Macy-Colby House
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MrsMcFly
N 42° 50.739 W 070° 55.771
19T E 342332 N 4745480
The original house built in 1654 was torn down around 1712 and by 1745 the present day saltbox-style house had been built by Obadiah Colby. The house remained in the Colby family for nine generations.
Waymark Code: WM730F
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 08/25/2009
Views: 16
Thomas Macy, first town clerk of
Amesbury, erected this house prior
to 1654. Persecuted for harbor-
ing Quakers he sold the house
to Anthony Colby and fled to
Nantucket, becoming the first
white settler there as related
in Whittier's poem "The Exiles".
Thomas Macy "harbored" Quakers in his home for a few hours during a thunderstorm - at the time harboring Quakers was a criminal offense!
This marker and house is located at 257 Main Street, Amesbury, MA just off of Route 110 - Macy Street.
Agency Responsible for Placement: Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission
County: Essex
City/Town Name: Amesbury
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
Agency Responsible for Placement (if not in list above): Not listed
Year Placed: Not listed
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