Col. William Coleburn ¹

He took the oath of allegiance to hereby engage and promise to be true and faithful to the Commonwealth of England as it is now established without King or House of Lords on 30 March 1651 at Northampton Co, VA. He was shown as William Coleburne.

He patented land in 1652 at Northampton Co, VA. It was in this year that William Colborne patented 350 acres in tract N99 and it was reissued to him 10 years later.

Col. William Coleburn I was named in a court order on 28 January 1661/62 at Northampton Co, VA. It was on this date that the Northampton Court (which then covered both present day counties of Northampton and Accomack) ordered William Coulbourne, Jeffrey Minshall, John Marcum and others of Hungars Parish to make present payment of what shall appear by the Church wardens to be due to be paid by them from the year 1654 in payment of the dues to the Minister and other parish dues belonging to the Church.

He sold land in 1667 at Northampton Co, VA. It was in this year that William and Ann Coulborne sold the 350 acres he patented in tract N99 to Edward Dolby, the deed stating that previously it had been sold to William Fisher, but no such deed ws recorded.

In the old Somerset Co., MD land reords, Liber IKL, we find the following references to Col. Coleburn (Coulbourne):
-Thomas Dixon and Christiana Potter were maried by Capt: William Colebourne one of his Lopps Justices for this County the 12th day of August Annoq Dom one thousand six hundred seaventy and two
-Nathaniell Dougherty & Alce Ward were maried by Collo: Wm: Colebourne one of his Lopps Justices of ye Peace the 14th Sept:ber one thousand six hundred seaventy nine
-Tymothy Harney & Elizabeth Greene were maried by Collo: William Coleborne Justice of ye peace 26th December one thousand six hundred eighty & two
-Henry Lake & Mary Cooke were maried by Collo: Colebourne Justice of ye Peace the 25th day of December one thousand six hundred eighty & three
-John West March:t was maryed by virtue of Licence granted by Coll:o Wm Stevens to Katherine Revell ye daughter of Randall Sen:r by Coll:o Wm Colebourne the 22th day of Aprill Annoq Do one thousand six hundred eighty five
-Anthony Bell & Alexander Roach were maried by Collo: Wm Coleborne Justice of ye peace the 25th December 1687.
-Robert Payer & Rose Bayley were maryed by Collo: William Colebourne Chiefe Justice of ye Peace in this County the 4th day of March Annoq Dom one thousand six hundred eighty & seaven
-William Colebourne the sonne of William Colebourne was borne of Anne his wife at Naswadock in Virginia the eight day of September Annoq Do one thousand six hundred fifty and eight
-Mary Colebourne the daughter of William Colebourne was borne of Anne his wife at Naswadock in Virginia the eight day of November Annoq So one thousand six hundred sixty and one
-Solomon Colebourne the sonne of William Colebourne was borne of Anne his wife at Anamessex the 27th day of Janry Ao Do one thousand six hundred sixty and three
-Anne Colebourne the daughter of William Colebourne was borne of Anne his wife at Anamessex ye 9th day of October Ao Do one thousand six hundred sixty and five

William married Ann (?). (Ann (?) was born about 1630.)