Joseph Colby (1740 - 1826)

Born 1 Dec 1740 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Thorla) Colby — married 27 Mar 1760 in Kingston, NH

Descendants

Died 6 Apr 1826 at age 85 in Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, United States

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Biography

Private Joseph Colby served with Capt. Nathaniel Fales' Company, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Joseph Colby is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A024051.

Joseph Colby is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P136021
Rank: Soldier

COLBY, Joseph, MA r Deer Island b Amesbury, MA 1740 Capt Fales's Co d deer Isle 1828 m Sarah 1S; 13S; CL-4, 1:143; MOCA [Soldiers, Sailors....Maine page 148]

He [Joseph Colby] came here [Deer Isle] very early__not far from 1766__ and his son Thomas born 1768 , was the first child of white parents in that part of town. [page 114]

The " Kent Claim," as it was called, was a subject of litigation for several years. It covered the land settled by Mr. Joseph Colby, who came here not far from i j66, and the lawsuit was prolonged lOr several years in the courts of Lincoln County. _History of Deer Isle, Maine_page 20

Mrs. Colby, the wife of Mr. Joseph Colby, in 1833. She will be further noticed, as she carried the news of the surrender of Lord Cornwallis to Bagaduce, which was the first information the officers of the army stationed there had of the event. page 23

Joseph Colby was the settler upon the lot of land lying south of, and adjoining, that of Captain Tyler. He had a two-hundred-acre lot set off to him, which was within the limits of the Kent Claim, about which mention has been made. In the suit at law referred to in the former part of this work I have understood that he claimed, in addition to his right as an early settler, that Kent had contracted to sell him the land, and in payment he was to perform a certain amount of labor upon the mill built by Kent, and upon the dam, Which he had performed ; but upon what ground he held the land we do not know. He was a native of Newbury [1800 Census below], or some place in that vicinity, in Massachusetts, and was born in 1744 . When but eighteen years of age entered into an agreement of marriage with Miss Sarah Thurlow, who was eight years his senior ; she purchased his " time/' as it was called, of his father or master, and they were married. He came here very early — not far from 1766 ; and his son Thomas, born in 1768, was the first child born of white parents in that part of the town . Mr. Colby was a pious and exemplary man, and died in 1828, at the age of eighty-four years. His wife survived him till 1833, dying at the age of ninety-seven years.

Mr. Colby's wife was the one referred to, who carried the news of the surrender of Cornwallis to Bagaduce.

Their children were :

Joseph and [bpt. 30 Mar 1766, Newbury, MA] Family Search

Thomas ; [Thomas son of Joseph St Sarah Colby born Feb 24 1769]

Eunice, the wife of Mr.Thomas Stinson, Jr. ;

Betsey, that of Mr. Nathaniel Robbins ;

Hannah, wife of Mr. Edward Small ; [Hannah daughter of Joseph & Sarah Colby born March 27 1772]

and Sarah, the wife of Mr. Leonard Judkins, [Sally daughter of Joseph & Sarah Colbee born June 4 1774]

who came here a year or more prior to 1800, from Salisbury, New Hampshire, to which place they removed, and after a few years returned. When at Salisbury Mrs. Judkins well knew the father of Daniel Webster, and remembered Daniel when a young man.

Joseph was born in 1740. Joseph Colby ... He passed away in 1826.

Joseph Colby was a pioneer settler of Deer Isle.

Sources

See also:

• Birth Record https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9XF-WZ4W
• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9R8K-922H?cc=1804228&wc=3V1X-HNM%3A1585148803%2C1585149942%2C1585149943 : 10 June 2015), Maine > Hancock > Deer Isle > image 5 of 9; citing NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/133597447/joseph-elijah-colby : accessed 28 August 2021), memorial page for Joseph Elijah Colby Sr. (1 Dec 1740–6 Apr 1826), Find a Grave Memorial ID 133597447, citing Ignatius Small/Colby Cemetery, Stonington, Hancock County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Priscilla Stanley (contributor 48183706) .
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:M729-WFZ : accessed 2018-01-28), entry for Joseph COLBY.
• Payroll: Muster/payrolls, and various papers (1763-1808) of the Revolutionary War (Massachusetts and Rhode Island). Vol. 37, Sea coast defense, Penobscot Expedition 1775-1781. A Pay Roll of Capt. Nathaniel Fales and his Company in the State pay on the Expedition to Penobscot from the 6th of July 1779 to the 26th of August following. Film #008092198. Image 171-72 of 628.
• Muster roll: Muster/payrolls, and various papers (1763-1808) of the Revolutionary War (Massachusetts and Rhode Island). Vol. 37, Sea coast defense, Penobscot Expedition 1775-1781. A Pay Roll of Capt. Nathaniel Fales and his Company in the State pay on the Expedition to Penobscot from the 6th of July 1779 to the 26th of August following. Film #008092198. Image 118 of 628.