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Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 01:40:35 EST

File Update: 12/30/01 - Thanks to contributions from Don Adams and Sandra
Ball this file has been expanded to approximately 100 pages with notes and
sources. We have now linked those family members that resided in Buckland,
Shelburne, Heath, Conway, Hawley and Ashfield. Contact me if you'd like the
complete file.

FIRST GENERATION
1. Thomas TOBEY was born in 1625 in , , Wales.1 He died on January 9, 1714
in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts.2
He was married to Martha KNOTT (daughter of George KNOTT and Martha) on
November 18, 1650 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts.3 Martha KNOTT was
born in 1629.4 Thomas TOBEY and Martha KNOTT had the following children:
2 i. Thomas TOBEY.
3 ii. John TOBEY.
+4 iii. Nathan TOBEY.
5 iv. Ephraim TOBEY.
+6 v. Johanna TOBEY (born in 1665).
+7 vi. Samuel TOBEY (born about 1669).
+8 vii. Gershom TOBEY (born about 1672).

He was married to Hannah SWIFT in 1691 in Sandwich, Barnstable,
Massachusetts.5 Hannah SWIFT was born on March 11, 1651 in Sandwich,
Barnstable, Massachusetts.6 She died in March 1720/21 in Sandwich,
Barnstable, Massachusetts.7

SECOND GENERATION
4. Nathan TOBEY (Thomas-1).
He was married to Mary SARGENT (daughter of John SARGENT and Deborah
HILLIER) about 1685. Nathan TOBEY and Mary SARGENT had the following
children:
+9 i. Deborah TOBEY (born on January 26, 1689).

6. Johanna TOBEY (Thomas-1) was born in 1665 in Sandwich, Barnstable,
Massachusetts.8
She was married to Eliakim TUPPER about 1684 in Sandwich, Barnstable,
Massachusetts.9 Eliakim TUPPER was born about 1665 in Sandwich, Barnstable,
Massachusetts.10

7. Samuel TOBEY (Thomas-1) was born about 1669 in Sandwich, Barnstable,
Massachusetts.11 He died on September 22, 1737 in Sandwich, Barnstable,
Massachusetts.12 He was buried in Old Burying Gournd, Sandwich, Barnstable,
Massachusetts.13
He was married to Abiah FISH (daughter of Ambrose FISH and Hannah SWIFT)
about 1696 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts.14 Abiah FISH was born on
September 2, 1678 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts.15 She died in
1771.16 Samuel TOBEY and Abiah FISH had the following children:
+10 i. Zacheus TOBEY (born on January 13, 1703/4).
+11 ii. Samuel TOBEY (born on May 8, 1715).

8. Gershom TOBEY (Thomas-1) was born about 1672 in Sandwich, Barnstable,
Massachusetts.17 He died in February 1759 in Sandwich, Barnstable,
Massachusetts.18
He was married to Mehitable FISH on April 29, 1697 in Sandwich, Barnstable,
Massachusetts.19 Mehitable FISH was born on May 19, 1680 in Sandwich,
Barnstable, Massachusetts.20 She died before 1728 in Sandwich, Barnstable,
Massachusetts.21 Gershom TOBEY and Mehitable FISH had the following
children:
+12 i. Ephraim TOBEY (born on July 22, 1711).

He was married to Hannah NYE on October 17, 1728 in Sandwich, Barnstable,
Massachusetts.22 Hannah NYE was born in 1710.23 She died on October 27,
1748 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts.24

THIRD GENERATION
9. Deborah TOBEY (Nathan-2, Thomas-1) was born on January 26, 1689 in
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts.25
She was married to Benjamin IVORY on January 20, 1707 in Boston, Suffolk,
Massachusetts.26 Deborah TOBEY and Benjamin IVORY had the following
children:
+13 i. Bathsheba IVORY.
+14 ii. Deborah IVORY.

