COLBATH, Dependence
1743 - 1838 (95 years)Set As Default Person
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Name COLBATH, Dependence [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16] Birth 17 Feb 1742/43 Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA [2, 4] Gender Male Residence 1776 Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA [6, 7] _MILT Dec 1777 New Hampshire, USA [9] Revolutionary War _MILT 8 Mar 1778 New Hampshire, USA [3, 10] _MILT 10 May 1781 New Hampshire, USA [11] Public Service 1790 Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Selectman Residence 2 Aug 1790 Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA [16] According to the census, in 1790, Dependence Colbath's family was the only Colbath family in Barnstead. There were nine people in the household; two males over 16, one under 16, and 6 females. Residence 1810 Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA [8, 12, 17] Residence 1830 Formerly Strafford County, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA [1] Burial 28 Jul 1838 Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA [18] Burial Revolutionary War Yes Residence New Hampshire, USA [13] Residence New Hampshire, USA [13] Residence Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA [15] Residence Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA [14] Death 28 Jul 1838 Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA [2, 4] Burial Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA [2, 4] Patriarch & Matriarch COLBATH, James, b. 1715, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA d. 1800, Middleton, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA (Age 85 years) (Father)
SARAH, b. 1619 d. 1671, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA (Age 52 years) (2 x Great Grandmother)Person ID I2046 My Genealogy Last Modified 15 Jul 2024
Father COLBATH, James, b. 1715, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA d. 1800, Middleton, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA (Age 85 years) Relationship natural Mother LEIGHTON, Olive, b. 1720, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA d. 1800, Middleton, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA (Age 80 years) Relationship natural Marriage 1738 Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Family ID F616 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family WALKER, Eleanor, b. 1750, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA d. 11 Apr 1834, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA (Age 84 years) Marriage 25 Nov 1773 Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA [5, 19] Children 1. COLBATH, Sarah "Sally", b. Abt 1789, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA d. 26 Feb 1864, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA (Age 75 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] ▻ ADAMS, Captain Ebenezer Jr m. 18082. COLBATH, Lydia, b. 1788, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA d. 31 Jul 1836, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA (Age 48 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] 3. COLBATH, Jane, b. 1783 d. 1839 (Age 56 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] ▻ SHERBURNE, Daniel m. 20 Mar 18034. COLBATH, Independence, b. New Hampshire, USA d. Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] ▻ AYERS, Eliza 'Betsey' m. 18135. Living Photos The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011 Family ID F251 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 15 Jul 2024
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Notes - In the History and Genealogy of the Barnstead Early Families, Stuart Merrill asserted that Dependence Colbath was the son of Benjamin Colbath. This is incorrect. He is the son of James and Olive (Leighton) Colbath and Benjamin was his uncle. Benjamin did have a son named Dependence, but he was at leas 15 years younger than "our" Dependence and he also moved to New York state, where he died in 1840.
In 1816, Dependence and Eeleanor lived on lot 13, 1st division, below Roy Witham's property. In 1808, he owned lot 58, 1st division.
According to the census, in 1790, Dependence Colbath's family was the only Colbath family in Barnstead. There were nine people in the household; two males over 16, one under 16, and 6 females (one would have been Eleanor). So, Dependence probably had 2 sons and 5 daughters, although birth records have proved impossible to find. Unforunately, many of Barnstead's records were lost in a fire, so these may have been among them. - There are many online trees that connect George Colbath, son of Pitman Colbath, with a marriage to a woman named Jane and 4 daughters. These trees also indicate that George died in Barnstead in 1843. The problem is that I can find zero evidence of any of this other than a Betsey C. (Colbath) Garland, widow, born in 1794, who died in Medland, MA in 1863 of a lightning strike, and her parents are listed as George and Jane.
Now, there is a Betsey C. Colbath among the four daughters attributed to George Colbath, but she was living with her son Isaac Garland in Gilmanton, NH in both 1850 and 1860. It is possible that she had moved to Medland or was visiting Medland in 1863 when this lightning strike killed her, but it is also quite possible that her parents names were listed incorrectly.
Also, I can find no evidence that George, son of Pitman Garland, had any connection with Barnstead. He didn't actually die in Barnstead in 1843, he died in Portsmouth in 1853. Also, if he ever married a woman named Jane, there is no record of it. In fact, the Portsmouth Athenaeum (The Athenæum houses an outstanding collection of documents and artifacts relating to local history. It also preserves what is undoubtedly the finest collection in the state of materials relating to the history of New Hampshire’s only major seaport.) has a record for George (https://athenaeum.pastperfectonline.com/byperson?keyword=Colbath%2C%20George%2C%20c1759-1853) in which it attributes no children and lists him as unmarried (with a question mark).
The other daughters attributed to him are Jane Colbath born in 1782 in Barnstead, who married Daniel Sherburne.
Also a Hannah Colbath born in 1792 who married an Ezra Straw. They moved to Ohio and Hannah died theire in 1886. She was born in Portsmouth according to her obituary, but was married in Barnstead.However, Ezra was born in Barnstead, so this may account for that fact.
Finally, there is my ancestor Sarah Sally Colbath, born in 1789 in Barnstead, who married Ebenezer Adams Jr. of Barnstead in 1805, and died in Portsmouth in 1864. Ebenezer died in 1820 leaving her with young children to raise, and she never remarried, It would have been very difficult for a single mother in those years, so it makes complete sense that she moved her family to Portsmouth where there would have been more work than in Barnstead.
There are a few issues in resolving all of these inconsistencies, and the most significant is that the early vital records from Barnstead were lost in a fire. The second is that most of the early founding families of Barnstead had family ties in the Portsmouth/Newington areas, and I've found a lot of fluidity among them.
In my tree I have left George "married" to Jane, but only for research purposes, and have listed the four daughters I found in online trees. I have also listed Jane and Sarah Sally with Dependence and Eleanor, again, to aid with research, as explained below.
It is my belief that Jane and Sarah Sally were**very** likely the daughters of Dependence Colbath and Eleanor Walker. Dependence is from a branch of the family that was well established in Barnstead. He was, in fact, the only Colbath listed as a head of family in Barnstead in 1790 and the 1790 census lists them as having 2 sons and 5 daughters. We know they had one daughter Lydia, born in 1788 and died (unmarried) in 1832. She is buried with her parents in Barnstead. The two sons, it is believed were John and Dependence/Independence Jr. The names of the other four daughters living in 1790 are lost. As stated, I believe that two of them are Jane and Sarah Sally.
- In the History and Genealogy of the Barnstead Early Families, Stuart Merrill asserted that Dependence Colbath was the son of Benjamin Colbath. This is incorrect. He is the son of James and Olive (Leighton) Colbath and Benjamin was his uncle. Benjamin did have a son named Dependence, but he was at leas 15 years younger than "our" Dependence and he also moved to New York state, where he died in 1840.
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dvm_GenMono000500-00085-1.jpg - [S3418] Findagrave, (Location: Barnstead, Belknap County, New Hampshire, USA; Date: 28 Jul 1838;), Independence “Dependance” Colbath 28 Jul 1838.
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& Mrs Elionar Walker wr marryed.
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