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Anthony Colby's Macy-Colby House in Amesbury, MA
Colby House Old Photo by Carleton Rand
(Photo Courtesy of Ronald Colby)
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Anthony Colby was born September 8, 1605 in Horbling,
Lincolnshire, England. It is understood that he left London (Isle of
Wright) and came to Boston around 1630 on the ship Arbella, the
flagship of the Winthrop Fleet.
He remained in Boston at least until 1634 when he took the oath of "freemen" and
then moved on the Salisbury and then Amesbury. Anthony Colby, one of the first commoners of Amesbury, Massachusetts received land in the first division
of Amesbury in 1640 and
1643.
One of these lots is pictured below. Among others in his line of
descendants is Peter Colby, a Revolutionary War Patriot. This site
documents my line, Linda Ann
Poplin, Daughters of the American Revolution National No. 849163. There are many sites online with information from
serious researchers. Visit the links page for some of these. To
start with, you must visit
Ronald M. Colby's website which contains a wealth of detailed information on
Anthony Colby, the entire Colby line and more with over 34,000 names documented.
Macy-Colby House Information & Directions
Hours - Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
(Memorial Day through Labor Day)
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Revolutionary War Patriots
Peter Colby was born 18 Mar 1709 in Amesbury, MA and died 14 Oct 1791 in Sandown, NH.
Revolutionary War Patriot DAR Application Number 614653
Birth Record
Lineage from John Straw to Peter Colby is proven on this site complete with
online records
John Straw was born 22 Aug 1756 in South Hampton, NH
and died 25 Mar 1823
at age 86.
Revolutionary War Patriot Record Volume 51 W22339
Birth Record
Revolutionary War Patriot DAR Application Approved - Number Coming
Moses Jr. Straw was born in Apr 1762 in Hopkinton, NH.
(This is John's brother and is not in my direct line although he is a descendant
of Anthony Colby.)
Revolutionary War Patriot Record Volume 51 S43178
Birth Record
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