She was married to William BALLARD.27

10. Zacheus TOBEY (Samuel-2, Thomas-1) was born on January 13, 1703/4 in
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts.28 He died on February 1, 1798 in New
Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts.29
He was married to Sarah POPE (daughter of John POPE and Elizabeth BOURNE)
on January 1, 1726/27 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts.30 Sarah POPE
was born on March 25, 1705/6 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts.31 She
died on October 12, 1787 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts.32 Zacheus
TOBEY and Sarah POPE had the following children:
+15 i. Capt. Elnathan TOBEY (born in 1727).
16 ii. Samuel TOBEY.
17 iii. John TOBEY.
18 iv. Elder Zacheus TOBEY.
19 v. Zoeth TOBEY.
20 vi. Lot TOBEY.
+21 vii. Capt. Prince TOBEY (born in 1741).
22 viii. Elizabeth TOBEY was born on April 24, 1743 in Dartmouth,
Bristol, Massachusetts.33
23 ix. Noah TOBEY.
+24 x. Mary TOBEY (born on September 9, 1747).

11. Samuel TOBEY (Samuel-2, Thomas-1) was born on May 8, 1715 in Sandwich,
Barnstable, Massachusetts.34 He died on February 13, 1781 in Berkley,
Bristol, Massachusetts.35 He was buried in Berkley Common Cemetery, Berkley,
Bristol, Massachusetts.36
He was married to Bathsheba CROCKER (daughter of Timothy CROCKER and
Malatiah CROCKER) on May 20, 1738 in Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts.37
Bathsheba CROCKER was born on April 2, 1717 in Barnstable, Barnstable,
Massachusetts.38 She died on September 6, 1799 in Berkley, Bristol,
Massachusetts.39 She was buried in Berkley Common Cemetery, Berkley,
Bristol, Massachusetts.40 Samuel TOBEY and Bathsheba CROCKER had the
following children:
+25 i. Isaac TOBEY (born on July 20, 1749).

12. Ephraim TOBEY (Gershom-2, Thomas-1) was born on July 22, 1711 in
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts.41 He died before January 14, 1756 in
Sharon, Litchfield, Connecticut.42
He was married to Reliance GIBBS (daughter of Benjamin GIBBS and Ann
TUPPER) about 1737. Reliance GIBBS was born on July 11, 1719 in Sandwich,
Barnstable, Massachusetts.43 She died on November 4, 1778 in Norfolk,
Litchfield, Connecticut.44 She was buried in Center Cemetery, Norfolk,
Litchfield, Connecticut.45 Ephraim TOBEY and Reliance GIBBS had the
following children:
+26 i. Jesse TOBEY (born on January 26, 1740/41).
+27 ii. Ephraim TOBEY (born on August 16, 1755).

FOURTH GENERATION
13. Bathsheba IVORY (Deborah TOBEY-3, Nathan-2, Thomas-1).
She was married to Jonas HOLLAND on February 1, 1739 in Framingham,
Middlesex, Massachusetts.46

14. Deborah IVORY (Deborah TOBEY-3, Nathan-2, Thomas-1) died on June 12,
1766.47
She was married to Moses PERRY (son of Nathaniel PERRY and Abigial ADAMS)
on February 17, 1743.48 Moses PERRY was born on July 22, 1719 in Sherborn,
Middlesex, Massachusetts.49 He died on March 18, 1819 in Sherborn,
Middlesex, Massachusetts.50 Deborah IVORY and Moses PERRY had the following
children:
+28 i. Ivory PERRY (born on November 10, 1743).

