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COLBY, Samuel

Male 1671 - 1746  (75 years)


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  1. 1.  COLBY, Samuel was born on 09 Mar 1671 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachussetts, USA; died on 29 Sep 1746 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachussetts, USA.

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    Birth:
    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.

    Died:
    From web site of userAnthonyMWeed in tree 'Weed Family Tree'. Mar 2011.

    Samuel married AMBROSE, Dorothy est 1691 in Massachussetts, USA. Dorothy (daughter of AMBROSE, Henry and WORCESTER, Susanna) was born on 21 Sep 1673 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachussetts, USA; died est 1753 in Massachussetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. COLBY, Ruggles  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jun 1711 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachussetts, USA; died before 1790 in Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  COLBY, Ruggles Descendancy chart to this point (1.Samuel1) was born on 10 Jun 1711 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachussetts, USA; died before 1790 in Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine, USA.

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    Birth:
    Ruggles COLBY was born on 10 JUN 1711 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. (SOURCE: Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts to 1850. Amesbury, listed as Colbey.) He died before 1790 at Edgecomb, Lincoln County, Maine. He was a Shipwright in Edgecomb, Lincoln County, Maine. They lived in Amesbury, East Parish, South Hampton, New Hampshire and settled in Wiscasset, Maine in 1749. He served in the militia in 1757. The record of baptisim of the First Amesbury Church, gives Mary as the name of marriag, but Hoyt says this is probaly a mistake as Abigail wife of Ruggles' was baptized and owned the covenant and was baptized at the First Church in Amesbury 16 May 1736. He was a shipwright and one of the early settlers on the Sheepscot River, Maine. On 26 January 1774 he signed a petition for the incorporation of a new town called Freetown, later Edgecomb, Maine. He signed a petition as one of the inhabitants of Kennebec River for protection 22 April 1755. Ruggles sold half of 1800 acres to Elijah Packard of Bridgewater, Mass. on 10 October 1765; 102 aacres to Joseph Huff on 22 March 1782 and to Moses Huff 50 acres on 1 October 1789. A number of his grandchildren were living at Wiscassed, Edgecomb, and other nearby places, and we suppose them to be the children of his son Edmund Colby. 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) "History of the Colby Family" by James W. Colby, pub 1895. Parents: Samuel COLBY and Dorothy AMBROSE. From site. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~colby/colbyfam/b406.html], "COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS" by owner Ronald M. Colby. Mar 2011.

    Died:
    From site. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~colby/colbyfam/b406.html], "COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS" by owner Ronald M. Colby. Mar 2011.

    Ruggles married DAVIS, Abigail on 15 Mar 1732 in Newbury, Essex, Massachussetts, USA. Abigail (daughter of DAVIS, William and KELLY, Mary) was born on 20 Jun 1708 in Haverhill, Essex, Massachussetts, USA; died in Sep 1744 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachussetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. COLBY, Noah  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1739 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachussetts, USA; died in 1790 in Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine, USA.
    2. 4. COLBY, Henry  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1742 in South Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died about 1805 in Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  COLBY, Noah Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ruggles2, 1.Samuel1) was born in 1739 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachussetts, USA; died in 1790 in Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine, USA.

    Notes:

    In 1783, he and wife Elizabeth sold land to Josiah Parsons. Noah Colby Rev. War Soldier as a private.
    SOURCES: (1) Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts to 1850. Marriage, Ipswich; (2) "The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts" by David W. Hoyt; (3) "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970From site. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~colby/colbyfam/b406.html], "COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS" by owner Ronald M. Colby. Mar 2011.

    Birth:
    Noah COLBY was born about 1739 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. He died in 1790 at Edgecomb, Lincoln County, Maine. In 1783, he and wife Elizabeth sold land to Josiah Parsons. Noah Colby Rev. War Soldier as a private.
    SOURCES: (1) Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts to 1850. Marriage, Ipswich; (2) "The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts" by David W. Hoyt; (3) "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970. Parents: Ruggles COLBY and Abigail DAVIS.. From site. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~colby/colbyfam/b406.html], "COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS" by owner Ronald M. Colby. Mar 2011.

    Noah married DAVIS, Elizabeth on 14 Aug 1764 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachussetts, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of DAVIS, James and UNKNOWN, Elizabeth) was born in 1741 in Essex, Massachussetts, USA; died est 1800 in USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. COLBY, Betsey Betty  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1774 in Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine, USA; died est 1840 in USA.

  2. 4.  COLBY, Henry Descendancy chart to this point (2.Ruggles2, 1.Samuel1) was born about 1742 in South Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died about 1805 in Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine, USA.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    BOOK SOURCE: "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970. From site. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~colby/colbyfam/b406.html], "COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS" by owner Ronald M. Colby. Mar 2011.

    Died:
    From site. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~colby/colbyfam/b406.html], "COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS" by owner Ronald M. Colby. Mar 2011.

    Henry married HERRENDEN, Mary on 22 May 1766 in Pownalborough, Lincoln, Maine, USA. Mary (daughter of HERRENDEN, Nehemiah and UNKNOWN, Hannah) was born about 1742 in Westport, Lincoln, Maine, USA; died est 1810 in Westport, Lincoln, Maine, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. COLBY, Ebenezer  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1771 in Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine, USA; died before 11 Sep 1819 in Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 5.  COLBY, Betsey Betty Descendancy chart to this point (3.Noah3, 2.Ruggles2, 1.Samuel1) was born about 1774 in Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine, USA; died est 1840 in USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Betsey Betty Colby

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Betsey (Betty) COLBY was born in 1774 in Edgecomb, Lincoln County, Maine. Parents: Noah COLBY and Elizabeth DAVIS. From site. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~colby/colbyfam/b406.html], "COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS" by owner Ronald M. Colby. Mar 2011.

    Betsey married COLBY, Ebenezer on 31 Mar 1793 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachussetts, USA. Ebenezer (son of COLBY, Henry and HERRENDEN, Mary) was born in 1771 in Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine, USA; died before 11 Sep 1819 in Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. COLBY, Mary  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1796 in Boston, Massachussetts, USA; died est 1834 in Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine, USA.

  2. 6.  COLBY, Ebenezer Descendancy chart to this point (4.Henry3, 2.Ruggles2, 1.Samuel1) was born in 1771 in Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine, USA; died before 11 Sep 1819 in Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine, USA.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Noah COLBY was born about 1739 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. He died in 1790 at Edgecomb, Lincoln County, Maine. In 1783, he and wife Elizabeth sold land to Josiah Parsons. Noah Colby Rev. War Soldier as a private.
    SOURCES: (1) Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts to 1850. Marriage, Ipswich; (2) "The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts" by David W. Hoyt; (3) "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970. Parents: Ruggles COLBY and Abigail DAVIS. From site. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~colby/colbyfam/b406.html], "COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS" by owner Ronald M. Colby. Mar 2011.

    Died:
    His will was proved on 11 SEP 1819 in Edgecomb, Lincoln County, Maine. All estate to his wife. Parents: Henry COLBY and Mary HERRENDEN. from site. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~colby/colbyfam/b406.html], "COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS" by owner Ronald M. Colby. Mar 2011.

    Ebenezer married COLBY, Betsey Betty on 31 Mar 1793 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachussetts, USA. Betsey (daughter of COLBY, Noah and DAVIS, Elizabeth) was born about 1774 in Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine, USA; died est 1840 in USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. COLBY, Mary  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1796 in Boston, Massachussetts, USA; died est 1834 in Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine, USA.


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