They did have a way of legal writing in those 1600s days. Over in Connecticut they wrote the same way about the affairs of my ancestor Beebe in that commonwelth. In 1650 New York was not there yet, owned by the Dutch, was called New Amsterdam. Curious curious turns, dips and rises in our olde history. don ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeanne Hicks" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, October 17, 2011 9:11:06 PM Subject: [TTTP] Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont I'm not sure where I left off, and I didn't see this family there. If this is a duplicate, please disregard.... The submitter is Phyllis D (Wilson) Purdy. This is only for Trails use. Essex Co Deeds Vol 88 p 38-9 To all People to whom these presents shall come greeting I Jacob Colby of Almsdrery (Think it is supposed to be Amesbury, but the writing makes it seem that it is spelled different...) in ye County of Essex and Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England Yeoman for & in Consideration of the Love Good Will & Affection which I have and Do bear Unto my two sons namely Zachares Colby & Jacob Colby which consideration me hereto Moving have and by these present do fully freely Clearly and Absolutely give and bequeath unto them ye Zacherus & Jacob Colby all that my Right Title proportions in and Unto a Certain Lot or use in that Division Called ye farming Twelfth Lot a Farmadrafts out and granted by ye Town of Almsbury as of Record may more fully Appear being one hundred and Eight acres and by Grant may appeal Defferance thereto being had To Have & To Hold all that my Right Title Interest Claim & Demand in and Unto Lot or Farme And Immediately to Enter into ye profession thereof Lot Layd out as to ye Right of Widow Witeredge and now do yeth in ye Zacheus & Jacob Colby their Heirs & Assigns To Have & to Hold of same with all with all ye Privileges & Appurtenances thereto belonging free & clear & freely & Clearly forever hereafter In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & Seal this Tenth Day of September in ye 19th Year of his Majesty's Reign A D: 1745 Signed Sealed & Delivered Jacob Colby In ye Presence of us Exxes Almsbury September ye 15th 1750 Orlando Bagly, appeared ye above named Jacob Colby and acknow Joseph Gould ledged ye above written Instrument to be his Act & Deed Before Orlando Bagly Jr Received & recorded 30th October 1765 Bio: Thomas Colby, youngest child of Anthony and Susanna Colby, was born in Salisbury, Essex Co, MA, 8 Mar 1651 and died before 30 Mar 1691. He married Hannah Rowell, daughter of Valentine and Joanna (Pinder) Rowell 16 Sep 1674 in Amesbury, Essex Co, Massachusetts. She was born in Salisbury in January 1653. Thomas Colby took the oath of allegiance and fidelity in December 1677. The inventory of his estate was taken 31 Mar 1691 and the estate was divided in Nove 1697. His widow, Hannah, married 2nd Henry Blaisdell, about 1691. Bio: Jacob Colby, son of Thomas and Hannah (Rowell) Colby, was born at Amesbury, Essex Co, Massachusetts on 13 Apr 1688. He married 1st, 9 Apr 1711 at Amesbury, Hannah Hunt, daughter of Edward and Anne (Weed) Hunt. She died before 1724 and he married 2nd, 11 Nov 1724, Elizabeth Elliot, daughter of John and Naomi (Tuxbury) Elliot. She was born in Amesbury, 11 Nov 1691. Jacob Colby owned the covenant and was baptised in the First Church in Amesbury 22 Feb 1735/6; his wife did the same 13 Jun 1736. Both Jacob and his wife were still living in 1755. On 1 Jun 1736, Daniel Lunt and Sarah, his wife; Jacob Colby and Elizabeth, his wife; Robert Carr and Hannah, his wife and Naomi Elliot, spinster, daughters of John Elliot of Amesbury, yeoman, and John Elliot and David Elliot, executors, petitioned the General court of Massachusetts to have the will of their father, John Elliot, Senior, set aside because his mind had not been clear at the time of the signing of the will. Bio: Jacob Colby, son of Jacob and Hannah (Hunt) Colby, was born in Amesbury, Essex Co, Massachusetts, 20 May 1714. He died after 1760, probably in Newtown, New Hampshire. He lived in Amesbury, Essex Co, Massachusetts and in South Hampton, Rockingham Co and Newtown, New Hampshire. Jacob Colby was married twice; his first wife was Hannah Kimball and they were married 23 Dec 1736. She died sometime after 6 Apr 1747 and Jacob married