolds - 1939 m:
October 14, 1908 in Alton, Illinois d: September 30, 1939 m: October 14,
1908 in Alton, Illinois m: October 14, 1908 in Alton, Illinois
........................................... 4 James Rowe Colby 1871 - 1871
b: July 03, 1871 in Alton, Illinois d: August 01, 1871 in Alton, Illinois
........................................... 4 Cora Lee Colby 1875 - 1879 b:
December 24, 1875 in Alton, Illinois d: December 16, 1879 in Alton, Illinois
........................................... 4 Carlie Faye Colby 1878 - 1945
b: July 19, 1878 in Alton, Illinois d: March 17, 1945 in Peoria, Illinois
........................................... 4 Stella Long Colby 1881 - 1899
b: December 31, 1881 in Alton, Illinois d: March 24, 1899 in Butler,
Illinois
........................................... 4 Henry Hastings Colby 1885 -
1957 b: January 21, 1885 in Butler, Illinois d: September 20, 1957 in
Houston, Texas Burial: Pearland, Texas Military service: Bet. 1916 - 1918
WWI Veteran Burial: Pearland, Texas
............................................... +Ida Christine Miller 1887 -
1964 b: December 12, 1887 in Granville, Illinois m: February 22, 1911 in
Garnville, Illinois d: December 12, 1964 in Houston, Texas m: February 22,
1911 in Garnville, Illinois Father: John Miller Mother: Carrie Olson Burial:
Pearland, Texas m: February 22, 1911 in Garnville, Illinois Burial:
Pearland, Texas
.......................................................... 5 Stella
Katherine Colby 1914 - 1987 b: August 26, 1914 in Moline, Illinois d:
November 29, 1987 in Bendera, Texas
.............................................................. +Lynn
Robinson m: February 22, 1932 in Tampico, Illinois m: February 22, 1932 in
Tampico, Illinois m: February 22, 1932 in Tampico, Illinois
.......................................................... 5 Caroline
Elizabeth Colby 1919 - b: December 29, 1919
.............................................................. +Raymond
Peterson m: June 30, 1938 m: June 30, 1938 m: June 30, 1938
.......................................................... 5 Carlos Miller
Colby 1924 - 1924 b: January 03, 1924 in Manly, Iowa d: January 06, 1924 in
Manly, Iowa
.......................................................... 5 John Henry
Colby 1925 - b: October 14, 1925 in Tampico, Illinois Military service: Bet.
1941 - 1945 WWII Veteran
.............................................................. +Evelyn M.
Barnhart m: June 02, 1946 in Buck Creek, Indiana m: June 02, 1946 in Buck
Creek, Indiana Father: Everett Barnhart Mother: Emma Wagonner m: June 02,
1946 in Buck Creek, Indiana
.......................................................... *2nd Wife of John
Henry Colby:
.............................................................. +Frances
Gretchen Noonan 1948 - b: November 22, 1948 m: April 18, 1975 in Sioux City,
Iowa m: April 18, 1975 in Sioux City, Iowa m: April 18, 1975 in Sioux City,
Iowa
............. 2 Elliot Colby 1799 - 1824 b: 1799 in Warner, New Hampshire d:
September 19, 1824
............. 2 Mittee Colby 1801 - 1848 b: Abt. 1801 in Warner, New
Hampshire d: May 25, 1848
............. 2 Sarah Colby 1803 - 1862 b: August 26, 1803 in Warner, New
Hampshire d: October 27, 1862 in Concord, New Hampshire
................. +John Langdon Colby 1806 - 1858 b: March 18, 1806 in
Henniker, Merrimack County, New Hampshire m: November 12, 1829 d: September
23, 1858 in Henniker, Merrimack Co., NH m: November 12, 1829 Father:
Eliphalet Colby III Mother: Lydia W. Heath Burial: September 1858 Colby
Cemetery, Henniker, NH m: November 12, 1829 Burial: September 1858 Colby
Cemetery, Henniker, NH
............................ 3 Adeline Colby 1835 - b: 1835
............................ 3 Aterline J. Colby 1835 - b: February 21, 1835
................................ +Lafayette Simpson b: in Concord, New
Hampshire m: January 01, 1855 in New Hampshire m: January 01, 1855 in New
Hampshire Father: Samuel Simpson Mother: Rhoda Dickerman m: January 01, 1855
in New Hampshire
............................ 3 Lydia Heath Colby 1839 - b: September 12,
1839
............................ 3 Amey Colby 1845 - b: 1845
............................ 3 Nancy Mehitable Colby 1845 - 1852 b: 1845 in
Henniker, Merrimack Co., NH d: August 15, 1852 in Henniker, Merrimack Co.,
NH
............................ 3 Caroline Colby Unknown - b: Unknown
............. 2 Judith Colby 1805 - 1883 b: June 25, 1805 in Warner, New
Hampshire d: October 11, 1883
................. +Reuben Kimball 1803 - 1871 b: 1803 m: May 21, 1829 d:
1871 m: May 21, 1829 m: May 21, 1829
............................ 3 Sarah Mehitable Kimball b: in Kittery, Maine
................................ +Edward Payson Kimball
............. 2 John Colby 1807 - 1871 b: April 05, 1807 in Warner, New
Hampshire d: April 26, 1871
................. +Mary M. Denny m: December 03, 1832 m: December 03, 1832
m: December 03, 1832
............................ 3 John Denny Colby 1837 - 1892 b: 1837 in New
Hampshire d: February 14, 1892 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee Military
service: Bet. 1861 - 1865 Confederate Army Lieutenant, 7th Tenn. Reg., Co.
