William
Nichols
Born in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Son of Theophilus Nichols
and Sarah (Curtiss) Nichols
Brother of
Philip Nichols, Lucy (Nichols) Wooster, Betty (Nichols) Lewis, Charity Nichols, Lavinia (Nichols) Coe, Sarissa (Nichols) Edwards, Anne (Nichols) Bradley and Sarah (Nichols) Wilcoxson
Husband of
Ann (Burwell) Nichols
— married
30 Dec 1750 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
Descendants 
Died
at age 69
in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Jun 2017
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Biography
- Married Ann Burrill on 30 Dec 1750 @ Stratford, CT
His will is dated 25 June 1793 and proved on 4 October 1794 in Stratford. He mentions his wife, Abigail, his daughter, Charity Lyon, wife of Zalmon Lyon, his daughter-in-law, Joanna (now wife of Joshua Curtiss, his grandson Theophilus Nichols, Stevenson Nichols (son of Ely Nichols), Walter Lyon (son of Zalmon Lyon), Ely Nichols, and "his friend and brother (in law)" Zachariah Coe.[1]
In 1795, his estate distribution was set out to Charity Lyon, wife of Zalmon Lyon, Walker Lyon, Ely Nichols, and Stephen Nichols, son of John Nichols.[2]
Sources
- ↑ “Probate records v. 1-2 1782-1795”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-892K-B3WQ : 19 November 2022), FHL microfilm 007627132, image 460-463, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 2, 1788-1795, Pages 557-562.
- ↑ “Probate records v. 3-4 1795-1809”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L92K-TV1G : 22 November 2022), FHL microfilm 007627133, image 63-64, Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 3, 1795-1801, Pages 105-107.
- Orcutt, Samuel, Rev. (1886) A History of the Old Town of Stratford and the City of Bridgeport, Connecticut, Part II Genealogies. Published by the Fairfield County Historical Society, page 1254 (#120)
- findagrave.com
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup G-S2808, FTDNA kit #45486
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~0.78%
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