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 Lieut. Thomas
COLBY was born on 24 JUN 1756 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.
(SOURCE: Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts to 1850 for Amesbury.)
He died on 25 DEC 1848 at Bow, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
Thomas and Susannah came to Bow, NH, 30 March, 1775. He enlisted in the Northern
Army in Captain Nay's company, July 1776/ In 1818, Thomas Colby of Bow, NH,
aged 62 years, deposed: that he enlisted 6 January 1776, under Captain Samuel
Richards for one year. He served at Winter Hill, Albany, New York; Montreal
Sorel, and St. John's Canada, Mount Independence, Vermont; Ticonderoga, New York;
Pennsylvania; and back to Albany. Only 16 out of 70 who enlisted with him were
living when he was discharged. Jacob S. Colby testified that Thomas Colby enlisted
"in my father's home," and he enlisted with him. Thomas's pension
was approved and Mr. Colby received a pension until his death in 1848.
SOURCES: (1) "The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts" by David W. Hoyt; (2) Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts to 1850. Amesbury; (3) "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970; (3) "A Genealogy of the Descendants of Abraham Colby and Elizabeth Blaisdell, his wife Who settled in Bow in 1768" By one of them, Concord, NH Printed by the Republican Press Association 1895. The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 43 Mrs. Clarissa J. Robertson. DAR ID Number: 42690 Born in Manchester, New Hampshire. Wife of W. J. Robertson. Descendant of Thomas COLBY, of New Hampshire. Daughter of Lucian B. Gould and Elizabeth A. Foss, his wife. Granddaughter of Deacon Samuel Gould and Mary P. COLBY, his wife. Gr.-granddaughter of Samuel COLBY and Sarah Partridge, his wife. Gr.-gr.-granddaughter of Thomas COLBY and Susanna (COLBY) (1749-1832), his wife, m. 1775. Thomas COLBY, (1756-1848), enlisted 1776 for one year in Capt. Samuel Richard's company, Col. John Stark's regiment, and served at Mount Independence. In 1818 he was allowed a pension for one year's actual service as private, New Hampshire line. He was born in Amesbury, Mass.; died in Dunbarton, N. H. Parents: Abraham COLBY and Elizabeth BLAISDELL. Spouse: Susannah COLBY. Lieut. Thomas COLBY and Susannah COLBY were married on 30 MAR 1775 in Dunbarton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. SOURCE: FHL Number 1000976; COLBY, Thomas, Marriage: Susannah COLBY, Date: 30 Mar 1775; Recorded in: Birth and Marriage Index for New Hampshire. Children were: Samuel COLBY, Hannah COLBY, Mary COLBY, Anna COLBY, Abraham COLBY, Thomas COLBY. Thomas COLBY was born on 25 DEC 1757 in Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. (SOURCE: Index to births, early to 1900 New Hampshire. Registrar of Vital Statistics.) He was baptized on 12 FEB 1768 in South Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. He died on 12 JUN 1842 at Danville, Caledonia County, Vermont. On 12 July 1832, Thomas Colby, of Danville, Vermont, aged 74 years, deposed: that he enlisted at South Hampton, New Hampshire, in July 1776, and served five months under Capt. Joseph Chandler, of Epping, New Hampshire, who died at Mount Independence (Orwell, Vermont, 2½ miles across the Lake from Fort Ticonderoga), soon after their arrival there, also under Lieut. William Wallace, in Col. Wymans regiment. That they marched from South Hampton, NH, through Concord and Charlestown, NH, Rutland, VT, and Skeensboro (now Whitehill), NY to Mt. Independence, where he served his term as stated. That in April 1777, he enlisted from Amesbury and served two months under Captain Merrill at Rhode Island, guarding stores and building breastworks. (Note: In this he was mistaken. His Massachusetts service was as a private in Capt. Moses Nowell's co., Col. Benjamin Titcomb's regt., at Rhode Island, from 4 May 1777 to 4 July 1777, 2 months, 9 days, including travel allowance. Mass. Soldiers and Sailors in the Rev. War.) That in June 1778, he enlisted at Kingston, NH; marched to Rhode Island, by way of Taunton, Mass; crossed onto the island (of Rhode Island) at Howland's Ferry, and was stationed at Butt's Hill for a time; then down further on the island, then back to Providence and Pawtuxet, where he was discharged. That he volunteered in the spring of 1780, under Capt. Moses Nowell, at Newburyport, Mass, marched by way of Worcester, Mass. and Springfield, Mass, to West Point, NY, at which place, and at a place called Robinson's farm on the opposite side of the river, he served out his six months term. That he was born at Kingston, NH, and lived there and in the vicinity until after the Revolution, when he moved to Danville, VT, where he now resides. Rev. Archelaus Sias and Samuel Sias, of Danville, VT, testified to their belief in the soldier's statements, as did Susanna Colby, of Danville, VT, aged 72 years, who stated that Thomas was her brother. On 20 June 1833, Joseph Fellows of Piermont, NH, deposed that he was 71 years old, born at Hawke, NH, was well acquainted with Thomas Colby, who also was born at Hawke. That he remembers when Colby and others enlisted in 1776, from Hawke, to go to Mt. Independence, and knows they were gone five months. /s/ Joseph Fellows. On 19 Feb 1834, Ezekiel Flanders of Lower Canada deposed that Thomas Colby and he enlisted from