George ColtonAge: 77 years1622–1699
- Name
- George Colton
- Given names
- George
- Surname
- Colton
| Birth | about 1622 |
| Marriage | Deborah Gardiner — View this family 1640 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Isaac (Naathe) Colton November 21, 1646 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Ephraim Colton April 9, 1648 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Mary Colton September 22, 1649 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Mary Colton 1650 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Thomas Colton May 1, 1651 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Sarah Colton February 24, 1652 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Sarah Colton 1653 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Deborah Colton January 25, 1654 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Deborah Colton 1655 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Hepzibah Colton January 7, 1656 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Hepzibah Colton 1657 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | John Colton April 18, 1659 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a son | John Colton 1660 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Benjamin Colton April 26, 1661 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a son | Benjamin Colton 1662 (Age 40 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Ephraim Colton — Mary Drake — View this family November 17, 1670 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas Colton — Sarah Griswold — View this family September 11, 1671 (Age 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Ephraim Colton — Esther Marshfield — View this family March 26, 1685 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a wife | Deborah Gardiner September 5, 1689 (Age 67 years) |
| Death | December 17, 1699 (Age 77 years) |
| Family with Deborah Gardiner |
| himself |
George Colton Birth: about 1622 — Sutton Coldfield, Warwick, Suttancefield, Eng. Death: December 17, 1699 — Longmeadow, Hampden, MA |
| wife |
Deborah Gardiner Birth: 1622 55 46 — Eng. Death: September 5, 1689 — Longmeadow, Hampden, MA |
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Marriage: 1640 — Longmeadow, Hampden, MA |
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7 years son |
Isaac (Naathe) Colton Birth: November 21, 1646 24 24 — Springfield, Hampden, MA Death: September 3, 1700 — Longmeadow, Hampden, MA |
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17 months son |
Ephraim Colton Birth: April 9, 1648 26 26 — Springfield, Hampden, MA Death: May 14, 1713 — Longmeadow, Hampden, MA |
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17 months daughter |
Mary Colton Birth: September 22, 1649 27 27 — Springfield, Hampden, MA Death: 1650 — MA |
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19 months son |
Thomas Colton Birth: May 1, 1651 29 29 — Springfield, Hampden, MA Death: September 30, 1738 — MA |
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10 months daughter |
Sarah Colton Birth: February 24, 1652 30 30 — Springfield, Hampden, MA Death: 1653 — MA |
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23 months daughter |
Deborah Colton Birth: January 25, 1654 32 32 — Springfield, Hampden, MA Death: 1655 — MA |
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23 months daughter |
Hepzibah Colton Birth: January 7, 1656 34 34 — Springfield, Hampden, MA Death: 1657 — MA |
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3 years son |
John Colton Birth: April 18, 1659 37 37 — Springfield, Hampden, MA Death: 1660 — MA |
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2 years son |
Benjamin Colton Birth: April 26, 1661 39 39 — Springfield, Hampden, MA Death: 1662 — MA |
- Generation 1
George Colton was born about 1622 in Sutton Coldfield, Warwick, Suttancefield, Eng. and died on December 17, 1699 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA. He married Deborah Gardiner, daughter of Thomas Gardiner and Elizabeth …, in 1640 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA. She was born in 1622 in Eng. and died on September 5, 1689 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA at the age of 67.
Children of George Colton and Deborah Gardiner:
- Isaac (Naathe) Colton (1646–1700)
- Ephraim Colton (1648–1713)
- Mary Colton (1649–1650)
- Thomas Colton (1651–1738)
- Sarah Colton (1652–1653)
- Deborah Colton (1654–1655)
- Hepzibah Colton (1656–1657)
- John Colton (1659–1660)
- Benjamin Colton (1661–1662)
- Generation 2back to top
Ephraim Colton, son of George Colton and Deborah Gardiner, was born on April 9, 1648 in Springfield, Hampden, MA and died on May 14, 1713 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA at the age of 65. He married 2 times. The first time he married Mary Drake, daughter of Job Drake and Mary Wolcott, on November 17, 1670 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA. She was born on December 12, 1649 in Windsor, Hartford, CT and died on October 19, 1681 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA at the age of 31. The second time he married Esther Marshfield on March 26, 1685 in Windsor, Hartford, CT. She was born in 1643 in Windsor, Hartford, CT and died in 1690 at the age of 47.
Children of Ephraim Colton and Mary Drake:
- Ephraim Colton (1672–1753)
- Josiah Colton (1674–1675)
- Samuel Colton (1679–1744)
- Job Colton (1679–1680)
Thomas Colton, son of George Colton and Deborah Gardiner, was born on May 1, 1651 in Springfield, Hampden, MA and died on September 30, 1738 in MA at the age of 87. He married Sarah Griswold, daughter of Matthew Griswold and Anna Wolcott, on September 11, 1671 in Lyme, New London, CT. She was born in 1653 in Lyme, New London, CT and died on September 12, 1690 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA at the age of 37.
Children of Thomas Colton and Sarah Griswold:
- Sarah Colton (1678–1754)
- Generation 3back to top
Ephraim Colton, son of Ephraim Colton and Mary Drake, was born on February 8, 1672 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA and died on September 22, 1753 in Springfield, Hampden, MA at the age of 81. He married Mary Noble, daughter of Thomas Noble and Hannah Warriner, on February 1, 1700 in Springfield, Hampden, MA. She was born on June 29, 1680 in Westfield, Hampden, MA and died after 1749 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.
Children of Ephraim Colton and Mary Noble:
- Mary Colton (1700–1776)
- Ephraim Colton (1705–1750)
- Deborah Colton (1708–1800)
- Jerusha Colton (1711–1800)
- Son Colton (1712–1712)
- Damaris Colton (1714–1777)
- Job Colton (1717–1718)
- Samuel Colton (1718–1719)
- Hannah Colton (1724–1805)
| Shared note | !10/22/90, LDS Family History Center IGI. !11/20/90, LDS Computer, see COLTON.GED. From Joy Sabin, 10/26/91, /PAF/Sabin; Will dated 2 April 1699 and probated 11 Jan 1699/70. 1644 first settler Springfield, Ma. called Longmeadow; 1655 Freeman; 1670 A grantee of Suffield; 1669, 71, 77 "Quartermaster" in Record Representative; Deputy to the General Court 1669, 71, 74. George was called "Father of Longmeadow" and in 1677 stood at the head of the Board of Selectman. Sources: 1. Genealogies of Hadley Families by Boltwood. 2. American Marriage Records before 1699 by Clemens. 3. Genealogical and Personal Memories Relating to the Families of the State of Massachusetts, Vol. 11, page 1469. |