Ruth (Hinckley) Nickerson (1743 - 1827)

Born 27 Dec 1743 in Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Nickerson — married 27 Oct 1765 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Wife of Abner Crowell — married 3 Apr 1777 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Wife of Gershom Phinney Jr. — married 25 May 1785 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 31 Aug 1827 at age 83 in South Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA

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Biography

Daughter of Thomas Hinckley Jr and Ruth Merrick Hinckley.

Her gravestone indicates she was thrice widowed:

Her first husband, married Oct 27,1765 at Chatham,MA, was Thomas Nickerson,IV, son of Thomas Nickerson III and Dorcas Sparrow Nickerson. He and his older brother Sparrow Nickerson were allegedly murdered at sea by their cousin Ansel Nickerson on Nov 15,1772.

Her second husband, as his second wife, was Abner Crowell.

Her third husband, as his third wife, was Gershom Phinney Jr, married at Chatham on May 25,1785. He died in 1816 and was the son of Gershom Phinney and Rebecca Griffith Phinney.

Children(by first marriage): Myrick Nickerson, Isaiah Nickerson, David Nickerson, and Thomas Nickerson V.

Children(by second marriage): Simeon Crowell.

Children(by third marriage): Gershom Phinney III.

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1]

Name

Name: Ruth /Hinckley/

Given Name: Ruth

Surname: Hinckley^[2]

Marriage

Husband: Thomas Jr. Hinckley

Marriage:

Date: 31 Mar 1730

Place: Harwich, MA^[3][4][5]

Banns of Marriage:

Date: 7 Mar 1730

Note: Harwich, MA^[6][7]

Child: Nathaniel Hinckley

Child: Ruth Hinckley

Sources

• Source: S40 Abbreviation: Genealogy of the Merrick Mirick Myrick Family of Massachusetts Title: Genealogy of the Merrick Mirick Myrick Family of Massachusetts Author: George B. Merrick Publication: Privately published, Madison 1902 Note: Excellent Repository: #R33 Call Number: CS71.M57x 1902 Paranthetical: Y
• Repository: R33 Name: Not Given (See Notes) Address: Not Given (See Notes) Name: Not Given (See Notes) Note: Genealogy.com

1. ↑ Hinckley-480 was created by Roxanne King through the import of KinneyAnc.ged on Jul 13, 2014.
2. ↑ Source: #S40 Page: 26 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
3. ↑ Source: #S190
4. ↑ Source: #S161
5. ↑ Source: #S40
6. ↑ Source: #S161
7. ↑ Source: #S191 Page: Volume XI, Harwich, Mass., Vital Records, Page 248 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3 Data: Text: March the 7 day 1729/30 Then Thomas hinckeley and Ruth myrick both of harwich had hteir intention of marriage entred here

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