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     Susanna Colby was born on 27 July 1715 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of Elias Colby and Hannah Pressey.

She married William Straw.

     Susanna Colby was born say 1705. She was the daughter of Samuel Colby and Dorothy Ambrose.

She married Micah Hoyt.

     Susanna Colby was born on 10 May 1665.¹ She was the daughter of John Colby and Frances Hoyt.¹

     Susannah Colby was born on 1 November 1805 in Bow, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.² She was the daughter of James Colby and Susannah Stewart.^1,2

She married Whitcher Wheeler on 8 September 1842 in Bow.³

She died on 30 June 1890 in Bow, at age 84.³

     Susie T. Colby was born on 28 September 1864 in Bow, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.² She was the daughter of Irad Colby and Eliza P. French.¹

She died on 13 July 1884 in Bow, at age 19.² She was buried in Evans (North) Cemetery on White Rock Hill Rd, by Turee Pond, Bow, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.³

     Sylvanus Rowell Colby was born on 29 January 1827 in Bow, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.² He was the son of Aaron Colby and Edith Rowell.¹ The census of 1850 shows Sylvanius Colby in the household of Aaron Colby and Edith Colby, at Andover, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.³
As of 1852, Sylvanus lived at Ohio.¹ He was killed on the Ohio & Penna. RR. on 14 September 1853 at age 26.¹ He was buried in Salem, Columbiana County, Ohio. He was never married.⁴

     Symmes Sawyer Colby was born on 7 November 1802 in Dunbarton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.¹ He was the son of Samuel Colby and Sarah Partridge.^1,2

He married Louisa Ordway on 2 November 1822 in Goffstown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, They were married by B. H. Pittman, clergyman.³
Symmes lived at Tibbett's Hill and Centre School District, Goffstown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.

The census of 1840 shows Symmes Sawyer Colby living at Goffstown.⁴

The census of 1850 shows Simms S. Colby, 48, a carpenter, and Louisa Colby, 44, listed with Eli E. Colby, Augusta Colby and Letitia G. Colby living at Goffstown.⁵

He married Ellen Severance on 28 October 1856 in Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, They were married by George W. H. Clark of Manchester, pastor.³

The census of 1870 shows Stephen C. Colby, 68, a carpenter, and Ellen Colby, 53, listed with Ellen Colby living at Goffstown.⁶ The census of 1880 shows Sims Colby, a carpenter, in the household of Ruth A. Colby, at Dunbarton.⁷

He died on 18 September 1882 in Manchester, at age 79.⁸

     Syms Colby was born on 18 February 1840 in Goffstown, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.¹ He was the son of Symmes Sawyer Colby and Louisa Ordway.¹

     Tanner Wayne Colby was born on 15 February 1997 in Vinita, Craig County, Oklahoma.² He is the son of Duane Scott Colby and Teresa Jean Horton.¹

     Terry Colby was born about 1962. She is the daughter of Richard A. Colby and Evelyn Saegaert.¹

     Theophilus Colby was born on 20 July 1728 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of Joseph Colby and Mary Johnson.

     Theophilus Colby was born in 1689. He was the son of Thomas Colby and Mary Rowell.

He married Elizabeth Harvey on 8 December 1710 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.¹ He of Jamaica [W. Amesbury] was baptized on 1 June 1718 in the Episcopal Church, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, of Jamaica [W. Amesbury]. 7 September 1724, the estate of Theophilus Colby was administered by his brother Timothy Colby.

     Thomas Colby was born on 24 June 1756 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of Abraham Colby and Elizabeth Blaisdell. He moved to Wood Hill, Bow, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, In the spring of 1768 with Willaby Colby and Sarah Sargent They started for their new home, his wife on horseback with her child in her arms. He soon built a frame house at the northeast corner of the intersection, east of the road where his son Philip afterwards lived. Their first log house stood a short distance south of where William A. Elliot lived in 1892, where his father, Abraham, with the youngest son, Jonathan, lived and died. William "Willie" Colby, and his wife, Frances, lived there until his death on 25 Jul 1969.²

He married on 30 March 1775 in Dunbarton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.³ Thomas lived at Wood Hill, Bow. Settled in the valley, forty rods west of the road.⁴

The census of 1 May 1791 shows Thomas Colby, Thomas and Susanna were living with their sons Thomas, Abraham, and Samuel, and daughters Nancy, Mary, and Hannah, and Susanna Colby, listed with Samuel Colby, Abraham Colby, Thomas Colby Jr., Hannah Colby, Mary Colby and Nancy Colby living at Bow, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.⁵

The census of 1800 shows Thomas Colby, Also in the household were one male Of ten and under sixteen [Thomas, Jr.], one male Of sixteen and under twenty-six [Abraham], and two females Of sixteen and under twenty-six [Nancy and Mary], and Susanna Colby, listed with Thomas Colby Jr., Abraham Colby, Nancy Colby and Mary Colby living at Bow.⁶

The census of 1810 shows Thomas Colby, Also in the household were one male 16 to 26 [Thomas, Jr.], and one female 26 to 45 [unknown], and Susanna Colby, listed with Thomas Colby Jr. living at Bow.⁷ "Sent to Peter Chadwick, Esq, 8 June 1821, Exeter, New Hampshire

13,840 New Hampshire Thomas Colby Bow, in the state of N. Hampshire was a private in the regiment commanded by Colonel Stark of the N. Hampshire line, for the term of one year.

