John Colby

1633 - 1674  (~ 40 years)

• Name	John Colby
  Christening	8 Sep 1633	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  History	1654 (~ 20 years)
  He was one of the original commoners of Amesbury, Massachusetts.
  Will	22 Jan 1674 (~ 40 years)
  Death	6 Feb 1673/74	Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [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 (~ 40 years)	Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Siblings	4 brothers and 3 sisters
  + 1. John Colby,   c. 8 Sep 1633, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 6 Feb 1673/74, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 40 years) ▻ Frances Hoyt,  m. 14 Jan 1655/56   2. Sarah Colby,   b. 6 Mar 1634/35, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   3. baby boy Colby,   b. Abt 1637, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   4. Samuel Colby,   b. Abt 1638, Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1716, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 78 years)   5. Isaac Colby,   b. 6 Jul 1640, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1684, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 43 years)   6. Rebecca Colby,   b. 11 Mar 1643, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 10 Jun 1672, Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 29 years)   7. Mary Colby,   b. 19 Sep 1647, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. + 8. Thomas Colby,   b. 8 Mar 1650/51, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Before 30 Mar 1691, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 40 years) ▻ Hannah Rowell,  m. 16 Sep 1668
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Anthony Colby,   c. 8 Sep 1605, Horbling, Lincolnshire, England d. 11 Feb 1660/61, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony  (Age ~ 55 years)  (Father)  Susanna,   b. 1610, England d. 8 Jul 1689, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 79 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I157	Roy Line
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	Anthony Colby,   c. 8 Sep 1605, Horbling, Lincolnshire, England d. 11 Feb 1660/61, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (Age ~ 55 years)
  Mother	Susanna,   b. 1610, England d. 8 Jul 1689, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F189	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Frances Hoyt,   b. Abt 1636, England d. 2 Jan 1720/21, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 85 years)  Other Partners: John Barnard  m. 27 Dec 1676
  Marriage	14 Jan 1655/56	Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years and 4 months - She : ~ 20 years and 1 month.
  Children	3 sons and 6 daughters
  +   1. Sgt. John Colby,   b. 19 Nov 1656, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 6 Apr 1719, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 62 years) ▻ Sarah Eldridge  m. 1 Dec 1675;   Sarah Osgood  m. Bef 1700;   Ruth  m. 8 Feb 1714/15     2. Sarah Colby,   b. 17 Jul 1658, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 14 Mar 1711, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 52 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     3. Elizabeth Colby   d. After 1700  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   4. Frances Colby,   b. 10 Dec 1662, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. After 1731, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 69 years)  [Father: Birth] ▻ Joseph Pritchard     5. Anthony Colby,   b. 10 May 1665, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Before 1674 (Age 8 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Susanna Colby,   b. 10 May 1665, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Before 1674 (Age 8 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. Deacon Thomas Colby,   b. Abt 1667, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1737 to 1739, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 70 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   8. Mary Colby,   b. Abt 1669  [Father: Birth] ▻ Thomas Challis  m. Before 3 Sep 1696     9. Hannah Colby,   b. Before 1674  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F192	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1John Colby(1633 – 6 Feb 1673/74) 2Anthony Colby(1605 – 11 Feb 1660/61) 3Susanna(1610 – 1689)

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 8 Sep 1633 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 14 Jan 1655/56 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 6 Feb 1673/74 - Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - 24 Apr 1674 - Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S885] Nelson, Glade Ian. "Challis Corrections" , (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, volume XLIX, 1973). [S652] Davis, Walter Goodwin. Massachusetts and Maine Families in the Ancestry of Walter Goodwin Davis volume II, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1995). [S845] Brown, Asa W., "Early Settlers of Salisbury, Mass., Arranged into Families" 1854, (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume VIII, 1854). [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).