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Ellen Colby 1648–1685 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1648

Birth Location: Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 1685

Death Location: James City, Virginia, United States

Father: Anthony Colby

Mother: Susanna Haddon

Spouse(s): John Gouldsby

Children(s): Thomas Gouldsby, Thomas Goolsby

Ellen Colby was born in 1648 in Lincolnshire, England, the child of Anthony Colby And Susanna Haddon. Ellen Colby married John Gouldsby, and had children including Thomas Goolsby, Thomas Gouldsby. Ellen Colby passed away in 1685 in James City, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Ellen Colby was born in 1648 in Lincolnshire, England, the child of Anthony Colby And Susanna Haddon.
  • Ellen Colby married John Gouldsby, and had children including Thomas Goolsby, Thomas Gouldsby.
  • Ellen Colby passed away in 1685 in James City, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Anthony Colby
1605–1660
Birth Location: Horbling, Lincolnshire, England
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Susanna Haddon
1610–1689
Birth Location: London, England
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Spouses(s)

John Gouldsby
1646–1685
Birth Location: Lincolnshire, England or St Benet Paul's Warf, London, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Gouldsby
1665–1710
Birth Location: James City Co, Colonial Virgina
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Thomas Goolsby
1663–1687
Birth Location: James City, Virginia, United States
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Ellen Colby's Ancestors

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Ellen Colby
1648–1685
Birth Place: Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Anthony Colby
1605–1660
Horbling, Lincolnshire, England
Susanna Haddon
1610–1689
London, England
Grandparents
Thomas Colby
1586–
of, Salisbury, Essex, MA
Beatrix FELTON
1586–
of, Salisbury, Essex, MA
Jarrett (Haddon) Sr.
1580–1689
Cholderton, Wiltshire, England
Mary (Margaret Hannah) Hayden
1580–1672
England
Great-Grandparents
William Haddon
1555–
Elinor Winbush
1562–
Thomas Hayden
1534–1589
Christiana Tidersleigh
1536–1660
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Haydon
1510–1576
Joan Weeks
1524–1554

Ellen Colby's Descendants

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Ellen Colby (1648–1685) m. John Gouldsby (1646–1685)
  1. 1. Thomas Gouldsby 1665–1710 m. Frances (Elizabeth) Sharpe 1665–1753
    1. 1. Thomas Goolsby 1684–1748 m. Tabitha Turentine 1688–1753 m. Lucy Bryant 1700–1802 m. Lucy Bryant 1700–1745
      1. 1. James Goolsby 1716–1797 m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Kirby 1728–1814 m. Nancy Mathews 1720–
        1. 1. Alcey Goolsby 1743–1795
        2. 2. Drury Goolsby 1744–1828
        3. 3. Isaiah (S) Goolsby 1746–1828
        4. 4. Mary Goolsby 1749–1808
        5. 5. Burgess Goolsby 1752–1797
        6. 6. Elijah Goldsby 1754–1795
        7. 7. Zachariah Goldsby 1756–1795
        8. 8. Peter Goolsby 1765–1791
        9. 9. James (Jr.) Goolsby 1769–1805
        10. 10. John (Kirby) Goolsby 1790–1814
        11. 11. Peter Goolsby 1743–
        12. 12. Frances Goolsby 1756– m. William Pye 1755–1847
      2. 2. Thomas Goolsby 1708–1774
      3. 3. William Goolsby 1710–1818
      4. 4. Susan Goolsby 1712–
      5. 5. Ann Goolsby 1716–
      6. 6. Lucy Goolsby 1718–
      7. 7. Elizabeth Goolsby 1720–
      8. 8. John (Turrentine Goolsby) Sr 1724–1808
      9. 9. Stephen Goolsby 1728–1782
      10. 10. Peter (Richard) Goolsby 1728–1798
      11. 11. Johanna ("Joan") Goolsby 1732–
      12. 12. Charles Goolsby 1722–1777
    2. 2. John Goolsby 1712–
    3. 3. William Goldsby 1719–1720
  2. 2. Thomas Goolsby 1663–1687

Ellen Colby's Timeline

2 Records

1648
1648
Birth of Ellen Colby in Lincolnshire, England
Lincolnshire, England
1685
1685
Age 37
Death of Ellen Colby in James City, Virginia, United States
James City, Virginia, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1648
    Event Place: Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: James City, Virginia, United States
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