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Anthony Colby Estate Division

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Bibliographic Notes

Citing "Norfolk Co. Quarterly Court Files, vol. 1, leaf 34," George Francis Dow, The Probate Records of Essex County, Massachusetts, 3 vols. (Salem, Mass., Essex Institute, 1916-1920), 1 (1635-1664):407-410 (Estate of Anthony Colby of Salisbury) at 408-410; digital images, HathiTrust.

Anthony Colby 1682 estate, case 5896 (9 pp.), Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881; database and digital images by subscription. American Ancestors.

Anthony Colby 1682 estate, case 5896 (9 pp.) in "Massachusetts, Essex County ... Probate estate files, nos. 5811 to 5849 … 1638-1840"; digital images, FamilySearch, FSL film 5567033, images 78-86 of 707; Only the first part of the extraction below can be verified from the extant file, 84 and presumably 85 .

Mary Lovering Holman, Ancestry of Charles Stinson Pillsbury and John Sargent Pillsbury, 2 vols., paginated continuously ([Concord, N.H. : Priv. print. at the Rumford press], 1938), 1:137-138 (The First Coly Line); digital images, HathiTrust.

Summary

Needs to be reworked; below extracted from Holman; pull references from Anderson ...

The Division of the estate of Anthony Colby was made 9 Apr. 1661 as follows:

  • To ye widdow for her part and the two youngest children, yº dwelling house, barne 14 acres of upland, etc.
  • To John Colby
  • To Sarah, wife of Orlando Bagley
  • To Samuel Colby
  • To Isaac Colby
  • To Rebecca Colby.

The division was consented to by widow Colby and all the children “who were of capacity", 14 Apr. 1661.

On the 28 Mar. 1682, Susanna Whittredge formerly Colbie was granted power to sell, with the advice of Samuell and Thomas Colbie, enough of the estate left in her hands by her former husband as was necessary for her support in her old age.

Thomas Challis, Orlando Bagley, Ephraim Weed, and Ebenezer Blaisdell petitioned, 28 Sept. 1698, for some part of the estate of their grandfather Anthony Collby, formerly of Salisbury, left in the hands of their grandmother Susanna, widow of Anthony, administratrix of his estate, afterwards Susanna Whittredge, deceased; Also such of us as have married the daughters of John Colby, deceased, eldest son of Anthony and Susanna, by virtue of the last will of John Colby, as we are informed that Samuel Colby, only surviving son of Anthony and Susanna, though not the eldest, hath had letters of administration granted him on the estate of Susanna Whittredge, deceased

Estate Division

Att ye Court held at Salisbury the 9th of Aprill 1661.

Whereas Anthoney Collby late of ye town of Salisbury died intestate And Susannah widow of ye sd Collby desiring & having letters of administration granted unto her by this Court…

This Court doth order that the whole estate shalbee divided into twelve parts fower wherof shall bee for ye widdowes part…

[water damage] portion (provided that what any of them have had already given unto them by their father as part of their portions be accompted as part of what they are now to have, according to ye value when given unto them: Also it is ordered yt the widow shall give in securitie for ye portions left in her hands: for the use wherof she is to bee att ye charge of their education: The portions are to bee given unto ye sones at ye age of one & twenty yeares & to ye daughters at ye age of eighteen yeares, or their day of marriage wth there mothers consent wch shall first happen: Also it is ordered that [ ] Robert Pike & mr Tho: Bradbury shall bee overseers, for ye division of ye estate according to this order & to alott to every one that [ ] of ye estate for their portions wch they in their best judmts shall think most meet & equall: And if any of ye children decease before there portions bee due: the said portions shalbee & portionalbly divided to those yt do survive: after ye proportion of this division.

This is a true copie as attests
Tho Bradbury rec

At ye county court held at Salisbury ye 14 3 mo: 1663<<<Check Year

In ye division of Anthony Colbyes estate: yt wc was allowed to ye widow for her part & ye two youngest children as was as followeth:

Imp: the dwelling house & barne & 14 acres of upland
in tillage............................................................ 70-00-00
It: ye ferry meadow..........................................30-00-00
It: ye household goods....................................19-19-04
It: one yoke of oxen.........................................14-00-00
It: 3 cowes.........................................................13-10-00
It: 7 swine..........................................................05-05-00
It: in sheep........................................................02-10-00
It: in corn...........................................................21-04-00
It: the boggi meadow......................................10-00-00”[1]

“To ye widdow for hir part & the two youngest children:

ye dwelling house, barne and 14 acres of upland in
tillage........................................................... £70
ye ferric meadow....................................... £30
ye household goods.................................. £19. 19s. 4d
a yoake of Oxen......................................... £14
3 Cowes....................................................... £13. 10s
7 Swine.......................................................... £5. 5s
in sheep......................................................... £2. 10s
in Corne....................................................... £21. 4s
the boggie meadow................................... £10

To John Colby:
an acre of land aded to his halfe acre at his
house.............................................................. £2. 16s
two cheyns........................................................... 10s
a yoake of oxen........................................... £15. 10s
Mr. Groom's accomodacons....................... £6
in sheep.......................................................... £1. 10s
a cart & wheels, span, shackle & pin & ye 4th pt. of
another cart…................................................ £2

To Sarah, ye wife of Orlando Bagly:
one Cowe & one 3 yeere old steere............ £8
a young horse.............................................. £10
another Cowe................................................ £4. 10s
p. Isaac Colby................................................. £5. 16s
More payd by Isaac Colby to Orlando Bagly for ye
which the estate was debtor.........................£5. 19s. 8d

To Samuell Colby:
one yoade of oxen....................................... £13
the pasture................................................... £20

To Isaac Colby:
the eleven lotts of marshe at Mr. Hal's farme, 2 lotts
of sweepage & one higledee pigeledee lot. £9. 10s
2 yearlins......................................................... £3
ye part of ye saw mill................................... £30

To Rebecka Colby:
a Cowe, one 3 year old steere & ye mare colt. £14
two Calves........................................................ £1
a bed & bolster................................................ £4. 10s
p. Isaac Colby................................................... £2. 11s
p. Sam. Colby.................................................... £5. 4s
in corne.................................................................. 11s

This division was consented to by the widow Colby and all the children who were of capacity. Confirmed by the Norfolk County Court at Salisbury, 14:2:1663, and recorded by Tho. Bradbury, rec." [2]

Research Notes

Sources

  1. Essex County Probate Files- Docket No. 5896
  2. Norfolk County Quarterly Court Files, 1:f.34




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