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Mary Elizabeth Unknown

Biography

• Birth: Mary Elizabeth Unknown was born on 20 February 1732 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USAG.
• Marriage: She and Peter Colby were married UNKNOWN FDC Records.

Marie Josephte Lamare

Biography

• Birth: Marie Josephte Lamare was born on 15 January 1733 in Quebec, CanadaG.
• Marriage: She and Peter Colby were married on 23 October 1759 in Montréal, Montréal (Urban Agglomeration), Quebec, CanadaG.
• Death: She died in 1765, at age ~32, in Sandown, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USAG.

Mary Colby^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Mary Colby was born on 28 May 1714 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USAG.²
• Marriage: She and Nathaniel Eastman were married on 27 October 1737 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USAG.^1,1

Citations

1. [S58] Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp., Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850
2. [S39] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

William Colby¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: William Colby was born on 6 March 1713 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USAG, Age: 0.¹

Citations

1. [S39] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

Daniel Colby^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Daniel Colby was born on 15 May 1705 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USAG, Age: 0.¹
• Marriage: He and Hannah Gray were married on 2 September 1730 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USAG.^2,2
• Death: He died about 1759.

Citations

1. [S39] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
2. [S58] Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp., Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850

Hannah Colby^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Hannah Colby was born on 13 July 1692.
• Death: She died on 7 March 1703, at age 10, in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USAG.¹

Citations

1. [S39] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
2. [S51] Ancestry.com, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

John Sgt. Colby, *^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14}

Parents

Biography

• Birth: John Sgt. Colby, *, was born on 19 November 1656 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USAG.^{15,1,2,4,5,8,10,12,13}
• Marriage: He and Sarah Osgood were married on 25 December 1675 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USAG, Some say Sarah Osgood may have married a Mr. Eldridge first as some sources have her name as Eldridge. All of John's children were by Sarah.^{16,3,17,5,6,10,6,10,18,19,11}
• Marriage: He was married on 2 December 1702 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USAG.⁷
• Death: He died on 6 April 1719, at age 62, in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USAG, Age: 62 -Administration on the estate of John Colby was granted to Joseph Colby, the only surviving son, 21 April 1719.^{4,8,10,11,12,13,14}
• Burial: He was buried in Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USAG.¹²

• Residence: John Sgt. Colby, *, resided in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USAG.¹⁴
• DNA Markers:
• Residence: He resided in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USAG, in 1677.⁹
• Military: King Phillip's War - 1676 & 1680 Sergeant John Colby took the oath of allegiance and fidelity, Dec 1677 and was a soldier in King Philip's War, at the Falls Fight under Capt William Turner, 18 May 1676, and was sergeant of the Amesbury train band, 1680.

Citations

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7. [S62] Ancestry.com, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011
8. [S53] Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1656; Birth city: Salisbury; Birth state: MA
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14. [S59] Ancestry.com, Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records, 1638-1840
15. [S57] David Webster Hoyt (b. 1833), The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts by David Webster Hoyt, _ITALIC: Y _PAREN: Y, pg. 104 & 106-107 b. 1656, lists parents & siblings; m. Sarah Eldridge; lists 8 children and birthdates
16. [S57] David Webster Hoyt (b. 1833), The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts by David Webster Hoyt, pg. 106-107
17. [S262] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts Town Marriage Records, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=mamarr&h=45171&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
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Anna Colby^1,2,3,4,5,6

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Anna Colby was born in 1677 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USAG.^1,3,4
• Marriage: She was married in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USAG.⁶

Citations

1. [S45] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=worldmarr_ga&h=255336&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt, Source number: 22085.017; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .
2. [S36] Godfrey Memorial Library, comp., American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=agbi&h=1907017&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
3. [S53] Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=genepool&h=3920004&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt, Birth year: 1677; Birth city: Amesbury; Birth state: MA.
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6. [S39] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

Dorothy Tewksbury

Parents

John Tewksbury^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}

Parents

Biography

• Birth: John Tewksbury was born on 29 October 1715 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USAG.^1,2,5,6,7
• Marriage: He was married in Massachusetts, USAG.¹
• Marriage: He and Sarah Colby were married on 25 November 1736 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USAG.^{3,5,6,7,3,5,6}
• Death: He died on 7 September 1812, at age 96, in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USAG.

