My George Colby's Death Certificate from New York State says his father was named George, born in NY, town unknown. All information on mother left blank. His son-in-law, who had been living with him for some time was the informant. It gives George H.'s birthplace as New York also. Some records state he was born in Mass. and that his parents were born in England. So its either N. H., N. Y., Mass. or perhaps Canada or England. Any assistance is appreciated. Jackie

What does George Henry Colby's death record give as his parents? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jackie Rydman" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 2:12 PM Subject: [COLBY] George H. Colby For several years I have been searching for the origins of my great grandfather, George Henry Colby born May 10, 1860 and married in 1883 to Anna Robson. They lived their married lives in Erie County, New York. I am aware of the pedigree on various websites, including Rootsweb, that have him as being born in New London, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. He is listed as the son of George and Elizabeth Colby of the same place. I am finally getting around to asking for the sources of this information because: Despite a page by page search of the 1860 and 1870 censuses of New London, I find no George or Elizabeth Colby. When I wrote to New Hampshire, their responce was that they have no birth record for George despite searching back to the 1700's. I have numerous records for George H. that give numerous conflicting places of birth. The earliest of these is the 1880 census for Bradford, Mckean Co., Pa. , where a 20 year old George is a bartender living with the Saloonkeeper's family named Daigle. George and the Daigles give their place of birth as Mass. with the origin of their fathers as Canada and mothers as France. Can anyone shed any light on this? Jackie ==== COLBY Mailing List ==== For posting to Colby Boards at Rootsweb & Ancestry.com: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=Surnames.Colby ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx

For several years I have been searching for the origins of my great grandfather, George Henry Colby born May 10, 1860 and married in 1883 to Anna Robson. They lived their married lives in Erie County, New York. I am aware of the pedigree on various websites, including Rootsweb, that have him as being born in New London, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. He is listed as the son of George and Elizabeth Colby of the same place. I am finally getting around to asking for the sources of this information because: Despite a page by page search of the 1860 and 1870 censuses of New London, I find no George or Elizabeth Colby. When I wrote to New Hampshire, their responce was that they have no birth record for George despite searching back to the 1700's. I have numerous records for George H. that give numerous conflicting places of birth. The earliest of these is the 1880 census for Bradford, Mckean Co., Pa. , where a 20 year old George is a bartender living with the Saloonkeeper's family named Daigle. George and the Daigles give their place of birth as Mass. with the origin of their fathers as Canada and mothers as France. Can anyone shed any light on this? Jackie