Kingston, NH under Capt. Eastman, in Col. Bartlett's regt. That he stayed over night with Colby some years ago at his home in Danville, VT, and knows him to be the same one who enlisted with him. /s/ Ezekiel Flanders. On 10 August 1843, Lydia Colby of Danville, VT, aged 78 years, deposed that she was the widow of Thomas Colby, the Revolutionary pensioner, who died at Danville, VT, 12 June 1842. That she was married to him at Newtown, NH, by the Rev. Mr. Ames in July before she was 20 years old, and that her maiden name was Lydia Webster. On July 1844, John Colby of Danville, VT, aged 49 years old on 28 March 1844, deposed that he was a son of Thomas and Lydia Colby. That he had two sisters and a brother older than he was; and that the name of the oldest child was Page Colby. That they lived there about 20 years. That their parents eldest son, Page, was 16 or 17 years old at the time. (Note: After more than half a century had elapsed since the service had been performed, veterans frequently forgot the exact order of their enlistments and were often confused as to the names of their commanding officers and the length of their tours of duty, especially the exact dates of the beginning and end of each tour of duty. This happened in the case of Thomas Colby, and later he changed and corrected these statements to conform to the muster rolls in the New Hampshire and Massachusetts archives. But the places and dates of birth and marriage were usually correct and were then checked with the vital records in the towns where they had lived. Sixty years after her marriage, Mrs. Colby did not fully remember the name of the minister who married her, --she gave his name as Mr. Ames. Actually he was the Rev. Jonathan Earmes (H.C., 1752) who had been the minister at Newtown, NH, from 1759 to 1791, and as it happened his records could not be found at that time, and by 1843, the Congregational Church of Newtown, of which he had been the minister had long been extinct. Hence Mrs. Colby failed to receive the pension due her as a veteran's widow.) SOURCES: (1) "The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts" by David W. Hoyt; (2) "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970; (3) American Revolutionary War Rejected Pensions, Pub. 1852; Lydia Colby, widow of Thomas Vermont Danville, Caledonia, Reason: Not a widow at the date of the act. Parents: Thomas Elliot COLBY and Susannah RING. Spouse: Lydia WEBSTER. Thomas COLBY and Lydia WEBSTER were married in JUN 1784 in Kingston, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Children were: Page COLBY, Susan COLBY, Mary COLBY, John COLBY, Capt. Gideon COLBY, Maria COLBY, Ira COLBY, Sylvia COLBY.  Thomas COLBY
was born on 24 JUN 1759 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.
He was baptized on 16 MAR 1760 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.
He died on 27 AUG 1789 at Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.
SOURCES: (1). "The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts"
by David W. Hoyt; (2). Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts
to 1850; Amesbury; (3). "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick
Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970. Parents: Lieut. Thomas COLBY and Hannah
SARGENT.Thomas COLBY was born on 11 SEP 1761 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. He was living in 1805. SOURCES: (1) "The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts" by David W. Hoyt; (2) Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts to 1850. Amesbury; (3) "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970. Parents: Lieut. Valentine COLBY and Hannah KIMBALL. Spouse: Dorothy BARNARD. Thomas COLBY and Dorothy BARNARD were married on 31 MAR 1789 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. (SOURCE: Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts to 1850 for Amesbury.) Children were: Thomas COLBY, Dolley COLBY, Eliza COLBY. Thomas COLBY was born on 5 OCT 1763 in Newton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. (SOURCE: Index to births, early to 1900 New Hampshire. Registrar of Vital Statistics.) He died on 13 MAR 1806 at Litchfield, Kennebec County, Maine. (SOURCE: FHL Film: 0011329; Town and vital records, 1795-1892 Litchfield (Maine). Town Clerk.) Eunice Colby of Litchfield, Kennebec County, Maine, then aged 77 years, applied for a pension as the widow of Revolutionary veteran. She deposed, 23 February 1850, that she was the widow of Thomas Colby, who was a resident of New Hampshire in 1776. He served under Captain Samuel Nay, in 1780, and under Captain John Eastman in 1781, as one of the men raised to serve at West Point, that he had married her on 16 October 1796, and that he had died on 29 March 1806. We also learn from her deposition and those of others, that he was the son of Nathaniel Colby, and was born in Newtown, New Hampshire, that he removed from Warner, new Hampshire, and settled in Litchfield, Maine, about 1785, at which time he married to his first wife, Jane Neal. His sister, Rhode Colby, deposed that she was living at Salisbury, New Hampshire, 9 January 1819, and that she was the heir of David Colby, who had died a Newtown, New Hampshire, 29 July 1786, whose son Thomas Colby, her nephew, had also served in the Revolution and had died of consumption soon after the war. No children of Thomas Colby are mentioned