Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: Genealogy Report: Descendants of John Colson

[ Home Page | First Page | Previous Page | Next Page | Last Page ]

Descendants of John Colson

7. Ebenezer² Colson (John¹, John^A) was born 14 March 1715/16 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA ²⁵, and died 19 April 1801 in Plainfield, Hampshire Co., MA ²⁶. He married Hannah White 11 April 1739 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA ²⁷, daughter of Thomas White and Mary White. She was born 10 May 1716 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA, and died Abt. 1816 in Plainfield, Hampshire Co., MA.

Notes for Ebenezer Colson:
George Walter Chamberlain, M.S., HISTORY OF WEYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS, IN FOUR VOLUMES, GENEALOGY OF WEYMOUTH FAMILIES; Published by the Weymouth Historical Society, 1923, Vol. III

GRAVESTONE INSCRIPTIONS FROM THE OLD CEMETERY ON UNION STREET, PLAINFIELD, MA; copied by David E. Bruffee and Katherine R. Bruffee, copies predented to the DAR, Washington, D.C. and the NEHGS, Boston, MA

DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, LINEAGE BOOKS; Daughters of the American Revolution, Washington, D.C., book 120, pg. 68-69, (Mrs. Helen Shaw Smith No. 119216).

INTERNATIONAL GENEALOGICAL INDEX, (IGI), L.D.S. Library, Salt Lake City, UT; (MA see Colson).

VITAL RECORDS OF WEYMOUTH, MASS. TO 1850; published by the NEHGS, Boston, Mass., Births, Marriages and Deaths, (see Colson, Humphries and White).

Madison County Surrogate's Office, Wampsville, N.Y., GENERAL INDEX TO REGISTER OF ESTATES; Madison Co., N.Y. 1806-1920 plus file numbers, (see Ebenezer Colson 1856, file No. 1816).

MASSACHUSETTES OFFICERS IN THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WARS, 1748-1763; Edited by Nancy S. Voye, pub. by the NEHGS, Boston, MA 1975, (see Colson).

[Brøderbund Family Archive #311, Ed. 1, Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1790, Date of Import: 1 Nov 1996, Internal Ref. #1.311.1.598.41]

Individual: Colson, Lt. Ebenezer
County/State: Hampshire Co., MA
Location: Plainfield Town
Page #: 121
Year: 1790

[Brøderbund Family Archive #312, Ed. 1, Census Index: U.S. Selected Counties, 1800, Date of Import: 3 Jun 1996, Internal Ref. #1.312.1.651.85]

Individual: Colson, Ebenezer
County/State: Hampshire Co., MA
Page #: 306
Year: 1800
Age ranges in household: 00001-0000100

Children of Ebenezer Colson and Hannah White are:

	45	i.		Hannah³ Colson, born 29 April 1740; died 05 January 1751/52.
	46	ii.		Susannah Colson, born Abt. 03 September 1742 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA; died 18 June 1752 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA.

Notes for Susannah Colson:
Possible date of death, 18 January 1751/52.

47	iii.	Ann Colson, born 29 November 1744 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA; died 13 January 1751/52 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA.
48	iv.	Brackley Colson, born 06 April 1747 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA; died 27 January 1751/52 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA.
49	v.	Sarah Colson, born Abt. 14 April 1749 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA; died 14 January 1751/52 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA.

Notes for Sarah Colson:
DOB 14 or 19 Apr 1749

+	50	vi.	Emma Colson, born 04 October 1751 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA; died 1836 in Plainfield, Hampshire Co., MA.
	51	vii.	Brackley Colson, born 29 January 1754 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA; died 19 July 1760 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA.
	52	viii.	Hannah Colson, born 28 March 1756 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA; died 07 July 1760 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA.
	53	ix.	Samuel Colson, born 11 September 1758 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA; died 12 July 1760 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA.
+	54	x.	Ebenezer Colson, born Bef. October 1758 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA; died Bef. 15 February 1764 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA.
+	55	xi.	Ebenezer Colson, born 15 February 1764 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA; died 19 March 1856 in Poolville, Madison Co., N.Y..
	56	xii.	Hannah Colson, born 01 October 1767 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA; died 04 February 1822 in Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA. She married Samuel Humprey.

10. Elizabeth² Colson (John¹, John^A) was born 04 March 1722/23 in Weymouth, SuffolkCo., MA ²⁸, and died 04 March 1798 in Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA ²⁹. She married Samuel Hovey 02 September 1741 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA. He was born 12 December 1718 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA, and died 09 February 1796 in Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA²⁹.

Notes for Elizabeth Colson:
CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS, POND PLAIN CEMETERY, SOUTH WEYMOUTH, MA; copied by Phillip Colson, 1983

Elizabeth died 04 Mar. 1798, her head stone standing in Pond Plain Cemetery, S. Weymouth, MA reads: "In memory of Mrs. Elizabeth, the wife of Capt. Samuel Hovey who died March ye 4, 1798 in the 75th year of her age. Children friends as you pass by on my cold grave cast your eye in this dark place youl quickly be prepare for death and follow me."

