'Colby1'
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Families covered: Colby of Banham, Colby of Beccles, Colby of Brundish, Colby of Great Torrington, Colby of Kensington
| Visitation (Norfolk) identifies the arms of the following family as "Azure, a chevron engailed between three escallops or, within a bordure engrailed of the second". | |||||||||||||||
| (Sir) John (or Robert) Colby of Swarson (Swardeston), Norfolk | |||||||||||||||
| m. Ursula Spencer | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | John Colby of Banham, Norfolk (d before 24.04.1460) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Avelyn Pallam (Pollame, Pelham?) of Suffolk | |||||||||||||||
| A. | John Colby of Banham then Browndyshe (Brundish) (d before 11.11.1500) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Isabel Yves (dau/coheir of John Yves of Whinborow (Ive of Boyton Manor (or Hall) in Finborough)) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | John Colby of Brundyche (Brundish), Suffolk (d 1540) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alys Brewse (dau/heir of John Brewse of Hardwyk (then Whittingham Hall), son of Sir Thomas of Wyttingham (Little Wenham)) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | John Colby of Brundish (b c1510, d (unm) 29.11.1559) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Thomas Colby 'of Brandich (Brundish)' of Roos Hall in Beccles, Norfolk (d by 1588) | ||||||||||||||
| The following is supported by BEB1844 ('Colby of Kensington') which starts with Thomas's parents (John & Alice Brewse) and shows Thomas as m1. Beatrice Felton, m2. Ursula Read. Provisionally we follow Visitation (Suffolk, 1561, 'Colby of Beccles') in showing the marriages the other way round. | |||||||||||||||
| m1. (sp) Ursula Reade (dau of Edward Reade of Norwich, widow of Thomas Garneys of Roos Hall, Thomas Browne & Sir John Brende) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Beatrice Felton (dau of Thomas Felton of Playford, m2. William Grimston, later of Roos Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Thomas Colby of Beccles | ||||||||||||||
| m. Amy Brampton (dau of Thomas Brampton of Letton) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Philip Colby of Kensington, Middlesex | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Flewellin (dau of William Flewellin, alderman of London) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Sir Thomas Colby of Kensington, Bart (d unm 23.09.1729, MP) | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Elizabeth Colby (d 01.12.1637) probably of this generation | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elias Juxon of London | |||||||||||||||
| (C)+ | other issue | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Francis Colby of Brundish & Little Glemham (bur 27.10.1599) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Margery Wentworth (bur 26.03.1587, dau of Sir Richard Wentworth (& sister of Lord Wentworth), widow of Christopher Glemham) | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Anne Colby | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1549) William Blennerhsasett (Blenhayset) of the Lathes in Pockhthorp | |||||||||||||||
| e. | Elizabeth Colby | ||||||||||||||
| m. Gyles Tenderlove | |||||||||||||||
| f. | Margery Colby | ||||||||||||||
| m. James Standish | |||||||||||||||
| g. | Margaret Colby | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Browne of Darsham | |||||||||||||||
| h. | Dorothe Colby | ||||||||||||||
| m. William Parmenter (Permetter) of Witton | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Mary Colby | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Jennyngs of Dennyngton (m1. ??) | |||||||||||||||
| j.+ | other issue - Christopher (d 20.06.1579), Alys (b c1519, d unm 20.11.1585), 2 other daughters? | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | Anne Colby | ||||||||||||||
| m. Robert Nycholls of Sowtheld (Nicholls of Brundish) | |||||||||||||||
| iii. | Margaret Colby | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henry Bendys or Bond | |||||||||||||||
| iv. | Alys Colby (bur 07.04.1564) | ||||||||||||||
| m. _ Barret of Blythborow (Blythburgh) | |||||||||||||||
| v.+ | other issue (a 1500) - Robert, William (b c1476), Henry | ||||||||||||||
| B. | Robert Colby of Banham (a 1483) | ||||||||||||||
| i. | Thomas Colby of Banham | ||||||||||||||
| m. Alice Jenkyn (dau/heir of _ Jenkyn of Banham) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | William Colby of Banham | ||||||||||||||
| m. Jone Neve (dau of Edward Neve of Banham) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Edward Colby of Banham | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Bolton (dau of William Bolton of Boyland) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Thomas Colby of Banham | ||||||||||||||
| m. Elizabeth Greene (dau of Thomas Green of Welby) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Thomas Colby (Rector of Cawston, 2nd son) | ||||||||||||||
| The following comes from Visitation (Suffolk, 1664, 'Colby'). | |||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Hubbert (dau/coheir of Thomas Hubbert of Qualt Hall) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | John Colby of Waltham (a 1664) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Anne Arthur (dau/heir of John Arthur of Wiggenhall) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Mary Colby (a 1664) probably the Mary who married ... | ||||||||||||||
| m. Thomas Carthew (b 1657, d 1708, Sergeant at law) | |||||||||||||||
| ((2))+ | other issue (a 1664) - Anne, Elizabeth, Rebecca | ||||||||||||||
| (ii)+ | other issue - Christopher, Hercules, Daniel, Elizabeth, Mary, Ruth, Dorothy, Grace, Rose, Susan | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Fayth Colby | ||||||||||||||
| m. Steven Catton of Banham | |||||||||||||||
| (C) | Agnes Colby | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Browne of Dereham | |||||||||||||||
| (D)+ | other issue - Francis (dsp), Anthony (dsp), Edmond, Edward, Thomas | ||||||||||||||
| b. | John Colby | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Elwyse (a 1460) | |||||||||||||||
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| Thomas Colby of Great Torrington, Devon | |||||||||||||||
| m1. Elizabeth Stoneman | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Thomas Colby of Great Torrington (b 15.03.1750, d 16.09.1824) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (27.01.1780) Mary Copleston (bpt 19.08.1752, d 13.10.1835, dau/heir of Anthony Copleston, son of John of Woodland & Knightstone) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Thomas Colby of Great Torrington (d 1864, Captain RN, 2nd son) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Palmer (d 1860, dau of John Palmer of Great Torrington by Mary Reynolds) | |||||||||||||||
| B.+ | other issue (dsp) - James, Henry (RN) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Elizabeth Brock | |||||||||||||||
| 2. | Hannah Brock Colby | ||||||||||||||
| m. Richard Goodall Elrington (Major General) | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : Visitation (Suffolk, 1561, 'Colby of Brundish' & 'Colby of Beccles'), Visitation (Norfolk, 1563+1589+1613, 'Colby') and as reported above
(2) For lower section : MGH (NS, vol 2 (1877), p76)
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