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Deborah Derby (Conant)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
Death: April 13, 1763 (75)
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Place of Burial: Concord Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA
Immediate Family:

Daughter of John Conant, of Beverly and Bethiah Conant
Wife of John Darby, of Concord
Mother of John Derby; Andrew Darby; Mary Darby; Ebenezer Conant Darby; Deborah Wheeler and 4 others
Sister of Lot Conant, of Concord; Andrew Conant; Elizabeth Coburn, 30; Bithiah Spalding/Herrick (31); John Conant, Jr. and 6 others

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About Deborah Derby

  • Reference-Full Text: https://archive.org/details/historygenealogy00cona/page/177/mode/2up
  • A History and Genealogy of the Conant Family in England and America, Thirteen Generations, 1520-1887: Containing Also Some Genealogical Notes on the Connet, Connett and Connit Families Frederick Odell Conant Private print. [Press of Harris & Williams], 1887 - 640 pages p 177

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33. Deborah /4 {John /3, Lot /2, Roger /1) b. 20 Feb., 1687-8; m. , John son of John and Alice Derby, b. 8 Oct., 1681, at Marblehead. lie removed to Beverly aud was a church member there.

Children of John and Deborah (Conant) Derby:

i John, b. 27 Dec, 1704.

ii Andrew, b. 26 Jan., 1706-7.

iii. Benjamin b. 12 Mch., 1710-11; d. y.

iv. Ebenezer, b. 23 Nov., bapt. 7 Dec, 1712.

v. Deborah, b. 11 Apr., 1714.

vi. Benjamin b. 28 Nov., 1715.

vii. Joseph, b. 10 June, 1718.

viii. Mary, b. 12 June, 1720.

Birth: Feb. 20, 1688
Beverly Essex County Massachusetts, USA Death: Apr. 13, 1763 Concord Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA

Deborah was born in Beverly on February 20, 1688, the daughter of John Conant and Bethia Mansfield. About 1703, she married John Darby, son of John and Alice Darby, who was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts on October 8, 1681, and was a weaver by trade. John and Deborah settled first in Beverly, where most of their children were born. In about 1720, they moved to Ipswich, and from there to Concord, where John died on March 7, 1753. His name was spelled Darbie in his will, which was dated in 1747. Deborah died in Concord on April 13, 1763. She was a descendant of Roger Conant, the original governor of Cape Ann & Salem.

Family links:

Parents:
 John Conant (1652 - 1724)
 Bethiah Mansfield Conant (1658 - 1720)

Spouse:

 John Darby (1681 - 1753)

Children:

 Andrew Darby (1707 - 1783)*
 Deborah Darby Wheeler (1714 - 1795)*

Siblings:

 Elizabeth Conant Colburn (1681 - 1724)*
 Deborah Conant Darby (1688 - 1763)
 Daniel Conant (1694 - 1751)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Unknown

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Created by: Ken Smith Record added: Sep 30, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 98025521 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=98025521


Deborah was the second great granddaughter of Roger Conant, founder of Salem and Governor of Massachusetts


Deborah was born in Beverly on February 20, 1688, the daughter of John Conant and Bethia Mansfield. About 1703, she married John Darby, son of John and Alice Darby, who was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts on October 8, 1681, and was a weaver by trade. John and Deborah settled first in Beverly, where most of their children were born. In about 1720, they moved to Ipswich, and from there to Concord, where John died on March 7, 1753. His name was spelled Darbie in his will, which was dated in 1747. Deborah died in Concord on April 13, 1763. She was a descendant of Roger Conant, the original governor of Cape Ann & Salem.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Sep 23 2023, 21:28:05 UTC

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Deborah Derby's Timeline

1688
February 20, 1688
Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
February 20, 1688
Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
1704
December 27, 1704
Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
1706
January 26, 1706
Beverly, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts
1711
May 12, 1711
Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
1712
November 23, 1712
Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
1714
April 8, 1714
Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
1715
November 28, 1715
Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
1718
June 10, 1718
Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States