Thomas Colby, Sr.

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Thomas Colby

Born 31 Jan 1734 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts

Son of Jacob Colby and Elizabeth (Elliot) Colby

Brother of Hannah Colby [half], Zaccheus Colby [half], Jacob Colby Jr. [half], Edmund Colby and Valentine Colby

Husband of Susannah (Ring) Colby — married 25 Mar 1754 in South Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire

Father of Thomas Colby Jr.

Died 4 Oct 1760 in Crown Point, Essex, New York

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Biography

Birth and Early Life

Thomas Colby was born on 31 January 1734 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts to Jacob Colby (1688-1735) and Elizabeth Elliot (1691-1737), his second wife. He was the second of three children born to this marriage.

Siblings

Edmund Colby was born 8 December 1725 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts. He died about 1825. Valentine Colby was born 29 May 1728 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts. He died in 1812 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Half Siblings

Hannah Colby was born about 1711 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts. Zaccheus Colby was born about 1 January 1712 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts. He died in about 1769 in Newton, Rockingham, New Hampshire. Jacob Colby, Jr. was born 20 May 1714 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts. He died in about 1760 in Newton, Rockingham, New Hampshire. Marriage and Family

Thomas Colby married Susannah Ring on 25 March 1755 in South Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire. The bans were called on 15 February 1755.

Death

Thomas died on 4 October 1760 in Crown Point, Essex, New York at the age of 26.

Sources

Colby, James W. "History of the Colby Family with Genealogical Tables". Waltham, MA: Colby Music House, 1895. Page 101. Located at https://openlibrary.org/books/OL22882365. Massachusetts Marriages. New Hampshire Marriage Records. Massachusetts Town and Vital Records. Marriages and Baptisms at South Hampton, N.H. 1743-1801 (Geo A. Gordon, Boston, 1899) Page 5 Footnotes