This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: COLBY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/wQJ.2ACEB/743 Message Board Post: Who is the Molly Colby who did a sampler on October 12, 1785, born July 20 1768 in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Info re the sampler: the trefoil border is typical of the Newbury and Newburyport area and the parrot is often found on samplers from Ann Waters school where Molly worked her piece.