Person:John Nichols (106)
John Nichols
b.1698 Guernsey, Channel Islands
d.7 Jun 1783 Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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  • H.  John Nichols1698 - 1783
  • W.  Mary PriestAbt 1703 - 1763
m. 20 Mar 1721
  1. John Nichols1724 - 1812
  2. Mary Nichols1725 -
  3. Jonathan Nichols1728 - 1814
  4. Daniel Nichols1731 - 1790
  5. Abigail Nichols1733 -
  6. Susanna NicholsAbt 1738 - 1828
  7. Joseph NicholsAbt 1744 - 1826
  8. Elizabeth NicholsAbt 1749 - 1826
  9. Martha Nichols1763 - Bef 1783
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  • H.  John Nichols1698 - 1783
  • W.  Silence StowCal 1725 - 1797
m. 15 Jun 1764
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Name John Nichols
Gender Male
Birth[1] 1698 Guernsey, Channel Islands
Marriage 20 Mar 1721 Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USAto Mary Priest
Marriage 15 Jun 1764 Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United Statesto Silence Stow
Death[2][4] 7 Jun 1783 Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Earliest record of him in New England is his marriage 20 Mar 1720/1 He is closely associated with John Priest, John Warner and Jonathan Houghton; He Witnessed the will of John Warner; He spelled his name "Nickols"

In 1740 sold his Harvard estate to Jonathan Houghton (of Bolton) and removed to Fort Pond in Lancaster History of the town of Harvard, Ma p 92 There are many connections to the Houghton Family. His son Daniel married first to a Mary Houghton of Bolton.

CHURCH ADMISSION: 16 Feb 1755 Lancaster Lancaster - V1 PAGE: 319 John Nichols Junr., Feb. 16th 1755, Mary his daughter and Mercy his wife p 298; His son John joined Aug 15 1756 p 299

Husbandman in his probate records

References
  1. ↑ Y DNA.

    Y DNA does not support a connection to older Nichols families in New England but does support a connection to the Nicholle family of the Channel Islands some whom also came later to New Hampshire and New Brunswick, Canada Haplogroup R1b1a2 = R-M269 R-P312 >DF19 13 24 16 11 11 13 12 13 12 13 13 29 19 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 29 15 15 17 17 10 11 19 23 15 15 18 17 36 37 12 12

  2. ↑ Nourse, Henry Stedman. Birth, Marriage, and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts, 1643-1850. (Clinton, Massachusetts: W.J. Coulter, 1890)
    1:238.

    Nichols: June 7th. John Nichols, AEtatis 85.

  3.   National Genealogical Society quarterly. (Washington, District of Columbia: National Genealogical Society)
    Volume 21 p 86.
  4. ↑ Nichols, John Lancaster , in Massachusetts. Probate Court (Worcester County). Probate records 1731-1916, index 1731-1881. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971, 2001)
    Case 43618, 1783.

    link Wife Silence, Sons John, Jonathan, Daniel, Joseph, 4 Dau: Mary Potter, Abigail Hill, Susanna Woodkock, Elizabeth Woods Wittnes: James Goodwin, John Robbins, Bathsheba Goodwin; John Woods of Leominster Executor; Signed with an X; Will 28 Apr 1783; 1791 Silence back about her dower Aaron Johnson and John Robbins James Boutell Joseph Dorr

  5.   Nourse, Henry Stedman. History of the Town of Harvard, Massachusetts, 1732-1893. (Clinton, Massachusetts: W.J. Coulter, 1894)
    44, 92.

    link and link

  6.   Foster, George E. (George Everett). The Priest family: a collection of data, original, contributed and selected, concerning various branches of the Priest family
    22.

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