Nathaniel Colburn
Nathaniel Colburn | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1611 Suffolk, England, UK |
| Died | 14 May 1691 (aged 79–80) |
| Spouse |
Priscilla Clarke (m. 1639) |
| Children | 11 |
| Relatives | Waldo Colburn (descendent) |
Nathaniel Colburn (1611–1691) was an early settler and selectman in Dedham, Massachusetts.[1]
Early life[edit]
He was baptized in 1611 in Woolverstone, Suffolk, England.[2] His parents were Leonard Colborne and Sara (née Lewes) and he had a sister named Sarah.[2] In 1630, Governor John Winthrop organized a group of men to move to New England and Colburn joined the group.[3]
Dedham[edit]
Colburn arrived in Dedham shortly after it was incorporated in 1636.[4] Colburn married Priscilla Clarke on July 25, 1639, and together they had 11 children.[4] He signed the Dedham Covenant[4] and was an original proprietor.[5] In addition to being selectman for five years,[1] he held a number of roles and positions of responsibility within the new town including tithingman.[4][3] He had 11 children, the youngest of whom was Joseph.[6]
Colburn was admitted to the First Church and Parish in Dedham on January 29, 1641, "after long and much inquisition into his case,"[3] nearly a year after his wife was.[4] They lived nearby,[4] on the west side of what is today Wigwam Creek.[7] Part of Mother Brook ran through his land.[8] He owned considerable property.[3]
Ten years after King Phillip's War, question arose as to whether or not the town of Wrentham, Massachusetts was on land legally purchased from the Wampanoag people.[9] In March 1667, Colburn testified that he personally witnessed Metacomet sign the deed to the lands.[9]
Death and legacy[edit]
Colburn died May 14, 1691.[4] He was an ancestor of Waldo Colburn.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Worthington 1827, p. 79-81.
- ^ a b Clark, Christopher Gleason (1999). "Colborn Origins and Clark Revelations". The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. 153: 180–182.
- ^ a b c d Todd 1939, p. 171.
- ^ a b c d e f g "The Colburn Family of West Dedham". Dedham Historical Register. Dedham Historical Society: 108. 1891. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
- ^ Mann 1847, p. 84.
- ^ "Dedham Historical Society & Museum trivia answer". The Dedham Times. Vol. 29, no. 45. November 12, 2021. p. 8.
- ^ Mann 1847, p. 129.
- ^ Mann 1847, p. 16.
- ^ a b Warner, Samuel (1890). History and directory of Wrentham and Norfolk, Mass. for 1890. Containing a complete resident, street and business directory, town officers, schools, societies, churches, post offices, etc., etc. History of the towns, from the first settlement to the present time. A.E. Foss & Co.
- ^ Rand, John Clark (1890). One of a Thousand: A Series of Biographical Sketches of One Thousand Representative Men Resident in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A.D. 1888-'89. First national publishing Company. p. 135. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
Works cited[edit]
- Worthington, Erastus (1827). The history of Dedham: from the beginning of its settlement, in September 1635, to May 1827. Dutton and Wentworth. p. 29. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- Mann, Herman (1847). Historical Annals of Dedham: From Its Settlement in 1635 to 1847. Herman Mann. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- Todd, Georgia Brake (1939). God's Infinite Variety, an American. National Americana Publications, Incorporated. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
External links[edit]
- Gasperini, Jim. "Generation V: Nathaniel Joins the Great Migration". The Colburn Chronicles. Clubmobile.org. Retrieved November 29, 2019.