I came across these two guys and wonder if anyone recognizes them. Martin Colby was born 7 July 1896 and Lewis Fred Colby was born 8 August 1904. Both on the Happy Camp reservation in Siskiyou County, California. They are listed on the1928 California Indian Census and Allotment Roll. Their father was Fred M.T. Colby, born March 1869 in New York. Their mother was a local girl named Mary. Any ideas??? -- Alice Colby Volkert www.volkertservices.com skype A.C.Volkert

Ron, I don't know if Sampson is the correct parentage. Just a note to all. I saw a TV program last night that was fascinating in the research done on identifying a body discovered in a construction site dig. If you get a chance to catch it on TV the information on tracing the genealogy of the body and identification through DNA of identified descendant is worth watching. Mystery Boy in Iron Coffin Identified Randolph E. Schmid, Associated Pres Sept. 21, 2007 — Researchers have solved the mystery of the boy in the iron coffin. The cast-iron coffin was discovered by utility workers in Washington two years ago. Smithsonian scientists led by forensic anthropologist Doug Owsley set about trying to determine who was buried in it, so the body could be placed in a new, properly marked grave. The body was that of 15-year-old William Taylor White, who died in 1852 and was buried in the Columbia College cemetery, they announced Thursday. "The mystery of this young boy's life and a strong sense of responsibility to properly identify him kept me and the entire team focused and determined. This was not a one-person project. It took more than three dozen people nearly two years to make the ID," Deborah Hull-Walski, an anthropologist at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, said in a statement. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2007/09/21/coffinboy_his.html?category=history&guid=20070920160030 Bob Colby

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RonColby41 Surnames: Colby Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.colby/1189/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Elsie L. Colby, Retired Office Adminstrator Birth date: December 22, 1910 Death date: February 04, 2009 Elsie L. Colby Elsie L. Colby, 98, of Park Hills, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood, KY. She was a retired office administrator from Cincinnati Electronics and a member of Lakeside Christian Church, Lakeside Park. There are no immediate survivors. Services will be at 11:30 a.m Saturday at Lakeside Christian Church, Lakeside Park. Visitation will begin there at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana. Memorials are suggested to Lakeside Christian Church, 195 Buttermilk Pike, Lakeside Park, Ky. 41017. Stith Funeral Home, Florence, is handling the arrangements. Online condolences may be expressed at http://www.stithfuneralhomes.com. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Thanks, Ron. Cousin Debbie sent it to me, too. -----Original Message----- From: Ronald Colby <ronaldcolby@q.com> To: COLBY-L <COLBY@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 8:26 pm Subject: [COLBY] Hezekiah B Colby aka John M Colby Hezekiah B Colby s/o Jacob Colby and Mariam Blaisdell had his name changed to John M Colby in 1852 Thanks Janet for emailing me the newspaper clipping Ron Family Group Sheet ========================================================================================== Husband: John Mace COLBY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Birth: 11 JUN 1822 Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Census: 1850 Wendall, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Occupation: 1850 farmer; Wendall, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Newspaper: 15 JUL 1852 Farmer's Cabinet; New Hampshire Census: 11 JUN 1860 Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Occupation: 1860 farmer; Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Military: frm 1861-1862 Civil War Death: 7 DEC 1862 Burial: Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland Alt. Name: Hezekiah Blaisdell Colby Marriage: abt 1854 Father: Jacob COLBY (1791-1871) Mother: Mariam BLAISDELL (1790-1857) ========================================================================================== Wife: Dorcas CRAIG ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Birth: 7 FEB 1836 Census: 11 JUN 1860 Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Death: 1 MAR 1911 Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Father: Mother: ========================================================================================== Children ========================================================================================== 1 M John M. COLBY Birth: 28 OCT 1855 Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Census: 11 JUN 1860 Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 F Ada Janett COLBY Birth: 12 SEP 1859 Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Census: 11 JUN 1860 Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 M Henry Albert COLBY Birth: 28 OCT 1861 Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Spouse: Jennie M. STRONG (1873- ) Marriage: 5 JAN 1890 Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire ========================================================================================== Prepared 19 FEB 2009 by: Ronald M. Colby 4814 South 4180 West Kearns, Utah 84118-4014 COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS 801-680-1317 ronaldcolby@q.com http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/ ========================================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HUSBAND NOTES: John Mace COLBY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Census (1850): (listed in census as Hezekiah B. Colby.) Newspaper (15 JUL 1852): Farmer's Cabinet July 15 1852 Jun 1852 Session An Act to alter names of certain persons. Hezekiah Blaisdell Colby, of Sunapee, may take