by John Marshall

“ On his return home, he was appointed a lieutenant of the Thunderer 74, Captain William Lechmere, by commission dated April 8th, 1805. On the 22d July following, he assisted at the capture of two Spanish line-of-battle ships, by the fleet under Sir Robert Calder [3] . He also bore a part at the glorious battle of Trafalgar [4] ”

“ Commander Colby married, in April 1826, Mary, daughter of the Rev. John Palmer, of Torrington, and niece of the late Marchioness of Thomond. His eldest brother, James, a surgeon, died in 1819; his youngest, Henry, was the midshipman alluded to in Vol. ”