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Anthony Colby 1605–1661 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Sep 1605

Birth Location: Horbling, Lincolnshire Beccles, England

Death Date: 11 February 1661

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

Father: Thomas Colby

Mother: Anne Jackson

Spouse(s): Susannah Sargent, Susanna Sargent

Children(s): Isaac Colby

Anthony Colby was born in 1605 in Horbling, Lincolnshire Beccles, England, the child of Thomas Colby And Anne Jackson. In 1634, Anthony Colby resided in Freeman 14 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA. Anthony Colby married Susanna Sargent, Susanna Waterman, Susannah Sargent, and had children including Isaac Colby. Anthony Colby passed away in 1661 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Anthony Colby was born in 1605 in Horbling, Lincolnshire Beccles, England, the child of Thomas Colby And Anne Jackson.
  • In 1634, Anthony Colby resided in Freeman 14 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA.
  • Anthony Colby married Susanna Sargent, Susanna Waterman, Susannah Sargent, and had children including Isaac Colby.
  • Anthony Colby passed away in 1661 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Colby
1567–1625
Birth Location: Sempringham, Lincolnshire, England
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Anne Jackson
1574–1681
Birth Location: Horbling, Lincolnshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Susannah Sargent
1610–1689
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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Susanna Sargent
1594–
Birth Location: EN
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Children(s)

Isaac Colby
1640–1723
Birth Location: Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Anthony Colby's Ancestors

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Anthony Colby
1605–1661
Birth Place: Horbling, Lincolnshire Beccles, England
Parents
Thomas Colby
1567–1625
Sempringham, Lincolnshire, England
Anne Jackson
1574–1681
Horbling, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Anthony Colby's Descendants

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Anthony Colby (08 Sep 1605–11 February 1661) m. Susannah Sargent (1610–8 Jul 1689) m. Susanna Sargent (1594–)
  1. 1. Isaac Colby 1640–1723 m. Martha Parrat 1649–1730
    1. 1. Sarrah Coolbe 1674–1725 m. Samuell Sillver 1662–1728
      1. 1. Ruth Silver 1737–1776 m. Samuel* Martin 1692–1760
        1. 1. Capt (Joshua Martin) Jr. 1751–1836 m. Martha Bates 1750–1807

Anthony Colby's Timeline

6 Records

1605
08 Sep 1605
Birth of Anthony Colby in Horbling, Lincolnshire Beccles, England
Horbling, Lincolnshire Beccles, England
1634
1634
Age 29
Anthony Colby resided here in Freeman 14 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
Freeman 14 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
1635
1635-1664
Age 30
Anthony Colby resided here in Essex, Massachusetts
Essex, Massachusetts
1638
1638-1900
Age 33
Anthony Colby resided here in Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1650
1650
Age 45
Anthony Colby resided here in Salisbury, Essex County, MA
Salisbury, Essex County, MA
1661
11 February 1661
Age 56
Death of Anthony Colby in Amesbury, Essex, MA, USA
Amesbury, Essex, MA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Sep 1605
    Event Place: Horbling, Lincolnshire Beccles, England
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1605; Birth city: Essex Co; Birth state: MA
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 4676.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 23931.004; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 4
    [5] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    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 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1634
    Event Place: Freeman 14 May, Massachusetts Colony, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1635-1664
    Event Place: Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Essex County, Massachusetts Probate Records, 1635-1681

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1638-1900
    Event Place: Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: A chronological record of the principal events that have occurred in Amesbury, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1650
    Event Place: Salisbury, Essex County, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury and John Sargent Pillsbury
    [2] Genealogy : ancestors and descendants of John Sanders, Fort Covington, N.Y.
    [3] Bassett-Preston Ancestors
    [4] Honorable Peleg Tallman, 1764-1841 : His Ancestors and Descendants

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 February 1661
    Event Place: Amesbury, Essex, MA, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1605; Birth city: Essex Co; Birth state: MA
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    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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