the name of John M Colby. Military (frm 9 NOV 1861 to 29 SEP 1862): Name: John M Colby , Residence: Sunapee, New Hampshire Enlistment Date: 09 November 1861 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: New Hampshire Unit Numbers: 1208 1208 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 09 November 1861 at the age of 39 Enlisted in Company G, 6th Infantry Regiment New Hampshire on 28 November 1861. Died of disease Company G, 6th Infantry Regiment New Hampshire on 29 September 1862 in Annapolis, MD Burial: Name: John M Colby Last known address: 800 West Street Annapolis , MD 21401 Death Date: 7 Dec 1862 Interment Date: 7 Dec 1862 Cemetery: Annapolis National Cemetery Buried At: Section E Site 1591 Cemetery URL: http://www.cem.va.gov/nchp/annapolis.htm ------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------- CHILD NOTES: John M. COLBY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Census (11 JUN 1860): (living at home with father and mother.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHILD NOTES: Ada Janett COLBY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Census (11 JUN 1860): (living at home with father and mother.) ============================= Colby list archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/COLBY/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COLBY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks Ron & Janet....Another mystery resolved! From: Ronald Colby Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 8:26 PM To: COLBY-L Subject: [COLBY] Hezekiah B Colby aka John M Colby Hezekiah B Colby s/o Jacob Colby and Mariam Blaisdell had his name changed to John M Colby in 1852 Thanks Janet for emailing me the newspaper clipping Ron Family Group Sheet ========================================================================================== Husband: John Mace COLBY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Birth: 11 JUN 1822 Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Census: 1850 Wendall, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Occupation: 1850 farmer; Wendall, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Newspaper: 15 JUL 1852 Farmer's Cabinet; New Hampshire Census: 11 JUN 1860 Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Occupation: 1860 farmer; Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Military: frm 1861-1862 Civil War Death: 7 DEC 1862 Burial: Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland Alt. Name: Hezekiah Blaisdell Colby Marriage: abt 1854 Father: Jacob COLBY (1791-1871) Mother: Mariam BLAISDELL (1790-1857) ========================================================================================== Wife: Dorcas CRAIG ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Birth: 7 FEB 1836 Census: 11 JUN 1860 Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Death: 1 MAR 1911 Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Father: Mother: ========================================================================================== Children ========================================================================================== 1 M John M. COLBY Birth: 28 OCT 1855 Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Census: 11 JUN 1860 Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 F Ada Janett COLBY Birth: 12 SEP 1859 Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Census: 11 JUN 1860 Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 M Henry Albert COLBY Birth: 28 OCT 1861 Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Spouse: Jennie M. STRONG (1873- ) Marriage: 5 JAN 1890 Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire ========================================================================================== Prepared 19 FEB 2009 by: Ronald M. Colby 4814 South 4180 West Kearns, Utah 84118-4014 COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS 801-680-1317 ronaldcolby@q.com http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/ ========================================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HUSBAND NOTES: John Mace COLBY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Census (1850): (listed in census as Hezekiah B. Colby.) Newspaper (15 JUL 1852): Farmer's Cabinet July 15 1852 Jun 1852 Session An Act to alter names of certain persons. Hezekiah Blaisdell Colby, of Sunapee, may take the name of John M Colby. Military (frm 9 NOV 1861 to 29 SEP 1862): Name: John M Colby , Residence: Sunapee, New Hampshire Enlistment Date: 09 November 1861 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: New Hampshire Unit Numbers: 1208 1208 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 09 November 1861 at the age of 39 Enlisted in Company G, 6th Infantry Regiment New Hampshire on 28 November 1861. Died of disease Company G, 6th Infantry Regiment New Hampshire on 29 September 1862 in Annapolis, MD Burial: Name: John M Colby Last known address: 800 West Street Annapolis , MD 21401 Death Date: 7 Dec 1862 Interment Date: 7 Dec 1862 Cemetery: Annapolis National Cemetery Buried At: Section E Site 1591 Cemetery URL: http://www.cem.va.gov/nchp/annapolis.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHILD NOTES: John M. COLBY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Census (11 JUN 1860): (living at home with father and mother.