Miles Nutt (bef. 1598 - 1671)

Born before 7 May 1598 in Barking, Suffolk, England

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Branson) Nutt — married 16 Jul 1623 in Barking, Suffolk, England

Husband of Sybyll (Tincknell) Doolittle — married 7 Jan 1659 in Malden, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 2 Jul 1671 after age 73 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Miles Nutt migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Directory, by R. C. Anderson, p. 243) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Biography

origins

We have one source for the origin of Miles Nutt and his family in England. John B Threlfall gives an account of Miles family life in New England beginning with their immigration from England in 1636. This is corroborated by the account below. Threlfall also transcribes a Parish Register from Barking in Suffolk that shows Myles christening May 7 1598; His parents Micheal and Elizabeth Nutt are shown as well as the Marriage of his parents 23 May 1586 showing his mother's maiden name: Jackman. Miles marriage to Sarah Branson 16 July 1623; and the birth of Miles and Sarah's only child Sarah, 19 September 1624 are also detailed.^[1]

Miles was made a Freeman on 17 May 1637. He is listed on the Woburn tax list for 1655.^[2]

prenuptial agreement and will

A mutuall Agreement made the 4th day of Januarie 1658 Between Miles Nutt and Sibell his Wife Concerning the Settling of his Estate upon his said wife for her future.

Imp: It is my Will and reall Intention that my wife Sibell that now is shall have and enjoy hir Life in the house I now live in in Charlestowne after my decease And that she hold and possess it with all things thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining for terme of her Life moreover it is my will & desire that my aforesaid wife Sibell shall have the one halfe part of my whole Estate as well reall as personal of all and whatsoever I may die possessd of at the time of my death Excepting the house above mentioned which she shall Enjoy only for terme of Life, with all appertaining thereunto. Furthermore it is my Will and desire that if God take first away by death my wife Sibell before me that in such Case my will is that the sd halfe part of my Estate as above mentioned (at the time of my death and decease) shallbe given and fall unto ye daughter of my Wife Sibell by name Anna the wife of Robert Jones and unto his Children of hir Bodie. And further it is my desire that if after my decease my wife Sibell survives, and that then shee shall desire to live & dwell in my house and land at Maulden in such case my will & desire is that she shall have libertie to have and Enjoy that house & land conditionally that that the Estate being equally divided shee give a full Allowance for such hir Libertie as Indifferent men shall Judge meete in that case. And further I doe fully & really make over unto my wife Sibell that tenne pounds which I lately received of William Morris the which he is to receive by exchange of his friends in England. I doe hereby make it safe unto her to be at hir dispose After my death and decease. In witnesse of truth I have hereunto sett my hand and seal Witnesses hereunto
Miles Nut
James Carey
Solomon Phipps
Thomas Carter"^[3]

On 12 Sept. 1660 Miles was one of four jurors from Charlestown and again in 1662.^[4] Sybil joined the Charlestown church on 29 Aug. 1660. The family moved to Malden the following year.^[5]

"The Last Will and Testament of Miles Nutt made the first day of Februarie in the yeare 1660…

Next I doe bequeath unto my wife Sibell all and whatsoever I have by deeds under hand and seale of a former date I say I doe hereby fully ratifie and Confirm what is therein Exprest & mentioned And not more. Nextly whatsoever Estate I shall leave or die seased of more and besides what is given by deede to my wife Sibell, I doe bequeath all such Estate unto my daughter Sarah the now wife of John Wyman to have and p’sess whatsoever may Appeare to be mine shee to enjoy it for terme of life and after her decease that said Estate to fall unto hir Children that Are or may be, to bee divided equally betweene them only the eldest son John shall have a double portion. And further my Will is that John Wyman the Elder be Executor unto this my Last Will and Testament and I doe further desire and here nominate my trusted friends Solomon Phipps and John Carter to be my overseers in trust to see this my Will performed The mark of Miles Nutt
Witnesses hereunto
James Cary
Solomon Phipps
Thomas Carter"^[6]

In 1662 Miles signed a petition of Water Edmunds who had done his apprenticeship in England in distilling strong waters and was looking for relief from the taxes. ^[7] On 16 Dec. 1667 Miles asked to be excused from military training.^[8] On 14 Jan 1670/1 Miles gave testimony in a case concerning the theft of some linen from Goodman Upham by an Irishman named James Hall who ran away from his master.^[9]

Sybil remarried a few years after Miles’ death and she made her will in 1683:

I Sybille Doolittle of Malden widow make this my last Will and Testament in manner following… I give to Obadiah Jenkins and Mary his wife and to their Children all my housing and lands in Maldon with all my movables, he the said Obadiah Jenkins paying out of it unto my Grand children Robert, Zechary, Benjamin and Rebeccah Jones five pounds a piece when they come of age, the sons at ye age of twenty one, the daughter at ye age of eighteen. Item I give to my Grand child Sarah Browne one pewter platter and to her son Joseph Browne two pewter platters.

