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BUNKER, Deborah

Female 1683 - 1744  (61 years)


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  1. 1.  BUNKER, Deborah was born in 1683 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1744 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.

    Deborah married LEIGHTON, Thomas III in 1700 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. Thomas (son of LEIGHTON, Thomas and NUTTER, Mary Elizabeth) was born in 1670 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 29 Aug 1744 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. LEIGHTON, Olive  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1720 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1800 in Middleton, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
    2. 3. LEIGHTON, John  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Jun 1719 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1778 in Barrington, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
    3. 4. LEIGHTO, Elizabeth  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Mar 1737 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1776 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
    4. 5. LEIGHTON, Thomas  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 May 1720 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1725 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    5. 6. LEIGHTON, Elizabeth  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Mar 1703 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 19 Mar 1776 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    6. 7. LEIGHTON, Deborah  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1714 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    7. 8. LEIGHTON, Hatevil  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Apr 1712 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1770 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    8. 9. LEIGHTON, Keziah  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1722 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    9. 10. LEIGHTON, Abigail  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Jan 1710 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1779 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
    10. 11. LEIGHTON, Thomas IV  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Nov 1725 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 9 Mar 1813 in Steuben, Washington, Maine, USA.
    11. 12. LEIGHTON, John  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1706 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1756 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  LEIGHTON, Olive Descendancy chart to this point (1.Deborah1) was born in 1720 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1800 in Middleton, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Relation to Me: 7 GGM
    • _DNA: Match (paternal)

    Olive married COLBATH, James in 1738 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. James (son of COLBATH "COLBREATH", George and PITMAN, Mary, son of PITMAN, Mary) was born in 1715 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1800 in Middleton, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in Farmington, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. COLBATH, Dependence  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Feb 1742/43 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 28 Jul 1838 in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA.
    2. 14. COLBATH, Hunking Sr  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Feb 1744 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 28 Jan 1825 in Farmington, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
    3. 15. COLBATH, Amy  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Jul 1758 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    4. 16. COLBATH, Deborah  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Oct 1745 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    5. 17. COLBATH, Leighton Pvt.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Nov 1739 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 14 Mar 1830 in Exeter, Penobscot, Maine, USA.
    6. 18. COLBATH, Winthrop  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Mar 1751 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 11 May 1831 in Farmington, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
    7. 19. COLBATH, Keziah  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1750 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 16 Jun 1751 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    8. 20. COLBATH, Benning  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 May 1762 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 27 Sep 1824 in Buried at Colbath Farm hillside, Middleton, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.

    Olive married in 1738 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  LEIGHTON, John Descendancy chart to this point (1.Deborah1) was born on 27 Jun 1719 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1778 in Barrington, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.

  3. 4.  LEIGHTO, Elizabeth Descendancy chart to this point (1.Deborah1) was born on 11 Mar 1737 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1776 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.

  4. 5.  LEIGHTON, Thomas Descendancy chart to this point (1.Deborah1) was born on 13 May 1720 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1725 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.

  5. 6.  LEIGHTON, Elizabeth Descendancy chart to this point (1.Deborah1) was born on 11 Mar 1703 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 19 Mar 1776 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.

  6. 7.  LEIGHTON, Deborah Descendancy chart to this point (1.Deborah1) was born in 1714 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.

  7. 8.  LEIGHTON, Hatevil Descendancy chart to this point (1.Deborah1) was born in Apr 1712 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1770 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.

  8. 9.  LEIGHTON, Keziah Descendancy chart to this point (1.Deborah1) was born in 1722 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.

  9. 10.  LEIGHTON, Abigail Descendancy chart to this point (1.Deborah1) was born on 14 Jan 1710 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1779 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.

  10. 11.  LEIGHTON, Thomas IV Descendancy chart to this point (1.Deborah1) was born on 13 Nov 1725 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 9 Mar 1813 in Steuben, Washington, Maine, USA.

