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Genealogy of the descendants of Edward Colburn/Coburn: came from England, 1635; purchased land in "Dracutt on Merrimack," 1668; occupied his purchase, 1669

George Augustus Gordon

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Description:INTRODUCTION.As the years roll by, the descendants of the early settlers become more deeply impressed with the importance of family histories and genealogical records. For many centuries records of discoveries, explorations, wars and civil transactions have been preserved from which in later years have been woven the histories of the world and by which we are, as it were, kept in communication with past ages.While time and thought and money have been lavished on records of war and explorations of bygone days, family records have been neglected. The later generations are endeavoring to repair this neglect by placing before the public the history of their progenitors. The sources of information are very meagre. They are limited to the memory of the older people, which is unreliable to a certain extent, to town records which are, in some cases, kept very imperfectly, to records of wills and deeds, and to old records in family Bibles, which last are the most reliable. An earnest effort has been made to have this book as free from errors as possible. There will be mistakes in proper names and dates which no genealogist can avoid. The Town Clerks of earlier days had little education and often spelled names as they were pronounced, the ink would fade and the books get worn and mutilated. They would be kept in the attics of farm houses and a few hours would see them reduced to ashes in the burning building, and the records of years destroyed.The writer of this history is indebted to all who have so kindly assisted in making it a success, for the letters of encouragement and cheer which have been received, and the interest shown in the work. It has been a long and at times a seemingly hopeless task, but a lover of genealogy will not be dismayed by difficulties. The writer has sent a large nimiber of letters to the different parts of the United States and replies have been received with valuable information. But in too many instances no reply has been received, and through this neglect there will be an absence of records which otherwise would be preserved. A little negligence, a little procrastination, a feeling that an answer is of no consequence, and a record of perhaps several families fails to appear on the pages of the book. A very small percentage of the letters have been returned unclaimed, but by far the greater number has been unanswered.No attempt has been made to record the descendants of any one of the name, of those who came from across the sea, excepting those of Edward. There were others who arrived about the same year. Savage in his Early Gleanings says, "July 17, 1635.These underwritten names are to be transported to New England. Embarked in the "Defence" of London, Edward Bostock, Master per certificate, &c., Robert Colburn, aged 28, Edward, aged 17, and in the "James" shortly after, John May, Master, William Colbon, aged 16." Names of Cockburn, Colboume, Colburn and Cobum are to be found in the early histories of Great Britain and Ireland, but however spelt, it is generally agreed by those who have made a study of the name that the English and Scotch pronunciation is Coburn. In England at the present day we have proof of this in the name of the locality in London, High Holbom, which is pronounced Hobum. In this country the word is pronounced as spelled, the letter "1" not being silent. There is good reason to believe that the name is not a Saxon but Scandinavian name and that the family came to England with the Danes, that they were sea kings and that the name means either black bear or king's bear.The bear was a sacred animal with the Danes and has given us a niimber of names, e. g., Thorburn, Thor being the god of mythology who gave his name to Thursday or Thors Day. Another word is Blackburn or black bear.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Genealogy of the descendants of Edward Colburn/Coburn: came from England, 1635; purchased land in "Dracutt on Merrimack," 1668; occupied his purchase, 1669. To get started finding Genealogy of the descendants of Edward Colburn/Coburn: came from England, 1635; purchased land in "Dracutt on Merrimack," 1668; occupied his purchase, 1669, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: INTRODUCTION.As the years roll by, the descendants of the early settlers become more deeply impressed with the importance of family histories and genealogical records. For many centuries records of discoveries, explorations, wars and civil transactions have been preserved from which in later years have been woven the histories of the world and by which we are, as it were, kept in communication with past ages.While time and thought and money have been lavished on records of war and explorations of bygone days, family records have been neglected. The later generations are endeavoring to repair this neglect by placing before the public the history of their progenitors. The sources of information are very meagre. They are limited to the memory of the older people, which is unreliable to a certain extent, to town records which are, in some cases, kept very imperfectly, to records of wills and deeds, and to old records in family Bibles, which last are the most reliable. An earnest effort has been made to have this book as free from errors as possible. There will be mistakes in proper names and dates which no genealogist can avoid. The Town Clerks of earlier days had little education and often spelled names as they were pronounced, the ink would fade and the books get worn and mutilated. They would be kept in the attics of farm houses and a few hours would see them reduced to ashes in the burning building, and the records of years destroyed.The writer of this history is indebted to all who have so kindly assisted in making it a success, for the letters of encouragement and cheer which have been received, and the interest shown in the work. It has been a long and at times a seemingly hopeless task, but a lover of genealogy will not be dismayed by difficulties. The writer has sent a large nimiber of letters to the different parts of the United States and replies have been received with valuable information. But in too many instances no reply has been received, and through this neglect there will be an absence of records which otherwise would be preserved. A little negligence, a little procrastination, a feeling that an answer is of no consequence, and a record of perhaps several families fails to appear on the pages of the book. A very small percentage of the letters have been returned unclaimed, but by far the greater number has been unanswered.No attempt has been made to record the descendants of any one of the name, of those who came from across the sea, excepting those of Edward. There were others who arrived about the same year. Savage in his Early Gleanings says, "July 17, 1635.These underwritten names are to be transported to New England. Embarked in the "Defence" of London, Edward Bostock, Master per certificate, &c., Robert Colburn, aged 28, Edward, aged 17, and in the "James" shortly after, John May, Master, William Colbon, aged 16." Names of Cockburn, Colboume, Colburn and Cobum are to be found in the early histories of Great Britain and Ireland, but however spelt, it is generally agreed by those who have made a study of the name that the English and Scotch pronunciation is Coburn. In England at the present day we have proof of this in the name of the locality in London, High Holbom, which is pronounced Hobum. In this country the word is pronounced as spelled, the letter "1" not being silent. There is good reason to believe that the name is not a Saxon but Scandinavian name and that the family came to England with the Danes, that they were sea kings and that the name means either black bear or king's bear.The bear was a sacred animal with the Danes and has given us a niimber of names, e. g., Thorburn, Thor being the god of mythology who gave his name to Thursday or Thors Day. Another word is Blackburn or black bear.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Genealogy of the descendants of Edward Colburn/Coburn: came from England, 1635; purchased land in "Dracutt on Merrimack," 1668; occupied his purchase, 1669. To get started finding Genealogy of the descendants of Edward Colburn/Coburn: came from England, 1635; purchased land in "Dracutt on Merrimack," 1668; occupied his purchase, 1669, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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