Sgt. John Colby ¹

   Ancestral File Number: FHW0-GN.

  General Notes:

John Colby was born November 19, 1656 and he took the oath of allegiance and fidelity in December of 1677. He was a soldier in King Philip's War, at the Falls Fight under Capt. William Turner, 18 May 1676. He was a Sergeant of the Amesbury train band, 1680. He died 6 Apr 1717. Administration on the estate of John Colby was granted to his only surviving son, Joseph Colby on 21 April 1719.

King Philip's War was a New England war that began in 1675. King Philip, whose Native American name is Metacomet. He was chief of the Wampanoags and a brilliant soldier. He led attacks against several frontier towns in Massachusetts.

John married Sarah Eldridge on 25 Dec 1675 in Amesbury, Essex Co, Massachusetts. (Sarah Eldridge died on 3 Jul 1692 in Amesbury, Essex Co, Massachusetts.)

John also married Sarah Osgood before 1700 in Amesbury, Essex Co, Massachusetts. (Sarah Osgood was born on 2 Feb 1653 in Amesbury, Essex Co, Massachusetts and died before 1714 in Prob Amesbury, Massachusetts.)

John also married Ruth Ring on 8 Feb 1714 in Amesbury, Essex Co, Massachusetts.