Amanuensis Monday -- 1774 Deed of John Underhill Buying Land in Rockingham County, New Hampshire From Joseph Colby

 This week's document for transcription is the 1774 Deed of Joseph Colby selling 60 acres of land in Chester, Rockingham County, New Hampshire to John Underhill for £165.    

a)  Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Deeds 1803-1805:  pages 148-149, image 318 of 724:

The transcription of this deed, starting on page 503 near the top of the right-hand page of the first image, with the assistance of FamilySearch Full-Text Search:

[Page 148 starting at the top of the left-hand page of the image]:

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS , THAT 

I Joseph Colby of Chester in the County of Rockingham 

in the Province of Newhampshire in New England Yeoman 

For and in confideration of the sum of One hundred & Sixty five pounds 

lawful money to me in hand before the delivery hereof, well and truly paid by

John Underhill of Candia in the County & Province 

Yeoman 

the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, have given, granted, bargained, sold, and by 

these presents, do give, grant, bargain, sell, alien, enfeof, convey and confirm unto the said John

Underhill his heirs and assigns forever, a Certain parcel of 

Land Situate & being in the Township of Chester in the County 

and Province aforesaid, containing by Estimation Sixty acres 

more or less, It being & containing all my homestead whereon 

I now dwell: Bounded as followeth vizt, Northerly on the high-

way called Pennicook Road , Southeasterly on Robert Runell's 

Land, and the highway Southwesterly on Sam'l Worthens Land 

and Northwesterly partly on Cap't John Underhill's Land 

and partly on Stephen Lufkins Land; together with the 

fences & buildings that are on & about the same.

To have and to hold the said granted premises with all the privileges and appurtenances to the 

same belonging ^appurtenances^ to him - the faid John Underhill his 

heirs and assigns to their only proper use and benefit forever. And I the said 

Joseph Colby for myself my - heirs, executors, and administrators, 

do hereby covenant, grant, and agree to and with the said John Underhill

his heirs, and assigns, that until the delivery hereof I am

the lawful owner of the said premises and am - seized and possessed thereof in 

My own right in fee simple , and have full power and lawful authority to grant and convey 

the same in manner aforesaid; that the said premises are free and clear of all and every incumbrance whatsoever, and that I and my                          heirs, executors and

Administrators, shall and will warrant the same to him the said John Underhill his

heirs and assigns against the lawful claims and demands of any person or persons whomsoever.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto Set my hand & seal the 

Second day of March in the fourteenth year of his Majestys 

Reign Anno Domini 1774 

Signed Sealed & delivered                                       his

in presence of                                               Joseph  X Colby    {seal}

Dorothy Emerson                                                   mark

Saml Emerson

 Rockingham ss  Chester March 2'd 1774, then the above

named Joseph Colby personally appearing acknowledged 

this Instrument to be his free act & deed , before me - 

                                              Saml Emerson Just Peace 

Recd & Recorded 8'th May 1804

                                                    Josiah Adams Rdr

The source citation for this deed record is:

"Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States records," Deed of Joseph Colby to John Underhill, executed 2 March 1774, recorded 8 May 1804; imaged, FamilySearch   (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSRZ-LS7D-P?view=fullText : accessed 1 May 2026), Image Group Number 008298521, "Rockingham. Deeds, 1803-1804. 1803, 1804, 1804-1805," page 148, image 318 of 724; original records in Rockingham County, New Hampshire Register of Deeds.

This deed documents the sale of 60 acres of land in Chester, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, sold by Joseph Colby of Chester to John Underhill of Candia for £165 in lawful money on 2 March 1774 (recorded 8 May 1804).  

Joseph Colby is probably my 6th great-grandfather, born in 1708, father of Hannah (Colby) Underhill, and residing in Chester in 1768, for whom there is no death record or probate record in the New Hampshire records.  The Joseph Colby in this deed could also be Hannah's brother, Joseph Colby (1739-1839), who is the son of Joseph Colby (1708-after 1768).  Since the father Joseph Colby did not have a recorded probate record, I think that the Joseph Colby in this deed is likely the father Joseph Colby.

John Underhill (1745-1816) and his wife, Hannah Colby (1745-1791), are my 5th great-grandparents, through their son Amos Underhill (1772-1865) who married Mary Metcalf (1780-1855) in 1801 in Piermont, Grafton County, New Hampahire.

I found this record using the FamilySearch Full-Text Search feature by searching for Johnhj Underhill and New Hampshire. The Full-Text Search transcription missed, or misplaced, many words on the left-hand margin of the pages.

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Read other transcriptions of records of my relatives and ancestors on my Amanuensis Monday Posts page.

NOTE: Genea-blogger John Newmark (who writes the excellent TransylvanianDutch blog) started a Monday blog theme years ago called "Amanuensis Monday." John offers this definition for "amanuensis:"

"A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another."

