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Jacob Colby 1688–1735 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1688

Birth Location: Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 22 Feb 1735

Death Location: Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Thomas Colby

Mother: Hannah Rowell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Elliot

Children(s): Sarah Colby, Valentine Colby

Jacob Colby was born in 1688 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Thomas Colby And Hannah Rowell. Jacob Colby married Elizabeth Elliot, and had children including Sarah Anita Colby, Valentine Colby. Jacob Colby passed away in 1735 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Colby was born in 1688 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Thomas Colby And Hannah Rowell.
  • Jacob Colby married Elizabeth Elliot, and had children including Sarah Anita Colby, Valentine Colby.
  • Jacob Colby passed away in 1735 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Jacob Colby's Ancestors

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Jacob Colby
1688–1735
Birth Place: Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Thomas Colby
1650–1691
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Rowell
1653–1707
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Anthony Colby
1605–1661
Horbling, Lincolnshire Beccles, England
Susannah Sargent
1610–1689
London, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Esq
1567–1625
Lady (Colby)
1574–1661
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Felton
1545–1579
Mary Cavendish
1556–1602

Jacob Colby's Descendants

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Jacob Colby (1688–22 Feb 1735) m. Elizabeth Elliot (11 Nov 1691–5 Feb 1737)
  1. 1. Sarah (Anita) Colby 1723–1768 m. Thomas Smith 1725–1780
    1. 1. Coleby Smith 1751–1835 m. Rebecca Henry 1753–1838
      1. 1. Rebecca Smith 1790–1875 m. William (A "Squire") Young 1790–1868
        1. 1. William (Jasper) Young 1816–1905 m. Mary (Brantley) Smith 1820–1859
      2. 2. Micajah Smith 1790–1878
      3. 3. Isaac (L. Smith ,) Rev. 1796–1860 m. Arsenia Brantley 1800–1872
        1. 1. Mary (Brantley) Smith 1820–1859 m. William (Jasper) Young 1816–1905
  2. 2. Valentine Colby 1728–1812

Jacob Colby's Timeline

2 Records

1688
1688
Birth of Jacob Colby in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1735
22 Feb 1735
Age 47
Death of Jacob Colby in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1688
    Event Place: Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1735
    Event Place: Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

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