Citations

1. [S45] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=worldmarr_ga&h=1206945&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt, Source number: 23753.001; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 3; Submitter Code: .
2. [S37] Heritage Consulting, Millennium File, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=millind&h=10705812&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
3. [S58] Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp., Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850
4. [S264] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 53; SAR Membership Number: 10443
5. [S37] Heritage Consulting, Millennium File
6. [S45] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 22085.016; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
7. [S53] Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1714; Birth city: Amesbury; Birth state: MA

Isaac Tewksbury¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Isaac Tewksbury was born on 17 August 1698 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USAG.¹
• Marriage: He was married in 1720 in Massachusetts, USAG.¹
• Death: He died on 17 November 1765, at age 67, in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USAG.

Citations

1. [S45] Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=worldmarr_ga&h=1206939&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt, Source number: 22085.031; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: .

John Tewksbury^1,2,3,4

Parents

Biography

• Birth: John Tewksbury was born on 27 July 1674 in Massachusetts, USAG.^1,2,3
• Death: He died on 15 January 1750, at age 75.

Citations

1. [S36] Godfrey Memorial Library, comp., American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=agbi&h=1907067&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
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4. [S264] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 53; SAR Membership Number: 10443

Isaac Colby^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Isaac Colby was born on 15 July 1680 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USAG.
• Marriage: He and Mary Fowler were married on 23 September 1706 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USAG.^2,3
• Death: He died on 18 May 1756, at age 75.

Citations

1. [S57] David Webster Hoyt (b. 1833), The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts by David Webster Hoyt, _ITALIC: Y _PAREN: Y, pg. 106
2. [S58] Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp., Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=mamarriages_ga&h=160607&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
3. [S58] Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp., Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850

Mary Fowler¹

Biography

• Birth: Mary Fowler was born in 1685 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USAG.
• Marriage: She and Isaac Colby were married on 23 September 1706 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USAG.^2,1
• Death: She died on 27 May 1712, at age ~27, in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USAG.

Citations

1. [S58] Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp., Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=mamarriages_ga&h=274841&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
2. [S58] Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp., Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850

Isaac Colby^{1,2,3,4,2,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13}

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Isaac Colby was born in 1679 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USAG.^{1,3,5,6,7,8,9,13}
• Marriage: He and Hannah Gretchell were married on 5 December 1701 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USAG.^{14,10,15,7,10,11}
• Marriage: He was married on 5 December 1701 in Salisbury, Essex Co, Massachusetts, USAG.^3,5
• Death: He died in June 1733, at age ~54, in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USAG.^1,3,4,5

• Residence: Isaac Colby resided in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USAG.¹²

Citations

1. [S78] Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1679; Birth city: Amesbury; Birth state: MA.
2. [S58] Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp., Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850
3. [S53] Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=genepool&h=5120271&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt, Birth year: 1679; Birth city: Amesbury; Birth state: MA.
4. [S49] Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Deaths, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=genepoold&h=558844&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
5. [S53] Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1681; Birth city: Sailsbury; Birth state: MA.
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Miriam Dorothy Straw^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Miriam Dorothy Straw was born on 22 December 1754 in South Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USAG.^1,2

• Name: Miriam Dorothy Straw was also known as Dorothy Miriam Straw.

Citations

1. [S254] Ancestry.com, New Hampshire, Births and Christenings Index, 1714-1904, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=fsnewhampshirebirth&h=263525&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
2. [S255] Ancestry.com, New Hampshire, Birth Records, 1659-1900

Elizabeth Straw^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Elizabeth Straw was born on 14 August 1760 in Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USAG.^1,2

Citations

1. [S254] Ancestry.com, New Hampshire, Births and Christenings Index, 1714-1904, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=fsnewhampshirebirth&h=228708&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
2. [S255] Ancestry.com, New Hampshire, Birth Records, 1659-1900

John Straw^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13}

Parents

Biography

• Birth: John Straw was born on 22 August 1756 in South Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USAG.^3,4,9,10,11
• Marriage: He and Mary Emerson were married on 17 August 1780 in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USAG, Concord Congregational Church. Source W22339 Pension Record in Military. John's pension abstracts lists the marriage date as 1780 which is before the birth of all of the children. Samuel's birth certificate lists his mother as Molly, Mary's nickname.³
• Death: He died on 25 March 1823, at age 66, in Merrimack, New Hampshire, USAG, er Pension Record W22339, John died at his son Moses' house in Hill, NH and his wife continued to live with Moses.^3,10,11
• Burial: He was buried in 1823 Brown-Wallace in New Rye, NH New Chester's name changed to Hill in 1837. County boundary may have changed from Grafton to Merrimack also. Town of Hill was relocated in 1941 for a dam construction.