Melissa Do you where Lydia Colby died or where she is buried? Did she die in New York or Indiana? When did Louisa Quimby die and does the death records list her father and mother? I have one possibilty for Lydia, Lydia Chase b. 1789 Haverhill, MA. She married Ephraim Colby and was his 2nd wife. We know very little about her and only one child, there could be more. Ephraim died in 1833 Loisa Colby married 5 Oct 1830 New Hampshire John T. G. Quimby Ronald Colby [email protected] Kearns, Utah 801-680-1317 I finally got my head together, now my body is falling apart. COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/colbyfam COLBY'S BOOKS: http://trinity.psnw.com/~rmcolby/index.htm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Melissa Moore" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 9:24 AM Subject: [COLBY] Louisa Colby, daughter of Lydia Colby, wife of John Quimby I am new to this list but I’ve read the archives. I am searching for information about an ancestor Louisa COLBY and I hope someone on this list can help. When I was in high school, my mother's mother, Marion CLAPP gave me the sampler she had, which was made by Louisa COLBY. I don’t remember being told how we were related, nor can my mother, just that we were. I was given her name COLBY as my middle name. Well, after I got married, my mother gave me the collection of coin silver, which had also been her mother's. The sampler had her name, Louisa COLBY, as a 12-year-old, but no date. The silver is engraved L. C. Q. So the other day, I just happened to be looking at the silver. Later that afternoon I asked Mom if she knew what the Q. stood for, and it just popped into her head, Louisa COLBY QUIMBY. She even said, "I have no idea how I remembered that but asking about the silver and giving me the initials, I remembered. I remember my mother saying her name. And 'COLBY QUIMBY' is sort of strange so I remembered it because of that too." So suddenly I had a lot of new information. The sampler has no date -- it just says "12 years." So I looked on Ancestry for Louisa QUIMBY and I found her- and her mother, Lydia COLBY, was living with her!! And in 1860 and 1870 she lived in Ballston, Saratoga, NY, which is where my grandmother lived and right near where my mother was raised. The Ballston Spa Village Cemetery is full of CLAPPs. Below is what I know about Louisa COLBY so far. I still don’t know how the COLBY’s overlap with my grandmother, Marion CLAPP. She was born 11 OCT 1893 in NY. Her father was George Fox CLAPP (1860-1945) and her mother was Mallie L. BARNES (1862 – 1941). George’s parents were Russell P. CLAPP and Madelia FOX. Mallie’s parents were John BARNES and Caroline C. UNKNOWN. I know more, but that is enough for this email! Louisa COLBY – born ca. 1812-1813 in Massachusetts !850 census: she was living in Wentworth, Grafton, New Hampshire with her husband John QUIMBY, her mother, Lydia COLBY and her daughter Emily, age 16. 1860 & 1870 census: She was living in Ballston, Saratoga, NY with her husband and mother. 1880 census: she was living in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana with her husband, daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter. John QUIMBY was born ca. 1812-1813 in New Hampshire. The 1850 and 1860 census list him as a shoemaker. In 1870 he was a horse dealer. In 1880 he was a retired hotel keeper. Emily (Emiley) QUIMBY was born ca. 1834 in New Hampshire. She lived with her parents and grandmother in 1850 as stated above. She got married sometime after 1865, when her husband’s first wife died (I think). In 1870 she lived in Richland, Shelby, Indiana with her husband William MIDDLESWORTH and his 4 of his 6 children by his first wife, Louisa Ann WALDEN. In the 1900 census she is widowed and living next door to her step-son Hugh in Indianapolis. She died 7 JUL 1901 and is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis. As far as I know, she never had any children of her own. Lydia Colby was born ca. 1786-1787 in Massachusetts. Since she was not on the 1880 census, so I assume she died between 1870 and 1880. Her husband was born in Massachusetts and that is all I know about him. Do any of you know any more about these people? Hoping to hear from you, Melissa Colby Moore Lawrence, Kansas [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ==== COLBY Mailing List ==== Ronald Colby's home page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/colbyfam/ ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

