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COLBY, Samuel

Male 1671 - 1746  (75 years)


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  • Name COLBY, Samuel 
    Birth 09 Mar 1671  Amesbury, Essex, Massachussetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Samuel COLBY was born on 9 MAR 1671 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. He died in 1746 at Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. He had administration granted for estate on 29 SEP 1746 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.
      In a letter to the Boston Transcript, a New England Genealogy publication, asks "I have read that three decendants of Anthony of Amesbury - Ruggles, Ambrose and Benjamin went to Wiscasset, Maine." This is true. In 1749, a petition was sent to the governor of Massachusetts (Maine was part of Mass untill 1820) asking that Wiscasset be made an independent town. This petition was signed by Ambrose, Ruggles, (Brothers) and Benj'n Colby. A similar petition was repeated in 1754 signed by Ambrose. The town was incorporated in 1760 as Pownalborough, in honor of Governor Pownall. It later was divided into three towns, Wiscasset, Dresden, and Alna. fron Lineage of Philander M. Colby of Arborville $ Bradshaw, Ne., and Spencer Colby of Hamilton County, Ne. by Claudia K. (Miller) Forster.

      Widow Dorothy was appointed administratrix of the estate of Samuel, 29 September 1746, and the estate was divided, 1748/1750. As Samuel Colby of Amesbury, son of Samuel Colby, deceased, he petitioned the General Court of Massachusetts for a grant of land west of the Connecticut River in Massachusetts for the services of his father in King Philip's War: the petition was not granted.

      SOURCES: (1) "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970; (2) "The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts" by David W. Hoyt; (3) Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts to 1850. Amesbury. Parents: Samuel COLBY and Elizabeth SARGENT.. From site. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~colby/colbyfam/b406.html], "COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS" by owner Ronald M. Colby. Mar 2011.
    Gender Male 
    Death 29 Sep 1746  Amesbury, Essex, Massachussetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • From web site of userAnthonyMWeed in tree 'Weed Family Tree'. Mar 2011.
    Person ID I8391  Ward
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2011 

    Father COLBY, Samuel,   b. 1638, Salisbury, Essex, Massachussetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 05 Jul 1716, Amesbury, Essex, Massachussetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Mother SARGENT, Elizabeth,   b. 22 Nov 1646, Salisbury, Essex, Massachussetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 05 Feb 1736, Amesbury, Essex, Massachussetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Marriage 1667  Amesbury, Essex, Massachussetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2178  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family AMBROSE, Dorothy,   b. 21 Sep 1673, Salisbury, Essex, Massachussetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Est 1753, Massachussetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage Est 1691  Massachussetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Dorothy AMBROSE was born on 21 SEP 1673 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. She died after 1759 at Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. The widow Dorothy was appointed administrator of the estate of Samuel Colby, Jr., 29 September 1746 and the estate was divided 1748/1750. As Samuel Colby of Amesbury, son of Samuel Colby deceased, he petitioned the General Court of Massachusetts for a grant of land west of the Connecticut River in Massachusetts for the services of his father in King Philip's War; the petition was not granted.

      (BOOK SOURCE: "The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts" by David W. Hoyt.)
      Parents: Henry AMBROSE and Susanna WORCESTER.. From site. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~colby/colbyfam/b406.html], "COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS" by owner Ronald M. Colby. Mar 2011.
    Children 
    +1. COLBY, Ruggles,   b. 10 Jun 1711, Amesbury, Essex, Massachussetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1790, Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 78 years)
    Family ID F2176  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2018 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 09 Mar 1671 - Amesbury, Essex, Massachussetts, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Est 1691 - Massachussetts, USA Link to Google Earth
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