Son of Thomas & Elizabeth Atwood Colby
Rev. John Colby was born in the town of Sandwich, Strafford, New Hampshire, Dec. 9, 1787. His father was Thomas Colby, b. Amsbury, Mass, and his mother, Elizabeth Atwood, b. Weare, NH, but removed to Sutton, VT, formerly Billymead. He was ordained Nov. 1809, just before he was twenty two years of age.
He would go into a village, find the town square, or if not one, then a tree stump to stand upon, and begin to sing, which some said it sounded like the voice of an angel...it was a sweet, melodious sound, and it drew many listeners around him. He would then begin to speak from the scriptures. He made many converts in his tours.
At age 30 years he died while on a long preaching trip to Ohio and was on his way back home to Vermont in Norfolk, VA. A Baptist deacon took him in and cared for him until he died...so far from his home and family.
He is buried in a quaint graves-site near the Episcopal Church. A small stone marks his grave.
His ministry, while short, touched many lives and a list of ministers accepted the call to preach because of him.
The people of Sutton, VT erected a memorial to their beloved young preacher who gave his life for the gospel that this fitting memorial rests in the cemetery at Sutton. He was a very talented rising star and mourned by his denomination when he died. He was such a bright light to the Freewill Baptists in his day that they published his auto-biography in 1838.
Rev. John Colby was born in the town of Sandwich, Strafford, New Hampshire, Dec. 9, 1787. His father was Thomas Colby, b. Amsbury, Mass, and his mother, Elizabeth Atwood, b. Weare, NH, but removed to Sutton, VT, formerly Billymead. He was ordained Nov. 1809, just before he was twenty two years of age.
He would go into a village, find the town square, or if not one, then a tree stump to stand upon, and begin to sing, which some said it sounded like the voice of an angel...it was a sweet, melodious sound, and it drew many listeners around him. He would then begin to speak from the scriptures. He made many converts in his tours.
At age 30 years he died while on a long preaching trip to Ohio and was on his way back home to Vermont in Norfolk, VA. A Baptist deacon took him in and cared for him until he died...so far from his home and family.
He is buried in a quaint graves-site near the Episcopal Church. A small stone marks his grave.
His ministry, while short, touched many lives and a list of ministers accepted the call to preach because of him.
The people of Sutton, VT erected a memorial to their beloved young preacher who gave his life for the gospel that this fitting memorial rests in the cemetery at Sutton. He was a very talented rising star and mourned by his denomination when he died. He was such a bright light to the Freewill Baptists in his day that they published his auto-biography in 1838.
Son of Thomas & Elizabeth Atwood Colby
Rev. John Colby was born in the town of Sandwich, Strafford, New Hampshire, Dec. 9, 1787. His father was Thomas Colby, b. Amsbury, Mass, and his mother, Elizabeth Atwood, b. Weare, NH, but removed to Sutton, VT, formerly Billymead. He was ordained Nov. 1809, just before he was twenty two years of age.
He would go into a village, find the town square, or if not one, then a tree stump to stand upon, and begin to sing, which some said it sounded like the voice of an angel...it was a sweet, melodious sound, and it drew many listeners around him. He would then begin to speak from the scriptures. He made many converts in his tours.
At age 30 years he died while on a long preaching trip to Ohio and was on his way back home to Vermont in Norfolk, VA. A Baptist deacon took him in and cared for him until he died...so far from his home and family.
He is buried in a quaint graves-site near the Episcopal Church. A small stone marks his grave.
His ministry, while short, touched many lives and a list of ministers accepted the call to preach because of him.
The people of Sutton, VT erected a memorial to their beloved young preacher who gave his life for the gospel that this fitting memorial rests in the cemetery at Sutton. He was a very talented rising star and mourned by his denomination when he died. He was such a bright light to the Freewill Baptists in his day that they published his auto-biography in 1838.
Rev. John Colby was born in the town of Sandwich, Strafford, New Hampshire, Dec. 9, 1787. His father was Thomas Colby, b. Amsbury, Mass, and his mother, Elizabeth Atwood, b. Weare, NH, but removed to Sutton, VT, formerly Billymead. He was ordained Nov. 1809, just before he was twenty two years of age.
He would go into a village, find the town square, or if not one, then a tree stump to stand upon, and begin to sing, which some said it sounded like the voice of an angel...it was a sweet, melodious sound, and it drew many listeners around him. He would then begin to speak from the scriptures. He made many converts in his tours.
At age 30 years he died while on a long preaching trip to Ohio and was on his way back home to Vermont in Norfolk, VA. A Baptist deacon took him in and cared for him until he died...so far from his home and family.
He is buried in a quaint graves-site near the Episcopal Church. A small stone marks his grave.
His ministry, while short, touched many lives and a list of ministers accepted the call to preach because of him.
The people of Sutton, VT erected a memorial to their beloved young preacher who gave his life for the gospel that this fitting memorial rests in the cemetery at Sutton. He was a very talented rising star and mourned by his denomination when he died. He was such a bright light to the Freewill Baptists in his day that they published his auto-biography in 1838.
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