Colby, Rev. John, who joined the Freewill Baptists in 1799, was
born in Sandwich, N. H., December 9, 1787. When fifteen years of
age his father moved to Sutton, Vt. In 1805 became a Christian and
was baptized on the 8th of December. He began his labors as a
preacher. Soon after he made a journey to Ohio. Arriving at
Springfield, Vt., he received ordination at the hands of two
ministers on the 30th of November, 1809. He then took up his
journey, preaching as he went, going through New York,
Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, and into Indiana, which was then a
territory. He then turned about in his course, and passing through
northern Ohio, and so on eastward, reached his father's home on the
6th of July, having been gone eight months. The year 1811 was spent
in New Hampshire, where interesting revivals were witnessed,
especially in Eaton and Meredith. In December of that year he
witnessed a gracious outpouring of God's spirit in Montville, Me.
He baptized eighty-eight, who with some others were organized into
a church. From 1812 to 18I7 he preached in Maine, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Great success attended
his labors, Colby was not strong in body, when he went to New York
City in March, 1817. In the fall it became necessary for him to
seek a warmer climate, so he went as far south as Norfolk, Va.,
where he arrived the 31St of October. Twice he was carried to the
church and preached. He continued to fail rapidly, and died Nov.
23, 1817. His only publication was a volume of his life down to
1815. The biography was afterwards completed by the addition of his
journal, and several editions of the book have been published.
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