Sgt. John Colby

1656 - 1719  (62 years)

• Name	John Colby
  Birth	19 Nov 1656	Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  His birth was recorded as 19 (9) 1656.
  Land/House	1659 (2 years)
  John received 'children's land' in 1659 and a 'township' in 1660.
  Military	1676 (19 years)
  He was a soldier in King Phillips War in the Falls Fight under Capt. Turner. Later, in 1680, he was a member of the training band.
  History	1677 (20 years)
  He took the oath of fidelity.
  Death	6 Apr 1719	Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Estate Admin	21 Apr 1719 (62 years)
  Siblings	2 brothers and 6 sisters
  + 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)   3. Elizabeth Colby   d. After 1700 + 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) ▻ Joseph Pritchard   5. Anthony Colby,   b. 10 May 1665, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Before 1674  (Age 8 years)   6. Susanna Colby,   b. 10 May 1665, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Before 1674  (Age 8 years)   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) + 8. Mary Colby,   b. Abt 1669 ▻ Thomas Challis,  m. Before 3 Sep 1696   9. Hannah Colby,   b. Before 1674
  Half siblings	1 half sister (family of John Barnard and Frances Hoyt)
  + 1. Dorothy Barnard,   b. Abt 1677, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 2 Mar 1765, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 88 years) ▻ Capt. Richard Currier,  m. 29 Aug 1695
  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)  (Grandfather)  Frances   d. 23 Feb 1642/43, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I159	Roy Line
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	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)
  Mother	Frances Hoyt,   b. Abt 1636, England d. 2 Jan 1720/21, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F192	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Sarah Eldridge,   b. 10 Oct 1650, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Marriage	1 Dec 1675	Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Age at Marriage	He : 19 years and 1 month - She : 25 years and 2 months.
  Children	4 sons, 3 daughters and 1 person of an unknown gender
  1. John Colby   d. 3 Feb 1717, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Joseph Colby,   b. 1 Aug 1680, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Between 1753 and 1784, Hampstead, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, U.S.A. (Age 72 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   3. Sarah Jane Colby ▻ Daniel Flanders  m. 1 May 1700     4. son Colby,   b. Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. son Colby,   b. Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1 Mar 1687/88, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. son Colby,   b. 12 Feb 1687/88, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 12 Feb 1687/88, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 0 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. Judith Colby,   b. 23 Apr 1690, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 02 Mar 1702/3, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 12 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     8. Hannah Colby,   b. 3 Jul 1692, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 07 Mar 1702/3, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 10 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2018

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Sarah Osgood,   b. 2 Feb 1652/53, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Marriage	Bef 1700  [2]
  Age at Marriage	He : 43 years and 1 month - She : 46 years and 10 months.
  Family ID	F196	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2018

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 3	Ruth   d. Before May 1748, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Marriage	8 Feb 1714/15	Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Age at Marriage	He : 58 years and 3 months - She : ??.
  Family ID	F197	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2018

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Sgt. John Colby(1656 – 1719) 2John Colby(1633 – 6 Feb 1673/74) 4Anthony Colby(1605 – 11 Feb 1660/61) 5Susanna(1610 – 1689) 3Frances Hoyt(Abt 1636 – 2 Jan 1720/21) 6Sgt. John Hoyt( – 29 Feb 1687/88) 7Frances( – 23 Feb 1642/43)

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 19 Nov 1656 - Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 1 Dec 1675 - Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Marriage - 8 Feb 1714/15 - Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 6 Apr 1719 - Amesbury, 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

  [S845] Brown, Asa W., "Early Settlers of Salisbury, Mass., Arranged into Families" 1854, (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume VIII, 1854). [S813] Currier, Richard Sawyer. Genealogical History of the Currier Family , (Montpelier, Vermont: Capital City Press, 1935).