Pvt.
Silas
Nickerson
Born in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of Silas Nickerson
and Jane (Maker) Nickerson
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Rebecca (Rogers) Nickerson
— married
7 Nov 1765 in Harwich,massachusetts
Descendants 
Died
at about age 81
in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Jan 2014
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Biography
Private Silas Nickerson served with Barnstable County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.
Silas Nickerson is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A083743.
Silas was born in 1745 in Harwich, Barnstable, MA
He married Rebecca Rogers 07 Nov 1765 in Harwich[1] and had 9 children
- Phebe, b. 4 Jan 1767, Harwich, Barnstable, MA d. Bef 1828 (Age 60 years)
- Tully, b. 26 Aug 1770, Harwich, Barnstable, MA d. 17 Jan 1854, Harwich, Barnstable, MA (Age 83 years)
- James, b. 29 Jan 1772, Harwich, Barnstable, MA d. 2 Oct 1848 (Age 76 years)
- Henry, b. 15 Jan 1774, Harwich, Barnstable, MA d. 22 Feb 1846 (Age 72 years)
- Silas Jr., b. 12 Sep 1776, Harwich, Barnstable, MA d. 12 Oct 1840, Harwich, Barnstable, MA (Age 64 years)
- Lucy, b. 13 Feb 1779, Harwich, Barnstable, MA
- Rebecca, b. 13 Feb 1779, Harwich, Barnstable, MA
- Pegga, b. 9 Oct 1781, Harwich, Barnstable, MA
- Levi, b. Abt 1781, Harwich, Barnstable, MA d. 13 Feb 1833, Harwich, Barnstable, MA (Age ~ 52 years)
He passed away in 1826 probably in Harwich
Sources
- ↑ Town Records of Barnstable County 1640 - 1920 Vital Records transcribed from Town Reports of the towns of Barnstable County, Cape Cod, Massachusetts Harwich Town Records 1640-1935 Marriage Record
- DAR record https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A083743
- Nickerson Family Association The Next Generation
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Silas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Silas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Elwin C. Nickerson
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup R1b1, FTDNA kit #454510
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~0.78%
Tricia (Murphy) Collette :
23andMe, GEDmatch M101681 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A292707 [compare], Ancestry member 1_pcollette1
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~0.78%
Elwin C. Nickerson :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Michael Fousse :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T732461 [compare], FTDNA kit #160592
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~0.39%
A. Black :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UM6563262 [compare]
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