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Genealogical Sketch of the John Underhill (1745-1816) and Hannah Colby (1750-1793) Family of Chester and Plainfield, New Hampshire

This is a genealogical sketch of the lives of the John and Hannah (Colby) Underhill family of New Hampahire. They are my 5th great-grandparents, and John was a Revolutionary War soldier.

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John Underhill’s Early Life

John Underhill was born 20 June 1745 in Chester, New Hampshire Colony,[1-3] the third child and second son of John Underhill (1720-1793) and Joanna Healey (1718-1809), who married in Chester in 1741. They had ten children:

• Betty Underhill, born 13 July 1742, Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire Colony; married Samuel Buswell, 12 July 1764, Candia, Rockingham, New Hampshire Colony; died 30 September 1806, Candia, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
• William Underhill, born 15 February 1744, Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire Colony; married Abigail Choate, about 1767, Candia, Rockingham, New Hampshire Colony; died 24 November 1780, Moultonborough, Carroll, New Hampshire.
• Sgt. John Underhill, born 20 June 1745, Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire Colony; married Hannah Colby, 1767, Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire Colony; died 1816, Plainfield, Sullivan, New Hampshire.
• Molly Underhill, born 4 December 1747, Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire Colony; married James Pierce, 1765, Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire Colony; died 1835.
• Moses Underhill, born 2 February 1749, Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire Colony; married (1) Martha Knight, about 1781, Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire; married (2) Abigail Elliott, after 1785, Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire; married (3) Rachel Lufkin, about 1787, Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died 8 February 1838, Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
• David Underhill, born 9 September 1751, Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire Colony; married Jemima Blake, 20 September 1792, Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died 28 July 1827, Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
• Samuel Underhill, born 5 May 1753, Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire Colony; married Sarah Underhill, 12 December 1775, Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire Colony; died 20 September 1828, Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
• Jeremiah Underhill, born 6 August 1755, Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire Colony; married Anna Heath, September 1775, Hampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died 16 September 1794, Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
• Sarah Underhill, born 20 May 1759, Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire Colony; married Moses Greenough, 10 December 1789, Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire; died 7 September 1838, Atkinson, Rockingham, New Hampshire.
• Joanna Underhill, born about 1764, Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire; married Moses Preston, 30 November 1784, Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire.

The Underhill Genealogy written by Josephine C. Frost has this information about John Underhill [3]:

"JOHN UNDERHILL, son of (2) John and Joanna (Healey) Underhill, was born in Chester, N. H., June 20, 1745, and married in 1767, Hannah Colby, daughter of Joseph. They resided near the brick school house on the opposite side of the road a little to the southwest. He removed to Plainfield, N. H., where he died in 1816."

Hannah Colby Early Life

Hannah Colby was born 14 February 1744/5 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony,[4] the fourth child (of five) of Joseph Colby (1707-1768) and Abigail Worthen (1714-????), who married in 1736 in Amesbury. Joseph and Abigail (Worthen) Colby had five children:

• Ephraim Colby born 6 March 1736/7 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony; he died in 1737 at the age of 1 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
• Joseph Colby, born 3 April 1739, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony; married Molly , before 1776, Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire Colony; died 1839, Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire.
• Abigail Colby was born on 24 September 1742 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
• Hannah Colby, born 14 February 1744/5, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony; married Sgt. John Underhill, 1767, Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire Colony; died 12 September 1791, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
• Ephraim Colby was born on 24 March 1750 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

The Joseph Colby family moved from Amesbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony to Chester, New Hampshire Colony by 1760.

Their Married Life

John Underhill and Hannah Colby married in about 1767 in Chester, New Hampshire Colony[3,5] and had six children between 1770 and 1779, all born in Chester, New Hampshire. John and Hannah (Colby) Underhill had the following children:

• Joseph Underhill, born 1770, Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire Colony; married Mollie Carr, about 1798, Cabot, Washington, Vermont, five children; died 3 September 1843, Marshfield, Washington, Vermont.

• Amos Underhill, born 15 April 1772, Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire Colony; married Mary Metcalf, 25 March 1801, Piermont, Grafton, New Hampshire, five children; died 15 October 1865, Aurora, Erie, New York.

• Nancy Underhill was born in 1774 in Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire Colony; no further record.

• John Underhill, born 1776, Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire; married Mary Esther Mitchell, 1798, Grafton, Grafton, New Hampshire, three children; died 1858, Grafton, Grafton, New Hampshire.

• Susan Underhill was born in 1778 in Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire; no further record.

• Jonathan Underhill, born 9 August 1779, Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire; married Sophia Slack, 5 March 1805, Plainfield, Sullivan, New Hampshire, four children; died 31 October 1875, Washington, Orange, Vermont.