"C"
................................ +Georgia Plumer 1845 - b: Abt. 1845 m:
November 05, 1866 m: November 05, 1866 Father: Horace Plumer Mother: Nancy
Woodruff m: November 05, 1866
........................................... 4 Albert Colby
........................................... 4 Jennie Colby
............................................... +J. Clyde Zink
........................................... 4 Mehetable T. Colby
............................................... +Charles A. Harper
........................................... 4 John Denny Colby 1867 - b:
July 28, 1867 in Memphis, Shelfby County, Tennessee
........................................... 4 John Denny Colby 1868 - b:
July 31, 1868 in Memphis, Shelfby County, Tennessee
........................................... 4 Nannie Denny Colby 1870 - b:
April 18, 1870
........................................... 4 Georgia P. Colby 1872 - 1887
b: January 08, 1872 in Memphis, Shelfby County, Tennessee d: 1887
........................................... 4 Horace P. Colby 1873 - b:
October 04, 1873 in Memphis, Shelfby County, Tennessee
........................................... 4 Morrill Colby 1875 - b: August
22, 1875 in Memphis, Shelfby County, Tennessee
........................................... 4 Clarence Colby 1878 - b: March
01, 1878 in Memphis, Shelfby County, Tennessee
........................................... 4 Mary Colby 1882 - b: May 20,
1882 in Memphis, Shelfby County, Tennessee
............................ 3 Eli Colby Unknown - b: Unknown
............. 2 Nancy Colby 1809 - 1849 b: Abt. 1809 in Warner, New
Hampshire d: January 12, 1849 in Warner, New Hampshire
............. 2 Aaron Colby 1811 - 1883 b: April 23, 1811 in Warner, New
Hampshire d: November 24, 1883 in Kingston, New Jersey Occupation: teacher
Military service: 1861 Civil War soldier Occupation: teacher
................. +Lydia Van Dyke Van DeVeer m: Abt. 1835 m: Abt. 1835
Father: Cornelius Van Dyke Mother: Catherine Van de Veer m: Abt. 1835
............................ 3 Kate S. Colby
................................ +Peter Haverly Brooks
............. 2 Moses Colby 1813 - b: February 18, 1813 in Warner, New
Hampshire
............. 2 Eli Colby Unknown - b: Unknown in Warner, New Hampshire
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Hi, Will, Ron and all.
Here is what I have been able to put together so far on the line of Carlos W. Colby with what you have provided and after doing a little more research and corresponding with his grandson, John Henry Colby. I now know that Carlos is buried along with his wife in a private cemetery outside of Hilsboro, Illinois.
