George Colton1,2,3,4

#1872, b. circa 1620, d. 17 December 1699

Spouse 1

Deborah Gardner b. c 1620, d. 5 Sep 1689
Children

Spouse 2

Lydia Wright b. c 1635, d. 13 Feb 1699

BMDB

     George Colton was born circa 1620 at England. He married Deborah Gardner circa 1644 at Springfield, Hampden, Mass. George Colton married Lydia Wright, daughter of Samuel Wright and Margaret (?), on 1 March 1691/92 at Springfield, Hampden, Mass; This was her fourth marriage. Her previous married names were BLISS, NORTON, and LAMB.5 George Colton died on 17 December 1699 at Springfield, Hampden, Mass.6 He was buried on 19 December 1699 at Longmeadow Cemetery Longmeadow, Hampden, Mass.7

Other Events

     Before 1644 George Colton emigrated from England to Springfield, Hampden, Mass.3 George Colton became a Freeman at Springfield, Hampden, Mass., on 3 May 1665.8
ChartsDescendants of George Colton
Descendants of Samuel Wright
Pedigree of Daugherty Collins (#1)
Pedigree of Daugherty Collins (#2)
Pedigree of Hannah Collins
Pedigree of Robert Frank Collins (#1)
Pedigree of Robert Frank Collins (#2)
Pedigree of Rodney Arthur Collins (#1)
Pedigree of Rodney Arthur Collins (#2)
Pedigree of Thaddeus Collins (#1)
Pedigree of Thaddeus Collins (#2)
Pedigree of Sarah Josephine Gardner (#1)
Pedigree of Sarah Josephine Gardner (#2)

Flags

Freeman
Patriarch
F-A-G Memorial Found

Citations

  1. James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, 4 vols. (Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1860-1862), 1:438.
  2. Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, 3 vols. (Boston: NEHGS, 2011), 1:359.
  3. Meredith B. Colket, Jr, Founders of Early American Families, 2nd rev. ed. (Cleveland: Order of the Founders and Patriots of America, 2002), 078.
  4. George Woolworth Colton, A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Quartermaster George Colton, 1644-1911 (Philadelphia: Privately Printed, 1912), 001-004.
  5. Vital Records of Springfield, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849, 3 vols. (Boston: NEHGS, 2003), 1:026.
  6. Colton, Colton Genealogy, 001.
  7. Find A Grave Memorial.
  8. Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, Records of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, 1628-1686, 5 vols. in 6 (Boston: The Legislature, 1853-1854), 4:2:582.
  9. Springfield VR's, 1:011.
  10. Springfield VR's, 1:013.
  11. Springfield VR's, 1:068, 2:1692.
  12. Springfield VR's, 1:070.