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHILD NOTES: Ada Janett COLBY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Census (11 JUN 1860): (living at home with father and mother.) ============================= Colby list archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/COLBY/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COLBY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Great! one mystery explained! Thanks! On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 5:26 PM, Ronald Colby <ronaldcolby@q.com> wrote: > Hezekiah B Colby s/o Jacob Colby and Mariam Blaisdell had his name changed > to John M Colby in 1852 > > Thanks Janet for emailing me the newspaper clipping > > Ron > > Family Group Sheet > > ========================================================================================== > Husband: John Mace COLBY > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Birth: 11 JUN 1822 Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire > Census: 1850 Wendall, Sullivan County, New Hampshire > Occupation: 1850 farmer; Wendall, Sullivan County, New Hampshire > Newspaper: 15 JUL 1852 Farmer's Cabinet; New Hampshire > Census: 11 JUN 1860 Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire > Occupation: 1860 farmer; Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire > Military: frm 1861-1862 Civil War > Death: 7 DEC 1862 > Burial: Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland > Alt. Name: Hezekiah Blaisdell Colby > Marriage: abt 1854 > Father: Jacob COLBY (1791-1871) > Mother: Mariam BLAISDELL (1790-1857) > > ========================================================================================== > Wife: Dorcas CRAIG > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Birth: 7 FEB 1836 > Census: 11 JUN 1860 Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire > Death: 1 MAR 1911 Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire > Father: > Mother: > > ========================================================================================== > Children > > ========================================================================================== > 1 M John M. COLBY > Birth: 28 OCT 1855 Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire > Census: 11 JUN 1860 Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 2 F Ada Janett COLBY > Birth: 12 SEP 1859 Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire > Census: 11 JUN 1860 Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 3 M Henry Albert COLBY > Birth: 28 OCT 1861 Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire > Spouse: Jennie M. STRONG (1873- ) > Marriage: 5 JAN 1890 Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire > > ========================================================================================== > Prepared 19 FEB 2009 by: > Ronald M. Colby > 4814 South 4180 West > Kearns, Utah 84118-4014 > COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS > 801-680-1317 > ronaldcolby@q.com > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/<http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/%7Ecolby/> > > ========================================================================================== > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > HUSBAND NOTES: John Mace COLBY > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Census (1850): (listed in census as Hezekiah B. Colby.) > Newspaper (15 JUL 1852): > Farmer's Cabinet > July 15 1852 > > Jun 1852 Session > An Act to alter names of certain persons. > > Hezekiah Blaisdell Colby, of Sunapee, may take the name of John M Colby. > > > Military (frm 9 NOV 1861 to 29 SEP 1862): > Name: John M Colby , > Residence: Sunapee, New Hampshire > Enlistment Date: 09 November 1861 > Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE > Side Served: Union > State Served: New Hampshire > Unit Numbers: 1208 1208 > Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 09 November 1861 at the age of > 39 > Enlisted in Company G, 6th Infantry Regiment New Hampshire on 28 November > 1861. > Died of disease Company G, 6th Infantry Regiment New Hampshire on 29 > September > 1862 in Annapolis, MD > > > Burial: > Name: John M Colby > Last known address: 800 West Street Annapolis , MD 21401 > Death Date: 7 Dec 1862 > Interment Date: 7 Dec 1862 > Cemetery: Annapolis National Cemetery > Buried At: Section E Site 1591 > Cemetery URL: http://www.cem.va.gov/nchp/annapolis.htm > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > CHILD NOTES: John M. COLBY > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Census (11 JUN 1860): (living at home with father and mother.) > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > CHILD NOTES: Ada Janett COLBY > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Census (11 JUN 1860): (living at home with father and mother.) > > > > ============================= > Colby list archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/COLBY/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COLBY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > -- Alice Colby Volkert www.volkertservices.com skype A.C.Volkert

Hezekiah B Colby s/o Jacob Colby and Mariam Blaisdell had his name changed to John M Colby in 1852 Thanks Janet for emailing me the newspaper clipping Ron Family Group Sheet ========================================================================================== Husband: John Mace COLBY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Birth: 11 JUN 1822 Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Census: 1850 Wendall, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Occupation: 1850 farmer; Wendall, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Newspaper: 15 JUL 1852 Farmer's Cabinet; New Hampshire Census: 11 JUN 1860 Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Occupation: 1860 farmer; Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Military: frm 1861-1862 Civil War Death: 7 DEC 1862 Burial: Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland Alt. Name: Hezekiah Blaisdell Colby Marriage: abt 1854 Father: Jacob COLBY (1791-1871) Mother: Mariam BLAISDELL (1790-1857) ========================================================================================== Wife: Dorcas CRAIG ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Birth: 7 FEB 1836 Census: 11 JUN 1860 Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Death: 1 MAR 1911 Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Father: Mother: ========================================================================================== Children ========================================================================================== 1 M John M. COLBY Birth: 28 OCT 1855 Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Census: 11 JUN 1860 Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 F Ada Janett COLBY Birth: 12 SEP 1859 Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Census: 11 JUN 1860 Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 M Henry Albert COLBY Birth: 28 OCT 1861 Sunapee, Sullivan County, New Hampshire Spouse: Jennie M. STRONG (1873- ) Marriage: 5 JAN 1890 Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire ========================================================================================== Prepared 19 FEB 2009 by: Ronald M. Colby 4814 South 4180 West Kearns, Utah 84118-4014 COLBY FAMILY & OTHERS 801-680-1317 ronaldcolby@q.com http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colby/ ========================================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ HUSBAND NOTES: John Mace COLBY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Census (1850): (listed in census as Hezekiah B. Colby.) Newspaper (15 JUL 1852): Farmer's Cabinet July 15 1852 Jun 1852 Session An Act to alter names of certain persons. Hezekiah Blaisdell Colby, of Sunapee, may take the name of John M Colby. Military (frm 9 NOV 1861 to 29 SEP 1862): Name: John M Colby , Residence: Sunapee, New Hampshire Enlistment Date: 09 November 1861 Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE Side Served: Union State Served: New Hampshire Unit Numbers: 1208 1208 Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 09 November 1861 at the age of 39 Enlisted in Company G, 6th Infantry Regiment New Hampshire on 28 November 1861. Died of disease Company G, 6th Infantry Regiment New Hampshire on 29 September 1862 in Annapolis, MD Burial: Name: John M Colby Last known address: 800 West Street Annapolis , MD 21401 Death Date: 7 Dec 1862 Interment Date: 7 Dec 1862 Cemetery: Annapolis National Cemetery Buried At: Section E Site 1591 Cemetery URL: http://www.cem.va.gov/nchp/annapolis.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHILD NOTES: John M. COLBY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Census (11 JUN 1860): (living at home with father and mother.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHILD NOTES: Ada Janett COLBY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Census (11 JUN 1860): (living at home with father and mother.)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RonColby41 Surnames: Colby, Allen Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.colby/1188/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Mary Charlotte Allen Colby Mary Charlotte Allen Colby died July 19, 2004. She was born July 25, 1917 in New Madrid, MO, the first daughter of Albert O. Allen and Maude O'Bannon. Mary attended Fontbonne University in St. Louis, MO and graduated with a BA in music. She met her husband Neal Colby in St. Louis while he was attending St. Louis University. Mary and Neal were married on New Years Day 1939 in New Madrid, MO. They have lived in OKC and have been members of St. Eugene's Parish since 1956. Mary and Neal had four children, 9 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Mary Charlotte leaves behind sisters, Adalade Simmons of Kansas City, MO, Alberta Ramsey of New Madrid, MO; son, Neal D. Colby of Kansas City, MO; daughter, Carol Papin of Edmond, OK, daughter Charlotte Allen Venters of Oklahoma City and daughter, Joan Marie Williams of Dallas, TX. Grandchildren include Shawn Colby, Brian Colby, Kevin Colby, Michael Papin, Christopher Papin, James Venters, Jennifer Venters, Christine Williams and Mary Williams. Great grandchildren include Brayson Williams and Meg Elyse Williams. Funeral mass and burial will be 3:30 p.m. Friday, July 23, 2004 at the Chapel at Resurrection Cemetery. Viewing will be held at Guardian North Thursday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. GUARDIAN NORTH 11600 N. Pennsylvania 752-9292 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RonColby41 Surnames: Colby, Boyle, O'Leary Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.colby/1187/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Mary O'Leary Mary O'Leary, 97, of Mason City, Iowa, died Wednesday, Feb. 18, 1998 at the Oakwood Care Center, Clear Lake, Iowa. A funeral Mass was held Saturday, Feb. 21, at 9:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Mason City, with the Rev. Michael Schueller officiating. Burial was in Elmwood St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City. Memorials may be directed to St. Joseph Catholic Church in memory of Mary O'Leary. Mary O'Leary was born June 26, 1900 at Mason City, the daughter of William and Mary (Boyle) Colby. She attended schools in Mason City and Dougherty, Iowa. In February 1922, she married Howard O'Leary at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Mason City. Mary enjoyed working for the Red Cross and actively participated in their water safety and swimming programs. She was involved with the Red Cross Auxiliary during World War II. She actively volunteered at the MacNider Museum and at the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. Mary enjoyed playing golf and bridge, and also enjoyed many outdoor activities. From 1940-1960, she participated in many golf tournaments in both Mason City and Clear Lake, winning several championships. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Mason City, the Catholic Daughters of America, Court Joan of Arc, #152, and the Athenian Study Club. She is survived by one son, Howard O'Leary and his wife, Audrey, Clear Lake; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and one brother, Neal Colby and his wife, Mary Charlotte, Oklahoma City, Okla. and their children. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Howard O'Leary Sr.; one son, John Hanford; one daughter, Mario Kelly; five brothers; and one sister. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Who is Moses Colby who married Abigail Eastman? Who are the parents of this Moses? It has been sugested that he is the son of Sampson Colby and Betty Hoyt. In Sampson Colby's probate the only son's listed are Ebenezer, Sampson and Abner and they are listed as Ebenezer, the eldest son, Sampson, the 2nd son and Abner, the youngest son, which leave's doubt that this Moses is Sampson and Betty's son. SAMPSON COLBY 1761 HOPKINTON [Administration on the estate of Sampson Colby of New Hopkinton, yeoman, granted to his widow, Betty Colby, March 12, 1761.] [Probate Records, Vol. 22, p. 43.] [Bond of Betty Colby, with Timothy Walker of Bow and Alexander Walker of Londonderry, yeoman, as sureties, in the sum of £500, March 10, 1761, for the administration of the estate; witnesses, William Parker, Solomon Loud, Jr.] [Inventory, March 25, 1761; amount, £10,225. 16. 0; signed by Timothy Walker and Matthew Stanley.] Province of New Hampshire} By Virtue of & in obedience to & Egreable to the Precept Wee Record Dated at Portsmouth april ye 4th 1769 By order of the Judge of Probate of Wills Wee the Subscribers have upon oath to our fidelity & impartiallity therein set off to Betty Straw formily the wife of Sampson Colby of hopkinton Deceased now the wife of Ezekiel Straw of hopkinton afforesaid yeoman on third Part of the Real Estate of the said Sampson Colby as her Dower of said Estate to Be Enjoyed & improved By them Dureing her Natural Life Beginning at a stake & stones from thence Running Northerly upon the East side of the high way to a stake and stones fourteen Rods then Easterly Carrying the same Breadth Sixty Rods to a stake and stones then Southerly to an ash tree upon Cap. Stanleys Line then Westerly upon said Line to the Bounds first mentioned & the Rest Part of Said Estate Divided as followeth allowing to Ebenezer Colby the Eldest Son a Double Shire Viz. Beginning at a stake & stones from thence Running Northerly upon the East side of the high way to a stake and stones Sixty Rods then Easterly to a stake & stones then Northerly about Eight Rods to a stake and stones no 68 then Easterly Eighty two Rods to a Pine Tree spoted upon two sides then Southerly Eighty two Rods to a then Eighty two Rods to a stake & stones then Running Southerly about four Rods to an ash tree then Running Westerly upon his Mothers Line to the Bounds first Mentioned it Being Part of the first & Second Divisions Lots. Moreover, one whole & Part of another Enter Vale Lot the whole Lot no 21 Beginning at a Stake & Stones then N. 70d W. 28 Rods to and Elm then Down the River about fifty five Rods to Elm No 21 the south 80d E twenty two Rods to and oak tree No 21 then south 13d W. twenty Seven Rods then s 23d E. thirty Six Rods to the first Bounds the Part of a Lot no 22 Beginning at an oak from thence Running N. 80d W twenty two Rods to and Elm No 22 then Down the River Eighteen Rods to a Bas Wood tree spoted upon three sides then Southerly to a Pitch Pine tree spotted on three sides from thence to the Bounds first Mentioned. To Sampson Colby the second son set of a single shire as followeth Beginning at a stake & stones from thence Running Westerly about Seventy Rods By Land of Cap. Stanleys to a stake & stone then Northerly By Land of Caleb Burbanks & Benjamin Eastmans Seventy five Rods to a stake and stones then Easterly twenty six Rods to a stake & stones then Southerly upon the west of the highway about seventy five rods to the Bounds first Mentiond --- Likewise an Entervale Lot No 23 Beginning at a stake & stones No 25 then south 32d W. thirty Rods to a stake & stones no 25 the S 78d W. twenty Eight Rods then N. 80d W twelve Rods to the first Bound allso another Peice of Land adjoyning to the said Entv Lot Beginning at a hemlock By the River then South 19d E. Eighteen Rods then North 50d E.. forty Rods to an oak tree spoted then s. 40d E. twelve Rods to and oak then S 38 W. forty Eight Rod to an oak tree Spoted on three sides N. 83d W thirty two Rods to a hemlock at the River then Down the River to the first Bounds. To abner Colby the youngest Son Set off a second Division Lot no 69 Beginning at a Hemlock no 69 the Running N. 14d W. two hundred Rods to a stake & stones the S. 78d E one hundred & twelve Rods to a oak no 69 the S 14 E one hundred Eight Rod then S 7d W. forty Rods to a Pine tree no 69 then N 76 W. ninety Rods to the first Bounds and half an Eighty acre Lot no 68 Beginning at a stake & stones then S 76d W. By Samuel herrises Land Eighty Rods to the Bounds first Mentiond allso Part of an Entervale Lot N. 22 Beginning at a Bass wood tree By the River then Down the River about fourteen Rods to a Bass no 22 the N. 66d E to a Maple tree no 22 thirty two Rods then Down the River about twenty Eight Rods to a stake & stones no 22 then S 15d W about twenty Rod to a Pine tree spoted upon three sides then Westerly about thirty Rods to a Bounds first Mentiond Hopkinton Dec ye 30th 1771 Matthew Stanle John Putney Isaac Chandler

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: cindylobb Surnames: Colby Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.colby/1185.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have a question. I like how people post obituaries for the "current" Colby families. But are there any reliable websites and/or databases where people can post these types of things, maybe from their local papers, and where they can be searched by others? I'm not just talking about current obits, but old ones as well. I was thinking if someone wanted to go to a library or local museum that housed old newspapers and they wanted to transcribe and then upload them to share with other genealogists and family historians. Is there such a vehicle available? Thanks. Cindy Corwin Lobb Westland, MI Descendent of Merril(l) Colby and Harriett Sacket(t), Redford Michigan Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RonColby41 Surnames: Colby, Giles, Bryer, Gatto, Thompson, Brown, Warring Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.colby/1185/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Francis V. 