Descendants of John Colby
1 John Colby 1767 - 1859 b: June 21, 1767 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts d: Abt. 1859 in Kittery, York County, Maine
.. +Dolly Bagley m: Abt. 1790 m: Abt. 1790 m: Abt. 1790
*2nd Wife of John Colby:
.. +Sarah Flanders 1774 - 1837 b: 1774 m: November 17, 1796 in Warner, New Hampshire d: 1837 m: November 17, 1796 in Warner, New Hampshire Father: Hophni Flanders Mother: Mehitable Fitts m: November 17, 1796 in Warner, New Hampshire
............. 2 James Colby 1798 - 1852 b: January 09, 1798 in Warner, New Hampshire d: January 19, 1852 in Upper Alton, Madison County, Illinois Burial: Upper Alton, Madison County, Illinois Burial: Upper Alton, Madison County, Illinois
................. +Abigail Bailey Long 1794 - 1859 b: May 11, 1794 in Hopkinton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire m: February 15, 1826 in Hopkinton, New Hampshire d: February 19, 1859 in Upper Alton, Madison County, Illinois m: February 15, 1826 in Hopkinton, New Hampshire Father: Moses Long Mother: Lucy Harriman Burial: Upper Alton, Madison County, Illinois. Blk.#243, Lot 2 m: February 15, 1826 in Hopkinton, New Hampshire Burial: Upper Alton, Madison County, Illinois. Blk.#243, Lot 2
............................ 3 Son Colby 1828 - 1828 b: Abt. 1828 in Hopkinton, New Hampshire d: 1828 in Hopkinton, New Hampshire
............................ 3 Lucy Long Colby 1829 - 1918 b: April 21, 1829 in Hopkinton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire d: March 05, 1918 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey
................................ +Theodore Alexander Stout 1824 - 1904 b: August 13, 1824 in Kingston, Somerset County, New Jersey m: November 12, 1849 in Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey d: July 27, 1904 in Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey m: November 12, 1849 in Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey Father: Elijah Stout Burial: Kingston, Somerset County, New Jersey m: November 12, 1849 in Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey Burial: Kingston, Somerset County, New Jersey
........................................... 4 James Alexander Stout 1850 - b: May 07, 1850 in New Jersey d: in Macoupin County, Illinois
............................................... +Fanny Clough Fish 1850 - b: Abt. 1850 m: February 26, 1879 in Greene County, Illinois m: February 26, 1879 in Greene County, Illinois m: February 26, 1879 in Greene County, Illinois
.......................................................... 5 Clara Abigail Stout
.......................................................... 5 Lucy Long Stout
.......................................................... 5 Anna Ethel Stout
.......................................................... 5 Mabel Pear Stout
.......................................................... 5 Gladys Eliza Stout
............................ 3 George Henry Colby 1831 - 1893 b: March 31, 1831 in Hopkinton, New Hampshire d: June 17, 1893 in Upper Alton, Madison County, Illinois
................................ +Annie Davis m: September 09, 1872 m: September 09, 1872 m: September 09, 1872
............................ *2nd Wife of George Henry Colby:
................................ +Sarah Goss m: December 21, 1882 m: December 21, 1882 m: December 21, 1882
............................ 3 Sarah Lyman Colby 1832 - 1910 b: August 11, 1832 in Hopkinton, New Hampshire d: March 09, 1910 in Upper Alton, Madison County, Illinois Occupation: Teacher for the blind Occupation: Teacher for the blind
............................ 3 Caroline Maria Colby 1834 - 1864 b: August 14, 1834 in Hopkinton, New Hampshire d: 1864 in Upper Alton, Madison County, Illinois
................................ +Charles H. Thomas m: April 01, 1856 m: April 01, 1856 m: April 01, 1856
............................ 3 Carlos W. Colby 1837 - 1922 b: May 15, 1837 in Hopkinton, New Hampshire d: May 19, 1922 in Peoria, Illinois Burial: Cress Hill, Hillsboro, Illinois Occupation: Farmer Military service: Bet. August 11, 1862 - July 29, 1865 Enlisted in U.S. Army, Alton , Illinois Burial: Cress Hill, Hillsboro, Illinois Occupation: Farmer
................................ +Anne Elizabeth Rowe 1844 - 1899 b: March 29, 1844 in Alton, Madison County, Illinois m: December 20, 1866 in Alton, Illinois d: December 18, 1899 in Butler, Montgomery County, Illinois m: December 20, 1866 in Alton, Illinois Father: John Rowe Mother: Elizabeth Solomon Burial: Cress Hill, Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Illinois m: December 20, 1866 in Alton, Illinois Burial: Cress Hill, Hillsboro, Montgomery County, Illinois
........................................... 4 Florence Mae Colby
........................................... 4 John Rowe Colby 1868 - 1869 b: May 10, 1868 in Alton, Illinois d: August 14, 1869 in Alton, Illinois
........................................... 4 Charles Wills Colby 1869 - 1935 b: October 09, 1869 in Alton, Illinois d: April 15, 1935 in Peoria, Illinois