Marilyn I think the Massachusetts probate records are on microfilm and available through the LDS Family History Centers. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn Colby" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 9:05 AM Subject: Re: [COLBY] Abner Colby Ron, These may be of general interest. I would like to know if anyone has the Colbys in Essex Mass. probate records after1840.I am particularly interested in the Salisbury records of Charles A. and John (file 5923) and a second John (file 5924)whose cases were carried into 1840, also George file 5906. John 5923 probably fits into your Merrimac Maritime History. Essex Mass. Probate Records 1638-1840 file 5902 Sarah O. Salisbury minor guardianship same file Ebenezeer T. Salisbury minor file? Charles A.Colby file date 12 March, 1839 Salisbury minor guardianship case beyond 1840 file 5906 George Salisbury minor file 5912 Hannah file date October 28, 1793 Amesbury administrator widow file 5923 John Colby file date 25 June, 1822 Amesbury Shipwright file 5924 John Colby file date 12 March,' 1839 Salisbury Esquire case beyond 1840 File5928 Lydia file date Aug.6, 1833 Haverhill Type:non campos mentis case beyond 1840-widow file 5930 Nicholas file date March 3, 1818 Amesbury cordwainer file 5932 Obadiah file date February 7, 1815 Amesbury blacksmith file 5934 Polly file date March 3, 1818 Amesbury minor guardianship file 5936 ( ? ) file date December 28, 1824 Amesbury minor guardianship file 5938 Dorothy Colby widow of Samuel file date May 7, 1759 Amesbury sale file 29779 Susanah (sic.) Colby Amesbury alias Whitridge (Marilyn's note...think this is the wife of the first Anthony .I think that she remarried and had a son.) ------- file5951 Valentine Colby file date October 16, 1827 Amesbury yeoman will(testate) ----varia I have as a note that a son was born to William C.Colby and Olive on April 9, 1849 in Newburyport Marilyn On 9-Oct-05, at 2:15 PM, Ronald Colby wrote: > In the book > "The Maritime History of the Merrimac River < Shipbuilding" 1964 > by Robert > K. Cheney > There are several references to Colby. > > One is Abner Colby who owned the Sloop 'Pearl' in 1813 (a 46 Ton > Sloop). He > was listed as Abner Colby, Salisbury (I assume Massachusetts but > might be > New Hampshire). > > Any ideas on who this might be?? > > > Ronald Colby > [email protected] > Kearns, Utah > 801-680-1317 > > I finally got my head together, now my body is falling apart. > > COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/colbyfam > COLBY'S BOOKS: > http://trinity.psnw.com/~rmcolby/index.htm > > > > > ==== COLBY Mailing List ==== > COLBY CLAN ASSOCIATION > for membership information contact > Adeline S. Stack > 26 Coolidge Ave. > South Portland, Maine 04106-5013 > Phone (207) 799-1648 > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > ==== COLBY Mailing List ==== For posting to Colby Boards at Rootsweb & Ancestry.com: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=Surnames.Colby ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

Ron, These may be of general interest. I would like to know if anyone has the Colbys in Essex Mass. probate records after1840.I am particularly interested in the Salisbury records of Charles A. and John (file 5923) and a second John (file 5924)whose cases were carried into 1840, also George file 5906. John 5923 probably fits into your Merrimac Maritime History. Essex Mass. Probate Records 1638-1840 file 5902 Sarah O. Salisbury minor guardianship same file Ebenezeer T. Salisbury minor file? Charles A.Colby file date 12 March, 1839 Salisbury minor guardianship case beyond 1840 file 5906 George Salisbury minor file 5912 Hannah file date October 28, 1793 Amesbury administrator widow file 5923 John Colby file date 25 June, 1822 Amesbury Shipwright file 5924 John Colby file date 12 March,' 1839 Salisbury Esquire case beyond 1840 File5928 Lydia file date Aug.6, 1833 Haverhill Type:non campos mentis case beyond 1840-widow file 5930 Nicholas file date March 3, 1818 Amesbury cordwainer file 5932 Obadiah file date February 7, 1815 Amesbury blacksmith file 5934 Polly file date March 3, 1818 Amesbury minor guardianship file 5936 ( ? ) file date December 28, 1824 Amesbury minor guardianship file 5938 Dorothy Colby widow of Samuel file date May 7, 1759 Amesbury sale file 29779 Susanah (sic.) Colby Amesbury alias Whitridge (Marilyn's note...think this is the wife of the first Anthony .I think that she remarried and had a son.) ------- file5951 Valentine Colby file date October 16, 1827 Amesbury yeoman will(testate) ----varia I have as a note that a son was born to William C.Colby and Olive on April 9, 1849 in Newburyport Marilyn On 9-Oct-05, at 2:15 PM, Ronald Colby wrote: > In the book > "The Maritime History of the Merrimac River < Shipbuilding" 1964 > by Robert > K. Cheney > There are several references to Colby. > > One is Abner Colby who owned the Sloop 'Pearl' in 1813 (a 46 Ton > Sloop). He > was listed as Abner Colby, Salisbury (I assume Massachusetts but > might be > New Hampshire). > > Any ideas on who this might be?? > > > Ronald Colby > [email protected] > Kearns, Utah > 801-680-1317 > > I finally got my head together, now my body is falling apart. > > COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/colbyfam > COLBY'S BOOKS: > http://trinity.psnw.com/~rmcolby/index.htm > > > > > ==== COLBY Mailing List ==== > COLBY CLAN ASSOCIATION > for membership information contact > Adeline S. Stack > 26 Coolidge Ave. > South Portland, Maine 04106-5013 > Phone (207) 799-1648 > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > >

I am new to this list but I’ve read the archives. I am searching for information about an ancestor Louisa COLBY and I hope someone on this list can help. When I was in high school, my mother's mother, Marion CLAPP gave me the sampler she had, which was made by Louisa COLBY. I don’t remember being told how we were related, nor can my mother, just that we were. I was given her name COLBY as my middle name. Well, after I got married, my mother gave me the collection of coin silver, which had also been her mother's. The sampler had her name, Louisa COLBY, as a 12-year-old, but no date. The silver is engraved L. C. Q. So the other day, I just happened to be looking at the silver. Later that afternoon I asked Mom if she knew what the Q. stood for, and it just popped into her head, Louisa COLBY QUIMBY. She even said, "I have no idea how I remembered that but asking about the silver and giving me the initials, I remembered. I remember my mother saying her name. And 'COLBY QUIMBY' is sort of strange so I remembered it because of that too." So suddenly I had a lot of new information. The sampler has no date -- it just says "12 years." So I looked on Ancestry for Louisa QUIMBY and I found her- and her mother, Lydia COLBY, was living with her!! And in 1860 and 1870 she lived in Ballston, Saratoga, NY, which is where my grandmother lived and right near where my mother was raised. The Ballston Spa Village Cemetery is full of CLAPPs. Below is what I know about Louisa COLBY so far. I still don’t know how the COLBY’s overlap with my grandmother, Marion CLAPP. She was born 11 OCT 1893 in NY. Her father was George Fox CLAPP (1860-1945) and her mother was Mallie L. BARNES (1862 – 1941). George’s parents were Russell P. CLAPP and Madelia FOX. Mallie’s parents were John BARNES and Caroline C. UNKNOWN. I know more, but that is enough for this email! Louisa COLBY – born ca. 1812-1813 in Massachusetts !850 census: she was living in Wentworth, Grafton, New Hampshire with her husband John QUIMBY, her mother, Lydia COLBY and her daughter Emily, age 16. 1860 & 1870 census: She was living in Ballston, Saratoga, NY with her husband and mother. 1880 census: she was living in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana with her husband, daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter. John QUIMBY was born ca. 1812-1813 in New Hampshire. The 1850 and 1860 census list him as a shoemaker. In 1870 he was a horse dealer. In 1880 he was a retired hotel keeper. Emily (Emiley) QUIMBY was born ca. 1834 in New Hampshire. She lived with her parents and grandmother in 1850 as stated above. She got married sometime after 1865, when her husband’s first wife died (I think). In 1870 she lived in Richland, Shelby, Indiana with her husband William MIDDLESWORTH and his 4 of his 6 children by his first wife, Louisa Ann WALDEN. In the 1900 census she is widowed and living next door to her step-son Hugh in Indianapolis. She died 7 JUL 1901 and is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis. As far as I know, she never had any children of her own. Lydia Colby was born ca. 1786-1787 in Massachusetts. Since she was not on the 1880 census, so I assume she died between 1870 and 1880. Her husband was born in Massachusetts and that is all I know about him. Do any of you know any more about these people? Hoping to hear from you, Melissa Colby Moore Lawrence, Kansas [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>