• Residence: John Straw resided in New Hampshire, USAG, 1818;1843.⁸
• Note: The Pension Abstract indicated that Mary Straw was married August 17, 1780 which is before the birth of all of the children. Samuel's birth certificate lists Molly as the mother and Mary's nickname was Molly.
  
  The Abstract also says that John straw lived with Mary Dimond's father in 1780 and that Mary Emerson was her cousin who also lived them. She remembers the wedding which she thinks was at her father's house. The marriage was recorded on the book of Publishments at Concord, NH. It also says no marriages were recorded on the town books of Concord from 1778 to 1783.
  
  Moses is also mentioned in the abstract as their son and that John Straw died at his house in Hill and that his mother Mary Straw lived with him after his father passed away.
  
  Notes on John Straw from Sylvia Manning
  Information from Hill, NH town records, 1802 - 1815, Volume 2, page 141
  under the heading of: A catalogue of the children of John Straw and Molly
  his wife with the time of - Polly, Hannah, Samuel (bible states born 1791,
  town records state 1792) Eliza, Lucy, Daniel and Moses.
  
  Hill, NH town records 1773 to 1802, Volume 1, page 33 has listed:
  Sarah Straw, the daughter of John Straw and Mary his wife was born Apr
  16th 1781
  Page 55:
  Sargent Straw the son of John Straw and Mary his wife was born July 1,
  1783.
  
  John Straw was listed in the town's Record of Inventory of Inhabitants of
  New Chester in 1794 - page 164
  1795 - page 173
  1800 - page 251
  1801 - page 275
  
  Hill, NH in the 1870's to 1880:
  Book of Enrolment, Town of Hill, NH AD 1870
  no pages listed
  David Straw: 1870; 1871 listed as age 21, occupation peddler and single; 1873
  
  Vernon S. Straw: 1874, occupation fireman, single; 1875; 1876; 1877 (V. S.Straw), 1878; 1879 age 22; section man, single; 1880 age 22, blacksmith, single
  
  John E. Straw: 1879 18, laborer, single; 1880, age 19, laborer, single
  
  Two other possible children (From Sharon?) Not listed in Town Records
  Sarah Straw Born April 16, 1781 in Hill, NH
  Polly Straw Born March 27, 1786 in Hill, NH
  
  Info from Bill Copely at NH State Library
  Moses Straw Pension Abstract
  This was the "Only Moses Straw pensioneer"
  Born April 1762; Wife Sarah born abt.1766 (53 in 1819); son Edward 25, daughter Elenor 29 and daughter Abigale (spelling?) 22. Living in Grafton. This is John's brother.
  (Research):The Pension Abstract (on file) indicated that Mary Straw was married August 17, 1780 which is before the birth of all of the children. Samuel's birth certificate lists Molly as the mother so Mary's nickname was Molly.
  
  The Abstract also says that John straw lived with Mary Dimond's father in 1780 and that Mary Emerson a cousin of hers also listed with Mary Dimond's father. She remembers the wedding which she thinks was at her father's house. The marriage was recorded on the book of Publishments at Concord, NH. It also says no marriages were recorded on the town books of Concord from 1778 to 1783.
  
  Moses is also mentioned in the abstract as their son and that John Straw died at his house in Hill and that his mother Mary Straw lived with him after his father passed away
  
  John Straw W22339 NH Revolutionary Pension Records VoL
  http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=bcc3c2ef-8632-4e55-9cd7-402c4ed4dc2c&tid=15118723&pid=215455581
  
  John Straw W22339 NH Revolutionary Pension Records VoL
  http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=88c4c409-957c-41c4-8674-793375629510&tid=15118723&pid=215455581
  
  John_Straw_Birth_Record_1756_Patriot
  http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=cf94b9b6-d873-47db-a703-85fef7cef87c&tid=15118723&pid=215455581
  
  Linda Ann Poplin DAR 849163
  http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=6ae4b981-a046-40ab-99f5-8c265e50c438&tid=15118723&pid=215455581
  