second, Susanna Sargent 12 oct 1749 at Amesbury Second Church. Susanna Sargent was a daughter of Jonathan and Jemima (heath) Sargent. She was born 14 Mar 1723 at Amesbury, Essex Co, Massachusetts. She is mentioned in her father's will. Deed -- Hillsborough County Vol 11, p 85-86 Know all Men by these Present that I Jacob Colby of Dunbarton in the State of New Hampshire and County of Hillsborough Yeoman For and in consideration of One Hundred and Fifty pounds lawful Money to me in Hand paid before the Delivery hereof by Jacob Sargent Colby and Kimbel Colby both of Dunbarton & State and County above mentioned Yeomans The Receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge have given granted bargained and Sold By these Presents Do give grant bargain Sell alien enseoss and confirm unto the said Jacob sargent Colby and Kimball Colby their heirs and assigns forever A certain Tract or parcell of Land laying in Dunbarton aforesaid containing Fifty acres being a part of a Lot of Land originally granted to Insign James McGragor of Londonary and bounded as followeth Viz: beginning at the Easterly End at the South east Corner of said Lot at a White oak Tree marked Thence northerly to Bow Line and to extending west so far as makes one half of said Lot South to the South Line and east to the Bounds first menche'd -- To Have and to Hold the Said granted & bargained premises with all the Privileges and Appurtenances To the Same appertaining to them the said Jacob sargent Colby and kimball colby their heirs and assigns to Their only proper Use & benefit forever. And I the said jacob Colby for myself Heirs executos and administratos do hereby covenant Grant and agree to and with the said Jacob Sargent Colby and Kimball Colby that until the Delivery hereof I am & are the lawful Owner of said premises and am lawfully seized and possessed thereof in my own Right in Fee Simple and have full power and lawful Authority to grant & convey the same in Manner aforesaid that the said premises are free and clear of all and every Incumbrance whatsoever. And that I the said Jacob Colby my heirs executors and administrators shall and will warrant the same to them the said Jacob Sargent Colby and Kimball Colby their heirs and assigns against the lawful Claims and Demands of any person or persons whomsoever. In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal this tenth day of June Anno Domini 1780 Jacob (his mark) Colby [Seal] Signed Sealed & delivered in presence of us John Ordway Thomas Hoyt State of New Hampshire, Hillsborough June ye 26 1783 then the within named Jacob Colbe appeared & Acknowledged the Bio: Jacob Sargent Colby, son of Jacob and Susanna (Sargent) Colby, was born 12 Oct 1755 at Newtown, New Hampshire, and was baptised at the Second Amesbury Church 30 Nov 1755. He was a resident of Newtown and Dunbarton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. he married Phebe Putney 15 Sep 1777 at the Hopkinton Congregational Church. She was a daughter of Asa and Abigail Putney and was born 5 Oct 1759 at Dunbarton, New Hampshire. Their children were all born at Dunbarton. According to "Where the Winds Blow Free": "A house stood in what is called the 'Colby Field' on the former Wheeler farm. It was owned and occupied by Jacob Sargent Colby, who came to Dunbarton in 1770, and later by his sons, Kimball and Sargent Colby. There may have been two houses there." Jacob Sargent Colby signed the Association Test and is rated in the First Census in 1790 where is listed 1-2-4. He served in the Revolutionary War. He deposed in 1818 that he had enlisted with Thomas Colby of Bow, New hampship "in his (J S C's) father's house" and had enlised with him 6 Jan 1776. Bio: Jacob Colby, son of Jacob and Phebe (Putney) Colby, was born at Dunbarton, Merrimack Co, New Hampshire, 22 Jan 1782 and died at Bradford, Orange County, Vermont on 30 Sep 1825. He is buried in Upper Plains Cemetery and the gravestone says Capt Jacob Colby. He married at Bradford, 6 Apr 1806, Mehitabel P Corliss, daughter of Emerson and Mehitable (Mitchell) Corliss. She was called Hitty and was born at Haverhill, Essex Co, Massachusetts 5 Dec 1784. She died at Bradford Vermont, 5 May 1855, and is also buried in Upper Plains Cemetery as is their daughter, Hitty Mitchell Colby. Jacob Colby was a farmer. he died intestate. His wife, Hitty P received her