Hannah (Curtis) Nash (1681 - 1767)

Born 28 May 1681 in Scituate, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Nash Jr. — married 1 Jan 1700 in Scituate, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 1767 at about age 85 in Scituate, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Hannah was born in Scituate, Plymouth Colony in 1681^[1]. She married Joseph Nash in Scituate, Massachusetts Bay in 1700^[2].

He married Hannah Curtis 1700, and his children were

1. Joseph, jr. born 1701
2. John 1703
3. Hannah 1706
4. James 1708
5. Mercy 1718
6. Simeon 1720
7. Elisha 1722
8. Mary 1724.

Joseph jr. married Deborah Merritt 1730, and had children baptized, Deborah 1733, Delight 1734, Deborah 1737, Joseph 3d. 1739, Mary 1740.

John married Hannah Buck 1728, and had children, Priscilla born 1729, John, jr. 1731, Joseph, 4th. 1732, Noah 1734, Zaccheus 1736, Seth 1738, Thomas 1740, (who married Eunice, daughter of George Stetson, 1766).

James married Sarah Litchfield 1737. Children, Sarah born 1743, Mary 1746, James, jr. 1748, Elizabeth 1751, John 1755, Ruth 1758.

David married Penelope Merritt 1740, had a daughter Miriam born 1746. Simeon married Lydia Church, 1740, and died in the French war, at Ticonderoga, 1759. His son Thomas is living in Scituate

Samuel married Jerusha Briggs 1783, and removed to Worcester.

Joseph, 3d. married Lucy Peaks 1767. Children, Lucy born 1770, Solon 1772, Tilon 1774, Nancy 1777.

Joseph, 4th. married Thankful Hammond 1755; he had a son James, who had William and others.

Noah married Elizabeth Cudworth 1756. His son is Mr. John Nash, near the south Meeting-house, whose children are Deborah C, John King, Esq. post master, Nathaniel Cushing of Boston, Henry, Eliza and Israel.

James, jr. married Hopestill Agry and Ruth Merritt. Children, Rudi, James, William Agry, Joshua, Sarah, Deborah, and David, born from 1777 to 1794.

Solon married Sarah Bailey 1793, his sons are Joseph, and Solon ; the latter is a merchant in Boston.

N. B. — James of Weymouth was representative from 1655, several years. He had a son Jacob, who was representative 1689 and 90, and a son James, whose posterity is in Weymouth. ^[3]

Probate

The will of Hannah Nash of Scituate, widow was dated 30 January 1761 and proved on 9 September 1768 in Plymouth. She mentions the eight children of her son Simeon Nash, decd., the six children of her son John Nash, decd., Joseph Nash, David Nash, Hannah Brown, Elizabeth Nash, Mary Nash, James Nash (executor), and Elisha Nash. Her inventory was taken on 13 November 1767 in Scituate.^[4]

In 1770, an account of her estate by James Nash was recorded which included funeral charges, legacies paid, and administration fees.^[5]

In 1771, an account of her estate by James Nash was recorded which included the balance from the last account, land sold, and administration fees.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4L3-8M3 : 13 July 2016), Hannah Curtis, 28 May 1681; citing Birth, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,512.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHH1-R68 : 13 July 2016), Joseph Nash and Hannah Curtis, 01 Jan 1700; citing Marriage, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,512.
3. ↑ History of Scituate, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to 1831, by Deane, Samuel, p. 314, 315
4. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-J3GC : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1763-1771 vol 19-20 > image 353 of 641; State Archives, Boston.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-J32F : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1763-1771 vol 19-20 > image 522 of 641; State Archives, Boston.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-8HFF : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1771-1778 vol 21-23 > image 52 of 827; State Archives, Boston.

• Fifty ancestors of Henry Lincoln Clapp who came to New England from 1620 to 1650, by Clapp, Henry Lincoln, p.64 [1]
• https://mathcs.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr08/rr08_099.html#P105 number 17324. Joseph Nash
• History of Scituate, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to 1831, by Deane, Samuel, p.323 [2] marriage of Joseph Nash and Hannah Curtis

Acknowledgements

• This person was created on 26 October 2010 through the import of Allen-Patterson & Allied Families.GED.