the the various depositions. (BOOK SOURCES: (1) "The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts" by David W. Hoyt; (2) "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970; (3) FHL Film: 873,925; History of Litchfield and an account of its centennial celebration, 1895. Pub. 1897.) Parents: Nathaniel COLBY and Elizabeth CLOUGH. Spouse: Jane NEAL. Thomas COLBY and Jane NEAL were married on 11 SEP 1782 in Pittston, Kennebec County, Maine. (SOURCE: FHL Film: 9767; Index to vital records prior to 1892 for Maine.) Children were: David COLBY, Abigail COLBY. Spouse: Eunice WATSON. Thomas COLBY and Eunice WATSON were married on 16 OCT 1796 in Litchfield, Kennebec County, Maine. Children were: Jane COLBY, Eunice COLBY, Betsey COLBY, Stephen COLBY, Seviah COLBY. Thomas COLBY was born on 24 FEB 1768/69 in Deer Isle, Hancock County, Maine. He died on 6 AUG 1837 at Deer Isle, Hancock County, Maine. Parents: Joseph COLBY and Sarah THURLOW. Spouse: Patience NORTON. Thomas COLBY and Patience NORTON were married on 4 FEB 1794 in Deer Isle, Hancock County, Maine. Children were: Joseph COLBY. Spouse: Elizabeth THURLOW. Thomas COLBY and Elizabeth THURLOW were married on 30 APR 1798 in Deer Isle, Hancock County, Maine. Children were: Patience Norton COLBY, Thomas Jefferson COLBY, Tristram Thurlow COLBY, Thomas Jefferson COLBY, Anthony COLBY, Sarah Thurlow COLBY, Noah Norton COLBY. Thomas COLBY was born on 2 NOV 1771 in Newton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. (SOURCE: FHL Film: 1000378; Index to births, early to 1900 New Hampshire. Registrar of Vital Statistics.) SOURCES: (1) "The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts" by David W. Hoyt; (2) "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970. Parents: Thomas COLBY and Ruth PEASLEE. Thomas COLBY was born on 11 AUG 1776 in Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. (SOURCE: Index to births, early to 1900 New Hampshire. Registrar of Vital Statistics.) He appeared in the census on 15 AUG 1850 in Franconia, Grafton County, New Hampshire. (living with daughter Lucy and her family) He died on 30 MAR 1855 at Franconia, Grafton County, New Hampshire. Parents: John COLBY and Mary QUIMBY. Spouse: Polly KNAPP. Thomas COLBY and Polly KNAPP were married on 5 JAN 1807 in New Hampshire. (SOURCE: FHL Number 1000976; COLBY, Thomas, Marriage: Polley KNAP, Date: 05 Jan 1807; Recorded in: Birth and Marriage Index for New Hampshire.) Children were: Thomas COLBY, Lucy COLBY, Enoch Libby COLBY, Clarke COLBY, John COLBY, Mary A. COLBY. Thomas COLBY was born about 1780. (There is a Thomas Colby d. 10 May 1828 buried in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Bucksport, Maine. Possible this Thomas.) Spouse: Ruth (COLBY). Thomas COLBY and Ruth (COLBY) were married about 1801. Children were: Sally COLBY, Eliza COLBY, Ruth COLBY, Henry COLBY, Elbridge Gerry COLBY, Alonzo COLBY, Clarissa COLBY. Thomas COLBY was born on 29 NOV 1781 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. He died on 2 OCT 1824 at Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. SOURCES: (1) "The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts" by David W. Hoyt; (2) Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts to 1850 for Amesbury; (3) "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970. Parents: Aaron COLBY and Mary HOYT. Spouse: Betsey COLBY. Thomas COLBY and Betsey COLBY were married on 26 NOV 1807 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. SOURCE: FHL film 0599730, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, marriage. Children were: Sally COLBY, Mary COLBY, Eunice COLBY, Harriet N. COLBY, Frederic COLBY. Thomas COLBY was born on 27 MAR 1784 in New Hampshire. He appeared in the census in 1850 in Thetford, Orange County, Vermont. (Living with son) He appeared in the census on 13 JUN 1860 in Thetford, Orange County, Vermont. He died on 22 FEB 1867 at Thetford, Orange County, Vermont. From the History of Thetford, VT Thomas COLBY came to this town from Warner, N. H., about 1809 or 1810 and soon bought the farm now owned by H. W. HEWINS, built the brick house upon it, and there resided until his death. He was a Plattsburgh volunteer, and was married three times, first to Mary BARROWS, who was the mother of his nine children. He married, second, widow Martha CLARK, and third, widow Olive Elkins. Three of his children, Ruth, Thomas and Joel, are still living. Joel married, first, Susan CILLEY, by whom he has two sons and two daughters, and second, Lucy N. (WATERMAN) WILMOT. Parents: Hezekiah COLBY and Mary COLBY. Spouse: Mary BARROWS. Thomas COLBY and Mary BARROWS were married on 17 FEB 1807 in Warner, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. (SOURCE: FHL Number 1000976; COLBY, Thomas, Marriage: Mary BARROWS; Date: 17 Feb 1807; Recorded in: Birth and Marriage Index for New Hampshire.) Children were: Phebe COLBY, Hezekiah COLBY, Mary COLBY, Ruth COLBY, Charlotte COLBY, Thomas COLBY, Joel COLBY, Sarah Ann COLBY, Walker COLBY. Spouse: Martha CLARK. Thomas COLBY and Martha CLARK were married about 1846. Spouse: Olive (Whidden) ELKINS. Thomas COLBY and Olive (Whidden) ELKINS were married on 23 MAY 1860.  Dea. Thomas
COLBY was born on 23 APR 1786 in Danville, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
(SOURCE: Index to births, early to 1900 New Hampshire. Registrar of Vital Statistics.)
