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.