The History Of The Macy-Colby House

Thomas Macy

Thomas Macy was at odds with the Amesbury Puritan authorities and moved from Amesbury to Nantucket in 1659. Learn more...

Anthony Colby

Anthony Colby came to the New World in 1630 and settled in Amesbury, Massachusetts. Learn more...

Macy-Colby House Inhabitants

A list of all the people who have owned the Macy-Colby property. Learn more...
 

Colby Coat of Arms

Aristocrat or Farmer. Learn more...

Notable Colbys

Find out "who's who" of notable Colbys. Learn more...

Moses L. Colby

Moses Long Colby donated the Macy-Colby House to the people of Amesbury. Learn more...
 

Captains' Well

Valentine Bagley built a public well after being stranded in the Arabian desert. Learn more...

Golgotha

Amesbury's first burial ground where many of Amesbury's First Settlers are buried. Learn more...

Whittier Poem: The Exiles

Poetic version of Thomas Macy's Quaker incident that led to his flight to the island of Nantucket. Learn more...
 

Sandy Hill Meeting House

The Meeting House was the center of the community for religious services as well as a civil court of law. Learn more...

Susannah Martin

The story of accused witch Susannah Martin and pictures of her family cradle. Learn more...

Winthrop Fleet

Eleven ships sailed to New England in 1630 to build a "city upon a hill..." Learn more...