Frances
Colby
formerly [surname unknown]
Born about in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Thomas Colby
— married
1698 in Amesbury, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Mother of
Judith (Colby) Chase, Orlando Colby, Thomas Colby, Frances (Colby) Lowell and Abraham Colby
Died after
after about age 73
in Massachusetts [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 9 Nov 2011
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Biography
Frances ______ and Thomas Colby married about 1698, based on their first child's birth in 1699. Frances and Thomas had 11 known children between 1699 and 1723. Thomas Colby's widow, Frances (___) Colby, was living in 1748.[1] Frances (__) Colby's death information has not been found as of yet.
Research Notes
Disputed Origins
In many online genealogies, a "Frances Willoughby", daughter of Nehemiah Willoughby is shown as having married Thomas Colby by 1699, at Amesbury, Massachusetts. However, no sources found show her last name at birth. Torrey lists Thomas Colby's marriage to Frances ________,[2] as does another source as well.[1] Additionally, no sources were found to show that Nehemiah Willoughby had a daughter named Frances, although he did have a son named Francis, who was born Sept. 28, 1672, at Charlestown, Massachusetts.[3] Nehemiah's list of known children is shown in this source.[4]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hoyt, David Webster, The old families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts ; with some related families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich and Hampton, published 1897. Reference page 109
- ↑ New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Reference Volume 1, page 347. $Subscription
- ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Reference Charlestown Volume 1, page 84. $Subscription
- ↑ Perley, Sidney, The History of Salem, Volume 3, published 1924-1928. Reference pages 101-2
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Frances by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Frances:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Frances by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Frances:
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~0.78%
Hazel (Lowell) Nelson
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Douglas Nelson :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A822384 [compare], yourDNAportal DOU7906059d, Ancestry member dnelson6126
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, yourDNAportal DOU7906059d, Ancestry member dnelson6126, FTDNA kit #B22244
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MyHeritage DNA, yourDNAportal DOU7906059d
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~0.39%
John Duntley :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A463464 [compare], Ancestry member duntley
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