Clarence My question is What are your cousin's sources on the ancestry of Anthony that suggests he was from Beccles? Glade Nelson is not the only author who has disagreed with James W. Colby's conclusion that Anthony came from Beccles. It started David W. Hoyt in his book "Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury", he question his findings in 1897. Boyd Roberts of the NEHGS and John B. Threlfall are among others who have questioned the Beccles line. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 10:44 PM Subject: [COLBY] Re: Thomas Colby This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Colby Felton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wQJ.2ACEB/652.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Guy Colby IV wrote: There are two separate Colby lines which have often been confused. The Thomas Colby who was christened 20 Dec 1567 at Sempringham, Lincolnshire, England was married on 4 May 1596 at Horbling (about two miles north of Sempringham) to Anne (or Agnes) Jackson. He died 10 December 1525. Their son Anthony, christened 8 Sep 1605 at Horbling, was the immigrant who came to Massachusetts with the Winthrop fleet in 1630 -- he is the ancestor of the vast majority of Colbys in America today. There was another unrelated Thomas Colby who lived in Beccles, East Suffolk, England, whose second wife was Beatrice Felton. This couple also had a son named Anthony, who was born about 1574. James W. Colby's 1895 book "Colby Family History" erroneously identifies this Anthony Colby as the one who emigrated to America, and the error has been perpetuated in numerous publications and family trees down to the present time. The identification of the immigrant Anthony Colby with the Suffolk line was conclusively refuted by Glade Ian Nelson in an article in the April 1975 issue of "The American Genealogist." Guy I. Colby IV Irving, TX ----------------- I am always nervous when people say things like "conclusively refuted" when talking about genealogy especially when we're talking about 400+ year old records. Does anyone know that basis for Mr. Nelson's position? My cousin very thoroughly researched this line, so I hate to dismiss his hard work out of turn without at least gathering more data. Sure would appreciate some details. Best regards to you all, C. Burton Bagby Houston, Texas ==== COLBY Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from COLBY, send an e-mail message to: [email protected] (for individual messages) [email protected] (for Digest mode) Subject: unsubscribe In the body include only one word: unsubscribe (Turn OFF your signature file when sending this command) ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx