Person:Benjamin Nicoll (1)

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Benjamin Nicoll, Esq.
 
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Name[1] Benjamin Nicoll, Esq.
Gender Male
Marriage to Charity Floyd
Death? Islip, Suffolk, New York, United States
References
  1. Dexter, Franklin Bowditch. Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College With Annals of the College History. (New York / New Haven: Holt / Yale University Press, 1885-1912)
    Oct 1701-May 1745, 123-128.

    ... He was married, September 23, 1725, to Charity, widow of Benjamin Nicoll, Esq., of Islip, Long Island, and daughter of Colonel Richard Floyd, of Brookhaven. ...

    She had by her first marriage two sons, who were prepared for College by Mr. Johnson, and graduated here in 1734.

    The younger became a distinguished lawyer in New York City, and one of the leading spirits in the establishment of King's (now Columbia) College...