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Anthony Colby 1605–1660 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 September 1605

Birth Location: Horbling, Lincolnshire Beccles, England

Death Date: 11 February 1660

Death Location: Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Thomas Sr

Mother: Beatrice Felton

Spouse(s): Susanna Whittered, Susanna Whittered

Children(s): Samuel Colby, Rebecca Colby, Mary Colby, John Colby

Anthony Colby was born in 1605 in Horbling, Lincolnshire Beccles, England, the child of Thomas Colby Sr And Beatrice Beatrix Lady Felton. Anthony Colby married Susanna Sargent Waterman Colby Whittered, and had children including John Colby, Mary Colby, Rebecca Colby, Samuel Colby. Anthony Colby passed away in 1660 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Anthony Colby was born in 1605 in Horbling, Lincolnshire Beccles, England, the child of Thomas Colby Sr And Beatrice Beatrix Lady Felton.
  • Anthony Colby married Susanna Sargent Waterman Colby Whittered, and had children including John Colby, Mary Colby, Rebecca Colby, Samuel Colby.
  • Anthony Colby passed away in 1660 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Sr
1567–1625
Birth Location: Sempringham, Lincolnshire or Roos Hall, Beccles, Essex, England
TS
Beatrice Felton
1574–1661
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England
BF

Spouses(s)

Susanna Whittered
1608–1689
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
SW
Susanna Whittered
1608–1689
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
SW

Children(s)

Samuel Colby
1638–1716
Birth Location: Salisbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial Americ, Essex, England, United Kingdom
SC
Rebecca Colby
1646–1698
Birth Location: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
RC
Mary Colby
1647–1716
Birth Location: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
MC
John Colby
1633–1673
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
JC

Anthony Colby's Ancestors

Self
Anthony Colby
1605–1660
Birth Place: Horbling, Lincolnshire Beccles, England
Parents
Thomas Colby Sr
1567–1625
Sempringham, Lincolnshire or Roos Hall, Beccles, Essex, England
Beatrice (\ Beatrix ( Lady )) Felton
1574–1661
Plymouth, Devon, England
Grandparents
Mathew Colby
1530–1591
Sempringham Fen, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
Mary (Deol Radcliffe) Matthew
1532–1591
Poynton, Sempringham, Lincolnshire, England
Mary (Gernon Cavendish (Felton)) '
1529–1602
Of Trimley St. Martin, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Colbie
1501–1530
Isabel Ive
1505–1530
Sir Ratcliffe\Radcliffe
1505–1566
Isabel Ellenstow)
1512–1594
Lady Hall
1508–1540
2nd-Great-Grandparents
*Robert FitzWalter
1483–1542
*Elizabeth VIII,
1480–1532

Anthony Colby's Descendants

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Anthony Colby (8 September 1605–11 February 1660) m. Susanna (Sargent Waterman Colby) Whittered (1608–08 Jul 1689) m. Susanna (Sargent Waterman Colby) Whittered (1608–08 Jul 1689)
  1. 1. Samuel Colby 1638–1716 m. Elizabeth Sargent 1648–1737
    1. 1. Arthur (Samuel Colby) II 1671–1746 m. Dorothy Colby 1673–1759
      1. 1. ENSIGN (ENOCH) COLBY 1702–1780 m. Abigail Sanborn 1700–1741
        1. 1. Dorothy Colby 1730–1816 m. David Worthen 1734–1766 m. David Worthen 1734–1766
  2. 2. Rebecca Colby 1646–1698
  3. 3. Mary Colby 1647–1716
  4. 4. John Colby 1633–1673

Anthony Colby's Timeline

5 Records

1605
8 September 1605
Birth of Anthony Colby in Horbling, Lincolnshire Beccles, England
Horbling, Lincolnshire Beccles, England
1605
8 Sep 1605
Anthony Colby was baptized in Horbling,Lincoln,England
Horbling,Lincoln,England
1640
1640
Age 35
Anthony Colby resided here in Salisbury
Salisbury
1650
1650
Age 45
Anthony Colby resided here in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
1660
11 February 1660
Age 55
Death of Anthony Colby in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 September 1605
    Event Place: Horbling, Lincolnshire Beccles, England
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1605
    Event Place: Horbling,Lincoln,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1630; Page Number: 65

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1630
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Salisbury
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA, Massachusetts, , cambridge
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 February 1660
    Event Place: Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Descendants of Robert Waterman of Marshfield, Massachusetts through seven generations : Volume 1
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