On 2 March 1774, John and Hannah (Colby) Underhill bought the 60 acre homestead of her father, Joseph Colby, of Chester, New Hampshire for £165 from her brother, Joseph Colby. It was Lot No. 40, located on the Long Meadow road and near the old brick school house. They sold the land in 1801 to Mary Brown for $600.

John Underhill served at least two stints in the Revolutionary War. The History of Old Chester [N.H.] from 1719 to 1869, by Benjamin Chase provides this information about John's service:[5]

* page 375: “Pay-roll of Capt. Stephen Dearborn's company, Thomas Stickney's regiment, in Gen. Stark's brigade, which company marched from Chester, in the State of New Hampshire, and joined the Northern Continental Army, 1777, from July 19 to September 28; John Underhill, Sergt., Company A., advanced to Sergt. Aug. 16.”

The United States Revolutionary War muster and pay rolls for New Hampahire indicate that on 21 July 1777, John Underhill enlisted as a Corporal in Captain Stephen Dearborn's Company of Colonel Thomas Stickney's regiment of General Stark's brigade.[6] The brigade marched from Chester and joined with the North Continental Army in 1777. He was promoted to Sergeant on 16 August 1777 during the battle at Bennington, Vermont, and was discharged on 28 September 1777. He traveled 192 miles, and was paid £ 13 14s 8d for his service.

Everything indicates that this was the John Underhill who was promoted to Sergeant at the Battle of Bennington, 16 August 1777.

In 1780, the town of Chester was requested to raise six men for six months service in the Coos region of New Hampshire.[7] Muster Master John Webster, acting under orders from the state's Committee of Safety in Exeter raised the six men. The document records the enlistment of six men to serve until the end of December 1780 and acknowledges the receipt of travel funds by three of the men (at two dollars per mile) for the 100-mile march from Chester to Haverhill in the 'Cohos' (Coos) region. In the muster roll and travel pay record, John Underhill is listed as of Chester and is one of the three men authorized to distribute the travel funds to the soldiers, including himself.

Their Later Years

Hannah (Colby) Underhill died on 12 September 1791, probably in Chester, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.

After the death of Hannah, John Underhill resided in Chester, and for some time in nearby Candia, and then sold the Chester homestead in 1801 to Mary Brown, John Underhill moved to Plainfield, then in Cheshire County, New Hampshire. John, a husbandman of Chester, bought a 57 acre parcel of land in Plainfield from Nathaniel Garland for $700.[8]

Subsequently, John Underhill sold the 57 acres of land in Plainfield to his son Jonathan Underhill on 13 March 1806 for $700.[9] It is likely that John continued living with his son Jonathan in that home.

According to the History of Old Chester, John Underhill died in 1816 in Plainfield, Sullivan County, New Hampshire of hypothermia.[5]

There are no death, burial or probate records for John or Hannah (Colby) Underhill in Rockingham or Sullivan Counties, New Hampshire..

Sources

1. "New Hampshire, Birth Records, 1659-1900," imaged, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com), "Thurston - Vochon," John Underhill birth entry, born 20 June 1745.

2. "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database, FamilySearch (https://FamilySearch.org), FHL microfilm, 98 reels; citing New Hampshire Registrar of Vital Statistics, Concord, N.H., "Index to births, early to 1900", John Underhill, born 20 June 1745 entry.

3. Josephine C Frost, Underhill Genealogy, Volume 4 (N.p.: Myron C. Taylor, in the interests of the Underhill Society of America, 1932), page 29, John Underhill sketch.

4. Town of Amesbury, Massachusetts, Vital Records of Amesbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield, Mass. : Topsfield Historical Society, 1913), Births, page 60, Hannah Colby birth entry, 17 February 1744/5.

5. Benjamin Chase, History of Old Chester From 1719 to 1869 (Auburn, N.H. : the author, 1869).

6. "New Hampshire Revolutionary War Records, 1675-1835," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org :) Rolls > Muster rolls and petitions, 1777-1779, image 218 of 751, John Underhill service.

7. "U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls," imaged, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4282/records/1287078 : accessed 29 April 2026); "New Hampshire > Walkers Company, 1777 (Folder 160) - Various Organizations, Nos 1-169 (Folders 175-177)," image 52 of 778, John Underhill entry.

8) "Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States records," Nathaniel Garland to John Underhill, executed 9 June 1801, recorded 29 June 1814; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSRH-F9ZN-4?view=fullText : Apr 30, 2026), Image Group Number: 008297918, "Cheshire Deeds, 1813-1814," image 543 of 866; Cheshire County (New Hampshire). Register of Deeds.

9) "Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States records," John Underhill to Jonathan Underhill, executed 13 March 1806, recorded 29 June 1814; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLR-X9WW-L?view=fullText : Apr 30, 2026), Image Group Number: 008203909; "Cheshire Deeds, 1812-1814," page 529, image 582 of 652; Cheshire County (New Hampshire). Register of Deeds.

