Capt. George Colton1

#18695, (16 June 1677 - 6 August 1760)

Family

Mary Hitchcock b. 1688, d. 1774
Children 1.Timothy Colton1 (1705/6 - 1787)
 2.George Colton Jr.1 (1707/8 - 1784)
 3.Mary Colton1 (1710 - )
 4.Sarah Colton1 (1712/13 - 1763)
 5.Rebecca Colton1 (1718 - )
 6.Isaac Cornet Colton1 (1720 - 1800)
 7.Miriam Colton1 (1722/23 - )
 8.Jonathan Colton1 (1725/26 - 1752)
Birth*16 June 1677He was born on 16 June 1677 at Longmeadow, Massachusetts.1 
Marriage*3 February 1703/4He married Mary Hitchcock, daughter of Luke Hitchcock Jr and Sarah Burt, on 3 February 1703/4 at Springfield, Massachusetts.2,1 
Death*6 August 1760He died on 6 August 1760 at age 83.1 
Burial*He was buried at Longmeadow Cemetery, Longmeadow, Massachusetts.3 

Citations

  1. [S1689] George Woolworth Colton, A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Quartermaster George Colton (Lancaster, Penna.: privately published, 1912), pp. 13–14.
  2. [S1025] Massachusetts Town and Vital Records: Springfield 1640–1894, Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook), compiler, Provo, UT and Oxford, MA, original town records, img. 440/6014. George and Mary Hitchcocke, both of Springfield, intentions 1 Jan 1703/4, marr. 3 feb 1703/4. Online Ancestry.com.
  3. [S1628] FindAGrave.com, online findagrave.com, standing memorial markers, side by side. (1) Capt. George Colton, d. 5 Aug 1760, in his 84th yr; Jonathan Colton, d. of smallpox 7 May 1752 on return from England after receiving Holy Orders, in his 27th yr.; (2) Mary, wife of Capt. George Colton, d. 18 Sep 1774, in her 86th yr. Memorials 42532925 and 14629369, created by Mark Maxwell, maintained by Mary Leppla 53, photos added by Mark Maxwell and Hilltownroots.