COLSON ANCESTRAL LINES

(Variants of COLESON, COULSON, COLSTON)

LINE BEING RESEARCHED
RESEARCHERS
John COLSON, born ca 1630 in Scotland. Died about 1687. Children Jacob and Martha COLSON. Jacob born ca 1668, of Isle of White County, VA; d bef. 3 Aug 1727 in Bertie Precinct, NC. Married Mary Burton DAVIS on 14 Jan 1692 in Henrico Co, VA. Mary the daughter of John DAVIS and Martha BURTON. Eleanor Colson
Becky A. Bartley
Capt. John COULSTON, Sr., born 1767 in Wilkes/ Rowan Co, NC. Died 22 October 1860 in Lee County, VA. Married to Elizabeth (COLSON?) 1798 in Claiborne Co, TN. Children: Henry F.; Mary; John; Jr; Harvy (Arvy); George; Thomas; James; William E.. Especially looking for John's siblings. Patty Colson
George COULSON, born about 1750-1760 in NC or VA. Lived in Rockingham/Guilford Co, NC. This group started to disappear from 1800-1830. May have gone to TN or GA. Cindy Goad
James Madison COLSON, born 1770-1775, (birthplace unknown, could have been TN, NC or VA), parents unknown married Amelia TINSLEY, b KY, both died winter of 1845-46 of yellow fever in Cannon Creek, Bell Co, KY. Robert Colson
Barbara Turner
Abraham COLSON, born 1769, married Elizabeth MOTT 13 Dec 1793 in Effingham County, GA. Arline Simino
Weston Taylor
Priscilla McCormick
Deanie Fincher
Joseph K. COLSON born ca 1794 in NC, probably Anson Co. Married Rebecca D. BROWN 17 Oct 1816 in Humphreys Co, TN. Probably son of Joseph COLSON and Mary KIRBY m. 1 June 1786 in Anson Co, NC but not proven. Eleanor Colson
William COLSON, appeared in Perquimans County, NC in 1712. Son William COLSON (d. 1762, m. Ann PARISH?), grandson William COLSON (d. 1773 m. Miriam MULLEN). Also David COLSON (d. 1773 m. Mourning PERRISHO), Gilbert COLSON (d. 1818 m. Sarah TURNER 1792), William COLSON (d. 1799, wife Thamar), John COLSON (d. 1787, wife Rebeckah). William COLSON (m. Elizabeth RAPER 1808, m. Sarah PIKE 1818). William COLSON (d. 1849, m. Mary HOLT 1848, m. Sybia BRIGHT 1849). Harold Colson
Joseph COULSON (COULSTON) and Margaret EVANS. Came to Germantown, Pennsylvania about 1703. Their son Thomas married Martha WILEY and made their home in West Nottingham, Cecil County, MD (formerly Chester County, PA) Linda Coulson Heilander
John COLSON, born 1681 in Bermuda; died 04 July 1752 in Weymouth, Massachusetts. Phil Colson
Thomas COLSON/COULSON b ca 1760 in NC/VA. Ch: Elizabeth, George, William, and Thomas. Migrated with son George from NC to Overton Co, TN after 1802 Jane Colston
William COULSTON (Quaker) b in England from near "Moor-land"; d Jan 1727/28 in Gwynedd MM, Philadelphia Co, PA; m Elizabeth ca 1688; Ch: Elizabeth, Henry, Anne, Grace, William, John, Barnabas, Sarah, Hannah, and Susan COULSTON. Kim Jackson
Pierre COLSON, born in Maastricht, The Netherlands. Son, Johannes Ludovicus COLSON Peter Colson
COLSONs in Australia Melanie
COLSON of Yalobusha County, MS Doug Colson
John COULSON Came to KY from PA; on the Bourbon Co, KY tax rool for 1787; married Eunice Casey in 1790 Ed Colston
COLSON of Winchester in The UK Sean Colson

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