Thomas Nichols (1669 - 1724)

Born 20 Jan 1669 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

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Died Nov 1724 at age 55 in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

He was son of John Nichols 1640 – 1700 and Lydia Wilkins 1644 – 1739. He married Joanna Towneon 12 Dec 1694 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts.

His family were Yeoman farmers in rural Essex County. He and three of his sons moved to Worcester county and one son moved to Connecticut. The daughters seemed to have died fairly young. Based on the children's probate records it is likely they were illiterate. None of the children have birth records. However, we do have baptism records but some of them are long after the date of birth. Descendants of three of the sons to have autosomal DNA matches.

Children:

1. Anna NICHOLS 1696 – 1767
2. John Nichols 1698 – 1783
3. Constant NICHOLS 1700 –
4. Isaac Nichols 1700 – 1787
5. Mary Nichols 1700 – 1739
6. Jonathan NICHOLS 1703 – 1756
7. Elizabeth NICHOLS 1705 – 1739
8. Phebe NICHOLS 1707 – 1739
9. Thomas Nichols 1712 – 1794

Sources

• Towne, William B., Notes and Memoranda Relating to Persons of the Name of Towne The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1867) Vol. 21, Page 17.
• Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England (Little, Brown & Co., Boston, 1862) Vol.3, Page 281.
• Gen. Column of the " Boston Transcript". 1906-1941.( The greatest single source of material for gen. Data for the N.E. area and for the period 1600-1800. Completely indexed in the Index.): 31 Mar 1909, 8357; 24 Jun 1925, 1879; 12 Apr 1926, 3866; 26 Mar 1928, 6409; 6 May 1929, 8192; 13 Mar 1935, 30
• Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial * Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850
• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900