............................................... +Manie McRenolds - 1939 m: October 14, 1908 in Alton, Illinois d: September 30, 1939 m: October 14, 1908 in Alton, Illinois m: October 14, 1908 in Alton, Illinois
........................................... 4 James Rowe Colby 1871 - 1871 b: July 03, 1871 in Alton, Illinois d: August 01, 1871 in Alton, Illinois
........................................... 4 Cora Lee Colby 1875 - 1879 b: December 24, 1875 in Alton, Illinois d: December 16, 1879 in Alton, Illinois
........................................... 4 Carlie Faye Colby 1878 - 1945 b: July 19, 1878 in Alton, Illinois d: March 17, 1945 in Peoria, Illinois
........................................... 4 Stella Long Colby 1881 - 1899 b: December 31, 1881 in Alton, Illinois d: March 24, 1899 in Butler, Illinois
........................................... 4 Henry Hastings Colby 1885 - 1957 b: January 21, 1885 in Butler, Illinois d: September 20, 1957 in Houston, Texas Burial: Pearland, Texas Military service: Bet. 1916 - 1918 WWI Veteran Burial: Pearland, Texas
............................................... +Ida Christine Miller 1887 - 1964 b: December 12, 1887 in Granville, Illinois m: February 22, 1911 in Garnville, Illinois d: December 12, 1964 in Houston, Texas m: February 22, 1911 in Garnville, Illinois Father: John Miller Mother: Carrie Olson Burial: Pearland, Texas m: February 22, 1911 in Garnville, Illinois Burial: Pearland, Texas
.......................................................... 5 Stella Katherine Colby 1914 - 1987 b: August 26, 1914 in Moline, Illinois d: November 29, 1987 in Bendera, Texas
.............................................................. +Lynn Robinson m: February 22, 1932 in Tampico, Illinois m: February 22, 1932 in Tampico, Illinois m: February 22, 1932 in Tampico, Illinois
.......................................................... 5 Caroline Elizabeth Colby 1919 - b: December 29, 1919
.............................................................. +Raymond Peterson m: June 30, 1938 m: June 30, 1938 m: June 30, 1938
.......................................................... 5 Carlos Miller Colby 1924 - 1924 b: January 03, 1924 in Manly, Iowa d: January 06, 1924 in Manly, Iowa
.......................................................... 5 John Henry Colby 1925 - b: October 14, 1925 in Tampico, Illinois Military service: Bet. 1941 - 1945 WWII Veteran
.............................................................. +Evelyn M. Barnhart m: June 02, 1946 in Buck Creek, Indiana m: June 02, 1946 in Buck Creek, Indiana Father: Everett Barnhart Mother: Emma Wagonner m: June 02, 1946 in Buck Creek, Indiana
.......................................................... *2nd Wife of John Henry Colby:
.............................................................. +Frances Gretchen Noonan 1948 - b: November 22, 1948 m: April 18, 1975 in Sioux City, Iowa m: April 18, 1975 in Sioux City, Iowa m: April 18, 1975 in Sioux City, Iowa
............. 2 Elliot Colby 1799 - 1824 b: 1799 in Warner, New Hampshire d: September 19, 1824
............. 2 Mittee Colby 1801 - 1848 b: Abt. 1801 in Warner, New Hampshire d: May 25, 1848
............. 2 Sarah Colby 1803 - 1862 b: August 26, 1803 in Warner, New Hampshire d: October 27, 1862 in Concord, New Hampshire
................. +John Langdon Colby 1806 - 1858 b: March 18, 1806 in Henniker, Merrimack County, New Hampshire m: November 12, 1829 d: September 23, 1858 in Henniker, Merrimack Co., NH m: November 12, 1829 Father: Eliphalet Colby III Mother: Lydia W. Heath Burial: September 1858 Colby Cemetery, Henniker, NH m: November 12, 1829 Burial: September 1858 Colby Cemetery, Henniker, NH
............................ 3 Adeline Colby 1835 - b: 1835
............................ 3 Aterline J. Colby 1835 - b: February 21, 1835
................................ +Lafayette Simpson b: in Concord, New Hampshire m: January 01, 1855 in New Hampshire m: January 01, 1855 in New Hampshire Father: Samuel Simpson Mother: Rhoda Dickerman m: January 01, 1855 in New Hampshire
............................ 3 Lydia Heath Colby 1839 - b: September 12, 1839
............................ 3 Amey Colby 1845 - b: 1845
............................ 3 Nancy Mehitable Colby 1845 - 1852 b: 1845 in Henniker, Merrimack Co., NH d: August 15, 1852 in Henniker, Merrimack Co., NH
............................ 3 Caroline Colby Unknown - b: Unknown
............. 2 Judith Colby 1805 - 1883 b: June 25, 1805 in Warner, New Hampshire d: October 11, 1883
................. +Reuben Kimball 1803 - 1871 b: 1803 m: May 21, 1829 d: 1871 m: May 21, 1829 m: May 21, 1829
............................ 3 Sarah Mehitable Kimball b: in Kittery, Maine
................................ +Edward Payson Kimball
............. 2 John Colby 1807 - 1871 b: April 05, 1807 in Warner, New Hampshire d: April 26, 1871
................. +Mary M. Denny m: December 03, 1832 m: December 03, 1832 m: December 03, 1832
