In 1706, in Warbleton Sussex,  Edward COLBRAN Married  his second wife Barbara WOOD. Barbara had ten children, seven boys and three girls. Their first two sons died in the years in which they were born and their fifth son also died early. Of their seven  remaining children this story starts with their fourth born child, Thomas.

Thomas married Elizabeth GIBBS on April 25th, 1752 and they had two children.

Their only son John married Mary PATTENDEN on April 25th, 1782 and they had seven children with the third child and first son Robert continuing this story.

On March 6th, 1810 Robert married Dinah WALTER and they have seven   children

James COLBRAN'S STORY

James is the sixth child of Robert and Dinah Colbran and their youngest son.

On March 6th, 1840 James COLBRAN marries Mary HUNNISET who may have been a sister to John Colbran's wife Jane.

James and Mary have four children in Sussex before migrating to Canada  in around 1850.

The exact date of arrival in Canada is unknown at present, however their fourth child, George, was born in England in 1848 and their fifth,  Elizabeth, was born in Canada in 1853.

James and Mary had eleven children and settled in Hudson, Quebec.

Today the descendents of James and Mary reside in British Columbia.

I thank Ted Woods for supplying valuable information on the Canadian branch of the Colbran tree and ask if there are any other Canadian     descendents, who would also like to contribute, to please contact me.

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