  John Straw W22339 NH Revolutionary Pension Records VoL
  http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=4f775c90-9189-421e-8aee-a1f66718ca25&tid=15118723&pid=215455581.
• Military:¹²
• Military: 3rd NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENT, REVOLUTIONARY WAR. A synopsis of his war record from his wife's pension application is as follows. He enlisted in March 1777 in the Third New Hampshire Regiment under Captain D. Livermore; serving until March 20, 1780.
• Military: Valley Forge Muster Roll Web Address embedded in image. John was apparently sick during this difficult encampment. Captain Daniel Livermore Diary - 3rd. Reg NH. - Link to this Google book is at the lower right. SAR # 7639.
• Military: John Straw enlisted in March 1777 in the Third New Hampshire Regiment under Captain D. Livermore. He served until March 20, 1780.
• Military: A NATIONAL REGISTER OF THE SOCIETY, SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION pg 639 - Also of the Society Daughters of the American Revolution (A204125). http://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A204125.
• Residence: He resided in Grafton, New Hampshire, USAG, in 1790.¹
• Residence: He resided in Grafton, New Hampshire, USAG, in 1810.²
• Military: Per Pension Record W22339, John died at his son Moses' house in Hill, NH and his wife continued to live with Moses.

Citations

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Mary Straw, *^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Mary Straw, *, was born on 22 August 1758 in Sandown, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USAG.^1,2
• Marriage: She and Caleb Chase, *, were married Seven generations of the descendants of Aquila and Thomas Chase pg 151. (Image Above) Not sure which children were hers.

Citations

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Moses Straw, *^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Moses Straw, *, was born on 28 May 1728 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USAG, Age: 0.^1,2
• Marriage: He and Elizabeth Colby, *, were married on 17 October 1751 in South Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USAG.^{9,10,6,7,11,6,7}
• Marriage: He and Hannah French were married in 1777 2nd Marriage.
• Death: He died after 1800 in Grafton, New Hampshire, USAG.

• Note: Http://www.straw.ws/jao/pub/jao/1273.htm Moses was the s/o Lawrence and Abia Jewell Straw - sources include IGI files; research of Jim Townsend of CA . Grafton County,NH pensioners inscribed on the pension list under the Act of Congress passed on the 18th of March, 1818 Straw, Moses Private 1819 80 Dropped 1820 - Restored 1824 Per NH VR Moses' sons Samuel and John and daughter Dorothy were born in South Hampton and Mary, Elizabeth and Moses were all born in Hopkinton, NH Per Lord's History of Hopkinton he was a signer of the Association Test for Hopkinton (1776). In his father's Will of 1756 he is listed but not well rewarded. Per genealogy of Ellen Straw Thompson of Oct 1897: Moses was "dismissed to Hopkinton in 1760" She also shows his three oldest children ( Samuel, Dorothy and John as being born in South Hampton and Mary, Elizabeth and Moses born in Sandown, NH. Not sure where she got her information from but VR of NH does not concur. Ellen Straw Thompson also named a second wife for Moses of Hannah (last name unk) with a marriage date of 1777. NEHGS VR of Kingston, NH - Second Church of Christ 27 July 1771 Moses Straw m. Hannah French census of Hopkinton, NH 1790 shows him there and 62 years of age. Also in the HH are 2 males below 16 yrs of age (Moses Jr and Benjamin) and 4 females (wife Hannah and daus: Dorothy, Mary and Elizabeth.) His wife Hannah died in April of 1800.
• Residence: Moses Straw, *, resided in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USAG, in 1790 Census of Hopkinton, NH 1790 shows him there and 62 years of age. Also in the HH are 2 males below 16 yrs of age (Moses Jr and Benjamin) and 4 females (wife Hannah and daus: Dorothy, Mary and Elizabeth.) http://www.straw.ws/jao/pub/jao/1273.htm.⁴
• Residence: He resided in Grafton, New Hampshire, USAG, in 1810.³
• Residence: He resided in Lyme, Grafton, New Hampshire, USAG, in 1830.⁵
• Residence: He resided in Concord, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USAG, between 1831 and 1850.⁸
• Residence: He resided in Lyme, Grafton, New Hampshire, USAG, in 1840.

Citations

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4. [S222] Ancestry.com, 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Hopkinton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire; Series: M637; Roll: 5; Page: 338; Image: 204; Family History Library Film: 0568145
5. [S208] Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830 US Census; Census Place: Lyme, Grafton, New Hampshire; Page: 163; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 75; Family History Film: 0337928
6. [S115] New Hampshire, Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947
7. [S99] Ancestry,com, New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947
8. [S214] Ancestry.com, U.S. Pensioners, 1818-1872, The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Depar
9. [S107] Vital Records of Amesbury, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, pg. 3 Marriage
10. [S263] Church Records, SOURCE: FHL Film 15561; Church records from the Church of Christ of South Hampton
11. [S57] David Webster Hoyt (b. 1833), The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts by David Webster Hoyt, _ITALIC: Y _PAREN: Y, pg. 670 Lists husband Moses Straw; and children mentioned in will

