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Matthew Colton

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Matthew Colton (son of Thomas Colton and Sarah Griswold); died on 16 Jun 1690; was buried in Springfield Cemetery (Massachusetts).

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Thomas Colton was born on 1 May 1651 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA (son of George Colton and Deborah Gardner); died on 30 Sep 1728 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Longmeadow Cemetery.

    Thomas married Sarah Griswold on 11 Sep 1677 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah (daughter of Matthew Griswold and Anna Wolcott) was born on 25 Sep 1657 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 12 Sep 1690 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Springfield Cemetery (Massachusetts). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Sarah Griswold was born on 25 Sep 1657 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA (daughter of Matthew Griswold and Anna Wolcott); died on 12 Sep 1690 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Springfield Cemetery (Massachusetts).
    Children:
    1. 1. Matthew Colton died on 16 Jun 1690; was buried in Springfield Cemetery (Massachusetts).
    2. Sarah Colton was born on 25 Sep 1678 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 20 Jun 1754 in Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Longmeadow Cemetery.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  George ColtonGeorge Colton was born in Oct 1614 in England (son of James Colton and Elzabeth Hobbidge); died on 17 Dec 1699 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA.

    George married Deborah Gardner in 1644 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA. Deborah was born about 1620 in England; died on 5 Sep 1689 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Longmeadow Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Deborah GardnerDeborah Gardner was born about 1620 in England; died on 5 Sep 1689 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Longmeadow Cemetery.
    Children:
    1. Isaac Colton was born on 21 Nov 1646 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA; died on 3 Sep 1700 in Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Longmeadow Cemetery.
    2. Ephraim Colton was born on 9 Apr 1648 in Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA; died on 14 May 1713 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Longmeadow Cemetery.
    3. Mary Colton was born on 22 Sep 1649 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA; died on 5 Mar 1709 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Old Hadley Cemetery.
    4. 2. Thomas Colton was born on 1 May 1651 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA; died on 30 Sep 1728 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Longmeadow Cemetery.
    5. Sarah Colton was born on 24 Feb 1653 in Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA; died on 11 Jul 1689 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Hill Cemetery.
    6. Hepzibah Colton was born on 7 Jan 1657 in Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA; died on 27 Aug 1697 in Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Old Deerfield Burying Ground.
    7. John Colton was born on 8 Apr 1659 in Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA; died on 3 Feb 1727 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Springfield Cemetery (Massachusetts).
    8. Benjamin Colton was born on 26 Apr 1661 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA; died on 7 Apr 1685; was buried in Springfield Cemetery (Massachusetts).

  3. 6.  Matthew GriswoldMatthew Griswold was born in 1618 in Solihull, Warwickshire, England; died on 27 Sep 1698 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA.

    Matthew married Anna Wolcott on 16 Oct 1646 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Anna (daughter of Henry Wolcott and Elizabeth Saunders) was born in 1620 in England; died on 29 Nov 1704 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Anna WolcottAnna Wolcott was born in 1620 in England (daughter of Henry Wolcott and Elizabeth Saunders); died on 29 Nov 1704 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA.
    Children:
    1. 3. Sarah Griswold was born on 25 Sep 1657 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA; died on 12 Sep 1690 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Springfield Cemetery (Massachusetts).


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  James Colton was born about 1590 in England; died in 1656.

    James married Elzabeth Hobbidge on 22 Jun 1614 in Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Elzabeth Hobbidge
    Children:
    1. 4. George Colton was born in Oct 1614 in England; died on 17 Dec 1699 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA.

  3. 14.  Henry WolcottHenry Wolcott was born on 6 Dec 1578 in England; died on 30 May 1655 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Palisado Cemetery.

    Henry married Elizabeth Saunders on 19 Jan 1606 in Lydeard St Lawrence, Somerset, England. Elizabeth was born about 1582 in England; died on 7 Jul 1655 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Palisado Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Elizabeth SaundersElizabeth Saunders was born about 1582 in England; died on 7 Jul 1655 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA; was buried in Palisado Cemetery.
    Children:
    1. 7. Anna Wolcott was born in 1620 in England; died on 29 Nov 1704 in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, USA.



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