Some Descendants of Ruggles
Colby (Samuel,Samuel,Anthony)
and Abigail Davis
- Edmund Colby was born
on 22 Jan 1733/4 in Amesbury. [Ref, p. 59] He
was baptised on 10 Jul 1737. [Ref, p. 59]
Edmund's grandfather Samuel Colby deeded him
an acre of land in Amesbury in 1745. [Ref, p.
59]
- Mary Colby was born
about 1736 in Amesbury. [Ref, p. 59] She was baptised
on 26 Jun 1736. [Ref, p. 59] She died young, [Ref,
p. 59] probably by 1748.
- Noah Colby was born about
1739 in Amesbury. [Ref, p. 59] He died before
1790 in Edgecomb, Maine. [Ref, p. 59] He married
Elizabeth Davis on 14 Aug 1764 in Ipswich. [Ref,
p. 59] She was probably the daughter of James and Elizabeth Davis who was
baptised on 19 Oct 1741 in Ipswich. [Ref, p. 59]
Noah was a private in the Revolutionary War.
- Henry Colby was born
about 1742 in South Hampton, New Hampshire. [Ref,
p. 59] He died between 1805 and 1814 in Edgecomb, Maine. [Ref,
p. 59] He married Marry Herrenden, the daughter of Nehemiah and Hannah Herrenden,
on 22 May 17666 in Pawnalboro, Maine. [Ref, p.
59]
- Abel Colby was born about
1744 in South Hampton, New Hampshire. [Ref, p.
59] He married Ruth Merrow on 13 Feb 1779 in Pawnalboro, Maine. [Ref,
p. 59]
Abel was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. [Ref,
p. 59]
- Dorothy Colby was born
about 1746. [Ref, p. 59] She married William Cunningham
of Edgecomb on 28 Jan 1766. [Ref, p. 59]
- Mary Colby was born about
1748. [Ref, p. 59] She married John Patrick of
Edgecomb on 12 Sep 1771. [Ref, p. 59]
- Spencer Elliot Colby
was born about 1751 in Edgecomb. [Ref, p. 59]
He married Betty Trask on 4 Dec 1774. [Ref, p.
59]
Spencer was killed in the Revolutionary War.