Nathaniel Colburn

He was baptized in 1611 in Woolverstone, Suffolk, England. His parents were Leonard Colborne and Sara (née Lewes) and he had a sister named Sarah. In 1630, Governor John Winthrop organized a group of men to move to New England and Colburn joined the group.{{sfn|Todd|1939|p=171}}

Colburn arrived in Dedham shortly after it was incorporated in 1636. Colburn married Priscilla Clarke on July 25, 1639, and together they had 11 children. He signed the Dedham Covenant and was an original proprietor.{{sfn|Mann|1847|p=84}} In addition to being selectman for five years,{{sfn|Worthington|1827|p=79-81}} he held a number of roles and positions of responsibility within the new town including tithingman.{{sfn|Todd|1939|p=171}} He had 11 children, the youngest of whom was Joseph.

Colburn was admitted to the First Church and Parish in Dedham on January 29, 1641, "after long and much inquisition into his case,"{{sfn|Todd|1939|p=171}} nearly a year after his wife was. They lived nearby, on the west side of what is today Wigwam Creek.{{sfn|Mann|1847|p=129}} Part of Mother Brook ran through his land.{{sfn|Mann|1847|p=16}} He owned considerable property.{{sfn|Todd|1939|p=171}}

Ten years after King Phillip's War, question arose as to whether or not the town of Wrentham, Massachusetts was on land legally purchased from the Wampanoag people. In March 1667, Colburn testified that he personally witnessed Metacomet sign the deed to the lands.

Colburn died May 14, 1691. He was an ancestor of Waldo Colburn.

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