Moses Straw, Jr^1,2,3,4,5,6

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Moses Straw, Jr, was born on 7 April 1762 in Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USAG, Birth date sourse vital record above. Lists Elizabeth as mother so this record goes with this Moses.^2,4
• Marriage: He and Sarah Sanborn were married on 6 November 1792 in Belmont, Belknap, New Hampshire, USAG.^6,6
• Death: He died on 2 February 1840, at age 77, in Lyme, Grafton, New Hampshire, USAG.^2,5
• Burial: He was buried on 9 February 1840 in Grafton, New Hampshire, USAG, Lyme Plain Cemetery.⁵

• Note: Info from Bill Copely at NH State Library Moses Straw Pension Abstract - Copy on File.
• Military: American Revolutionary War - Army There was only **ONE** Revolutionary Pensioner by the name of Moses Straw in any state and he was born in 1762. This is typed right on the document.
• Residence: Moses Straw, Jr, resided in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USAG, in 1790.
• Residence: He resided in New Hampshire, USAG, in 1819.³
• Residence: He resided in New Hampshire, USAG, in 1819.³
• Residence: He resided in Grafton, New Hampshire, USAG, in January 1840.

Citations

1. [S128] Hatcher, Patricia Law, Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=graves&h=49034&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
2. [S42] Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Individual Records, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=genepool&h=5042989&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt, Birth year: 1762; Birth city: Sandown; Birth state: NH.
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Samuel Straw^1,2,3,4,5

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Samuel Straw was born on 28 July 1752 in South Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USAG.^1,3,4
• Marriage: He and Abigail Pollard were married on 29 May 1776 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USAG.^5,6,6,5
• Death: He died in 1806, at age ~54.

• Note: Http://www.straw.ws/jao/pub/jao/1282.htm His actual date of birth is thus far unknown but he was baptized May 20, 1753 in South Hampton, NH. Jim Townsend claims he was born in 1752. Most of the information on this family comes from the genealogy of Ellen Straw Thompson written Oct 1897 and found at the NEHGS. Other sources include Hopkinton, NH VR pp 14 - 16 and 19; Research of James Townsend of CA.
• Baptism: Samuel Straw was baptized on 20 May 1753.
• Military: U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 about Samuel Straw Name: Samuel Straw Rank - Induction: Private Roll Box: 52 Roll State: NH.
• Residence: He resided in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USAG, in 1776.

Citations

1. [S36] Godfrey Memorial Library, comp., American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=agbi&h=1818043&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
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6. [S117] Jane Foster and Jim Townsend Extensive Research, http://www.straw.ws/jao/pub/jao/index.htm, http://www.straw.ws/jao/pub/jao/index.htm

Francis Colby^1,2,3

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Francis Colby was born on 10 December 1662 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USAG.^4,1,2,3
• Death: She died on 11 November 1731, at age 68, in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USAG.²

Citations

1. [S36] Godfrey Memorial Library, comp., American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=agbi&h=2266924&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
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4. [S57] David Webster Hoyt (b. 1833), The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts by David Webster Hoyt, _ITALIC: Y _PAREN: Y, pg. 104

Joseph Prichett^1,2,3

Biography

• Birth: Joseph Prichett was born on 1 March 1658 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USAG, Age: 0.^1,2,3
• Death: He died about 1732.¹

Citations

1. [S38] Ancestry.com, U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=newenglandmarriages&h=64104&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
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3. [S36] Godfrey Memorial Library, comp., American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

William Osgood^1,2,3,4,5

Parents

Biography

• Birth: William Osgood was born in 1609 in Wherwell, Hampshire, EnglandG.^3,4,5
• Marriage: He and Elizabeth Clere were married in 1637 in USA.^5,5
• Death: He died on 15 March 1700, at age ~91, in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USAG.⁵

• Marriage: William Osgood and Elizabeth Clere were married in Massachusetts, USAG.
• Marriage: He and Elizabeth Clere were married in Massachusetts, USAG.
• Arrival:¹
• Marriage: He and Elizabeth Clere were married in 1640 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USAG.
• Residence: He resided in Essex, Massachusetts, USAG, in 1650.²

Citations

1. [S43] Gale Research, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: America; Year: 1638; Page Number: 59
2. [S46] Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp., Massachusetts Census, 1790-1890
3. [S47] Edmund West, comp., Family Data Collection - Births
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