Coulby History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Coulby

The Coulby name has descended through the generations from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. Their name comes from having lived in Colby, a parish in the county of Norfolk.

Early Origins of the Coulby family

Early History of the Coulby family

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Coulby Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Coulby has undergone many spelling variations, including Colby, Colbey, Coalby and others.

Early Notables of the Coulby family

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Migration of the Coulby family

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Coulby were among those contributors: Anthony Colby and his wife Susannah who settled at Salem Massachusetts in 1630; Henry Colby settled in New England in 1633; Anne Colby settled in Virginia in 1655..