Hannah Colburn

1673 - Aft 1741  (> 68 years)

• Name	Hannah Colburn  [1, 2]
  Birth	1673  [3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Death	Aft 10 Mar 1741	Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts   [6]
  Person ID	I11411	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of TNH
  Last Modified	30 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Colburn,   b. Abt 1649, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts d. Bef 1728, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts (Age < 78 years)
  Mother	Hannah Rolfe   d. Bef 1681
  Marriage	6 Aug 1672	Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts   [3, 5, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F1010	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joseph Farwell,   b. 24 Jul 1670, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts d. 20 Aug 1740, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	23 Jan 1696	Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts   [5, 6, 9]
  Children	> 1. Joseph Farwell,   b. 5 Aug 1696, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts d. Aft 11 Apr 1772, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts (Age > 76 years) > 2. Thomas Farwell,   b. 11 Oct 1698, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts d. 16 Dec 1731 (Age 33 years) + 3. Hannah Farwell,   b. 6 May 1701, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts d. 11 May 1762 (Age 61 years) > 4. Elizabeth Farwell,   b. 30 Dec 1703, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts d. 11 May 1762 (Age 58 years) > 5. Edward Farwell,   b. 12 Jul 1706, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts d. Between 20 Feb 1762 and 16 Apr 1762 (Age 55 years) + 6. Mary Farwell,   b. 5 Feb 1709, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts d. 29 Mar 1804, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts (Age 95 years) > 7. John Farwell,   b. 23 Jun 1711   d. 21 Nov 1771 (Age 60 years) > 8. Samuel Farwell,   b. 14 Jan 1714, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts d. Bef 26 Dec 1757 (Age < 43 years) > 9. Daniel Farwell,   b. 20 May 1717, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts d. 15 Jan 1808, Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts (Age 90 years)   10. Sarah Farwell,   b. 26 Feb 1721, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts d. 4 Jul 1721 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F6279	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Hannah Colburn "was living Mar. 10, 1740-1, when she conveyed her dower rights in her husband's estate to her son, Joseph Farwell." [The Farwell Family]

  
  

• Sources

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