COLBY Thomas^[1]

1753 - 1789  (36 years)

• Name	COLBY Thomas
  Birth	1 Jun 1753	Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States   [2]
  Baptism	1 Aug 1753	Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States   [2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	B24196F6F6EA4BBB9AC179C1828D0E304765
  Death	27 Aug 1789	Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States   [3]
  	(died in his 31st year.)
  Burial	Aft 27 Aug 1789	Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States   [3]
  	Address: Sawyer Hill Burying Ground
  		Thomas Colby gravestone
  		Thomas Colby footstone
  Notes	His wife, Dorothy, deposed 6 Jan 1846 that Thomas Colby served under Captain Devereux in Colonel Gerrish's regiment of guards, and enlisted for Amesbury. He served his term and then worked at his trade as a house carpenter in Newbury, MA; that her maiden name was Dorothy Williams; that Thomas Colby was on duty at Claverack, New York, 9 October 1779 to 22 June 1780; and at West Point in Captain Mighill's company, 1780. (Actually his tours of service were as follows: private from Amesbury under Captain Stephen Jenkins, Colonel Jacon Gerrish's regiment, 14 October 1779 to 27 November 1779 in the Continental Army under General Washington, 1 month, 2 days, and as private under Captain Thomas Mighill, Colonel Nathaniel Wade's regiment, from 5 July 1780 to 10 October 1780, 3 months and 18 days in the Continental Army.)
  Person ID	I104714	Noyes Family Genealogy
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2014

  
  

  Father	COLBY John,   b. 19 Jun 1707, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	BAGLEY Hannah,   b. CA 1717, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1 Nov 1750	Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States   [2, 4]
  	(spelled Bagly in VR.)
  Family ID	F42051	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	WILLIAMS Dorothy   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	4 Aug 1784	Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States   [5]
  Family ID	F42073	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2024

  
  

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  Veteran & Patriot of the Revolutionary War

  
  

• Sources

  [S4171] Correspondence-Internet-Al Sawyer, 18 Jul 2014. [S116] Book-Old Families of Salisbury & Amesbury, MA, p.670. [S86] Death-gravestone, Sawyer Hill Burying Ground; Newburyport, MA. [S280] Book-VR Amesbury, MA to End of 1849, 1:314. [S281] Book-VR Newbury, MA; Vol. II - Marriages & Deaths, 2:115.