This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Colby Felton Haddon Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wQJ.2ACEB/652.1.1.1.1.2.1 Message Board Post: In response to Mr. Greene's note: It is important for all of us to note phrases like "highly probable origin" and "circumstantial" in Mr. Greene's note. While I have approached the parentage of the Anthony Colby under discussion with an open mind, many seem to have decided his parentage based solely upon some articles in various genealogical journals, which, with all due respect, are of course not infallible. I will post the proof documents that I discover as we move forward in this discussion. By the way, what is the proof for the birth date that many use for Anthony Colby that is after 1588? I know that Glade Nelson and other based their opinions upon the supposition that Anthony was too old to perform his trade, marry and father children if he had been born before 1588. This is of course purely that author's opinion. When we find an Anthony Colby baptized in Beccles and one baptized in Horbling, it becomes more difficult to discern which is which. Especially when both have fathers names Thomas. Of course some have an investment in what they have previously published and may tend to stick to those views no matter what is found and presented for review. I hope that we can all maintain an open mind as we move toward proving the ancestry of Anthony Colby. We have a moral obligation to do so, both as amateur and professional genealogists. Best regards, Clarence Burton Bagby