............................ 3 John Denny Colby 1837 - 1892 b: 1837 in New Hampshire d: February 14, 1892 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee Military service: Bet. 1861 - 1865 Confederate Army Lieutenant, 7th Tenn. Reg., Co. "C"
................................ +Georgia Plumer 1845 - b: Abt. 1845 m: November 05, 1866 m: November 05, 1866 Father: Horace Plumer Mother: Nancy Woodruff m: November 05, 1866
........................................... 4 Albert Colby
........................................... 4 Jennie Colby
............................................... +J. Clyde Zink
........................................... 4 Mehetable T. Colby
............................................... +Charles A. Harper
........................................... 4 John Denny Colby 1867 - b: July 28, 1867 in Memphis, Shelfby County, Tennessee
........................................... 4 John Denny Colby 1868 - b: July 31, 1868 in Memphis, Shelfby County, Tennessee
........................................... 4 Nannie Denny Colby 1870 - b: April 18, 1870
........................................... 4 Georgia P. Colby 1872 - 1887 b: January 08, 1872 in Memphis, Shelfby County, Tennessee d: 1887
........................................... 4 Horace P. Colby 1873 - b: October 04, 1873 in Memphis, Shelfby County, Tennessee
........................................... 4 Morrill Colby 1875 - b: August 22, 1875 in Memphis, Shelfby County, Tennessee
........................................... 4 Clarence Colby 1878 - b: March 01, 1878 in Memphis, Shelfby County, Tennessee
........................................... 4 Mary Colby 1882 - b: May 20, 1882 in Memphis, Shelfby County, Tennessee
............................ 3 Eli Colby Unknown - b: Unknown
............. 2 Nancy Colby 1809 - 1849 b: Abt. 1809 in Warner, New Hampshire d: January 12, 1849 in Warner, New Hampshire
............. 2 Aaron Colby 1811 - 1883 b: April 23, 1811 in Warner, New Hampshire d: November 24, 1883 in Kingston, New Jersey Occupation: teacher Military service: 1861 Civil War soldier Occupation: teacher
................. +Lydia Van Dyke Van DeVeer m: Abt. 1835 m: Abt. 1835 Father: Cornelius Van Dyke Mother: Catherine Van de Veer m: Abt. 1835
............................ 3 Kate S. Colby
................................ +Peter Haverly Brooks
............. 2 Moses Colby 1813 - b: February 18, 1813 in Warner, New Hampshire
............. 2 Eli Colby Unknown - b: Unknown in Warner, New Hampshire
Bob
Looks like this probably is your Samuel.
Ancestors of Samuel V. COLBY - 7 JUL 2000
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FIRST GENERATION
1. Samuel V. COLBY was born about 1838 in Newburyport, Essex County,
Massachusetts. Samuel served in the U.S.N., in the Civil War, was living in
Gloucester, 1871.
SOURCES: (1) "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis,
Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970; (2) International Genealogical
Index, Family History Library, 35 North West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah
84150.
SECOND GENERATION
2. Charles Pressey COLBY was born about 1810 in Deer Isle, Hancock County,
Maine. SOURCES: (1) "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis
Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970; (2) International
Genealogical Index, Family History Library, 35 North West Temple, Salt Lake
City, Utah 84150. He was married to Hannah WENTWORTH about 1833.
3. Hannah WENTWORTH was born about 1812. Charles Pressey COLBY and Hannah
WENTWORTH had the following children:
i. Charles E. COLBY was born in 1834 in Newburyport, Essex County,
Massachusetts. SOURCES: (1) "The Colby Family in Early America" by
Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970; (2)
International Genealogical Index, Family History Library, 35 North West
Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150.
ii. John N. COLBY was born about 1836 in Newburyport, Essex County,
Massachusetts. SOURCES: (1) "The Colby Family in Early America" by
Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970; (2)
International Genealogical Index, Family History Library, 35 North West
Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150.
1 iii. Samuel V. COLBY.
iv. Amos G. COLBY was born about 1840 in Newburyport, Essex County,
Massachusetts. He was living in Winthrop, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
SOURCES: (1) "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis,
Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970; (2) International Genealogical Ind
ex, Family History Library, 35 North West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah
84150.
v. Mary COLBY was born about 1843 in Newburyport, Essex County,
Massachusetts. SOURCES: (1) "The Colby Family in Early America" by
Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970; (2)
International Genealogical Index, Family History Library, 35 North West
Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150.