'Frank' Colby BOOTHBAY (Feb 9): Francis V. "Frank" Colby, 61, of Boothbay died at home Feb. 7, 2009, after a long, courageous battle with lung cancer. His wife, Pat, was at his side. The son of Ernest C. Colby and Priscilla (Giles) Colby Bryer, he was born in Boothbay on Feb. 8, 1947. After attending Boothbay schools, Frank entered the U.S. Army and served honorably in combat during the Vietnam War. His varied career included lobstering, auto repair, welding and painting. In recent years he and his wife owned and operated their antique shop Attic Treasures. Frank was a professional musician who traveled throughout New England with his band Middle of the Road-Country. He was an accomplished guitarist and lead vocalist, playing regularly until his illness. A very special thanks was given to the Veterans Affairs hospitals at Togus and Boston, most especially to Dr. Allan Jervey at Togus and Dr. Michelle Hankins in Boston. Frank was predeceased by his parents; his stepfather; his brother Donald Bryer; and his niece Liticia Bryer. He is survived by his loving wife, Patricia Gatto of Boothbay; three children, Shannon Colby and his girlfriend Jill Thompson, Victoria Brown and Janice Warring; four grandchildren, Devon, Parker, Anthony and Taylor; his brother Daniel G. Bryer; his sister Shani L. Bryer; his stepbrother Gordon R. Bryer; his sister-in-law Lee Anne Lee; his brother-in-law and his wife, Phil and Loretta Schreil; as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles, including a very special uncle, George Giles. Friends and family are invited to call Friday, Feb. 13 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Strong Funeral Home, 612 Main St. in Damariscotta, where a brief service will take place at 4 p.m. He will be laid to rest at the Evergreen Cemetery in Boothbay in the warmth of the spring. Arrangements are with the Strong Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Damariscotta. Memorial donations may be made to the Togus Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 1 VA Center, Augusta, ME 04330. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Thanks! I collect obits. Deb Colby From: PamelaM58@aol.com Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 9:23 PM To: colby@rootsweb.com Subject: [COLBY] Obit of Interest? Obituaries Published: Thursday, February 12, 2009 Constance A. (Colby) Smith, Exeter Constance A. (Colby) Smith, 77, of Exeter, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2009. Connie was a real estate broker/manager for over thirty years in MA, NH and ME. Upon retirement, she volunteered and was a manager for many years with the Red Cross Disaster Relief of New Hampshire in places like Puerto Rico, Oklahoma, and New York City for an extended period immediately following the 9/11 disaster. Connie was also the Secretary of the New Hampshire Chapter of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants. She was the beloved wife of Lee; mother of Scott of Cohasset, MA, Todd of Orlando, FL, and Valerie of Geneva, IL; grandmother of Rachel, Brandon and Andrew of Cohasset, Lauren and Bradford of Orlando, and Alexandra and Lee of Geneva; sister of Cynthia of Westport Island, ME; aunt of Alexis and Benjamin of Westport Island, ME; She was preceded in death by her sister, Christa of Portland, ME. A memorial service will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the BREWITT FUNERAL HOME, 14 PINE STREET, EXETER, NH 03833. Memorial donations can be made to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 4002018, Des Moines, IA 50340-2018. To sign an online guest book, please visit _www.brewittfuneralhome.com_ (http://www.brewittfuneralhome.com) . (http://nashuatelegraph.robocaster.com/download.mp3?http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090212/OBITS/902129993/-1/obits) (javascript:NewWindow(620,620,'/apps/pbcs.dll/misc?url=/misc/zoom1.pbs&Site=NS&Date=20090212&Category=OBITS&ArtNo=902129993&Ref=AR');) **************Nothing says I love you like flowers! Find a florist near you now. (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=florist&ncid=emlcntusyelp00000002) ============================= Colby list archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/COLBY/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COLBY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Obituaries Published: Thursday, February 12, 2009 Constance A. (Colby) Smith, Exeter Constance A. (Colby) Smith, 77, of Exeter, passed away Tuesday, February 10, 2009. Connie was a real estate broker/manager for over thirty years in MA, NH and ME. Upon retirement, she volunteered and was a manager for many years with the Red Cross Disaster Relief of New Hampshire in places like Puerto Rico, Oklahoma, and New York City for an extended period immediately following the 9/11 disaster. Connie was also the Secretary of the New Hampshire Chapter of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants. She was the beloved wife of Lee; mother of Scott of Cohasset, MA, Todd of Orlando, FL, and Valerie of Geneva, IL; grandmother of Rachel, Brandon and Andrew of Cohasset, Lauren and Bradford of Orlando, and Alexandra and Lee of Geneva; sister of Cynthia of Westport Island, ME; aunt of Alexis and Benjamin of Westport Island, ME; She was preceded in death by her sister, Christa of Portland, ME. A memorial service will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the BREWITT FUNERAL HOME, 14 PINE STREET, EXETER, NH 03833. Memorial donations can be made to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 4002018, Des Moines, IA 50340-2018. To sign an online guest book, please visit _www.brewittfuneralhome.com_ (http://www.brewittfuneralhome.com) . (http://nashuatelegraph.robocaster.com/download.mp3?http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090212/OBITS/902129993/-1/obits) (javascript:NewWindow(620,620,'/apps/pbcs.dll/misc?url=/misc/zoom1.pbs&Site=NS&Date=20090212&Category=OBITS&ArtNo=902129993&Ref=AR');) **************Nothing says I love you like flowers! Find a florist near you now. (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=florist&ncid=emlcntusyelp00000002)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RonColby41 Surnames: Colby, Simpson, Ott Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.colby/1184/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Mrs. Virginia Fairfax Colby February 04, 1913 - November 24, 2007 Virginia Fairfax Colby, 94, of Falls Church, Va. passed away on November 24, 2007. Born in New York City in 1913, she spent most of her life in the Washington, DC area. She attended the St. Agnes School for Girls in DC and Sullins College in Bristol, Va. In 1937 she married Merrill Eldon Colby at the old Christ Episcopal Church in Alexandria. Survivors include her three daughters, Marilyn Fairfax Colby, Vergie Lee Colby, and Jeanette Winter Ott; her son, Merrill Eldon Colby; five brothers, Winter Bradley, Robert Elwood, George Anthony, John Fairson and Stephen Colby Simpson; 8 grandchildren and many great grandchildren. Funeral Services will be held Saturday (December 1, 2007) at Christ Church, 118 N. Washington Street, Alexandria at 12:00PM with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow at Fairfax Memorial Park in Fairfax. Arrangements by Everly Community Funeral Care, 6161 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church. www.everlyfuneralhomes.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

Aboard the Arbella: The ship that carried the colony's charter By John Goff/Preservation Perspective Fri Mar 21, 2008, 03:21 PM EDT Salem -  Last week’s Salem Gazette carried a front-page article about the 17th-century Massachusetts Bay Colony Charter. Some speculated that Salem’s Endecott Charter “may be the only original copy of the [Massachusetts Bay] charter in the United States.”  Perhaps it is not. A second copy, reportedly the original that crossed the Atlantic with Gov. John Winthrop aboard the ship Arbella in 1630, is preserved today in the Massachusetts State Archives in Boston. The Arbella was also known to history as the Charter Ship. Here let us describe what else is now known about the Charter carrying ship called the Arbella.  One of the primary players in Salem’s early settlement and in the 1630 founding of Boston, Charlestown and the Massachusetts Bay Colony was not a person at all, but a finely framed galleon-like sailing ship. She was hewn and assembled by skilled English shipwrights who worked with traditional post-Medieval adzes, mallets and chisels. Framed up on an English waterfront not yet known to this author, she was crafted from mammoth timbers cut into keel, frames, planks and other ship parts. The parts were then all finely joined and caulked, in that significant year the Pilgrims first landed at Plymouth —1620.  The stunning new vessel, reinforced with ship’s knees, iron rods and wood tree-nails or trunnels, was the mighty three-masted English ship Eagle. She also became known to history as the Arbella. She was a large vessel for those times, rated at between 350- and 400-ton cargo carrying capacity. She had an eagle figurehead, three masts and carried more than 20 cannon. Her crew consisted of 50 to 100 able-bodied seamen, needed in those days to hoist anchor, haul lines and, in cases of armed conflict, man the deafening guns. She was likely more than 100 feet long and about 30 feet wide. excerpt: http://www.wickedlocal.com/salem/archive/x1564565328 Bob

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RonColby41 Surnames: Colby, Shipp, Magdall, Marsicano, Pederson Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.colby/1183/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dorothy May Colby TOWNSEND - Dorothy May (Shipp) Colby, 96, died of natural causes Friday [23 Jan 2009] at a Townsend care facility. Her funeral is 2 p.m. Saturday at Connors Funeral Home, with burial in Deep Creek Cemetery. Survivors include two sons, Lynn Everett Colby (Donna) and Claude "Butch" Eldon Colby (Diana) of Townsend; three daughters, Lois C. Magdall (Ken) of Townsend, Loretta Mae Marsicano (Jack) of Sanderson, Texas, and Melba Ardene Pedersen (Curtis) of Whitefish, Mont.; a brother, Jean Allen Shipp of Sheridan, Mont.; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Dorothy was born Jan. 11, 1913, in Culbertson, Mont., to John Thomas Shipp and Lena May Shipp. She was the oldest of five children. Dorothy was first a housewife and devoted mother. She spent many years cleaning doctors', dentist's and newspaper offices in the Bitterroot. She worked at the Children's Orphan Home in Twin Bridges, and for many clients in Townsend. She was a member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Dorothy was loved by many for her quick mind and beautiful stories of the past. She will be missed for the love and kindness she gave for years to her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Lena; husband Elmer; three sisters, Byrdie Alene, Bessie Louise and Tynie Leona; and a grandson, Bryce Colby. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