Notes for Samuel Hovey:
CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS, POND PLAIN CEMETERY, SOUTH WEYMOUTH, MA; copied by Phillip Colson, 08 Aug. 1983

Capt. S. Hovey died 09 Feb. 1796, age 78, buried in Pond Plain Cemetery, Weymouth, MA. His head stone reads: "In memory, Capt. Samuel Hovey who died Feburary 9, 1796 in the 78th year of his age, Depart my frinds, dry up your tears, I must lie here till Christ appears."

Possibly Son of Ebenezer Hovey and Joanna Benson, Samuel Hovey, B. 12-12-1718 in Weymouth. Ref. Broterbund WFT Vol. VII #0972 The year of birth and the location, make this a probable match

Child of Elizabeth Colson and Samuel Hovey is:

Elizabeth³ Hovey, born 1745. She married Ebenezer Ager 26 October 1769 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA ³⁰; born 07 August 1744 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA³⁰.

11. Ann² Colson (John¹, John^A) was born 01 January 1725/26 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA ³¹, and died 15 February 1799 in Abington, Plymouth, Co., MA. She married Ebenezer Shaw 02 September 1740 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA³¹. He was born 23 April 1718 in Weymouth, MA, and died 21 November 1796 in Abington, Plymouth, Co., MA.

Notes for Ann Colson:
Ebenezer and Ann (Colson) Shaw resided in Abington where they had several children. Some of these children moved to Western Massachusetts in the 1770s with other Colson family members.

Notes for Ebenezer Shaw:
Additional information obtained from:

Gravestone inscriptions from; Old Cemetery on Union Street, Plainfield, MA and Cemetery on Highway leading from Plainfield Center, MA to Hawley, MA, copied by David E. Bruffee and Katherine R. Bruffee, copies presented to the DAR, Washington D.C. and NEHGS, Boston, MA.

"Soloman Shaw, died October 31, 1808, age 77."

"Deacon Gideon Shaw, died November 17, 1825, age 80 years, wife Abigail, died May 28, 1826, age 79 years."

Children of Ann Colson and Ebenezer Shaw are:

	58	i.	Brackley³ Shaw.
	59	ii.	Lydia Shaw.
+	60	iii.	Hannah Shaw, born 02 April 1754 in Abington, Plymouth, Co., MA; died 27 November 1846 in Abington, Plymouth, Co., MA.
+	61	iv.	Josiah Shaw, born 1764; died 26 August 1846 in Plainfield, Hampshire Co., MA.

12. Josiah² Colson (John¹, John^A) was born 24 January 1727/28 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA³¹, and died 30 June 1811 in Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA. He married Leah Beal 26 December 1754 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA, daughter of James Beal and Sarah Lincoln. She was born 07 May 1729 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA, and died 26 May 1809 in Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA.

Notes for Josiah Colson:
George Walter Chamberlain, M.S., HISTORY OF WEYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS, IN FOUR VOLUMES, GENEALOGY OF WEYMOUTH FAMILIES; Published by the Weymouth Historical Society, 1923, Vol. III

VITAL RECORDS OF WEYMOUTH, MASS. TO 1850; published by the NEHGS, Boston, Mass., Births, Marriages and Deaths (see Colson and Richards).

MASSACHUSETTS SOLEIERS AND SAILORS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, 17 VOLS,; published by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1896-1908, Boston; (see Colson)

Children of Josiah Colson and Leah Beal are:

James³ Colson, born 17 December 1755 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA; died Abt. 12 December 1835 in Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA. He married Leah Vining 24 October 1811 in Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA; born 16 April 1755 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA; died 13 October 1831 in Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA.

Notes for James Colson:
This information obtained from:

George Walter Chamberlain, M.S., HISTORY OF WEYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS, IN FOUR VOLUMES, GENEALOGY OF WEYMOUTH FAMILIES; published by the Weymouth Historical Society, 1923, Vol. III.

NORFOLK PROBATE RECORDS, 65:120. James married late in life, his will made 11 Oct. 1833 and proved 01 Mar. 1836 lists his sister Lydia Richards, wife of Jacob, and Ezra Reed Jr., and his niece Susanna C. Reed.

	63	ii.	Sarah Colson, born 21 March 1757 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA; died 27 February 1833 in Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA.
	64	iii.	Susannah Colson, born 11 August 1758 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA; died 19 October 1783 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA.
+	65	iv.	Lydia Colson, born 11 February 1763 in Weymouth, Suffolk Co., MA; died 24 December 1846 in Weymouth, Norfolk Co., MA.

[ Home Page | First Page | Previous Page | Next Page | Last Page ]