Relationship

John and Hannah (Colby) Underhill are my 5th great-grandparents through thyeir son Amos Underhill (1772-1865), who married Mary "Polly" Metcalf (1780-1855) in 1801 in Piermont, Grafton County, New Hampshire.

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52 Ancestors - Week 490: #885 Anne (Bartlett) Colby (1684-1721) of Newbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts

Anne Bartlett (1684-1721)  is #885 on my Ahnentafel List, my 7th great-grandmother, who married  #884  Joseph Colby (1680-1754)   in 1704 in Amesbury, Massachusetts.

I am descended through:

*  their son #442 Joseph Colby (1707-1768), married ##443 Abigail Worthen (1714-????) in 1736/

*  their daughter #221 Hannah Colby (1745-????), married #220 John Underhill (1745-1816)in 1767.

*  their son, #110 Amos Underhill (1772-1865), married #111 Mary Metcalf (1780-1855) in 1801.

*  their daughter, #55, Mary Ann Underhill (1815-1882) in 1839. married #54 Samuel Vaux (1816-1880) in 1839.

*  their daughter, #27 Abigail A. Vaux (1844-1931), married #26 Devier James Lamphear Smith (1839-1894) in 1861.

*  their daughter, #13 Abbey Ardell Smith (1862-1944), married #12 Henry Austin Carringer (1853-1946), in 1887.

*  their son, #6 Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976), who married #7 Emily Kemp Auble (1899-1977) in 1918.
* their daughter, #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002), who married #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) in 1942.
*  their son, #1 Randall J. Seaver (1943-....)

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1)  PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Name:                       Anne Bartlett[1–2,4]

*  Alternate Name:       Anne Bartlet[3]

*  Alternate Name:       Anne Colby[5]

*  Sex:                          Female

*  Father:                     Christopher Bartlett 1655-1711

*  Mother:                    Deborah Weed 1659-1726

2)  INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Birth:                        29 March 1684, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States[1,3]

*  Death:                       24 October 1721 (age 37), Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States[2,5]

3)  SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Spouse 1:                 Joseph Colby 1680-1754

*  Marriage 1:              22 November 1704 (about age 20) Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States[2,4]

*  Child 1:                    Benaiah Colby 1705-1746

*  Child 2:                    Joseph Colby 1707-1768

*  Child 3:                    Nathan Colby 1710-1759

*  Child 4:                    Judith Colby 1712-1761

*  Child 5:                    Hannah Colby 1714-    

*  Child 6:                    Martha Colby 1717-    

*  Child 7:                    Ann Colby 1718-1799

*  Child 8:                    John Colby 1721-1721

4)  NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):    

The book Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury provides a short summary of the family of Christopher Bartlett[1] and of Joseph Colby[2].

Ann Bartlet was born 29 March 1684 in Newbury, Massachusetts Bay, the daughter of Christopher and Deborah (Weed) Bartlet[3].

She married on 22 November 1704 in Amesbury, to Joseph Colby (1680-1754)[2,4] as his first wife, son of John and Sarah (Eldredge) Colby.  They had eight children, all born and recorded in Amesbury town records:

*  Benaiah Colby (1705-1746), married 1728 Mary Webster (1709-1745).

*  Joseph Colby (1707-1768), married 1736 Abigail worthen (1714-????).

*  Nathan Colby (1710-1759), married 1735 Hannah Worthen (1716-1750).

*  Judith Colby (1712-1761), married 1731 Thomas Carter (1707-1761).

*  Hannah Colby (1714-????).

*  Martha Colby (1717-????), married 1740 Joseph Kimball (1717-1763).

*  Ann Colby (1718-1799), married 1740 Moses Wells (1716-1824).

*  John Colby (1721-1721).

Anne (Bartlett) Colby died on 24 October 1721 in Amesbury[2,5].  There is no known burial location for Anne Colby.

5.  SOURCES

1. David Webster Hoyt, The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts ; with some related families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich and Hampton (Providence, R.I., Snow & Farnham, printers, 1897-1917), page 58, #20, Christopher Bartlett family sketch.

2. David Webster Hoyt, The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts ; with some related families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich and Hampton, page 659, #38 Joseph Colby family sketch.

3. The Essex Institute, Vital Records of Newbury, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849, 2 Volumes (Salem, Mass. : The Essex Institute, 1911), Births, page 38, Anne Bartlet entry, 29 March 1684.

4. Town of Amesbury, Massachusetts, Vital Records of Amesbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield, Mass. : Topsfield Historical Society, 1913), Marriages, page 311, Joseph Colbey and Anne Bartlett entry, 22 November 1704.

5. Town of Amesbury, Massachusetts, Vital Records of Amesbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Deaths, page 533, Anne Colby entry, 24 October 1721.

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NOTE:  Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post 

 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog in 2014.  I have extended this theme in 2023 to 520 Ancestors in 520 Weeks.

