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John Colby

Male 1633 - 1674  (~ 40 years)


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  • Name John Colby 
    Relationshipwith Robert Alan Roy
    Christening 8 Sep 1633  Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    History 1654 
    He was one of the original commoners of Amesbury, Massachusetts. 
    Will 22 Jan 1674 
    Death 6 Feb 1673/74  Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • His death was recorded as 6 (12) 1673.
    • Davis (1995) and Nelson (1975) give his death date as 11 February 1673/74. [1, 2]
    Probate/Proved 24 Apr 1674  Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 7 Siblings 
    Person ID I157  | Roy Line
    Last Modified 1 Apr 2019 

    Father Anthony Colby,   c. 8 Sep 1605, Horbling, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Feb 1660/61, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 55 years) 
    Mother Susanna,   b. 1610, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jul 1689, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage by 1633 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 27 years and 3 months - She : ~ 23 years. 
    Family ID F189  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Frances Hoyt,   b. Abt 1636, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jan 1720/21, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Marriage 14 Jan 1655/56  Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Age at Marriage He : 22 years and 4 months - She : ~ 20 years and 1 month. 
    Children 
    +1. Sgt. John Colby,   b. 19 Nov 1656, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Apr 1719, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     2. Sarah Colby,   b. 17 Jul 1658, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Mar 1711, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
     3. Elizabeth Colby   d. After 1700
    +4. Frances Colby,   b. 10 Dec 1662, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. After 1731, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     5. Anthony Colby,   b. 10 May 1665, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Before 1674 (Age 8 years)
     6. Susanna Colby,   b. 10 May 1665, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Before 1674 (Age 8 years)
     7. Deacon Thomas Colby,   b. Abt 1667, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1737 to 1739, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    +8. Mary Colby,   b. Abt 1669
     9. Hannah Colby,   b. Before 1674
    Family ID F192  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Apr 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 8 Sep 1633 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 14 Jan 1655/56 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Sgt. John Colby - 19 Nov 1656 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Sarah Colby - 17 Jul 1658 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Frances Colby - 10 Dec 1662 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Anthony Colby - 10 May 1665 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Susanna Colby - 10 May 1665 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Deacon Thomas Colby - Abt 1667 - Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 Feb 1673/74 - Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate/Proved - 24 Apr 1674 - Essex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S885] Nelson, Glade Ian. "Challis Corrections" , (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, volume XLIX, 1973).

    2. [S652] Davis, Walter Goodwin. Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis volume II, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1995).

    3. [S845] Brown, Asa W. "Early Settlers of Salisbury, Mass., Arranged into Families" 1854, (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume VIII, 1854).

    4. [S621] Hoyt, David W. The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts, with some Related Families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich, and Hampton volume I, (Providence, Rhode Island: Snow & Farnham, 1897).


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