I thought Aber and Ruth were in Candia, NH and Thorton, NH not Amesbury. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alice Volkert" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 4:11 PM Subject: RE: [COLBY] Abner Colby I think I do!! Abner, son of Enoch & Abigail Blaisdell Colby. He was born in Candia, Rockingham, New Hampshire - but he married Ruth Cheney [see the connection, here!] and their children were all born in Amesbury - right next to Salisbury. Anything else interesting in the book?? Alice Volkert Volkert Services -----Original Message----- From: Ronald Colby [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 10:15 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [COLBY] Abner Colby In the book "The Maritime History of the Merrimac River < Shipbuilding" 1964 by Robert K. Cheney There are several references to Colby. One is Abner Colby who owned the Sloop 'Pearl' in 1813 (a 46 Ton Sloop). He was listed as Abner Colby, Salisbury (I assume Massachusetts but might be New Hampshire). Any ideas on who this might be?? Ronald Colby [email protected] Kearns, Utah 801-680-1317 I finally got my head together, now my body is falling apart. COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/colbyfam COLBY'S BOOKS: http://trinity.psnw.com/~rmcolby/index.htm ==== COLBY Mailing List ==== COLBY CLAN ASSOCIATION for membership information contact Adeline S. Stack 26 Coolidge Ave. South Portland, Maine 04106-5013 Phone (207) 799-1648 ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx ==== COLBY Mailing List ==== For posting to Colby Boards at Rootsweb & Ancestry.com: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=Surnames.Colby ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

I think I do!! Abner, son of Enoch & Abigail Blaisdell Colby. He was born in Candia, Rockingham, New Hampshire - but he married Ruth Cheney [see the connection, here!] and their children were all born in Amesbury - right next to Salisbury. Anything else interesting in the book?? Alice Volkert Volkert Services -----Original Message----- From: Ronald Colby [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 10:15 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [COLBY] Abner Colby In the book "The Maritime History of the Merrimac River < Shipbuilding" 1964 by Robert K. Cheney There are several references to Colby. One is Abner Colby who owned the Sloop 'Pearl' in 1813 (a 46 Ton Sloop). He was listed as Abner Colby, Salisbury (I assume Massachusetts but might be New Hampshire). Any ideas on who this might be?? Ronald Colby [email protected] Kearns, Utah 801-680-1317 I finally got my head together, now my body is falling apart. COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/colbyfam COLBY'S BOOKS: http://trinity.psnw.com/~rmcolby/index.htm ==== COLBY Mailing List ==== COLBY CLAN ASSOCIATION for membership information contact Adeline S. Stack 26 Coolidge Ave. South Portland, Maine 04106-5013 Phone (207) 799-1648 ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx

In the book "The Maritime History of the Merrimac River < Shipbuilding" 1964 by Robert K. Cheney There are several references to Colby. One is Abner Colby who owned the Sloop 'Pearl' in 1813 (a 46 Ton Sloop). He was listed as Abner Colby, Salisbury (I assume Massachusetts but might be New Hampshire). Any ideas on who this might be?? Ronald Colby [email protected] Kearns, Utah 801-680-1317 I finally got my head together, now my body is falling apart. COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/colbyfam COLBY'S BOOKS: http://trinity.psnw.com/~rmcolby/index.htm

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Colby, Challis Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wQJ.2ACEB/722 Message Board Post: CHALLIS, Thomas (1673- c1752) & 1/wf Mary Colby (c1669 - bef 1727); m. bef. 3 Sep 1696. Amesbury. [TAG 49:172; ASBO, p.154] I am not related to this family, I am just passing on this information, which comes from a book titled "Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages prior to 1700" by Melinde Lutz Sanborn, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991, pg.27. Joyce

