John Colby

John Colby

John Colby (December 9, 1787 – November 28, 1817) was an evangelist and itinerant preacher in the early Free Will Baptist movement in New England.

Born to Thomas and Elizabeth Colby in Sandwich, New Hampshire, he gained notoriety as a gifted preacher from his youth. His preaching was instrumental in the conversions of hundreds of new believers and the formation of many new Free Will Baptist churches in Vermont, Rhode Island and New Hampshire. He was known as a self-sacrificing, humble man who travelled tirelessly from town to town in search of "lost souls". He died (presumably from exhaustion) at the house of William M. Fauquier, Deacon of the Baptist church in Norfolk, Virginia at the age of 29.

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"Life of Colby"; Free Will Baptist Printing Establishment, 1854; Dover, NH


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