THIRD GENERATION
4. Hezekiah COLBY was born on 16 SEP 1774 in Deer Isle, Hancock County,
Maine. SOURCE: "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis,
Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970. He was married to Mary BABBIDGE
about 1801 in Deer Isle, Hancock County, Maine.
5. Mary BABBIDGE was born about 1780. Hezekiah COLBY and Mary BABBIDGE had
the following children:
i. Hezekiah COLBY was born on 5 FEB 1802 in Deer Isle, Hancock County,
Maine. SOURCES: (1) "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis
Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970; (2) International
Genealogical Index, Family History Library, 35 North West Temple, Salt Lake
City, Utah 84150.
ii. Selina COLBY was born on 2 APR 1807 in Deer Isle, Hancock County,
Maine. Married ___________ Moore; resided at Castine, Maine.
SOURCES: (1) "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis,
Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970; (2) International Genealogical
Index, Family History Library, 35 North West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah
84150.
2 iii. Charles Pressey COLBY.
iv. Mary COLBY was born on 2 FEB 1811 in Deer Isle, Hancock County, Maine.
Married __?___ Cottrell, of Boston, Massachusetts.
SOURCES: (1) "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis,
Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970; (2) International Genealogical
Index, Family History Library, 35 North West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah
84150.
v. John COLBY was born about 1813 in Deer Isle, Hancock County, Maine.
SOURCES: (1) "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis,
Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970; (2) International Genealogical
Index, Family History Library, 35 North West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah
84150.
vi. Daniel COLBY was born on 6 JUL 1815 in Deer Isle, Hancock County,
Maine. SOURCES: (1) "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis
Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970; (2) International
Genealogical Index, Family History Library, 35 North West Temple, Salt Lake
City, Utah 84150.
vii. Edwin COLBY was born on 18 AUG 1817 in Deer Isle, Hancock County,
Maine. SOURCES: (1) "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis
Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970; (2) International
Genealogical Index, Family History Library, 35 North West Temple, Salt Lake
City, Utah 84150.
viii. Amos COLBY was born on 9 APR 1822 in Deer Isle, Hancock County,
Maine. He was living in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. SOURCES: (1) "The
Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The
Colonial Press, pub 1970; (2) International Genealogical Index, Family
History Library, 35 North West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150.
FOURTH GENERATION
8. Ambrose COLBY was born on 3 NOV 1751 in Newbury, Essex County,
Massachusetts. He died on 26 MAR 1801 in Deer Isle, Hancock County, Maine.
>From 'An historical sketch of the town of Deer Isle, Me: pg 81,82.
Ambrose Colby was the occupant of the lot lying on the southeast of that of
Mr Howard. He came from the vicinity of Newburyport not far from 1768, and
after he came he married a daughter of Mr. John Prerssey. He died about the
year 1800; his wife survived him untill 1844, and was at the time of her
death aged ninty-two years. He built a large house opposite the present
Congregational church, upon the site now occupied by the house of Mr.
Frederick H. Gross. It was afterward for many years the home of Mr. Amos
Gordon, who married a daughter of Mr. Colby. He left two sons, Messrs.
Hezekiah and Ambrose Colby, and the daughter already refered to, who was
the first wife of Mr. William Torrey, by whom she had two sons, Hezekiah
and William Torrey, and a daughter, the first wife of John P. Johnson, Esq.
Hezekiah Torry was in 1822, the representative of this town to the
legislature, and afterward removed to Belfast, where he died in 1824, much
esteemed. The other son, Mr. William Torrey, died on his passage to
California, not far from the year 1850, and was at the time of his death
over 50 years of age. By her second marriage she had two sons and two
daughters who survived her: Mr. Ambrose C. Gordon, who died in 1880, and
Captain John Gordon, who died in Bluehill, to which place he had removed.
The two daughters were the wives of Mr. Levi Carman and Captain Joseph W.
Pressey, and both are now dead. Mr. Gordon, the husband of the daughter of
Mr. Colby, came here from Biddleford, Maine, where his relatives still
reside. He died several years ago, and none of that name are left in town.
SOURCES: (1) "The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts" by
David W. Hoyt; (2) "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis
Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970; (3) Early Vital Records of
Essex County, Massachusetts to 1850. Newbury. He was married to Molly
PRESSEY about 1771.
9. Molly PRESSEY was born about 1752 in Amesbury, Essex County,
Massachusetts. She was baptized on 18 JUN 1758 in Amesbury, Essex County,
Massachusetts. She died about 1844 in Deer Isle, Hancock County, Maine.
Ambrose COLBY and Molly PRESSEY had the following children:
i. Betsey/Betty COLBY was born on 15 AUG 1772 in Deer Isle, Hancock
County, Maine. SOURCE: "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick
Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970.