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/wQJ.2ACEB/531.1 Message Board Post: Harrison Colby b. 9 Aug 1813 Maine d. 11 Oct 1870 Lebanon, Clinton County, Michigan. Cause is listed as suicide. He is the son of William Colby and Lucy Dennis.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Colby, Hood, Jenkins Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wQJ.2ACEB/721 Message Board Post: Carolyn Ann Colby, age 76, of Columbus, Ohio, formerly of Jackson, passed away Thursday, October 6, 2005 at her home in Columbus. She was born in Jackson, Ohio November 18,1928 to the late Lawrence and Norma (Hood) Jenkins. She was a graduate of Jackson High School, past member of the Apple City Motorcycle Club, member of the Franklin, Delaware and Jackson County humane Society. She devoted her life to the welfare of wildlife and animals. She is survived by husband, Eugene "Tex" Colby; sister, Joyce Martin of Tempe, Ariz.; and brother, Art White of Chillicothe, Ohio. Graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Monday, October 10, 2005 at the Fairmount Cemetery. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made in her memory to Mt Carmel Hospice, 1144 Dublin Road, Columbus, Ohio 43215 or to the Jackson County Humane Society, P.O. Box 1, Jackson, Ohio 45640. Arrange ments are under the direction of the EISNAUGLELEWIS FUNERAL HOME.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Colby, Burch, Wells Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wQJ.2ACEB/720 Message Board Post: Mrs. Ray M. COLBY Died at Owego, NY, Wednesday June 24, 1896, of typhoid fever, Florence BURCH wife of Ray M. COLBY, aged 30 years. She is survived by her husband, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Levi S. BURCH of Newark Valley, a sister Mrs. L. E. WELLS of Dushore, PA. And a brother Raymond BURCH of Newark Valley. The funeral service will be held Friday afternoon at two o'clock at the residence of Dr. C. L. STILES where her death occurred, her pastor, Rev. C. M. BARTHOLOMEW, Officiating, the internment will be in the Evergreen cemetery. The news of the death was a great shock to numerous friends of the family, as well as to the entire community. Mrs. COLBY formally resided in Newark Valley and came to Owego with her husband soon after their marriage a little over four years ago. She was an active member of the Congregational church of this village and it's Christian Endeavor society and King's Daughter's circle. Many expressions of sincere sympathy for the afflicted friends are heard

The final sentence of my original message (below) should have read as follows: "William Wallace Colby had a 1st cousin named Wallace Colby (b. 1835), and it is possible (though not proven) that it was the maiden name of one of his grand aunts (Mary, the wife of his grandfather's older brother Abraham)." My apologies. Guy I. Colby IV Irving, TX -------------- Original Message: -------------- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [COLBY] William Wallace Colby Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 21:34:47 +0000 Ron -- William Wallace (1270-1305) was the national hero of Scotland -- he led the resistance to Edward I of England and prepared the way for Robert de Bruce to become King Robert I of Scotland in 1306. However, it is by no means certain that my 2nd great grandfather, William Wallace Colby, was named after this man. I consider it far more likely that Wallace was a family name, though I have not identified its origin. William Wallace Colby had a 1st cousin named Wallace Colby (b. 1835), and it is possible (though not proven) that it was the maiden name of one of his aunts (Mary, the wife of his father's older brother Abraham). Guy I. Colby IV Irving, TX

Ron -- William Wallace (1270-1305) was the national hero of Scotland -- he led the resistance to Edward I of England and prepared the way for Robert de Bruce to become King Robert I of Scotland in 1306. However, it is by no means certain that my 2nd great grandfather, William Wallace Colby, was named after this man. I consider it far more likely that Wallace was a family name, though I have not identified its origin. William Wallace Colby had a 1st cousin named Wallace Colby (b. 1835), and it is possible (though not proven) that it was the maiden name of one of his aunts (Mary, the wife of his father's older brother Abraham). Guy I. Colby IV Irving, TX -------------- Original message from "Ronald Colby" <[email protected]>: -------------- > In my files I have several Colby men and other surnames with the given name > of William Wallace. > > Question: Who is the William Wallace that all these men are named after? > > > Ronald Colby > [email protected] > Kearns, Utah > 801-680-1317 > > I finally got my head together, now my body is falling apart. > > COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/colbyfam > COLBY'S BOOKS: > http://trinity.psnw.com/~rmcolby/index.htm > > > > > ==== COLBY Mailing List ==== > COLBY CLAN ASSOCIATION > for membership information contact > Adeline S. Stack > 26 Coolidge Ave. > South Portland, Maine 04106-5013 > Phone (207) 799-1648 > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >

Was William Wallace "Braveheart" from the movie? Ronald Colby wrote: > In my files I have several Colby men and other surnames with the given name > of William Wallace. > > Question: Who is the William Wallace that all these men are named after? > > Ronald Colby > [email protected] > Kearns, Utah > 801-680-1317 > > I finally got my head together, now my body is falling apart. > > COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/colbyfam > COLBY'S BOOKS: > http://trinity.psnw.com/~rmcolby/index.htm > > ==== COLBY Mailing List ==== > COLBY CLAN ASSOCIATION > for membership information contact > Adeline S. Stack > 26 Coolidge Ave. > South Portland, Maine 04106-5013 > Phone (207) 799-1648 > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx

This is just a guess...but, perhaps this is a group of people who hated the English from whom they came and this person that they are named after is the William Wallace "freedom fighter" of Scotland. I know that he has no known offspring. Matt Colby ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronald Colby" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 12:52 PM Subject: [COLBY] William Wallace Colby > In my files I have several Colby men and other surnames with the given name > of William Wallace. > > Question: Who is the William Wallace that all these men are named after? > > > Ronald Colby > [email protected] > Kearns, Utah > 801-680-1317 > > I finally got my head together, now my body is falling apart. > > COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/colbyfam > COLBY'S BOOKS: > http://trinity.psnw.com/~rmcolby/index.htm > > > > > ==== COLBY Mailing List ==== > COLBY CLAN ASSOCIATION > for membership information contact > Adeline S. Stack > 26 Coolidge Ave. > South Portland, Maine 04106-5013 > Phone (207) 799-1648 > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Ewert, Lund, Colby, Rechlin Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wQJ.2ACEB/717 Message Board Post: From the Northwest Herald Crystal Lake, Illinois (McHenry County) Thursday, November 13, 1992 CRYSTAL LAKE - Agnes C. Ewert, 82, died Wednesday, Nov. 11, 1992, at Northwest Illinois Medical Center in McHenry. Arrangments are pending at the Flagg Funeral Home, Crystal Lake. (same newspaper, Friday, November 13, 1992) Agnes C. Ewert CRYSTAL LAKE - Agnes C. Ewert, 82, of Crystal Lake, died Wednesday, Nov. 11, 1992, at Northern Illinois Medical Center, McHenry. She was born Sept. 15, 1910, in Ridgefield and was the daughter of the late Ernest and Bessie (Lund) Colby. She was married Aug. 31, 1940, in Crystal Lake to Frank Ewert, who died Sept. 6, 1971. Survivors include two sons, Roger (Donna) Ewert of Elmhurst and Craig (Mary) Ewert of Crystal Lake; five grandchildren; Rebecca, Ivan, Jennifer, Katrina and Benjamin; one brother, Warren Colby of St. Joseph, Mich.; and one sister, Evelyn Rechlin of Crystal Lake. She also was preceded in death by a brother, Arden Colby. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, at Flagg Funeral Home in downtown Crystal Lake, where chapel services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14. Burial will follow at McHenry County Memorial Park, Woodstock. Memorials to the Crystal Lake Ambutal will be appreciated.

In my files I have several Colby men and other surnames with the given name of William Wallace. Question: Who is the William Wallace that all these men are named after? Ronald Colby [email protected] Kearns, Utah 801-680-1317 I finally got my head together, now my body is falling apart. COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/colbyfam COLBY'S BOOKS: http://trinity.psnw.com/~rmcolby/index.htm