Some Descendants of Ruggles Colby (Samuel,Samuel,Anthony) and Abigail Davis

  1. 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]
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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]
  5. 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]
  6. Dorothy Colby was born about 1746. [Ref, p. 59] She married William Cunningham of Edgecomb on 28 Jan 1766. [Ref, p. 59]
  7. Mary Colby was born about 1748. [Ref, p. 59] She married John Patrick of Edgecomb on 12 Sep 1771. [Ref, p. 59]
  8. 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.