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Capt. Capt. George COLTON

Capt. Capt. George COLTON

Male 1677 - 1760  (83 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Capt. Capt. George COLTON was born on 16 Jun 1677 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA (son of Isaac COLTON and Mary COOPER); died on 6 Aug 1760.

    Capt. married Mercy HITCHCOCK on 3 Feb 1703. Mercy (daughter of Luke HITCHCOCK and Sarah BURT) was born on 1 Feb 1681; died on 18 Sep 1774. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Timothy COLTON was born on 10 Feb 1706; died on 27 May 1787.
    2. George COLTON was born on 27 Jan 1707/08 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 9 Mar 1784 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA.
    3. Mary COLTON was born in Nov 1710.
    4. Sarah COLTON was born on 22 Feb 1713; died on 17 Aug 1763.
    5. Rebecca COLTON was born on 26 Oct 1715.
    6. Elizabeth COLTON was born on 5 Apr 1718.
    7. Miriam COLTON was born on 28 Feb 1723.
    8. Jonathon COLTON was born on 11 Mar 1726; died on 7 May 1752.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Isaac COLTON was born on 21 Nov 1646 in Springfield, Hampden, MA (son of George COLTON and Deborah GARDNER); died on 3 Sep 1700 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Birth: 21 Sep 1646

    Isaac married Mary COOPER on 30 Jun 1670 in Springfield, Hampden, MA. Mary (daughter of Thomas COOPER and Mary SLYE) was born on 15 Nov 1651 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; died on 29 Aug 1742. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mary COOPER was born on 15 Nov 1651 in Springfield, Hampden, MA (daughter of Thomas COOPER and Mary SLYE); died on 29 Aug 1742.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Birth: 15 May 1651, Springfield, Hampden, MA
    • Death: 30 Aug 1713, Longmeadow, Hampden, MA

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Alternate birth date.

    Death:
    Alternate death date.

    Children:
    1. Mary COLTON was born on 30 Mar 1671.
    2. Sarah COLTON was born on 11 Jun 1673; died on 9 Jul 1689.
    3. 1. Capt. Capt. George COLTON was born on 16 Jun 1677 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 6 Aug 1760.
    4. Rebecca COLTON was born on 20 Jun 1681.
    5. Deborah COLTON was born on 26 Jul 1684.
    6. Daughter COLTON was born on 1 Aug 1687; died on 1 Aug 1687.
    7. Hannah COLTON was born on 8 Aug 1688 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 5 Mar 1739 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.
    8. Joseph COLTON was born on 20 Apr 1693.
    9. Benjamin COLTON was born on 18 Jun 1695 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 6 May 1770 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  George COLTON was born between 1620 and 1635 in Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, ENGLAND; died on 13 Feb 1699 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Note: 1657
    • Death: 17 Dec 1699

    Notes:

    Note:
    George Colton, known in the record by the title of Quartermaster, from whom descended all of the Coltons in this country so far as known, is said to have come from a town in England called Sunnoncofield. Came first to Windsor, married Deborah Gardner of Hartford, and was one of the first settlers in that part of Springfield called Longmeadow.

    Note:
    For seventeen years, he was one of the Selectman, having first been chosen in 1657. In 1669 he was chosen Deputy to the General Court, to which office he was twice re-elected, sitting in 1671 with Captain William Davis, a son-in-law of William Pynchon and a non-resident......From the frequency that he was called to perform public duties it is evident that he was an influential citizen.

    Death:
    alternate death date

    George married Deborah GARDNER about 1645 in Springfield, Hampden, MA. Deborah (daughter of John GARDNER and Mary UNKNOWN) was born in 1624 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; died on 5 Sep 1689 in Springfield, Hampden, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Deborah GARDNER was born in 1624 in Springfield, Hampden, MA (daughter of John GARDNER and Mary UNKNOWN); died on 5 Sep 1689 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.
    Children:
    1. 2. Isaac COLTON was born on 21 Nov 1646 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; died on 3 Sep 1700 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA.
    2. Ephraim COLTON was born on 9 Apr 1648 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 14 May 1713 in Enfield, Hartford, CT.
    3. Mary COLTON was born on 22 Sep 1649 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 4 Mar 1709 in Hadley, Hampshire, MA.
    4. Captain Captain Thomas COLTON was born on 1 May 1651 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 30 Sep 1728 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; was buried in Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden, MA.
    5. Sarah COLTON was born on 24 Feb 1652 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 11 Jul 1689 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA.
    6. Deborah COLTON was born on 25 Jan 1654 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 26 Nov 1733 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA.
    7. Hepzibah COLTON was born on 7 Jan 1656 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; died on 27 Aug 1697 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA.
    8. John COLTON was born on 8 Apr 1659 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died on 3 Feb 1727 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA.
    9. Benjamin COLTON was born on 26 May 1661 in Longmeadow, Hampden, MA; died in (Young) in Springfield, Hampden, MA.

  3. 6.  Thomas COOPER

    Thomas + Mary SLYE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Mary SLYE

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Mary Cooper

    Children:
    1. 3. Mary COOPER was born on 15 Nov 1651 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; died on 29 Aug 1742.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  John GARDNER was born about 1598.

    John + Mary UNKNOWN. Mary was born about 1602. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 11.  Mary UNKNOWN was born about 1602.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Mary Gardner

    Children:
    1. 5. Deborah GARDNER was born in 1624 in Springfield, Hampden, MA; died on 5 Sep 1689 in Springfield, Hampden, MA.