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52 Ancestors - Week 489: #884 Joseph Colby (1680-1754) of Amesbury, Massachusetts and Hampstead, New Hampshire

Joseph Colby (1680-1754) is #884 on my Ahnentafel List, my 7th great-grandfather, who married  #885 Anne Bartlett (1684-1721)  in 1704 in mesbury, Massachusetts.

I am descended through:

*  their son #442 Joseph Colby (1707-1768), married ##443 Abigail Worthen (1714-????) in 1736/

*  their daughter #221 Hannah Colby (1745-????), married #220 John Underhill (1745-1816)in 1767.

*  their son, #110 Amos Underhill (1772-1865), married #111 Mary Metcalf (1780-1855) in 1801.

*  their daughter, #55, Mary Ann Underhill (1815-1882) in 1839. married #54 Samuel Vaux (1816-1880) in 1839.

*  their daughter, #27 Abigail A. Vaux (1844-1931), married #26 Devier James Lamphear Smith (1839-1894) in 1861.

*  their daughter, #13 Abbey Ardell Smith (1862-1944), married #12 Henry Austin Carringer (1853-1946), in 1887.

*  their son, #6 Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976), who married #7 Emily Kemp Auble (1899-1977) in 1918.
* their daughter, #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002), who married #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) in 1942.
*  their son, #1 Randall J. Seaver (1943-....)

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1)  PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Name:                      Joseph Colby[1–4]

*  Alternate Name:      Joseph Colbey[5]

*  Sex:                         Male

*  Father:                     John Colby 1656-1719

*  Mother:                    Sarah Eldredge 1655-1692

2)  INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Birth:                       about 1680, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States[1]

*  Distribution:            21 April 1719 (about age 39), granted administration of father's estate; Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States[4]

*  Death:                      before 14 March 1754 (before about age 74), Hampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States[3]

*  Probate:                  14 March 1754 (about age 74), administration granted; Hampstead, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States[3]

3)  SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Spouse 1:                 Anne Bartlett 1684-1721

*  Marriage 1:              22 November 1704 (about age 24) Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States[5]

*  Child 1:                    Benaiah Colby 1705-1746

*  Child 2:                    Joseph Colby 1707-1768

*  Child 3:                    Nathan Colby 1710-1759

*  Child 4:                    Judith Colby 1712-1761

*  Child 5:                    Hannah Colby 1714-    

*  Child 6:                    Martha Colby 1717-    

*  Child 7:                    Ann Colby 1718-1799

*  Child 8:                    John Colby 1721-1721

*  Spouse 2:                 Mary Philbrick 1702-1754

*  Marriage 2:              1 August 1722 (about age 42), Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States[2]

*  Child 9:                    Mary Colby 1723-1723

*  Child 10:                  Sarah Colby 1725-    

*  Child 11:                  Theophilus Colby 1726-1757

*  Child 12:                  Lydia Colby 1730-    

*  Child 13:                  Dorothy Colby 1731-1816

*  Child 14:                  John Colby 1733-1776

*  Child 15:                  Philbrook Colby 1735-1800

*  Child 16:                  Susanna Colby 1736-    

*  Child 17:                  Edmund Colby 1739-    

*  Child 18:                  Mary Colby 1743-    

4)  NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):    

The book Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury provides a short summary of the family of Joseph Colby[1].  He was of Amesbury, Massachusetts East Parish and Hampstead, New Hampshire; Hampstead was part of Amesbury until 1741.

Joseph Colby was born about 1680 in Amesbury, Massachusetts, the youngest son of John and Sarah Eldridge) Colby of Amesbury[1].

He married, first, on 22 November 1704 in Amesbury, to Anne Bartlett (1684-1721), daughter of Christopher and Deborah (Weed) Bartlett of Newbury, Massachusetts[1,5].  They had eight children, all born and recorded in Amesbury town records:

*  Benaiah Colby (1705-1746), married 1728 Mary Webster (1709-1745).

*  Joseph Colby (1707-1768), married 1736 Abigail worthen (1714-????).

*  Nathan Colby (1710-1759), married 1735 Hannah Worthen (1716-1750).

*  Judith Colby (1712-1761), married 1731 Thomas Carter (1707-1761).

*  Hannah Colby (1714-????).

*  Martha Colby (1717-????), married 1740 Joseph Kimball (1717-1763).

*  Ann Colby (1718-1799), married 1740 Moses Wells (1716-1824).

*  John Colby (1721-1721).

Anne (Bartlett) Colby died on 24 October 1721 in Amesbury.

Joseph Colby married, second, on 1 August 1722 in Amesbury to Mary (Philbrick) Johnson (1702-1754), the widow of James Johnson[2].  Joseph and Mary had ten children, all born and recorded in Amesbury town records:

*  Mary Colby (1723-1723).