He died on 12 APR 1859 at Danville, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
He was buried in the Center Cemetery at Danville, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
(Center Cemetery.) He has Ancestral File Number 18GS-34N. He was
a blacksmith. SOURCES: (1) "The Old Families of Salisbury and
Amesbury Massachusetts" by David W. Hoyt; (2) "The Colby Family in
Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub
1970; (3) International Genealogical Index, Family History Library, 35 North
West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150. Parents: Enos COLBY and Hannah
PAGE.Spouse: Miriam FRENCH. Dea. Thomas COLBY and Miriam FRENCH were married on 17 NOV 1814 in Hawke (Danville), Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Children were: Emily Tilton COLBY, John COLBY, Alden Enos COLBY. Thomas COLBY was born on 9 MAY 1790 in Weare, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. He has Ancestral File Number 1V65-M31. (BOOK SOURCE: "History of Weare, New Hampshire 1735-1888" by William Little, pub. 1888.) Parents: Levi COLBY and Elizabeth PAGE. Spouse: Nancy CILLEY. Thomas COLBY and Nancy CILLEY were married on 22 SEP 1811 in Weare, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. SOURCE: FHL Number 1000976, COLBY, Thomas, Marriage: Nancy CILLEY, Date: 22 Sep 1811; Recorded in: Birth and Marriage Index for New Hampshire. Children were: Seth Noble COLBY, Sophronia A. COLBY.  Thomas COLBY
was born on 20 JAN 1790 in Bow, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
(SOURCE: Index to births, early to 1900 New Hampshire. Registrar of Vital Statistics.)
He appeared in the census in 1850 in Dunbarton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.
Occupants listed at this residence: Name Age/Sex Occupation Worth Birth School ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Colby 60 M Farmer $2,000 NH Abigail 59 F NH Francis 19 M Farmer NH ================================================== He died on 15 JUN 1856 at Bow, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. He was buried in Bow, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. (Evans Cemetery.) Buried in the Evans Cemetery on White Rock Hill Road in Bow, NH. He lived in the vicinity, if not the house, of Henry Cheney (1970) which is located across from the intersection of Wood Hill Road and Woodhill-Hooksett Road. SOURCE: (1) "The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts" by David W. Hoyt; (2) "A Genealogy of the Descendants of Abraham Colby and Elizabeth Blaisdell, his wife Who settled in Bow in 1768" By one of them, Concord, NH Printed by the Republican Press Association 1895. Parents: Lieut. Thomas COLBY and Susannah COLBY. Spouse: Abigail NOYES. Thomas COLBY and Abigail NOYES were married on 26 JUL 1818 in Bow, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. SOURCE: FHL Number 1000976; Marriage: Abigail NOYES Date: 26 Jul 1818; Recorded in: Birth and Marriage Index for New Hampshire. Children were: Climena COLBY, Mary Ann COLBY, Francis W. COLBY.  Thomas COLBY
was born on 9 MAY 1790 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.
(SOURCE: Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts to 1850 for Amesbury,
listed as Colbey.) He appeared in the census on 31 AUG 1850 in Amesbury, Essex
County, Massachusetts. (SOURCE: 1850 Massachusetts Census. Amesbury,
Essex County, page 76. Age 60. Real Estate value: $1200. Living with daughter
Hannah and family.) He appeared in the census on 31 JUL 1860 in Amesbury, Essex
County, Massachusetts. He died on 18 AUG 1868 at Amesbury, Essex
County, Massachusetts. He was buried in the Colby Cemetery at Amesbury,
Essex County, Massachusetts (BOOK SOURCES: (1) "The Old Families
of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts" by David W. Hoyt; (2) "The
Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial
Press, pub 1970.) Parents: Thomas COLBY
and Dorothy BARNARD.Spouse: Hannah CURRIER. Thomas COLBY and Hannah CURRIER were married on 3 MAY 1815 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. (SOURCE: Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts to 1850 for Amesbury.) Children were: Hannah COLBY, Joseph Currier COLBY, Elizabeth COLBY, Mary Jane COLBY, Mary Jane COLBY, Thomas Weed COLBY, Lucy Ann COLBY. Thomas COLBY was born about 1795 in Warner, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. Parents: Ezekiel COLBY and Elizabeth SARGENT. Thomas COLBY was born on 11 OCT 1802 in Sutton, Caledonia County, Vermont. (SOURCE: FHL Film 0027514; General index to vital records of Vermont, early to 1870 Vermont. Secretary of State.) He died on 5 FEB 1827 at Sutton, Caledonia County, Vermont. Parents: Dea. Thomas COLBY and Elizabeth ATWOOD. Thomas COLBY was born on 12 JUL 1803 in Newton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. (SOURCE: Index to births, early to 1900 New Hampshire. Registrar of Vital Statistics.) Parents: Simeon COLBY and Polly/Mary WEBSTER. Thomas COLBY was born on 16 NOV 1803 in Newton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. (SOURCE: Index to births, early to 1900 New Hampshire. Registrar of Vital Statistics.) He appeared in the census in 1850 in Warner, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. Occupants listed at this residence: Name Age/Sex Occupation Worth Birth School ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Colby 47 M Farmer $1200 NH Susan 42 F NH Mary J. 18 F NH Y Thomas 8 M NH Y ================================================== He appeared in the census in 1870 in Wilmot, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. (living with son Thomas Colby.) He appeared in the census in JUN 1880 in Wilmot, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. (living with son Thomas Colby.) He died. Parents: Philip COLBY and Polly GOODWIN. Spouse: Susan M. MELVIN. Thomas COLBY and Susan M. MELVIN were married about 1831. Children were: Mary J. COLBY, Thomas J. COLBY. Thomas COLBY was born about 1808 in Belgrade, Kennebec County, Maine. He died in 1827 at Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. Parents: Thomas COLBY and Polly KNAPP. Thomas COLBY was born about 1810. Of Haverhill SOURCE: Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts to 1850. Newburyport. Spouse: Sarah DAVIS. Thomas COLBY and Sarah DAVIS were married on 15 SEP 1836 in Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts. Children were: Mary French COLBY. Thomas COLBY was born on 28 APR 1812 in Northfield, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. (calculated from age given at time of death.) He died on 29 JUL 1876 at Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts. (SOURCE: NEHGS, Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910.) (SOURCE: "Vermont Warnings Out" 2 vol. by Alden M. Rollins pub. vol 1, 1995; vol 2, 1997.) Parents: Stephen COLBY and Betsey HARRIMAN. Spouse: Mira H. COLLINS. Thomas COLBY and Mira H. COLLINS were married on 19 FEB 1857 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts. (SOURCE: NEHGS, Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910.) Children were: Horace G. COLBY, Frederick B. COLBY, Lillie Bell COLBY, Nellie M. COLBY. Thomas COLBY was born in 1819 in Warner, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. He appeared in the census on 9 OCT 1850 in Thetford, Orange County, Vermont. He appeared in the census in 1870 in Thetford, Orange County, Vermont. He appeared in the census in 1880 in Thetford, Orange County, Vermont. He died on 8 JAN 1888 at Thetford, Orange County, Vermont. Parents: Thomas COLBY and Mary BARROWS. Spouse: Caroline SANBORN. Thomas COLBY and Caroline SANBORN were married about 1840 in Vermont. Thomas COLBY was born on 23 MAR 1833 in Roxbury, Delaware County, New York. He appeared in the census in 1850 in Roxbury, Delaware County, New York. (living at home with father and mother.) He appeared in the census in 1880 in Gilboa, Schoharie County, New York. Census Place: Gilboa, Schoharie, New York Source: FHL Film 1254931 National Archives Film T9-0931 Page 166D Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Thomas COLBY Self M M W 47 NY Occ: Farmer Fa: NH Mo: NY Margaret COLBY Wife F M W 28 NY Occ: Keeping House Fa: NY Mo: NY Thomas COLBY Son M S W 3 NY Occ: At Home Fa: NY Mo: NY Jay MOOT Other M S W 21 NY Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: NY Mo: NY Alvin LAYMAN Other M S W 19 NY Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: NY Mo: NY In the early part of this century, there came from the State of New Hampshire, Nicholas Colby, who settled in the then town of Blenheim, [now Gilboa] Schoharie County, with his wife Sally or Sarah . Here he reared a family of twelve children. The eldest, Eli H. Colby, married Elizabeth Mackey, and settled in the town of Roxbury, Delaware county. Eli's family consisted of eight children, the oldest of whom is Thomas Colby the subject of our present sketch. Thomas Colby was born in the town of Roxbury, Delaware county, on the 23rd of March, 1833, and although he attended none but a common school, yet by perseverance he obtained a good education. At twenty-one he was without worldly means, save the energy and push which he so assiduously cultivated, fired with the zeal, enterprise and thrift so prominently developed later in life, and together with the working capital of a strong arm and determined heart, he decided as he expressed it, to strike out for himself. He bought the farm of 150 acres where he now lives, and soon after added another 100 acres, all of which was in a very low state of cultivation, at the time of his purchase, and would not keep over ten head of cattle. Mr. Colby has so improved it that it now keeps over sixty head, and is one of the best farms in the town of Gilboa. It is situated on the line of the Ulster & Delaware Railroad, which runs in the valley below, but a few hundred yards off. His residence is located in plain view of the Catskill mountains which give it a pleasant and picturesque appearance. He also owns another farm of about 100 acres situated one mile north of his residence, which he works in connection with the home farm. His farms are devoted strictly to dairying, sending milk to the New York market in the winter season and the making of butter and raising of stock during the summer. Mr. Colby's stock is the Jersey, which he thinks is superior to any other for dairy purposes. He is pre-eminently a working man himself, and is always with his hired help, some of whom have been with him for years. In politics he is a Republican, and has been honored with several town offices. He meets his obligations promptly, is a man of few words, considers it beneath his dignity to hold argument with any one, and belongs to no church. Mr. Colby has been twice married, his first wife was Julia S. Decker, by whom he was blessed with three children, all of whom died in infancy. By his second wife he has had two children, Thomas, Jr., and