part of the farm. The family is shown in the 1820 Vermont census under Jacob Colby 2nd: 3 boys under 10 2 boys 10/16 1 male 26/45 1 female 10/16 1 female 26/45 Hitty P Colby also died intestate and their son William Mitchell Colby was made administrator but died before the job was done. Among her heirs were son Jonathan Colby and the children of dec'd son Emerson Colby. Vermont Vital Records (Deaths) Roll #60 (Town of Bradford) Colby, Hitty Mitchell, age 18, parents Jacob & Hitty Colby, died 23 Mar 1829, buried Upper Plains, Bradford Colby, Capt Jacob, age 44, wife Hitty Colby, died 30 Sep 1825, buried Upper Plains, Bradford Colby, Hitty P, age 70, husband Jacob Colby, buried Upper Plains, Bradford Part Inventory of Jacob Colby Estate An Inventory of teh estate of Jacob Colby 2nd late of Bradford in the County of Orange, deceased, appraiesed upon oath by us the subscribers duly appointed to that Service by the Hon William Spencer Esq Judge of the Court of Probate for the District of Bradford Viz - Real Estate Seventy Acres of land and the buildings thereon standing Situate in Bradford aforesaid in Said County 600.00 Personal Estate One red Cow at $12 - One Brown Cow at $10 22.00 Two Fatting Hogs at $12.00 - Two Shoats at $2 14.00 Ten Tons of Hay at $50 - Eight Bushels of wheat at $8 58.00 Eight bushels of oats $2 - Thirty seven pounds of flax at $3.70 5.70 one plow at $5 - One ax at %.50 - two hoes at $.25 5.75 One Scythe at $.75 - Teo scythe swaths at $.25 1.00 Three Augurs at $2 - One (?) at $.25 2.25 One old Sley at $1 - Old iron at $1 - Two (?) and pins at $1 3.00 Eleven Sheep at $13.75 - One Yoke & (?) at $1 14.75 One ox yoke & Irons at $1 - One Iron Bar at $1.25 2.25 One chain at $1.12 - a pile of apples at $6.00 7.12 Thirty bushels of corn at $12.60 - One of Beans at $1 13.60 One half bushel of Flax Seed at $.41 - Six Cider Barrels at $3 3.41 One small keg at $.34 - One man's Saddle at $.75 1.09 Seventy Bushels of Potatoes at $17.50 17.50 Committee to set off Dower - Real Estate State of Vermont Bradford District At a Probate Cort Holden at Bradford within aforesaid District on the last Tuesday being the 30th day of May AD 1826 Present the Honorable Wm Spencer, Judge. The committee heretofore appointed to set off to Hitte P Colby, widow of Jacob Colby late of Bradford in said District deceased intestate - the dower which happened to her out of the Real estate of said deceased make their return - which being accompanied with their warrant and a certificate of their having been sworn as the law requires is accepted and ordered to be recorded - and is as follows - viz: Pursuant to a warrant to us directed by the Honourable The Probate Court for the District of Bradford we the subscribers having first sworn agreeably to the directions of the said warrant appraised all the Real Estate Whereof Jacob Colby 2nd late of Bradford deceased died seized and possessed within this state - as follows viz: 69 acres of land in the Town of Bradford on which said Jacob lived last before his decease at 600 dollars the one third of which is Two Hundred Dollars - We then set off to hitty P Colby the widow of the said deceased for her dower or thirds thereof a tract situate in the Northeasterly part of said farm beginning at the Northeasterly corner of the lot as formerly deeded by the committee for deeding land in Bradford to Joseph Colby thence South thirty degrees west twenty rods to a statke and stones thence north fifty nine degrees West one hundred fifty rods to a state and stones on a line between the third and fourth Range of Hundred Acres lots thence north thirty degrees west twenty two rods to the northwest Corner of said Joseph Colby lot thence South fifty nine degrees west on the north line of the lot and on the South line of the Highway to the line between the Second and Third range thence southerly on said Range line to the bound began at containing twenty acres the same more or less and amounting to the above sum of Two Hundred dollars. Dated at Bradford the 3rd day of May 1826 Richard Aldrich Daniel Kimball Committee John McDuffee A True Record - Attest - Simon Short - Register It is getting late and my eyes aren't wanting to remain open, so I guess I will do the rest of the estate papers for Jacob and Mehitable tomorrow.... Jeanne/jmh ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message