  11. 12.  LEIGHTON, John Descendancy chart to this point (1.Deborah1) was born in 1706 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1756 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 13.  COLBATH, DependenceCOLBATH, Dependence Descendancy chart to this point (2.Olive2, 1.Deborah1) was born on 17 Feb 1742/43 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 28 Jul 1838 in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Revolutionary War: Yes
    • Residence: New Hampshire, USA
    • Residence: New Hampshire, USA
    • Residence: Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA
    • Residence: Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA
    • Residence: 1776, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA
    • _MILT: Dec 1777, New Hampshire, USA; Revolutionary War
    • _MILT: 8 Mar 1778, New Hampshire, USA
    • _MILT: 10 May 1781, New Hampshire, USA
    • Public Service: 1790, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; Selectman
    • Residence: 2 Aug 1790, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; 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
    • Residence: 1830, Formerly Strafford County, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA
    • Burial: 28 Jul 1838, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA

    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.

    Dependence married WALKER, Eleanor on 25 Nov 1773 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. Eleanor (daughter of WALKER, John Edward and NUTTER, Sarah) was born in 1750 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 11 Apr 1834 in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in Belknap, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. COLBATH, Sarah "Sally"  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1789 in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; died on 26 Feb 1864 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in New Hampshire, USA.
    2. 22. COLBATH, Lydia  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1788 in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; died on 31 Jul 1836 in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA.
    3. 23. COLBATH, Jane  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1783; died in 1839.
    4. 24. COLBATH, Independence  Descendancy chart to this point was born in New Hampshire, USA; died in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA.
    5. 25. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 14.  COLBATH, Hunking SrCOLBATH, Hunking Sr Descendancy chart to this point (2.Olive2, 1.Deborah1) was born on 17 Feb 1744 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 28 Jan 1825 in Farmington, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.

    Hunking married KNIGHT, Susannah on 4 Mar 1776 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. Susannah was born in 1744 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 14 Mar 1816 in Farmington, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 26. COLBATH, Samuel H  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Dec 1776 in Middleton, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in Dec 1863.
    2. 27. COLBATH, Hunking  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1786 in Middleton, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 6 Apr 1864 in Farmington, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
    3. 28. COLBATH, Sarah  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1778 in Farmington, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 5 Nov 1843 in Farmington, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
    4. 29. COLBATH, Charles  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1780 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1830.
    5. 30. COLBATH, Nicholas  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Jun 1792 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 8 Oct 1854 in Farmington, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
    6. 31. COLBATH, Olive  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1784 in Farmington, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 14 Feb 1816 in Farmington, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.

  3. 15.  COLBATH, Amy Descendancy chart to this point (2.Olive2, 1.Deborah1) was born on 9 Jul 1758 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.

  4. 16.  COLBATH, Deborah Descendancy chart to this point (2.Olive2, 1.Deborah1) was born on 9 Oct 1745 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.

  5. 17.  COLBATH, Leighton Pvt. Descendancy chart to this point (2.Olive2, 1.Deborah1) was born on 3 Nov 1739 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 14 Mar 1830 in Exeter, Penobscot, Maine, USA.

  6. 18.  COLBATH, Winthrop Descendancy chart to this point (2.Olive2, 1.Deborah1) was born on 18 Mar 1751 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 11 May 1831 in Farmington, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.

    Family/Spouse: ROLLINS, Hannah. Hannah was born on 8 Sep 1750 in Greenland, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1829. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 32. COLBATH, George. Winthrop  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1773 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 16 May 1822 in Farmington, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
    2. 33. COLBATH, Rosemond  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1804 in Middleton, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1811.

    Winthrop married on 25 Nov 1773 in Farmington, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 19.  COLBATH, Keziah Descendancy chart to this point (2.Olive2, 1.Deborah1) was born in 1750 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 16 Jun 1751 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.

  8. 20.  COLBATH, Benning Descendancy chart to this point (2.Olive2, 1.Deborah1) was born on 28 May 1762 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 27 Sep 1824 in Buried at Colbath Farm hillside, Middleton, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.