Emma. Mr. Colby is a very conscientious man; his opinions are always fearless and honest, never hesitating to denounce what he believes to be wrong, because others favor it, and never courting popularity at the expense of his honor. SOURCE: "HISTORY OF Schoharie County, NEW YORK, WITH Illustrations and Biographical Sketches OF SOME OF ITS PROMINENT MEN AND PIONEERS. By WILLIAM E. ROSCOE, Published by D. MASON & CO., SYRACUSE, N.Y. - 1882. - Parents: Eli Howe COLBY and Elizabeth MACKEY. Spouse: Julia S. DECKER. Thomas COLBY and Julia S. DECKER were married in 1853. Children were: Infant COLBY, Infant COLBY, Hattie COLBY. Spouse: Margaret (COLBY). Thomas COLBY and Margaret (COLBY) were married about 1876 in New York. Children were: Thomas COLBY, Emma COLBY, Anna COLBY, Storm M. COLBY, Lena M. COLBY, Nellie E. COLBY. Thomas COLBY was born in 1839 in Eaton [Madison], Carroll County, New Hampshire. He appeared in the census on 29 JUL 1850 in Eaton [Madison], Carroll County, New Hampshire. (living at home with father and mother.) Parents: James M. COLBY and Betsey JACKSON. Thomas COLBY was born in 1839 in New Hampshire. He appeared in the census in 1850 in Columbia, Coos County, New Hampshire. (living at home with father and mother.) Parents: Hezekiah COLBY and Lydia PORTER. Thomas COLBY was born in 1849 in Vermont. He appeared in the census in 1850 in Ripton, Addison County, Vermont. (living at home with father and mother) Parents: Stephen Gove COLBY and Charlotte N. GOVE. Thomas COLBY was born in JAN 1877 in Gilboa, Schoharie County, New York. Parents: Thomas COLBY and Margaret (COLBY). Thomas COLBY was born on 20 AUG 1918 in Oak Hill, Jackson County, Ohio. He appeared in the census on 24 JAN 1920 in Jefferson, Jackson County, Ohio. (living at home with father and mother.) He appeared in the census in 1930 in Jefferson, Jackson County, Ohio. (living at home with father and mother.) He died in JUL 1964 at Oak Hill, Jackson County, Ohio. He had Social Security Number 300-09-9929 . Parents: James Henry COLBY and Dora JAYNES. Thomas Allen COLBY was born on 19 JUL 1960 in Texas. Parents: Larry Lee COLBY and Anna ROHM. Spouse: Teresa Ann LEMONS. Thomas Allen COLBY and Teresa Ann LEMONS were married on 9 AUG 1997 in Sierra Vista, Cochise County, Arizona. Thomas Alonzo COLBY was born on 3 NOV 1837 in Bucksport, Hancock County, Maine. He appeared in the census on 23 JUL 1850 in Bucksport, Hancock County, Maine. (living at home with father and mother) He appeared in the census on 7 JUN 1860 in Bucksport, Hancock County, Maine. (living at home with father and mother.) Parents: Elbridge Gerry COLBY and Eliza GROSS. Thomas Arnold COLBY was born on 29 JUL 1832 in Plaistow, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. (SOURCE: FHL Film: 0908589; Index to births, early to 1900 New Hampshire. Registrar of Vital Statistics.) He died on 1 AUG 1873 at Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts. Parents: Moody P. COLBY and Polly ARNOLD. Spouse: Emaline (Dearborn) "Emily" HOOK. Thomas Arnold COLBY and Emaline (Dearborn) "Emily" HOOK were married on 9 OCT 1860 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts. (SOURCE: NEHGS, Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910.) Children were: Benjamin Franklin COLBY, Son COLBY (twin), Son COLBY (twin). Spouse: Philena C. FRENCH. Thomas Arnold COLBY and Philena C. FRENCH were married on 9 OCT 1865 in Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts. (SOURCE: NEHGS, Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910.) Thomas B. COLBY was born on 11 MAR 1806 in Dunbarton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. (SOURCE: Index to births, early to 1900 New Hampshire. Registrar of Vital Statistics.) Before 1834 he was a shoemaker in Bow, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. After 1834 he was a farmer and miller in Goffstown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. He appeared in the census in 1850 in Goffstown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. He appeared in the census in 1860 in Goffstown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. He died on 11 SEP 1878 at Goffstown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. SOURCES: (1) "A Genealogy of the Descendants of Abraham Colby and Elizabeth Blaisdell, his wife Who settled in Bow in 1768" By one of them, Concord, NH Printed by the Republican Press Association 1895; (2) "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970. Parents: Samuel COLBY and Sarah PARTRIDGE. Spouse: Mary B. KELLY. Thomas B. COLBY and Mary B. KELLY were married on 3 APR 1834 in Goffstown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. SOURCE: FHL Number 1000976; Marriage: Mary KELLY, Date: 03 Apr 1834; Recorded in: Birth and Marriage Index for New Hampshire. Children were: Francis O. COLBY, Henry Sherburn COLBY, Alfred E. COLBY, Lewis R. COLBY, Sarah E. B. COLBY, Mary E. COLBY. Thomas Benjamin COLBY was born on 24 JUN 1842 in Westport, Lincoln County, Maine. SOURCE: FHL Number 12313; Civil Records for Westport, Lincoln, Maine. He appeared in the census in 1850 in Westport, Lincoln County, Maine. (living at home with father and mother.) He died about 1867 at Westport, Lincoln County, Maine. Parents: Benjamin COLBY and Mary RINES.  Thomas Berry
COLBY was born on 15 MAY 1900 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.
He appeared in the census on 14 APR 1930 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.
