Joseph Nash (bef. 1618 - 1678)

Ancestors Descendants

Biography

Joseph Nash, son of Thomas and Margery (Baker) Nash, was baptized on 15 February 1617/8 (the same date as his brother Timothy) at Ribbesford, Worcestershire,^[1] Since his father was described as "of Bewdley"^[2] and the church in Ribbesford at the time served both Ribbesford and Bewdley,^[3] it is perhaps most likely that Joseph was born in Bewdley.

Joseph died in 1678. He was a corporal, resided in Hartford. He married (1) Mary _____ who d. 25 Dec 1654 in New Haven. He married (2) Margaret wisow of Arthur Smith who died 1693/4 , after marrying as her third husband Stephen Hart.^[4]

Joseph, called sergeant; lived in Hartford, Connecticut; married Mary _____, then Margaret _____. (One of his wives may have had the maiden name of "Norton".)^[5]

Known children with Mary:^[6]

John Nash, born 12 Jul 1650

Hannah Nash, born 21 Jan 1651/52

Unnamed daughter Nash, died 18 Jan 1654/55

Known children with Margaret:^[6]

Sarah, born at Hartford

Death: 17 Oct 1678, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NVVD-TQ5 : 5 February 2023), Joseph Nash, 1617.
2. ↑ County Genealogies, Pedigrees of Hertfordshire Families. Collected by William Berry. J.R. Smith, 1844. pp. 83-84. Link to page at hathitrust.org.
3. ↑ "St. Leonard's, RIbbesford, nr. Bewdley", achurchnearyou.com. Accessed on 11 Feb 2024.
4. ↑ Jacobus, Donald Lines (compiler). Families of Ancient New Haven, Vol I-VIII. and Index Vol IX New Haven: 1931. Reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1974, 1981, 1997. Originally published as New Haven Genealogical Magazine, Volumes I-VIII. (Rome, NY and New Haven, CT 1922-1932). p. 1312.
5. ↑ Descendants of Thomas Nash, pp. 24-26
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Descendants of Thomas Nash, p. 25.

See also:

• Rev. Sylvester Nash, Records of the Descendants of Thomas Nash of New Haven, Connecticut, 1640. Hartford, Press of Case, Tiffany and Co., 1853.
• Vital Records of New Haven, 1649-1850 (Order of the Founders and Patriots of America. Connecticut Society, 1917) Page 2