    Benning married ROLLINS, Mary in 1783 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. Mary was born on 26 May 1761 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 9 Aug 1825 in Farmington, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. COLBATH, Betsey  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 May 1785 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
    2. 35. COLBATH, Samuel  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Feb 1788 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 8 Dec 1855 in Middleton, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
    3. 36. COLBATH, Mary H  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 May 1791 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
    4. 37. COLBATH, Benning  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1795 in New Hampshire, USA; died in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
    5. 38. COLBATH, Benjamin Rollins  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Jun 1799 in Middleton, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.
    6. 39. COLBATH, Ephraim R  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Dec 1802 in Middleton, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 5 Jan 1883 in Farmington, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 21.  COLBATH, Sarah "Sally"COLBATH, Sarah "Sally" Descendancy chart to this point (13.Dependence3, 2.Olive2, 1.Deborah1) was born about 1789 in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; died on 26 Feb 1864 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in New Hampshire, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Possessions: 1821, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; Late husband's farm was auctioned to pay his debts
    • Residence: 1830, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
    • Residence: 1839, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; Living at 25 Court Street
    • Residence: 1860, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; Living with her daughter Mary Jane, and two granddaughters Sally Ann and Mary Jane
    • Burial: 26 Feb 1864, Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA

    Notes:

    Based on Census and death records she was born approximately 1789 in Barnstead.

    People online have listed that she was the daughter of George Colbath and Rebecca Milken, but I haven't been able to verify that. 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. I believe that Sally was the daughter of Dependnce and Eleanor.

    She marrried Ebenezer Adams Jr. in Barnstead in 1808

    Ebenezer Gilman was born 1 May 1809
    George Washington was born 8 Mar 1811
    Mary Jane was born 19 Feb 1813
    * Joseph Colbath was born 25 Feb 1815
    John Quincy was born 30 Mar 1819

    Her husband, Capt. Eben Adams Jr. died 1 Jun 1820 (causes unkown)

    Sally Ann, the youngest daughter, was born 13 Jul 1820 (yikes! a month after her husband died!)

    On 12 Oct 1821, Sally was granted guardianship of her children following their father's death

    The 50-acre farm owned by her husband in Barnstead was auctioned in 1821. His estate was insolvent. (see attached)

    The1830 Census notes one Sally Adams and one young female living in Portsmouth. I am assuming this is OUR Sally, but what happened to the other children??

    In 1837, Sally Ann, the youngest daughter dies in a tragic drowning in Portsmouth. The newspaper notes her mother and siblings. (see attached)

    In 1839, her residence is listed in the city directory as 25 Court St., Portsmouth. Her son Joseph C is also in Portsmouth at this time, living not far away where he had a blacksmith shop at 57 Daniel

    In 1860 she was living in Portsmouth with her daughter Mary Jane, and two granddaughters Sally Ann and Mary Jane.

    Sally died from "consumption" on 25 Feb 1864. Her burial spot is unknown.

    My questions????

    How did Ebenezer die? He was so young!

    What happened to Sally and the children after Ebenezer died?

    I do NOT yet know enough about probate and land records but I'm guessing that Ebenezer got his land from the original Adams holdings (his great grandfather Rev. Joseph Adams). I'm thinking there would be a record of that?? Rev. Adams will left the land in Barnstead to Dr. Joseph Adams, Ebenezer's father. I can't find a probate record for Dr. Joseph Adams so far, but maybe there is some record of a land transfer to be found.

    Also, that after he died, the court must have made some provisions for his children. Did they really leave them homeless and without any support? There must be some record.

    Where did Sally come from? Who are her parents?


    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.

    Sarah married ADAMS, Captain Ebenezer Jr in 1808 in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA. Ebenezer (son of ADAMS, Ebenezer and HOYT, Lydia) was born on 5 Jun 1784 in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; died on 1 Jun 1820 in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 40. ADAMS, Joseph Colbath  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Feb 1815 in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; died on 10 Feb 1907 in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, USA; was buried on 10 Feb 1907 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
    2. 41. ADAMS, George Washington  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Mar 1811 in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; died on 10 Apr 1888 in Oakland, Alameda, California, USA; was buried in Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA.
    3. 42. ADAMS, Mary Jane  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Feb 1813 in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; died on 16 Jul 1901 in Eliot, York, Maine, USA; was buried in New Hampshire, USA.
    4. 43. ADAMS, Ebenezer Gilman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 May 1809 in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; died on 28 Apr 1898 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in New Hampshire, USA.
    5. 44. ADAMS, John Q  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Mar 1819 in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; died on 16 Apr 1885 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in New Hampshire, USA.
    6. 45. ADAMS, Sally Ann  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Jul 1820 in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; died on 26 Aug 1837.
    7. 46. ADAMS, Permela  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Jul 1812 in Gilmanton Iron Works, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; died on 28 Sep 1862 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

  2. 22.  COLBATH, LydiaCOLBATH, Lydia Descendancy chart to this point (13.Dependence3, 2.Olive2, 1.Deborah1) was born in 1788 in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; died on 31 Jul 1836 in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA.