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Gaile look at where she was born. Glad to see at least on Western Colby who was a dam morman. ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <COLBY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 1:39 PM Subject: [COLBY] Dorothy May (Shipp) Colby (1913 ~ 2009) Obituary > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: RonColby41 > Surnames: Colby, Shipp, Magdall, Marsicano, Pederson > Classification: obituary > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.colby/1183/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Dorothy May Colby > > TOWNSEND - Dorothy May (Shipp) Colby, 96, died of natural causes Friday > [23 Jan 2009] at a Townsend care facility. > > Her funeral is 2 p.m. Saturday at Connors Funeral Home, with burial in > Deep Creek Cemetery. > > Survivors include two sons, Lynn Everett Colby (Donna) and Claude "Butch" > Eldon Colby (Diana) of Townsend; three daughters, Lois C. Magdall (Ken) of > Townsend, Loretta Mae Marsicano (Jack) of Sanderson, Texas, and Melba > Ardene Pedersen (Curtis) of Whitefish, Mont.; a brother, Jean Allen Shipp > of Sheridan, Mont.; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and > great-great-grandchildren. > > Dorothy was born Jan. 11, 1913, in Culbertson, Mont., to John Thomas Shipp > and Lena May Shipp. She was the oldest of five children. > > Dorothy was first a housewife and devoted mother. She spent many years > cleaning doctors', dentist's and newspaper offices in the Bitterroot. She > worked at the Children's Orphan Home in Twin Bridges, and for many clients > in Townsend. > > She was a member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Dorothy was loved by > many for her quick mind and beautiful stories of the past. She will be > missed for the love and kindness she gave for years to her family and > friends. > > She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Lena; husband Elmer; > three sisters, Byrdie Alene, Bessie Louise and Tynie Leona; and a > grandson, Bryce Colby. > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > > ============================= > Colby list archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/COLBY/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COLBY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.233 / Virus Database: 270.10.16/1926 - Release Date: 01/30/09 17:31:00

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RonColby41 Surnames: Colby, Prentice, Cussen Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.colby/1182.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: OBITUARY: Warren K. Colby, 95 Bolton - Warren K. Colby, a 50-year resident of Bolton, died at his home in Cape Rosier, Maine, on July 14, 2008, at the age of 95. He was a vital man with boundless energy and an insatiable curiosity. Born in Newton in 1913, he claimed to have been a strong student, and judging by his recollections, a stronger baseball and hockey player. He spent many summers at an old family home in the then-rural community of Epsom, N.H., where he honed his appreciation for old homes and farming, and where he developed the Yankee ability to build it, repair it, recycle it, or do without it. He attended Yale University, where he received a classic education and played varsity hockey and baseball. After graduating, he worked for Eastman Kodak Company. He combined the ready access to film and cameras with his love of skiing and took reels of film documenting early skiing in New England which he recently provided to the New England Ski Museum. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy Bureau of Aeronautics in Washington, D.C., the United Kingdom and the Pacific. In 1941 during a two-week leave, he married Mary (Mariah) Prentice; they spent their honeymoon in Stowe, Vt., where because of the war they had Mt. Mansfield to themselves. Upon discharge from the Navy, he and Mariah moved to Bolton, where they bought an old farm and the local general store (The Cracker Barrel) in the town center. He later lamented his poor business timing, as it was just at this time that supermarkets were coming into vogue. Parting with the store, he took a job with Browne and Nichols School as business manager. While there, he found time to develop and teach an anthropology course, as well as coach numerous hockey teams. In the early 1970s, he left Browne and Nichols and applied his business skills to various environmental causes. He helped write and pass open space legislation in Massachusetts, and subsequently worked for the Mass. Horticultural Society and finally the Dept. of Agriculture where he was instrumental in developing, promoting, and lobbying for the successful passage of the Agricultural Preservation Restriction legislation. One of his proudest achievements, this legislation enabled Massachusetts to purchase development rights from farmers, making it easier for farmers to keep their land in farming. This program, one of the first in the nation, has successfully preserved many acres of Massachusetts farmland, including several farms in Bolton. During his time in Bolton, he was active in town government. He was a member of the early regional school committee that established the Nashoba Regional School District and initiated construction of the high school. He helped establish the Bolton Conservation Commission as well as the Bolton Conservation Trust, and served as chairman of both for many years. After retiring in the early 1980s, he was able to focus all his energies on his many varied, lifelong interests. He skied regularly (well into his 80s); raced sailboats; built boats, his retirement home in Maine, and pine furniture; canoed the Allagash and cruised the coast of Maine; raised sheep, vegetables, and "poseys," and sang in various chorals and choruses. Well into his 90s, he was still exercising his mind by participating in colloquies, and tackling environmental and social issues by penning letters to editors of his regional newspapers. He is survived by his daughter, Betsy Cussen, former Bolton town clerk, now living in Denver, Colo.; three sons, J. Prentice Colby of Marlborough, N.H., Herb Colby of Bolton, and Andy Colby of Orlando, Fla.; their spouses, and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The family will celebrate his life at memorial services at Cape Rosier, Maine, and Bolton, in the near future. Remembrances in Warren's memory can be made to the Brooksville Free Public Library, P.O. Box 38, Brooksville, Maine, 04617, or the Bolton Conservation Trust, P.O. Box 14, Bolton, MA 01740. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.