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Anne Colby 1489–1559 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1489

Birth Location: Brundish, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1559

Death Location: Shotley, Suffolk, England

Father: Sir Brundish)

Mother: Lady Ive

Spouse(s): Robert Nicholls

Children(s): John Nichols

The story of Anne Colby began in 1489 in Brundish, Suffolk, England. Anne Colby married Robert Nicholls, and had children including John A Nichols. Anne Colby passed away in 1559 in Shotley, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Anne Colby began in 1489 in Brundish, Suffolk, England.
  • Anne Colby married Robert Nicholls, and had children including John A Nichols.
  • Anne Colby passed away in 1559 in Shotley, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Brundish)
1438–1500
Birth Location: Beccles, Suffolk, England
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Lady Ive
1461–1500
Birth Location: Finborough, Suffolk, England
LI

Spouses(s)

Robert Nicholls
1485–1555
Birth Location: Suffolk, Suffolk, England
RN

Children(s)

John Nichols
1513–1586
Birth Location: Bronsham, Devon, , England
JN

Anne Colby's Ancestors

Self
Anne Colby
1489–1559
Birth Place: Brundish, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir John Colby II (Lord of Brundish)
1438–1500
Beccles, Suffolk, England
Lady (Isabel) Ive
1461–1500
Finborough, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
John (Henry) Colby
1407–1495
Beccles, Suffolk, England
Avelyn (Elwyn) Pelham
1406–1459
Beccles, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Anne Colby's Descendants

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Anne Colby (1489–1559) m. Robert Nicholls (1485–1555)
  1. 1. John (A.) Nichols 1513–1586 m. Cicely (May) Merrel 1525–1569 m. Joanna Spoure 1496–1572
    1. 1. Dorothy Nicholls 1550–1617 m. Thomas Stratton 1546–1596
      1. 1. Elizabeth Stratton 1596–1633 m. Deacon (Thomas) Lynde 1593–1671
        1. 1. Elizabeth Lynde 1610–1658 m. Thomas (Green) Sr. 1606–1667
      2. 2. John Stratton 1572–1627 m. Alice Gibson 1575–1626
        1. 1. Elizabeth Stalham 1597–1674 m. Robert Williams 1607–1693

Anne Colby's Timeline

2 Records

1489
1489
Birth of Anne Colby in Brundish, Suffolk, England
Brundish, Suffolk, England
1559
1559
Age 70
Death of Anne Colby in Shotley, Suffolk, England
Shotley, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1489
    Event Place: Brundish, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Shotley, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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