4 ii. Hezekiah COLBY.
iii. Mercy COLBY was born on 26 JAN 1776 in Deer Isle, Hancock County,
Maine. SOURCE: "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis,
Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970.
iv. Ambrose COLBY was born on 18 SEP 1777 in Deer Isle, Hancock County,
Maine. He died on 12 APR 1824. SOURCE: "The Colby Family in Early America"
by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970.
FIFTH GENERATION
16. Hezekiah COLBY was born on 25 MAR 1710 in Amesbury, Essex County,
Massachusetts. He was baptized on 1 NOV 1719 in Salisbury, Essex County,
Massachusetts. He was living on 21 JUL 1770 in Newburyport, Essex County,
Massachusetts. He died about 1788 in Deer Isle, Hancock County, Maine. He
had administration granted for estate on 17 JUL 1788 in Deer Isle, Hancock
County, Maine. He was a Shipwright in Newbury, MA., Newburyport, MA., and
as early as 1768, he settled at Deer Island, ME. Samuel Colby of Amesbury,
mariner, conveyed to his son Hezekiah Colby of Newbury, shipwright, on 5
November1743, land west of his homestead near Powow River. Hezekiah Colby
of Newburyport, MA, shipwright, conveyed land in Amesbury to his brother,
Obadiah Colby, of Amesbury, blacksmith, 21 July 1770. On 13 August 1770,
Hezekiah Colby appeared at Fort Pownal, in Lincoln County, Maine, and
acknowledged this deed. Later, on 15 October 1770, Hezekiah Colby,
shipwright, "late an inhabitant of Newburyport, but now dwellin on a place
called Deer Island," conveyed to John Greenleaf of Newburyport, a dwelling
house and barn with land in Newburyport. This deed was also signed by Sarah
Colby, his wife, who relinquished her right of dower, and it was
acknowledged at Fort Pownal. His wife and family accompanied him to Deer
Island, Maine, where they remained.
SOURCES: (1) Birth: Vital Records of Amesbury, Massachusetts, to 1850.
Listed as Colbey; (2) Marriage: Early Vital Records of Newbury, Essex
County, Massachusetts. Listed as Coleby; (3). "The Old Families of
Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts" by David W. Hoyt; (4). "The Colby
Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial
Press, pub 1970. He was married to Sarah COLE on 3 SEP 1730 in Newbury,
Essex County, Massachusetts.
17. Sarah COLE was born about 1710. Daughter of Philip and Mary Cole.
Hezekiah COLBY and Sarah COLE had the following children:
i. Susanna COLBY was christened/baptized in MAR 1730/31 in Newbury, Essex
County, Massachusetts. SOURCES: (1). Early Vital Records of Essex County,
Massachusetts to 1850. Newbury, listed as Coleby; (2). "The Colby Family
in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press,
pub 1970.
ii. Susanna COLBY was born on 5 SEP 1732 in Newbury, Essex County,
Massachusetts. She died in Edgecomb, Lincoln County, Maine. SOURCES: (1).
"The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts" by David W.
Hoyt; (2). Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts to 1850.
Newbury, listed as Collby; (3). "The Colby Family in Early America" by
Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970.
iii. Sarah COLBY was born on 28 OCT 1734 in Newbury, Essex County,
Massachusetts. SOURCES: (1). "The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury
Massachusetts" by David W. Hoyt; (2). Early Vital Records of Essex
County, Massachusetts to 1850. Newbury, listed as Coleby; (3). "The Colby
Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial
Press, pub 1970.
iv. Mary COLBY was born on 5 SEP 1736 in Newbury, Essex County,
Massachusetts. SOURCES: (1). "The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury
Massachusetts" by David W. Hoyt; (2). Early Vital Records of Essex
County, Massachusetts to 1850. Newbury, listed as Coleby; (3). "The Colby
Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial
Press, pub 1970.
v. Hezekiah COLBY was born on 20 DEC 1738 in Newbury, Essex County,
Massachusetts. He was a fireman between 1762 and 1763 in Newbury, Essex
County, Massachusetts. He died about 1768. He had administration granted
for estate on 21 JUL 1768 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts. He was
a shipwright in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts. Either Hezekiah or
his father was a soldier in the French War 1755, and at Crown Point, 1756.
He was a fireman at Newbury, 1762 - 1763, and a shipwright at Haverhill.
Inventory of estate was presented 26 July 1768, and the account 31 July
1770.