  3. 23.  COLBATH, Jane Descendancy chart to this point (13.Dependence3, 2.Olive2, 1.Deborah1) was born in 1783; died in 1839.

    Notes:

    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 1790 are lost. As stated, I believe that two of them are Jane and Sarah Sally.

    Jane married SHERBURNE, Daniel on 20 Mar 1803 in New Hampshire, USA. Daniel was born on 13 Apr 1782 in Epsom, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 24.  COLBATH, Independence Descendancy chart to this point (13.Dependence3, 2.Olive2, 1.Deborah1) was born in New Hampshire, USA; died in Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _MILT: 1812, USA
    • Residence: 1830, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA
    • Residence: 1850, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA

    Independence married AYERS, Eliza 'Betsey' in 1813 in New Hampshire, USA. Eliza was born about 1796 in New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 25.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (13.Dependence3, 2.Olive2, 1.Deborah1)

  6. 26.  COLBATH, Samuel H Descendancy chart to this point (14.Hunking3, 2.Olive2, 1.Deborah1) was born on 12 Dec 1776 in Middleton, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in Dec 1863.

  7. 27.  COLBATH, Hunking Descendancy chart to this point (14.Hunking3, 2.Olive2, 1.Deborah1) was born in 1786 in Middleton, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 6 Apr 1864 in Farmington, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.

  8. 28.  COLBATH, SarahCOLBATH, Sarah Descendancy chart to this point (14.Hunking3, 2.Olive2, 1.Deborah1) was born in 1778 in Farmington, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 5 Nov 1843 in Farmington, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.

  9. 29.  COLBATH, Charles Descendancy chart to this point (14.Hunking3, 2.Olive2, 1.Deborah1) was born in 1780 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1830.

  10. 30.  COLBATH, Nicholas Descendancy chart to this point (14.Hunking3, 2.Olive2, 1.Deborah1) was born on 17 Jun 1792 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 8 Oct 1854 in Farmington, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.

  11. 31.  COLBATH, Olive Descendancy chart to this point (14.Hunking3, 2.Olive2, 1.Deborah1) was born in 1784 in Farmington, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 14 Feb 1816 in Farmington, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.

  12. 32.  COLBATH, George. Winthrop Descendancy chart to this point (18.Winthrop3, 2.Olive2, 1.Deborah1) was born in 1773 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; died on 16 May 1822 in Farmington, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.

  13. 33.  COLBATH, Rosemond Descendancy chart to this point (18.Winthrop3, 2.Olive2, 1.Deborah1) was born in 1804 in Middleton, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1811.

  14. 34.  COLBATH, Betsey Descendancy chart to this point (20.Benning3, 2.Olive2, 1.Deborah1) was born on 10 May 1785 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.

  15. 35.  COLBATH, Samuel Descendancy chart to this point (20.Benning3, 2.Olive2, 1.Deborah1) was born on 10 Feb 1788 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 8 Dec 1855 in Middleton, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.

  16. 36.  COLBATH, Mary H Descendancy chart to this point (20.Benning3, 2.Olive2, 1.Deborah1) was born on 6 May 1791 in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.

  17. 37.  COLBATH, Benning Descendancy chart to this point (20.Benning3, 2.Olive2, 1.Deborah1) was born in 1795 in New Hampshire, USA; died in Rochester, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.

  18. 38.  COLBATH, Benjamin Rollins Descendancy chart to this point (20.Benning3, 2.Olive2, 1.Deborah1) was born on 6 Jun 1799 in Middleton, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.

  19. 39.  COLBATH, Ephraim R Descendancy chart to this point (20.Benning3, 2.Olive2, 1.Deborah1) was born on 24 Dec 1802 in Middleton, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 5 Jan 1883 in Farmington, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA.


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