*  Sarah Colby (1725-????), married 1747 Obadiah Davis (1720-1796).

*  Theophilus Colby (1726-1757), married 1752 Priscilla Stevens (1733-1794).

*  Lydia Colby (1730-????), married 1747 Jonathan Gile (1724-1756).

*  Dorothy Colby (1731-1816), married 1746 Josiah Davis (1722-1796).

*  John Colby (1733-1776), married 1755 Ruth Stevens (1736-1812).

*  Philbrick Colby (1735-1800), married 1774 Ruth Lufkin (1748-????).

*  Susanna Colby (1736-????).

*  Edmund Colby (1739-????).

*  Mary Colby (1743-????).

Joseph's father, John Colby (1656-1719), died intestate on 6 April 1719 in Amesbury[4].  The administration of his estate was granted to Joseph Colby, he only surviving son, on 21 April 1719.  The inventory was apprized with personal estate of about £150 and real estate of £25.  

"Mr Joseph Colby" owned the covenant and was baptized 27 June 1731 in First Amesbury church.  Mary, wife of Joseph Colby, was dismissed with others from the First Haverhill church to form the church at Hampstead 31 May 1752[1].

Joseph Colby died intestate before 14 March 1754 in Hampstead, New Hampshire, when the administration of his estate was granted[3].  No burial location has been found.

Administration of the estate of Joseph Colby of Hampstead was granted to his wife, Mary Colby, on 14 March 1754[3].

The bond of Mary Colby and her son, John Colby, with Joseph Little and Benjamin Emerson as sureties, all of Hampstead, in the sum of £1000, was posted for the administration of the estate of her husband, Joseph Colby of Hampstead on 14 March 1754.  The witnesses were Benjamin Norris and Thomas Hardy.

An inventory, signed by Ebenezer Gile, Nathaniel Heath, and Peter Eastman was taken, and amounted to £418. 16. 0, which was attested 23 May 1754.

The account of the settlement of the estate was filed by John Colby, the surviving administrator, with receipts of £418. 16. 0, ad expenditures of £445. 0. 0., was allowed 25 February 1756.

5.  SOURCES

1. David Webster Hoyt, The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts ; with some related families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich and Hampton (Providence, R.I., Snow & Farnham, printers, 1897-1917), page 659, #38 Joseph Colby family sketch.

2. Town of Amesbury, Massachusetts, Vital Records of Amesbury, Massachusetts  to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield, Mass. : Topsfield Historical Society, 1913), Marriages, Page 315, Joseph Colby widr. and wid. Mary Johnson entry, 1 August 1722.

3. Henry Harrison Metcalf and Otis Grant Hammond, editors, Probate Records of the Province of New Hampshire, Volume 5 (Concord, N.H.: Rumney Press, 1915), page 68, summary of Joseph Colby estate, Hampstead 1754.

4. "Essex County, Massachusetts: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881," digital images, American Ancestors  (https://www.AmericanAncestors.org), estate file 5921 (40 images), John Colby of Amesbury, 1719.

5. Town of Amesbury, Massachusetts, Vital Records of Amesbury, Massachusetts  to the End of the Year 1849, Marriages, page 311, Joseph Colbey and Anne Bartlett entry, 22 November 1704.

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 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog in 2014.  I have extended this theme in 2023 to 520 Ancestors in 520 Weeks.

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Treasure Chest Thursday -- 1704 Marriage Record of Joseph Colbey and Anne Bartlett in Amesbury, Massachusetts

 I looked in my digital image files to see what treasures I can find for my family history and genealogy musings for Treasure Chest Thursday.

The treasure today is the 1704 marriage record of Joseph Colbey and Anne Bartlett in Amesbury, Massachusetts:

The marriage record:

The transcription of this marriage record is:

"[COLBEY], Joseph, and Anne Bartlett, Nov. 22, 1704.*"

The source citation for this marriage record is:

Town of Amesbury, Massachusetts, Vital Records of Amesbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield, Mass. : Topsfield Historical Society, 1913), Marriages, page 311, Joseph Colbey and Anne Bartlett entry, 22 November 1704.

This record is a Derivative Source, with Primary Information and Direct Evidence of the marriage of Joseph Colbey and Anne Bartlett in Amesbury, Massachusetts. The original record is probably in an Amesbury town record book that may no longer be available.  

Joseph Colbey (1680-1754) was born 1 August 1680 in Amesbury, Massachusetts, the son of John nd Sarah(Eldredge) Colby.  He married Anne Bartlett on 22 November 1704 in Amesbury, Massachusetts.  Anne Bartlett was born 29 March 1684 in Newbury, Massachusetts, the daughter of Christopher and Deborah (Weed) Bartlett.  Joseph and Anne had eight children.

Joseph and Anne (Bartlett) Colby are my 7th great-grandparents.  I am descended through their son Joseph Colby (1707-1768), who married 1736 Abigail Worthen (1714-????).