Inscribed on the Roll of New Hampshire at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 14 of July 1818.

Certificate of Pension issued the 15 of July 1819 and sent to Hall Burgin, Esq., Concord, New Hampshire.

Arrears to 4th of March 1819          $61.67
Semi-anl. all'ce ending 4 Sept 1819     48.--
                     ______
                     $109.67

Revolutionary claim, Act 18th March 1818     

Continental."⁸

The census of 1820 shows Thomas Colby, Also in the household was one free white females of ten and under sixteen [granddaughter, Hannah Elliot]., and Susanna Colby, listed with Hannah C. Elliot living at Bow.⁹ "Schedule Containing the whole estate and income of Thomas Colby (his necessary clothing and bedding excepted) by him subscribed ... to the Court of Session for the County of Rockingham, on the seventeenth day of January 1821, and annexed to his oath, viz.
Real estate none
Neat Stock one Cow one Ox lone Calf $33.00
Four sheep 4.00
One pig 2.00
Household furniture 8.50
Farming tools 6.67
Carpenter's tools 10.00
Income to keep said stock three tons of hay 24.00
Fifteen bushels of corn 2 1/2 ... Rye for bread 9.38
Fifteen bushels Potatoes 3.75
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101.30
Thomas Colby
State of New Hampshire
Rockingham

On this 12th day of January 1821 personally appeared before me Hall Burgiss Esquire, Justice of the Court of Sessions for the said County of Rockingham, being a Court of Record for the said County of Rockingham. Thomas Colby, aged sixty four years, resident in Bow in said County who being first duly sworn according according to law doth on his oath declare that he served in the Revolutionary war as follows: On the sixth day of January 1776, I enlisted for twelve months in the Company commanded by Captain Samuel Richards in the Regt. Commanded by Col. John Stark in the New Hampshire line in the Revolutionary war against the Common Enemy. I served said one year faithfully in said war and was honorably discharged in January 1777 at Thuringham in Massachusetts. And I do solemnly swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property or any part theereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it, as to bring my self within the provision of an act of Congress entitled 'An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the Revolutionary war' passed on the 18th day of March 1818; and that I have not nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts due to me; nor have I any other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed. My occupation is that of a carpenter but am not of sufficient ability to pursue it in any degree by reason of a rupture which renders me unable [to] perform any hard labour -- in family residing with me a wife seventy two years of age sickly and unable to attend to the common concerns of house work and capence for Physical aid. And one grandchild to take care of my wife which grandchild's name is Hannah Elliot, 13 years of age. their capacity to contribute to their support is not one quarter of of the capence of their support.

Thomas Colby

Sworn to and declared at Concord on the twelfth day of January 1821 before me: Hall Burgin, one of the Justices of the said Court of Sessions for the said Rockingham.

Schedule examined in open Court being the Court of Session foer said County of Rockingham."¹⁰

The census of 1840 shows Thomas Colby, This entry could refer to either Lieut. Thomas Colby or to his son Thomas, listed with Thomas Colby Jr. living at Bow, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.¹¹ "I, Thomas Colby, of Bow, in the County of Rockingham, State of New Hampshire, testify and declair that on the sixth day of January, 1776, I enlisted in the company commanded by Captain Samuel Richards in the Regiment Commanded by Col. John Stark in New Hampshire line in the Continental Army of the United States in the Revolutionary War against the common enemy for the term of one year. Joined the Army at Winter hill, from thence to New York, Albany and to Montreal and down the River to the place called Sorrell thence to St. Johns and on back again to Mount Independence and Ticonderoga, and thence went to Pennsylvania then to Albany again, thence back to So...ass, at which place I finished a term of one year and was honorably discharged by Lieut. James Corless, which discharge I have lost. I do not know of one soldier or officer of said Company now living as there were when I left the army but sixteen left out of seventy. I faithfully served twelve months in said revolutionary war against the common enemy and am now sixty two years of age, am in reduced circumstances in life and need the assistance of my Country for support. I have no other evidence of my said service now in my possession.
July 14th, 1848 Thomas Colby
Rockingham == Then the above declaration sworn to before me, Hall BUrgin, Judge of the Court of Com. Pleas for Rockingham."¹²

He died on 25 December 1848 in Bow, at age 92.¹³ He was buried after 25 December 1848 in Evans Cemetery, Bow, Merrimack County, New Hampshire.

     Thomas Colby was born on 1 June 1675 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.¹ He was the son of Thomas Colby and Hannah Rowell.¹

He married Frances ---(?)--- in 1697 in Amesbury.¹ He left a will in 1741. Estate administered by Thomas' son, Orlando.²

He died on 4 June 1741 in Amesbury, at age 66.¹