James
Nichols
aka Nickols, Nicholls
Born in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
Son of Richard Nichols
and Ann (Unknown) Nickols
Brother of
John (Nicolls) Nickols, Thomas (Nichols) Nickols, Joanna Nichols and Mary (Nichols) Lamson
Husband of
Mary (Poole) Nichols
— married
9 Oct 1680 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Father of
James B Nichols Jr, Mary (Nichols) Wiley, Judeth (Nichols) Proctor, Jonathan Nichols, Elizabeth (Nichols) Richardson, William Nichols, Sarah (Nichols) Burnap, Ebenezer Nichols and Mehetabell (Nichols) Temple
Died
at age 86
in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Jan 2014
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Biography
Research Notes: He and brother John were in militia force against Narragansett fort in King Phillip's War 1675. Rank Captain. Among recipients of Narragansett veteran land grants 1686. His subscription 1688 for new meeting house - four pounds seven schillings. Freeman granted 1690. Buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery in Reading.
This is example why listing Nichols as birth surname before late 18th Century is usually not correct and should be a profile alternate.
Name James Nicolls
[1]
Spouse's Gender Female
[2]
Sources
Death: Vital Records of Reading MA to 1850, Thomas W Baldwin, Boston 1912, p 542.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FZK9-4XP : 10 February 2018), James Nicolls, 25 Jul 1658; citing IPSWICH,ESSEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873749 IT
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FCSH-29Q : 3 November 2017), James Nickolls and Mary Poole, 09 Sep 1682; citing Marriage, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 892,249.
Buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Reading MA.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #65243677
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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