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John Adam Colson 1654 – 1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1654

Birth Location: Island Bermuda, West Indies or Welsingham, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1 March 1687

Death Location: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Edward Colson

Mother: Mary Colson

Spouse(s): Mary Dustin

Children(s): John Colson

The story of John Adam Colson began in 1654 in Island Bermuda, West Indies or Welsingham, England, United Kingdom. John Adam Colson married Mary Dustin, and had children including John Colson. John Adam Colson passed away in 1687 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of John Adam Colson began in 1654 in Island Bermuda, West Indies or Welsingham, England, United Kingdom.
  • John Adam Colson married Mary Dustin, and had children including John Colson.
  • John Adam Colson passed away in 1687 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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John Colson's Ancestors

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John Colson
1654 – 1687
Birth Place: Island Bermuda, West Indies or Welsingham, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edward W Colson
1630 – 1670
England, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Breckley) Colson
1635 – 1710
Loudun, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France
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John Colson's Descendants

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John (Adam) Colson (1654 – 1 March 1687) m. Mary Dustin (1659 – 8 February 1716)
  1. 1. John Colson (1681 – 4 Jul 1752)
    1. 1. Sarah Colson (12 Mar 1732 – 6 Jul 1812) m. John Vinson (13 Feb 1730 – 17 Dec 1824)
      1. 1. George (Peterson) Vinson (1760 – ) m. Sarah Stallup m. Sarah Stallup (1763 – )
        1. 1. Elias Vinson (1814 – 1875) m. Elizabeth (Betsy) Turpin (1815 – 1890)

John Colson's Timeline

2 Records

1654
1654
Birth of John Adam Colson in Island Bermuda, West Indies or Welsingham, England, United Kingdom
Island Bermuda, West Indies or Welsingham, England, United Kingdom
1687
1 March 1687
Age 33
Death of John Adam Colson in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1654
    Event Place: Island Bermuda, West Indies or Welsingham, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 March 1687
    Event Place: Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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