15. Capt. Elnathan TOBEY (Zacheus-3, Samuel-2, Thomas-1) was born in 1727 in
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts.51 He died in 1803 in Conway, Franklin,
Massachusetts.52 The following obtained from Don Adams - Sept. 2001
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There were two other "Tobys," in the 1700s, in early Massachusetts who were
second cousins of Nat Wheeler Tobey.
One was Elnathan Toby, a military captain. Mt. Toby, north of the Holyoke
Range in Western Massachusetts, situated in southern Franklin County midway
between Montague and Sunderland, was named for Capt. Elnathan Toby, the first
white settler to reach the summit. He was an Indian fighter and had come to
the area to protect early settlers from attacks. He climbed the mountain to
scout out and survey the surrounding countryside, which could clearly be seen
for fifty miles in any direction.
Local Indians, who believed the mountain was inhabited by evil spirits,
fought early white settlers over control of the peak. Eventually they sold
the mountain to the whites for eighty fathoms of wampum.
Today, Mt. Toby is a summer resort area. Travelers hike, bike, and drive
the twelve miles up the old carriage road to the hotel and observation tower
at the top. In addition, the slopes are popular for nature studies by
students and faculty from nearby Amherst College and the University of
Massachusetts.
Both Elnathan Toby and his brother, Capt. Prince Toby, were descended from
Thomas Toby of Sandwich through Thomas' son Samuel and grandson Zaccheus.
Nat Wheeler descended from Thomas of Sandwich through Thomas' son Jonathan
and grandson Samuel.
Elnathan was first of eight sons sired by Zaccheus Tobey. He was born in
1727 in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Ma. Prince was seventh, born also in
Dartmouth in 1741.
At age twenty-two, in 1749, Elnathan wed eighteen-year-old Deborah Taber,
daughter of John Taber, and niece of Peter Taber, owner of the Taber sawmill
in Conway. She had been born in 1731 in Dartmouth. They had five children.
Both died and were buried in Conway, he at age seventy-five in 1803, she at
age ninety in 1821.
Source - Don Adams:
Elnathan purchased land in Dartmouth in 1761 and sold it in 1777. He moved to
Conway, Hampshire Co., and purchased land there in 1778. Settlers had first
started coming into the Conway area ten years earlier.
He sold land in Conway for 80 pounds, Aug. 11, 1787 to Amaziah Tobey, a
tract of land adjoining one he had previously sold to Zaccheus Tobey; sold
another tract to Amaziah Oct 17, 1793.
Part of the land he owned there was on the beautiful Acushnet River, near
the Taber saw mill and dam.
He attended an organizational meeting of the local Baptist Church on Sept.
4, 1788, at which he voted to build the first church building in Conway. The
meeting was organized by the members of the Ashfield Baptist Church, founded
in 1761. He was named a deacon in the church.
Tax records of Conway list him from 1788 to around 1800.
From Conway Vital Records: Elnathan Tobey died June 11, 1803 at age
seventy-five. Grave site unknown.
From the "History of Conway 1767-1917" by "The People of Conway." Rev.
Charles Stanley Pease, A.M., Editor; pub. by Spingfield Printing and Binding
Co.
It is unclear when Elnathan was at Mt. Toby. Relations between settlers
and Indians had been up and down since the Pilgrims first landed at Plymouth
Rock. For example, in 1654 the Puritans bought the Northampton area from
the Nonotuck Indians. Still, there were hard feelings that led to skirmishes
and attacks, rebellions, uprisings, and even wars. Such fighting was
interspersed with battles between American and French forces. In 1704,
there was a surprise attack by Indians on Deerfield, just a short distance
northeast of Conway. Deerfield was also a short distance west of Mt. Toby.
In 1755, Indians attacked the men at Rice's fort in Charlemont. And in 1757
a Guard of nine soldiers was sent to protect settlers in Weymouth.
Doubtless the pattern of Westward Migration was set in these early years.
Elnathan may have been sent to lead a small detachment of militia to the Mt.
Toby area after settlers had moved into the area and then been threatened by
Indians. His brother Prince might also have gone into the area about the
same time, since both were captains and both later lived in Conway.
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Source - Sandra Ball, 1767 Portal Way, Sandy, Utah 84093
My greatest concern in the whole thing are the linkages with Zacheus Tobey
to father Elnathan and Phebe Tobey (married to Samuel Allen) to father
Elnathan. For the last 100 years the family has had Zacheus connected to Rev.
Zacheus Tobey & Rhuamah Sampson and even submitted and gained entrance to
the Mayflower Society through the wife. I have 1 (nebulous) reason to connect
him to Rev. Zacheus and about 10 reasons why NOT and about 2-3 reasons to
connect him to Elnathan. It's one of those genealogical puzzles. The
strongest reason to connect him is a transcription of a letter (which I have
yet to obtain the original) from Amaziah to Zacheus addressing him as brother
and recounting to him the
death of his mother (including dates). I've decided to rest my case on this
letter--
He was married to Deborah TABER (daughter of John TABER and Phebe) on
September 3, 1749 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts.53,54 Deborah TABER
was born in 1731 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts.55 She died in 1821 in
Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts.56 Capt. Elnathan TOBEY and Deborah TABER
had the following children:
+29 i. Sarah TOBEY (born on January 11, 1754).
+30 ii. Zacheus TOBEY (born on July 7, 1757).
+31 iii. Joseph TOBEY (born on January 26, 1759).
+32 iv. Amaziah TOBEY (born in 1762).
+33 v. Phebe TOBEY (born on July 13, 1768).

