Samuel Colby Jr was born 9 March 1671 in Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States to Samuel Colby (1638-1716) and Elizabeth Sargent (1648-1736) and died 29 September 1746 Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts of unspecified causes. He married Dorothy Ambrose (1673-1759) 1693 in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Elizabeth Colby (1694-1748) | |||
| Keziah Colby (1696-1754) | |||
| Samuel Colby (1698-1747) | |||
| Ambrose Colby (1700-1778) | |||
| Enoch Colby (1702-1780) | |||
| Susannah Colby (1705-1790) | |||
| Obediah Colby (1706-1749) | 15 July 1706 Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States | 1749 | Elizabeth Gee (1704-1753) |
| Dorothy May Colby (1708-1748) | |||
| Hezekiah Colby (1710-1785) | |||
| Ruggles Colby (1711-1790) | |||
| Abigail Colby (1713-) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Sarah Colby (1665-1758) | |||
| Dorothy Colby (1668-1740) | 13 November 1668 Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts | 1740 Essex County, Massachusetts | William Hoyt (1660-1728) |
| Elizabeth Colby (1670-1702) | |||
| Samuel Colby (1671-1746) | 9 March 1671 Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States | 29 September 1746 Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts | Dorothy Ambrose (1673-1759) |
| Phillip Colby (1676-1715) | |||
Residences
Research Notes
Samuel's Estate
Dorothy AMBROSE, The widow Dorothy was appointed administrator of the estate of Samuel Colby, Jr., 29 September 1746 and the estate was divided 1748/1750. As Samuel Colby of Amesbury, son of Samuel Colby deceased, he petitioned the General Court of Massachusetts for a grant of land west of the Connecticut River in Massachusetts for the services of his father in King Philip's War; the petition was not granted. (BOOK SOURCE: "The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury Massachusetts" by David W. Hoyt.)
See Also
- Samuel Colby
- Colby in Essex County, Massachusetts