He died on 10 NOV 1974 at Pauma Valley, San Diego County, California.
He had Social Security Number 376-09-4679 . Parents: Frederick Lee COLBY and Frances
Hooper BERRY. Thomas Chellis
COLBY was born on 16 OCT 1784 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.
He appeared in the census in 1850 in Epping, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
He died on 10 JUN 1864 at Poplin (Fremont), Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
He was buried in Fremont, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. (Hoyt-Currier
Cemetery.) SOURCES: (1). "The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts"
by David W. Hoyt; (2). Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts
to 1850. Amesbury; (3). "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick
Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970; (4) Early Vital Records
of Essex County, Massachusetts to 1850. Bradford. Parents: Stephen COLBY and Miriam
CHALLIS.Spouse: Abigail KENDRICK. Thomas Chellis COLBY and Abigail KENDRICK were married on 27 MAR 1807 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. (SOURCE: Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts to 1850 for Newbury. Intent.) Children were: Caroline COLBY, John COLBY, Edmund Kindrick COLBY, Eunice Noyes COLBY, Rhoda Sanborn COLBY, Charles Smith COLBY, Abigail Dow COLBY. Thomas E. COLBY was born on 24 FEB 1817 in Eaton [Madison], Carroll County, New Hampshire. (SOURCE: Early Eaton Records, Madison Historical Society.) In 1850 he was a shoe maker in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He appeared in the census on 9 SEP 1850 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. In 1860 he was an ice dealer in Nahant, Essex County, Massachusetts. He appeared in the census on 27 AUG 1860 in Nahant, Essex County, Massachusetts. In 1870 he was a farmer in Lynnfield, Essex County, Massachusetts. He appeared in the census on 14 JUL 1870 in Lynnfield, Essex County, Massachusetts. He appeared in the census on 1 JUN 1880 in Saugus, Essex County, Massachusetts. In 1880 he was a road builder in Saugus, Essex County, Massachusetts. Parents: Thomas G. COLBY and Nancy ATKINSON. Spouse: Mary A. HAYES. Thomas E. COLBY and Mary A. HAYES were married about 1841. Children were: Abby M. COLBY, Lucy H. COLBY, Mary Elizabeth COLBY. Thomas E. COLBY was born in 1848 in Westport, Lincoln County, Maine. He appeared in the census in 1850 in Westport, Lincoln County, Maine. (living at home with father and mother.) He appeared in the census on 30 JUN 1860 in Westport, Lincoln County, Maine. (living at home with father.) Parents: Capt. William COLBY and Nancy DOW. Thomas Edward COLBY was born on 14 MAR 1839 in Henniker, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. (SOURCE: Index to births, early to 1900 New Hampshire. Registrar of Vital Statistics.) He appeared in the census in 1850 in Henniker, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. (living with father) He appeared in the census on 20 JUN 1860 in Henniker, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. (living at home with father.) He appeared in the census on 20 JUL 1870 in Henniker, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. He appeared in the census in 1880 in Henniker, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. Census Place: Henniker, Merrimack, New Hampshire Source: FHL Film 1254766 National Archives Film T9-0766 Page 303C Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Thomas E. COLBY Self M M W 42 NH Occ: Farm Laborer Fa: NH Mo: NH Josie COLBY Wife F M W 34 NH Occ: Keeping House Fa: NH Mo: NH Everett N. COLBY Son M S W 10 NH Occ: Attending School Fa: NH Mo: NH Mabel A. COLBY Dau F S W 7 NH Occ: Attending School Fa: NH Mo: NH ========================================================= He died on 3 DEC 1882 at Henniker, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. Parents: Nahum Newton COLBY and Delia NEWTON. Spouse: Josephine S. TUTTLE. Thomas Edward COLBY and Josephine S. TUTTLE were married on 25 MAR 1869 in New Hampshire. (SOURCE: FHL Number 1000976; COLBY, Thomas E., Age: 31 years; Marriage: Josephine S. TUTTLE, Age: 22 years; Date: 25 Mar 1870; Recorded in: Birth and Marriage Index for New Hampshire.) Children were: Everett N. COLBY, Mabel A. COLBY. Thomas Edward COLBY was born on 1 FEB 1858 in Middlesex County, New Jersey. He appeared in the census on 21 JUN 1860 in Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey. (living at home with father and mother.) He appeared in the census in 1870 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. (living at home with father and mother.) He died on 12 JAN 1931 at Rockville Centre, Nassau County, New York. (BOOK SOURCE: "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970.) Parents: Charles Hezekiah COLBY and Jane BAYLIS. Spouse: Emma Arabella PETERSON. Thomas Edward COLBY and Emma Arabella PETERSON were married on 29 SEP 1879 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. Children were: Emma Edith COLBY, Thomas Edward COLBY Jr., Sadie V. COLBY. Thomas Edward COLBY Jr. was born on 20 JAN 1887 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. (BOOK SOURCE: "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970.) Parents: Thomas Edward COLBY and Emma Arabella PETERSON. Thomas Elliot COLBY was born on 31 JAN 1733/34 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. He filed marriage intentions on 15 FEB 1755 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. He died on 4 OCT 1760 at Crown Point, Essex County, New York. He has Ancestral File Number 18GS-6QW. He served in the military Mar 1760 to Oct 1760 at Crown Point, New York. Died while in the military. SOURCES: (1) "The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts" by David W. Hoyt; (2) Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts to 1850. Amesbury; (3) "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970. Parents: Jacob COLBY and Elizabeth ELLIOT. Spouse: Susannah RING. Thomas Elliot COLBY and Susannah RING were married on 25 MAR 1755 in South Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. SOURCE: FHL Number 1000976; COLBY, Thomas Eliot, Marriage: Susanna RING, Date: 25 Mar 1755; Recorded in: Birth and Marriage Index for New Hampshire. (Note: Feb 15, 1755 is listed as marriage intent in Salisbury Vital Records) Children were: Deacon Benjamin COLBY, Thomas COLBY, Susanna COLBY.  Thomas Fredrick
COLBY was born on 2 OCT 1825 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.