SOURCES: (1). "The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts"
by David W. Hoyt; (2). Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts
to 1850. Newbury, birth & marriage (listed as Coleby); (3). "The Colby
Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial
Press, pub 1970.
vi. Joshua COLBY was born on 20 FEB 1740 in Newbury, Essex County,
Massachusetts. Joshua was a soldier in the French and Indian War at Crown
Point, 1756 and again in 1759.
SOURCES: (1) "The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts"
by David W. Hoyt; (2) Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts
to 1850. Newbury. Birth & marriage (listed as Coleby); (3) "The Colby
Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial
Press, pub 1970.
vii. Makepeace COLBY was born on 25 MAR 1743 in Newbury, Essex County,
Massachusetts. He filed marriage intentions on 27 SEP 1760 in Newbury,
Essex County, Massachusetts. He was living in 1778 in Newbury, Essex
County, Massachusetts. Makepeace Colby of Newbury, soldier in French War,
1759, also in Rev. War, 1775 and 1778.
SOURCES: (1). "The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts"
by David W. Hoyt; (2). Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts
to 1850. Newbury, birth & marriage; (3). "The Colby Family in Early
America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970.
viii. Ambrose COLBY was christened/baptized on 3 MAY 1747 in Newbury,
Essex County, Massachusetts.
ix. Spencer COLBY was christened/baptized on 2 OCT 1748 in Newbury, Essex
County, Massachusetts. SOURCES: (1). "The Colby Family in Early America" by
Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970; (2). Early
Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts to 1850. Newbury.
8 x. Ambrose COLBY.
18. John PRESSEY was born date unknown. He was married to Mercy CHASE date
unknown.
19. Mercy CHASE was born date unknown. John PRESSEY and Mercy CHASE had
the following children:
i. Sarah PRESSEY was born about 1743 in Amesbury, Essex County,
Massachusetts.
9 ii. Molly PRESSEY.
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From: Bob Colby <pilot(a)met-net.com>
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Date: Thursday, July 06, 2000 9:29 PM
Subject: [COLBY] Samuel V. Colby (Lost at Sea)
This may be the Samuel V. Colby that the boat is named after.
Bob
SAMUEL V. COLBY, Sail Maker and Dealer in Cordage, No. 375 Main Street,
Babson's Wharf. The headquarters for equipping vessels for the fisheries is
Samuel V. Colby, sail maker and dealer in cordage. Mr. Colby is an
experienced, practical man to the trade, and was born in Maine. He has been
a resident of the city many years, and was formerly master of a fishing
vessel. Mr. Colby has been a member of the City Council, and has always been
foremost in fostering and advancing every enterprise that was for the public
good. His establishment is the largest private sailmaking loft in the
country.
James E. Clancy, George Clark, James Cabin, William Coffee, Thomas Colbert.
Samuel V. Colby, entered service, May 27, 1861, U. S. S. Colorado, as
sailmaker's mate, engagements: captured blockade runner, Calhoun, destroyed
schooner Judith and naval dry dock at Pensacola, Fla., engaged in Gulf
blockade, discharged July 3, 1862.
Source:
History of the Town and City of Gloucester, Massachusetts
Author: James R. Pringle
Call Number: F74.G5P7
This book contains the history of Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Bibliographic Information: Pringle, James R. History of the Town and City of
Gloucester, Massachusetts. Published by the Author. Massachusetts. 1892.
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There also is a Samuel Colby in the 1860 Gloucester, MA Census.
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This may be the Samuel V. Colby that the boat is named after.
Bob
SAMUEL V. COLBY, Sail Maker and Dealer in Cordage, No. 375 Main Street, Babson's Wharf. The headquarters for equipping vessels for the fisheries is Samuel V. Colby, sail maker and dealer in cordage. Mr. Colby is an experienced, practical man to the trade, and was born in Maine. He has been a resident of the city many years, and was formerly master of a fishing vessel. Mr. Colby has been a member of the City Council, and has always been foremost in fostering and advancing every enterprise that was for the public good. His establishment is the largest private sailmaking loft in the country.
James E. Clancy, George Clark, James Cabin, William Coffee, Thomas Colbert. Samuel V. Colby, entered service, May 27, 1861, U. S. S. Colorado, as sailmaker's mate, engagements: captured blockade runner, Calhoun, destroyed schooner Judith and naval dry dock at Pensacola, Fla., engaged in Gulf blockade, discharged July 3, 1862.
Source:
History of the Town and City of Gloucester, Massachusetts
Author: James R. Pringle
Call Number: F74.G5P7
This book contains the history of Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Bibliographic Information: Pringle, James R. History of the Town and City of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Published by the Author. Massachusetts. 1892.
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There also is a Samuel Colby in the 1860 Gloucester, MA Census.