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52 Ancestors - Week 270: #443 Abigail (Worthen) Colby (1714-????) of Amesbury, Mass. and Chester, New Hampshire

Abigail (Worthen) Colby (1714-????) is #443 on my Ahnentafel List, my 6th great-grandmother, who married  #442 Joseph Colby (1707-1768) in 1736 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.

I am descended through:

*  their daughter #221 Hannah Colby (1745-????), married #220 John Underhill (1745-1816), in 1767.

*  their son, #110 Amos Underhill (1772-1865), married #111 Mary Metcalf (1780-1855) in 1801.

*  their daughter, #55, Mary Ann Underhill (1815-1882) in 1839. married #54 Samuel Vaux (1816-1880) in 1839.

*  their daughter, #27 Abigail A. Vaux (1844-1931), married #26 Devier James Lamphear Smith (1839-1894) in 1861.

*  their daughter, #13 Abby Ardell Smith (1862-1944), married #12 Henry Austin Carringer (1853-1946), in 1887.

*  their son, #6 Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976), married #7 Emily Kemp Auble (1899-1977).

*  their daughter #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002) who married #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) in 1942.

*  their son #1 Randall Jeffrey Seaver (1943-living)

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1)  PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Name:                        Abigail Worthen[1–3]

*  Alternate Name:        Abigail Warren[5]  

*   Sex:                           Female

*   Father:                       Ezekiel Worthen (1672-1755)

*   Mother:                     Abigail Carter (1686-1752)

2)  INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Birth:                          24 May 1714, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States[1–3]    

*  Distribution:               19 October 1755 (age 41), father's will proved; Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States[4]    

*  Death:                         probably Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States  

3)  SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Spouse 1:                Joseph Colby (1707-1768)  

*  Marriage 1:             18 March 1735/6 (age 22), Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States[5]    

*  Child 1:                  Ephraim Colby (1736-1737)    

*  Child 2:                  Joseph Colby (1739-1839)    

*  Child 3:                  Abigail Colby (1742-    )    

*  Child 4:                  Hannah Colby (1744-    )    

*  Child 5:                  Ephraim Colby (1750-    )  

  

4)  NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):  

The typescript We Are Because They Were by Malva Lynn Teed and Mary L. Emil, has a sketch of the Worthen families of Amesbury, Massachusetts and Chester, New Hampshire, which indicates that Abigail Worthen married Joseph Colby[2].

 The book, The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts ; with some related families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich and Hampton, provides a short sketch of the Ezekiel and Abigail (Carter) Worthen family and the Joseph and Abigail (Worthen) Colby family[3].

Abigail Worthen was born 24 May 1714 in Amesbury, Massachusetts, the daughter of Ezekiel and Abigail (Carter) Worthen[1-3].

On 18 March 1735/6, Joseph Colby married Abigail Worthen (listed as Warren) in Amesbury[5].  They had five children between 1737 and 1750, all born in Amesbury and recorded in the town records:

*  Ephraim Colby (1737-1737).

*  Joseph Colby (1739-1839), married Molly --?-- (1750-????) before 1776, resided in Concord, New Hampshire.

*  Abigail Colby (1742-????).

*  Hannah Colby (1745-????). married John Underhill (1745-1816) in 1767, resided in Chester, New Hampshire.

*  Ephraim Colby (1750-????). 

Abigail's father, Ezekiel Worthen, wrote his will on 2 September 1752, and it was proved on 19 October 1755 in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, Probate Court.  He bequeathed 45 pounds to each of his five daughters, to be paid by his son Jacob Worthen[4].

The Joseph Colby family removed to Chester, New Hampshire before 1760.  His father, Joseph Colby, died there in 1754, and Abigail's father, Ezekiel Worthen, died there in 1755.  If Abigail was still alive, she certainly went with him with their youngest children. 

There are no death or burial records for Joseph or Abigail Colby in the Amesbury, Massachusetts or Chester, New Hampshire areas.

There are no probate records for Joseph or Abigail (Worthen) Colby in the Essex County, Massachusetts or Rockingham County, New Hampshire probate court records.  

5.  SOURCES

1. Town of Amesbury, Massachusetts, Vital Records of Amesbury, Massachusetts  to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield, Mass. : Topsfield Historical Society, 1913), Births, page 262, Abigaill Worthen entry.

2. Malva Lynn Teed and Mary L. Emil, We Are Because They Were, 1983, typescript, accessed on FHL Microfilm US/CAN 1033945, Item 6, Ezekiel Worthen sketch.

3. David Webster Hoyt, The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts ; with some related families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich and Hampton (Providence, R.I., Snow & Farnham, printers, 1897-1917), page 372, Ezekiel Worthen sketch .

