Ron - been reading all these entries... and I thought I was having a hard time trying to find my Jeremiah Colby... geez... Katie -------------- Original message -------------- > 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: > To: > 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 > > > > > ==== COLBY Mailing List ==== > Helene Whitehouse's home page > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/9004/index.html > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at > the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&target > id=5429 >