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Joan Colby 1673–1750 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1673

Birth Location: Thelbridge, Devon, England

Death Date: 17 Oct 1750

Death Location: Hilmarton, Wiltshire, England

Father: Thomas Cobley

Mother: Elizabeth Heath

Spouse(s): Edward Tolly

Children(s): Thomas Tolley

Joan Colby was born in 1673 in Thelbridge, Devon, England, the child of Thomas Cobley And Elizabeth Heath. Joan Colby married Edward Tolly, and had children including Thomas Hugh Tolley. Joan Colby passed away in 1750 in Hilmarton, Wiltshire, England.

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Biography

  • Joan Colby was born in 1673 in Thelbridge, Devon, England, the child of Thomas Cobley And Elizabeth Heath.
  • Joan Colby married Edward Tolly, and had children including Thomas Hugh Tolley.
  • Joan Colby passed away in 1750 in Hilmarton, Wiltshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joan Colby's Ancestors

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Joan Colby
1673–1750
Birth Place: Thelbridge, Devon, England
Parents
Thomas Cobley
1655–1718
Hilmarton, Wiltshire, England
Elizabeth Heath
1658–1723
Hilmarton, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Robert Colby
1622–1684
Exeter, Devon, England
Mary Ruddle
1622–1717
Bishops Canning, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Cobley
1600–1647
Anne Charity
1600–1675
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joan Colby's Descendants

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Joan Colby (1673–17 Oct 1750) m. Edward Tolly (10 Jan 1666–24 Jan 1724)
  1. 1. Thomas (Hugh) Tolley 1704–1774 m. Frances (Franses) Northcott 1706–1768
    1. 1. John Tolley 1735– m. Jane Wey 1733–

Joan Colby's Timeline

5 Records

1673
1673
Birth of Joan Colby in Thelbridge, Devon, England
Thelbridge, Devon, England
1694
10 Apr 1694
Age 21
Joan Colby was married in Thelbridge, Devonshire, England
Thelbridge, Devonshire, England
1750
17 Oct 1750
Age 77
Death of Joan Colby in Netherbury and Salway Ash, Dorset, England
Netherbury and Salway Ash, Dorset, England
1750
17 Oct 1750
Age 77
Death of Joan Colby in Hilmarton, Wiltshire, England
Hilmarton, Wiltshire, England
1756
abt 1756
Age 83
Death of Joan Colby in Netherbury and Salway Ash, Dorset, England
Netherbury and Salway Ash, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1673
    Event Place: Thelbridge, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1694
    Event Place: Thelbridge, Devonshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1750
    Event Place: Netherbury and Salway Ash, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1756
    Event Place: Netherbury and Salway Ash, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1750
    Event Place: Hilmarton, Wiltshire, England

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