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Samuel Colby 1638–1716 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Aug 1638

Birth Location: Salisbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial Americ, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 5 July 1716

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

Father: Anthony Colby

Mother: Susanna Whittered

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Sargent

Children(s): Arthur II

Samuel Colby was born in 1638 in Salisbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial Americ, Essex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Anthony Colby And Susanna Sargent Waterman Colby Whittered. Samuel Colby married Elizabeth Sargent, and had children including Arthur Samuel Colby Ii. Samuel Colby passed away in 1716 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Samuel Colby was born in 1638 in Salisbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial Americ, Essex, England, United Kingdom, the child of Anthony Colby And Susanna Sargent Waterman Colby Whittered.
  • Samuel Colby married Elizabeth Sargent, and had children including Arthur Samuel Colby Ii.
  • Samuel Colby passed away in 1716 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Samuel Colby's Ancestors

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Samuel Colby
1638–1716
Birth Place: Salisbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial Americ, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Anthony Colby
1605–1660
Horbling, Lincolnshire Beccles, England
Susanna (Sargent Waterman Colby) Whittered
1608–1689
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Colby) Sr
1567–1625
Sempringham, Lincolnshire or Roos Hall, Beccles, Essex, England
Beatrice (\ Beatrix ( Lady )) Felton
1574–1661
Plymouth, Devon, England
Garrett\Jarrett Haddon\Haydon
1584–1689
Cholderton, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Mathew Colby
1530–1591
Mary Matthew
1532–1591
Mary '
1529–1602
William Haddon
1547–1601
Margaret (Sargent)
1532–1595
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Colbie
1501–1530
Isabel Ive
1505–1530
Sir Ratcliffe\Radcliffe
1505–1566
Isabel Ellenstow)
1512–1594
Lady Hall
1508–1540

Samuel Colby's Descendants

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Samuel Colby (10 Aug 1638–5 July 1716) m. Elizabeth Sargent (22 November 1648–5 February 1737)
  1. 1. Arthur (Samuel Colby) II 1671–1746 m. Dorothy Colby 1673–1759
    1. 1. ENSIGN (ENOCH) COLBY 1702–1780 m. Abigail Sanborn 1700–1741
      1. 1. Dorothy Colby 1730–1816 m. David Worthen 1734–1766 m. David Worthen 1734–1766
        1. 1. Michael WORTHEN 1758–1840 m. Dorothy (Dolly) Brown 1766–1832

Samuel Colby's Timeline

2 Records

1638
10 Aug 1638
Birth of Samuel Colby in Salisbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial Americ, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Salisbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial Americ, Essex, England, United Kingdom
1716
5 July 1716
Age 78
Death of Samuel Colby in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1638
    Event Place: Salisbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial Americ, Essex, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 4691.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BFO
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Descendants of Robert Waterman of Marshfield, Massachusetts through seven generations : Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, British America
    Record Source: Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 July 1716
    Event Place: Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    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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