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55. Mr. Joseph Colby (Sgt. John 10, John 2, Anthony 1), son of Sergeant John and Sarah (Eldridge) Colby, was born at Amesbury, 1684, and he died at Hampstead, New Hampshire, 1753/4. He married, first, at Amesbury, 22 November 1704, Anne Bartlett, born Newbury, 29 March 1684, died at Amesbury, 24 October 1721, the daughter of Christopher and Deborah (Weed) Bartlett. He married, second, at Amesbury, 1 August 1722, the widow Mary Johnson of Haverhill. She died 1754/7. He lived in that part of Amesbury which became Hampstead, New Hampshire.
Children were:
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262. Benaiah Colby, b. 30 Dec 1705.
263. Joseph Colby, b. 30 July 1707
264. Nathan Colby, b. 20 Feb 1710.
265. Judith Colby, b. 29 May 1712 (possibly m. Amesbury (pub.) 26 June 1731, Thomas Carter of Amesbury)
266. Hannah Colby, b. 24 June 1714
267. Martha Colby, b. 15 Dec 1717; prob. m. Amesbury, 5 june 1740, Joseph Kimball
268. Ann Colby, b. 27 Nov. 1718; m. Amesb. 4 Dec. 1740, Moses Wells, b. Amesb., 17 Sept. 1716, son of Eliezer and Deborah (Worthen) Wells. Child: Ezekiel Wells, b. Amesbury, 1 July 1741.
269. John Colby, b. 23 Jan. 1721/2; d.y.
Children of Joseph and Mary (Johnson) Colby, all born in Amesbury except the last:
270. Mary Colby, b. 23 May 1723; d.y.
271. Sarah Colby, b. 8 Feb. 1725/6. (m. Davis.)
272. Theophilus Colby, b. 20 July 1728.
273. Lydia Colby, b. 10 Jan 1729/30; m. Hampstead, 12 Nov. 1747, Jonathan Gile.
274. Dorothy Colby, b. 26 Apr. 1731; bapt. 6 June 1731. (m. Davis)
275. John Colby, b. 30 Jan 1732/3; bapt. Amesb., 4 Feb. 1732/3.
276. Philbrook Colby...
(Among others - above are children that can be seen from the snippets of text shown of the book online.)
274. Dorothy Colby (Mr. Joseph 55, Sergt. John 10, John 2, Anthony 1) daughter of Mr. Joseph and Mary ( ) (Johnson) Colby, was born in Amesbury, 6 April 1731, and she married in Haverhill, 2 December 1746, Josiah Davis, born at Haverhill, [Essex County, Massachusetts.]
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