4. "New Hampshire, Wills and Probate Records, 1643-1982," indexed database and digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), All Counties > Vol. 18-19, 1750-1756, Volume 18, pages 378 to 380 (images 542-3 of 667), Ezekiel Worthen probate records, 1755.

5. Town of Amesbury, Massachusetts, Vital Records of Amesbury, Massachusetts  to the End of the Year 1849, Marriages, page 315, Joseph Colby and Abigail Warren entry.

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NOTE:  In 2014, Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post  52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog.  I have extended this theme in 2019 to 312 Ancestors in 312 Weeks.

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52 Ancestors - Week 269: #442 Joseph Colby (1707-1768) of Amesbury, Mass. and Chester, New Hampshire

Joseph Colby (1707-1768) is #442 on my Ahnentafel List, my 6th great-grandfather, who married Abigail Warren/Worthen (1714-????) in 1736 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.

I am descended through:

*  their daughter #221 Hannah Colby (1745-????), married #220 John Underhill (1745-1816), in 1767.

*  their son, #110 Amos Underhill (1772-1865), married #111 Mary Metcalf (1780-1855) in 1801.

*  their daughter, #55, Mary Ann Underhill (1815-1882) in 1839. married #54 Samuel Vaux (1816-1880) in 1839.

*  their daughter, #27 Abigail A. Vaux (1844-1931), married #26 Devier James Lamphear Smith (1839-1894) in 1861.

*  their daughter, #13 Abby Ardell Smith (1862-1944), married #12 Henry Austin Carringer (1853-1946), in 1887.

*  their son, #6 Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976), married #7 Emily Kemp Auble (1899-1977).

*  their daughter #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002) who married #2 Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) in 1942.

*  their son #1 Randall Jeffrey Seaver (1943-living)

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1)  PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Name:                      Joseph Colby[1,3]

*  Alternate Name:      Joseph Colbey[2]

*   Sex:                        Male

*   Father:                    Joseph Colby (1680-1754)

*   Mother:                  Anne Bartlett (1684-1721)

2)  INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

 *  Birth:                      30 July 1707, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States[1-2]

*  Membership:           8 July 1739 (age 31), renewed the covenant; Amesbury First Church, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States[1]    

*  Residence:              1760 (about age 53), Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States[1]    

*  Residence:              1768 (about age 61), Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States[1]    

*  Death:                     after 1768 (after about age 61), probably Chester, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States  

3)  SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

*  Spouse 1:                Abigail Warren or Worthen (1714-    )  

*  Marriage 1:             18 March 1735/6 (age 28), Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States[3]    

*  Child 1:                  Ephraim Colby (1736-1737)    

*  Child 2:                  Joseph Colby (1739-1839)    

*  Child 3:                  Abigail Colby (1742-    )    

*  Child 4:                  Hannah Colby (1744-    )    

*  Child 5:                  Ephraim Colby (1750-    )  

  

4)  NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):  

The book, The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts ; with some related families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich and Hampton, provides a short sketch of Joseph Colby and his family[1].

Joseph Colby was born 30 July 1707 in Amesbury, Massachusetts, the son of Joseph and Anne (Bartlett) Colby[1-2].

On 18 March 1735/6, Joseph Colby married Abigail Warren (or perhaps Worthen?) in Amesbury[1,3].  They had five children between 1737 and 1750, all born in Amesbury and recorded in the town records[1]:

*  Ephraim Colby (1737-1737).

*  Joseph Colby (1739-1839), married Molly --?-- (1750-????) before 1776, resided in Concord, New Hampshire.

*  Abigail Colby (1742-????).

*  Hannah Colby (1745-????). married John Underhill (1745-1816) in 1767, resided in Chester, New Hampshire.

*  Ephraim Colby (1750-????). 

Joseph Colby Jr renewed the covenant on 8 July 1739 at First Amesbury Church in Amesbury[1].

He was probably the Joseph Colby who resided in Chester, New Hampshire in 1760 and 1768[1].

There are no death or burial records for Joseph or Abigail Colby in the Amesbury, Massachusetts or Chester, New Hampshire areas.

There are no probate records for Joseph Colby in the Essex County, Massachusetts or Rockingham County, New Hampshire probate court records.  

5.  SOURCES

1. David Webster Hoyt, The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts ; with some related families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich and Hampton (Providence, R.I., Snow & Farnham, printers, 1897-1917), page 672, Joseph Colby sketch.

2. Town of Amesbury, Massachusetts, Vital Records of Amesbury, Massachusetts  to the End of the Year 1849, Births, page 56, Joseph Colbey entry.

3. Town of Amesbury, Massachusetts, Vital Records of Amesbury, Massachusetts  to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield, Mass. : Topsfield Historical Society, 1913), Marriages, page 315, Joseph Colby and Abigail Warren entry.

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NOTE:  In 2014, Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post  52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog.  I have extended this theme in 2019 to 312 Ancestors in 312 Weeks.

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