Person:Richard Nicolls (1)

Col. Richard Nicolls, 1st Colonial Governor of New York

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Name	Col. Richard Nicolls, 1st Colonial Governor of New York
Gender	Male
Birth`^?`	1624	Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England
Death`^?`	28 May 1672	North Sea, off Suffolk, England
Burial`^?`		Ampthill, Bedfordshire, EnglandSaint Andrews Church

References

Richard Nicolls, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
Lossing, Benson John. Harper's encyclopaedia of United States history, from 458 A.D. to 1905: based upon the plan of Benson John Lossing .. (Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1902)
Vol. 9, Page 396, 397.

Four ships, Guinea, thirty-six guns, Elias, thirty guns, Martin, sixteen guns, and William and Nicholas, ten guns, with 450 soldiers, are sent from England against the Dutch at New Netherland. They bring four commissioners to arrange affairs in New England – viz., Col. Richard Nicolls, Sir Robert Carr, Col. George Cartwright, and Samuel Maverick, who reach Boston . . .July 23, 1664.