He died on 25 AUG 1854 at Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.
(SOURCE: NEHGS, Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910.) He was buried in the
Church Street Cemetery at Merrimac, Essex County, Massachusetts SOURCES:
(1) Early Vital Records of Essex County, Massachusetts to 1850, Amesbury; (2)
"The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia,
The Colonial Press, pub 1970. Parents: William
COLBY and Sally CARTER.Thomas G. COLBY was born on 6 JUN 1793 in Eaton [Madison], Carroll County, New Hampshire. Parents: Colman COLBY and Phebe GARLAND. Spouse: Nancy ATKINSON. Thomas G. COLBY and Nancy ATKINSON were married about 1811. Children were: Melissa COLBY, Alonzo COLBY, James M. COLBY, Thomas E. COLBY, Lydia Sherborne COLBY, Maria V. COLBY, Amasa Drake COLBY. Spouse: Mary JACKSON. Thomas G. COLBY and Mary JACKSON were married on 30 DEC 1833 in Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire. Thomas H. COLBY was born in NOV 1839 in Dresden, Lincoln County, Maine. He appeared in the census on 23 JUL 1850 in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. (living at home with father and mother.) He appeared in the census in 1860 in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. (living at home with father and mother.) In 1870 he was a house carpenter in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. He appeared in the census on 18 JUL 1870 in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. He appeared in the census on 10 JUN 1880 in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. In 1880 he was a carpenter in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. He appeared in the census on 9 JUN 1900 in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Parents: Thomas R. COLBY and Charlotte RINES. Spouse: Irene E. WORTHING. Thomas H. COLBY and Irene E. WORTHING filed marriage intentions on 19 DEC 1861 in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. They were married on 5 JAN 1862 in Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine. Thomas Henry COLBY was born on 14 SEP 1848 in Bucksport, Hancock County, Maine. (SOURCE: FHL Film 0010578; Town and vital records, 1792-1920 Bucksport (Maine). Town Clerk.) He appeared in the census in 1850 in Bucksport, Hancock County, Maine. (living at home with father and mother) He appeared in the census on 20 JUN 1860 in Bucksport, Hancock County, Maine. (living at home with father and mother.) He appeared in the census on 7 JUL 1870 in Bucksport, Hancock County, Maine. (living at home with father and step-mother.) Parents: Alonzo COLBY and Clara M. GROSS. Spouse: Bessie OSBORNE. Thomas Henry COLBY and Bessie OSBORNE were married about 1875. Thomas J. COLBY was born in 1807 in Deerfield, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. He died on 20 AUG 1839 at Topsham, Orange County, Vermont. "Thomas Colby began the activities of life as a carpenter, following it until 1829, when he went to Topsham, Vermont." from "Genealogical and Family History of N.H." p. 1568 SOURCES: (1) "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970; (2) International Genealogical Index, Family History Library, 35 North West Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150. Parents: Phineas Kelly COLBY and Patty JENNESS. Spouse: Mary DOBLER. Thomas J. COLBY and Mary DOBLER were married on 10 DEC 1829 in New Hampshire. SOURCE: FHL Number 1000976; COLBY, Thomas J., Marriage: Mary DOLBER, Date: 10 Dec 1829; Recorded in: Birth and Marriage Index for New Hampshire. Children were: John Dobler COLBY, George COLBY. Thomas J. COLBY was born in MAR 1843 in Warner, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. He appeared in the census in 1850 in Warner, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. (living at home with father and mother) He appeared in the census in 1870 in Wilmot, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. He appeared in the census in 1880 in Wilmot, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. He appeared in the census on 29 JUN 1900 in Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts. In 1900 he was a house carpenter in Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts. He appeared in the census on 6 MAY 1910 in Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts. He died in 1913 at Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts. Parents: Thomas COLBY and Susan M. MELVIN. Spouse: Frances A. FISK. Thomas J. COLBY and Frances A. FISK were married on 31 AUG 1863 in New Hampshire. Children were: Lura COLBY, Stella COLBY, Leroy T. COLBY. Thomas J. COLBY was born in 1865 in Candia, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. He died on 10 SEP 1865 at Candia, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. (BOOK SOURCE: "The Colby Family in Early America" by Frederick Lewis Weis, Caledonia, The Colonial Press, pub 1970.) Parents: John Dobler COLBY and Keziah R. PATTEN. Thomas James COLBY was born on 3 JAN 1948 in Faribault County, Minnesota. (SOURCE: Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002.) Parents: Merlyn Royal COLBY and Alyce Marie COTTON.
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