Item I give to Hannah Paddick five shillings and to her children John and Mary two pewter platters a piece. And I make my grandson Obadiah Jenkins my Executor… And I nominate and Desire my loving friend Mr Wigglesworth & Deacon Sprague to be ye overseers of this my last Will… this twenty fifth day of December eighty three…
Sybil S Doolittle
her S mark
In presence of
Thomas Cheeves
John Wayls

I give to Sarah Browne one pewter plater & to her son Joseph Browne two peuter platters
To Mercy Jones five shillings in peuter
To Hannah Paddick five shillings & to her children John & Mary two peuter platters a piece
Dated 23 of December: 1683

An Inventory of the estate of ye widdow Sibell Dolitle deceased 23th: September 1690:

The housing & outhousing..............................30-00-00
The trees of the orchard & ye well.................10-00-00
The home lot 5 Akers.......................................20-00-00
Two accers of woodland & a halfe.................10-10-00
An old cow.........................................................01-15-00
Bed & beding & Beadstead.............................06-09-00
In mony.............................................................00-06-06
Waring cloths & Linen......................................05-03-00
A kettle pots pothooks skillet.........................00-16-00
A warming pan frying pan...............................00-06-00
A morter............................................................00-06-00
A smothing Iron................................................00-01-00
Peauter..............................................................00-07-06
Bottels...............................................................00-03-00
And Irons spits ax old Iron.............................01-00-06
Two Chests & a Box.........................................00-10-00
A Table..............................................................00-06-00
Two Chaires......................................................00-06-00
Old Cups............................................................00-02-00
A hooke.............................................................00-02-06
It by so much [ ]..............................................00-05-00

Depts. Due to the sd widdow Dolitle.............26-15-0
Funeral Charges...............................................02-07-0
Job: [ ] Lane
Benjamin Sweetser The prisers

May it please this Honoed court to understand that I was present at the making of this will… And she seemed at that time to understand her self & ye business she was about compotantly. The will was in my hand for some time and afterwards she desired to have it in her own hand & had it. How it cme torn I know not, but this is certain she hath been pitifully distracted most of ye time since ye will was written. What she hath given to Obadiah Jenkins & his wife by this will they have dearly earned it, since ye will was made, & it is but a poor recompense in my judgment for ye great care & trouble they have been at with her continually both in her distraction & in her several sicknesses, which I hope the Court will in their wisdom consider of, tho’ the will be not according to law, not further to trouble yor Honors I rest
Maldon October 7
1690
Yor Honors most humble servant
& Dayly Orator at ye Thrown of Grace
Michl Wigglesworth"^[10]

It appears that poor Sibyl suffered from some dementia at the end of her life as Rev. Wigglesworth states that she was “pitifully distracted”.

Married

on 16 Jul 1623 in Barking, Suffolk, England to Sarah Branson. She Died bef 1659. Immigrated in by 1636.^[1] presumably at Malden about January 1658/9, Sybil, the widow of John Bible and the daughter of John and Margey (Rodford) Tincknell. Sarah Branson and Miles Nutt had the following children:

Sarah Ruth (bp. 1624-1688) (Stillborn) (1627-)^[1]

Notes

According to Threlfall's GMC5059, Miles Nutt "was baptized 7 May 1598 at Barking, Suffolk, England. He married there 16 July 1623, Sarah Branson. They and their one daughter, Sarah, came to New England by 1636 in which year he was a proprietor of Watertown and received a grant in the first distribution and each successive one. He had a 51 acre farm and several other smaller parcels. On 17 May 1637 he was admitted freeman. He then moved to Woburn where he became a proprietor in 1645. He was a selectman in 1647 and during seven of the next nine years. He next moved to Charlestown where he was one of the petitioners in favor of the freedom of the church. His wife died and he married secondly, presumably at Malden about January 1658/9, Sybil, the widow of John Bible and the daughter of John and Margey (Rodford) Tincknell. She was born at Wedmore, Somerset, England, and baptized there on 2 August 1607. She had a daughter, Anne, wife of Robert Jones. At the time of their marriage, Miles Nutt and Sybil made a contract in which he agreed that she should have his house in Malden for the rest of her life and half his estate in the event he died first, or to her daughter Anne is she died first. [A transcript of that agreement appears here, with a facsimile of Miles Nutt's mark.]

"[p. 248] Miles Nutt made his will 1 February 1660/61 and in it confirmed his marriage contract with his wife and then left the remainder of his estate to his daughter Sarah, wife of John Wyman, for life, then to her children. He signed by mark. He died at Malden on 2 July 1671, 'aged about 73'. [A transcript of Miles Nutt's will appears here.]

"She remained a widow for three years, then she married thirdly at Malden in 1674, John Doolittle, his second wife. She died 23 September 1690, 'aged about 82 years', at Malden.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} John B. Threlfall, "The English Origin of Miles Nutt Whose Daughter Sarah Married John Wyman," The American Genealogist 52 (1976):21-22; digital images by subscription, AmericanAncestors; includes select entries from the "Parish Register of Barking."
2. ↑ Middlesex County Abstracts of Court Records: 1643-1674- database at NEHGS- Vol. II, p. 159
3. ↑ Middlesex County Registry of Probate- Docket No. 16116
4. ↑ Middlesex County Abstracts of Court Records: 1643-1674- database at NEHGS- Vol. I, pp. 120,147
5. ↑ Sybil Tincknell Bibble Nutt Doolittle and her Family- John Coddington- TAG- Vol. XXXI, pp. 90-101
6. ↑ Middlesex County Registry of Probate- Docket No. 16116
7. ↑ Middlesex County Abstracts of Court Records: 1643-1674- database at NEHGS- Vol. I, p. 147
8. ↑ Middlesex County Abstracts of Court Records: 1643-1674- database at NEHGS- Vol. II, p. 53
9. ↑ Middlesex County Abstracts of Court Records: 1643-1674- database at NEHGS- Vol. II, p. 117
10. ↑ Middlesex County Registry of Probate- Docket No. 6361