Born before 29 Jan 1604 in Bridgewater, Somerset, England

Ancestors

Husband of Unknown (Unknown) Street — married about 1628 in Somerset, England [uncertain]

Husband of Mary (Unknown) Leete — married after Nov 1660 in New Haven, New Haven Colony

Descendants

Died 22 Apr 1674 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Parentage; Date and Place of Birth

Nicholas Street, the son of Nicholas Street and Susanna (Gilbert) Street, was baptized at St. Mary's church, Bridgewater, Somerset, England on 29 January 1603/4.^[1][2]

Education

Nicholas (described as Nicholas Streete of Somerset, gent.) matriculated at Broadgates Hall at Oxford on 2 November 1621 at the age of 18.^[3][2][4] He received his B.A. from Pembroke College at Oxford on 21 February 1624/5.^[3][2][4]

After a gap of about a decade, Nicholas went to Cambridge and received his M.A. from Emmanuel College in 1636.^[5][3][2] Emmanuel College was originally intended for training Protestant ministers.^[6]

Residency near Taunton, England

Nicholas's father's will granted him the "ancient estate in Rowbarton near Taunton & lease of Huntspill."^[7] It seems that Nicholas moved to that estate. According to Robert Charles Anderson's "The Great Migration Directory," Nicholas's last place of residence before he emigrated from England was Norton Fitzwarren,^[8] which is a village just west of Rowbarton and no doubt the location of the estate that Nicholas had inherited from his father in his will.

First Marriage

Based on Nicholas's date of baptism (January 1603/4) and the estimated date of birth of his eldest child (Susanna, about 1629), Nicholas probably married his first wife about 1628. Based on his probable date of emigration (1637), they were almost certainly married in England. Based on the fact that Nicholas had lived in Bridgewater, Somerset growing up and later lived near Taunton, Somerset, Nicholas and his first wife were very likely married somewhere in Somerset.

As discussed in her profile, the identity of Nicholas' first wife is unknown and there is no reliable evidence that her first name was Alice or that her maiden name as Pool.

Immigration

According to Robert Charles Anderson's "The Great Migration Directory," Nicholas immigrated to New England in 1637 on the ship Elizabeth.^[8] This date of immigration is consistent with the fact that Nicholas graduated from Emmanuel College in 1636 and the consensus that he was at what-became Taunton by 1638 or 1639.

Ministry in Taunton, Plymouth Colony

Nicholas served as minister of the church of Taunton from 1638-9 to November 1659.^[9] It is reasonably believed by some that he was at least partially responsible for the town being named Taunton in 1639.^[10] His house was on the corner of Spring and Summer Street, two houses down from Mr. Poole's estate. Nicholas sold his property in Taunton for 150 pounds pursuant to a deed made made by his attorneys James Wyatt and George Macye in 1658.^[11]

Children

Nicholas and his first wife had the following children:

1. Susannah, b. perhaps about 1629^[12] probably in Somerset, England,^[13] m. about 1650 George Macey^[14] at Taunton,^[15] d. after 16 Apr 1696^[16]
2. Hannah, b. perhaps about 1631^[17] probably in Somerset, England,^[13] m. about 1652 Henry Andrews^[18] at Taunton, d. before 1659^[19]
3. Samuel, b. about 1634^[20] probably in Somerset, England,^[13] grad. Harvard 1664,^[21] m. 3 Nov 1664 Anna Miles at New Haven,^[21][22][23] d. 16 Jan 1717 (age 82) in Wallingford, Connecticut^[21][22][23]
4. Sarah, b. perhaps about 1639^[24] at Taunton,^[13] about m. 20 Nov 1662 James Heaton at New Haven^[25]
5. Abiah, b. about 1641 at Taunton,^[26] m. 28 Sep 1664 Daniel Sherman at New Haven^[27]

Ministry in New Haven, Connecticut Colony

In November 1659, Nicholas moved to New Haven in the Connecticut Colony to serve as a colleague with Rev. John Davenport. He was ordained teaching elder there in November 26, 1659.^[9][28] Nicholas was on a committee with Governor Newman, Deputy Governor Treat and Mr. Davenport in 1660 for the establishment of what became the Hopkins School,^[29][30] and, with Mr. Davenport, represented the Colony in 1662 and 1663 in its various disputes with the troublesome Dr. Bray Rossiter.^[31][32] After Rev. Davenport removed to Boston in 1668, Nicholas served as the sole minister of the church of New Haven until his death.^[9][28]

Second Marriage

Nicholas's unidentified first wife died before or soon after his removal to New Haven. Nicholas married, second, Mary Newman, widow of Gov. Francis Newman of New Haven,^[33][9] who died in November 1660.^[34]

Will; Death

Nicholas made his will on 14 April 1674. In his will, he described himself as "Teacher of ye Church of Christ in New Haven" and made bequests to son Samuel, daughters Susannah Mason (sic; Macey), Sarah Heaton and Abijah Shearman, grandchildren Samuel Street and Hannah Andrews, Sarah Allsup, and his wife (unnamed). He appointed his wife as sole executrix and friends Mr. James Davids and Mr. Nicholas Augar as assistants.^[35][36]