21. Capt. Prince TOBEY (Zacheus-3, Samuel-2, Thomas-1) was born in 1741 in
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts.57 He died in 1810 in Conway, Franklin,
Massachusetts.58 He was buried in Howland Cemetery, Conway, Franklin,
Massachusetts.59 Prince was twenty-four when he married Jane Delano, age
twenty-two, in Dartmouth in 1765. She had been born in 1743 in Lincolnshire,
England. They had fifteen children. Prince died in 1810 in Conway, aged
sixty-nine. He was buried there in the Howland Cemetery. Jane was
seventy-two when she died in 1837 in York, Livingston Co., New York, where
she was also buried. 15 Children.
He was married to Jane DELANO (daughter of Thomas DELANO and Jean PECKHAM)
on January 5, 1765 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts.60,61 Jane DELANO
was born in 1743 in , Lincolnshire, England.62 She died on November 3, 1837
in York, Livingston, New York.63,64 Capt. Prince TOBEY and Jane DELANO had
the following children:
+34 i. Elijah TOBEY (born on January 31, 1767).
35 ii. Deborah TOBEY was born on May 22, 1768 in Dartmouth, Bristol,
Massachusetts.65 She died on September 1, 1769 in Dartmouth, Bristol,
Massachusetts.66
+36 iii. Deborah TOBEY (born on March 9, 1770).
+37 iv. Elizabeth TOBEY (born on May 22, 1772).
38 v. Son TOBEY was born on May 28, 1774 in Dartmouth, Bristol,
Massachusetts.67 He died on July 3, 1774 in Dartmouth, Bristol,
Massachusetts.68
+39 vi. Jane (Jenny) TOBEY (born on August 27, 1775).
40 vii. Ezra TOBEY was born on April 8, 1777 in Dartmouth, Bristol,
Massachusetts.69 He died on March 17, 1807 in Conway, Franklin,
Massachusetts.70 He was buried in Howland Cemetery, Conway, Franklin,
Massachusetts.71
+41 viii. Elisha TOBEY (born on February 22, 1779).
42 ix. Christiana TOBEY died on September 9, 1809 in Conway, Franklin,
Massachusetts.72 She was born on May 4, 1878 in Conway, Franklin,
Massachusetts.73 She was buried in Howland Cemetery, Conway, Franklin,
Massachusetts.74
43 x. Joseph (twin) TOBEY was born on January 23, 1781 in Conway,
Franklin, Massachusetts.75 He died on September 22, 1800 in Windsor,
Windsor, Vermont.76
+44 xi. Benjamin TOBEY.
45 xii. Sarah TOBEY was born on May 27, 1783 in Conway, Franklin,
Massachusetts.77
46 xiii. Prince TOBEY was born on January 22, 1785 in Conway,
Franklin, Massachusetts.78
+47 xiv. Pamelia TOBEY.

24. Mary TOBEY (Zacheus-3, Samuel-2, Thomas-1) was born on September 9, 1747
in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts.79 She died on November 5, 1836.80
She was married to Avery PARKER on December 1, 1768.81
She was married to Abishai DELANO (son of Thomas DELANO and Jean PECKHAM)
on December 1, 1795.82 Abishai DELANO was born on July 9, 1731 in Dartmouth,
Bristol, Massachusetts.83 He died on June 19, 1818 in New Bedford, Bristol,
Massachusetts.84

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