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Anthony Colby 1605–1660 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 September 1605

Birth Location: Horbling, Beccles, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 11 February 1660

Death Location: Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Thomas Colby

Mother: Beatrix Felton

Spouse(s): Susannah Sargent

Children(s): Sarah Colby

Anthony Colby was born in 1605 in Horbling, Beccles, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Colby And Beatrix Felton. Anthony Colby married Susannah Sargent, and had children including Sarah Colby. Anthony Colby passed away in 1660 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Anthony Colby was born in 1605 in Horbling, Beccles, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Thomas Colby And Beatrix Felton.
  • Anthony Colby married Susannah Sargent, and had children including Sarah Colby.
  • Anthony Colby passed away in 1660 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Anthony Colby's Ancestors

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Anthony Colby
1605–1660
Birth Place: Horbling, Beccles, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Thomas Colby
1567–1625
Sempringham, Lincolnshire, England
Beatrix Felton
1570–1609
Plymouth, Devon, England
Grandparents
Matthewe Colby
1530–1591
Sempringham Fen, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
Mary (Deol) Matthew
1532–1591
Pointon, County, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Thomas Felton
–1578
Mary Gernon
1556–1632
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Colby
1499–1538
Isabel Ives
1506–1549
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Colby
1470–1505

Anthony Colby's Descendants

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Anthony Colby (8 September 1605–11 February 1660) m. Susannah Sargent (1610–8 July 1689)
  1. 1. Sarah Colby 1635–1663 m. Orlando Bagley 1628–1663
    1. 1. Sarah (R) Bagley 1663–1720 m. John Mack 1653–1721
      1. 1. Mary Marks 1699–1784 m. John (Seborne) Peters 1695–1754
        1. 1. Phoebe Peters 1728–1773 m. Moses (Luther) Cass 1724–1797

Anthony Colby's Timeline

5 Records

1605
8 September 1605
Birth of Anthony Colby in Horbling, Beccles, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Horbling, Beccles, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
1605
8 Sep 1605
Anthony Colby was baptized
None
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, Massachusetts, USA
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 September 1605
    Event Place: Horbling, Beccles, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 32
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1605
    Record Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: Second Supplement To Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    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: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Applications of Freemen, 1630-1691

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA, Massachusetts, , cambridge
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 February 1660
    Event Place: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [3] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [4] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: Second Supplement To Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [5] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [8] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Descendants of Robert Waterman of Marshfield, Massachusetts through seven generations : Volume 1
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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