Nicholas died on 22 April 1674 in New Haven.^[37][2] A cenotaph for him and certain descendants can be found at at Hillside Cemetery Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut.^[38]

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Somerset Baptism Index on Find My Past
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} Donald Lines Jacobus, "John Gilbert of Taunton, Mass. and the Maternal Ancestry of Rev. Nicholas Street of Taunton, Mass., and New Haven, Conn." The American Genealogist, Vol. 27 (1951), p 11
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Joseph Foster, "Alumnis Oronienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1500-1714, Volume IV -Early Series," 1892, p 1435
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Mary A. Street, "The Street Genealogy," 1895, pp 2-3
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} John Venn and J.A. Venn, "Alumni Cantabrigienses, Part I, Volume IV," 1927 p 174
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "Emmanuel College, Cambridge," wikipedia.org
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} J. Henry Lea, "Parentage of Rev. Nicholas Street, of New Haven, CT," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol 46 (1892), p 267
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Richard Charles Anderson, "The Great Migration Directory: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1640, a Concise Compendium," New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 2015, p 323
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4} Samuel Hopkins Emery, "History of Taunton, Massachusetts from Its First Settlement to the Present Time," 1893, p 176
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Quarter Millennial Celebration of the City of Taunton, Massachusetts, Tuesday and Wednesday, June 4 and 5, 1889," City Government of Taunton, 1889, p 164
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Quarter Millennial Celebration of the City of Taunton, Massachusetts, Tuesday and Wednesday, June 4 and 5, 1889," City Government of Taunton, 1889, pp 256-9
12. ↑ Based on estimated date of marriage.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4} Based on Nicholas's presumed residency at estimated date of birth.
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1} Mary A. Street, "The Street Genealogy," 1895, p 5
15. ↑ Based on Nicholas's and George's residency at the time.
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1} "Abstract of Bristol County, Massachusetts Probate Records, 1687-1745, Genealogical Publishing Company, 1987, p 12
17. ↑ Based on siblings estimated birth date and date of birth of her daughter in 1653 or 1654.
18. ↑ ^{18.0 18.1} Almon D. Hodges, Jr, "Henry Andrews of Taunton and the Calves Pasture," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. LII (1898), p 17
19. ↑ ^{19.0 19.1} Based on husband's second marriage to Mary Wadsworth about 1659. See Almon D. Hodges, Jr, "Henry Andrews of Taunton and the Calves Pasture," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. LII (1898), p 17
20. ↑ Based on supposed age of 82 at death in January 1717
21. ↑ ^{21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3} Mary A. Street, "The Street Genealogy," 1895, p 6
22. ↑ ^{22.0 22.1 22.2} Henry A. Street, "Rev. Nicholas Street and His Descendants," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol 44 (1890), p 184
23. ↑ ^{23.0 23.1 23.2} Stephen Dodd, "The East-Haven Register, In Three Parts, A.H. Maltby & Co., 1824, p 153
24. ↑ Based on date of marriage and estimated date of birth of sister Abiah.
25. ↑ ^{25.0 25.1} Mary A. Street, "The Street Genealogy," 1895, p 8
26. ↑ Based on supposed age of 75 at death in November 1716.
27. ↑ ^{27.0 27.1} Mary A. Street, "The Street Genealogy," 1895, p 9
28. ↑ ^{28.0 28.1 28.2} Dana, James. Doctor Dana's Two Occasional Discourses (n.p., 1801). p. 47. Link to page at archive.org.
29. ↑ ^{29.0 29.1} Charles J. Hoadly, "Records of the Colony or Jurisdiction of New Haven," 1858, p 377
30. ↑ ^{30.0 30.1} "Hopkins School," wikipedia.com
31. ↑ ^{31.0 31.1} Charles J. Hoadly, "Records of the Colony or Jurisdiction of New Haven," 1858, p 455
32. ↑ ^{32.0 32.1} Charles J. Hoadly, "Records of the Colony or Jurisdiction of New Haven," 1858, p 514
33. ↑ ^{33.0 33.1} Mary A. Street, "The Street Genealogy," 1895, p 4
34. ↑ ^{34.0 34.1} "Francis Newman," wikipedia.com
35. ↑ ^{35.0 35.1} Winifred S. Alcorn, "Abstracts of the Early Probate Records of New Haven, Book I, Part I, 1647-1687," New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol 81 (1927), p 131
36. ↑ ^{36.0 36.1} Samuel Hopkins Emery, "History of Taunton, Massachusetts from Its First Settlement to the Present Time," 1893, p 182
37. ↑ ^{37.0 37.1} Stephen Dodd, "The East-Haven Register, In Three Parts, A.H. Maltby & Co., 1824, p 162
38. ↑ ^{38.0 38.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #27725734

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