Person talk:Francis Nichols (1)

Margaret Bruce and Anna Wines [14 May 2014]

There are a couple of problems with this line. 1: Francis was not the son of Margaret Bruce. Check Donald Lines Jacobus. TAG vOL. 9 Pg. 9-12. and TAG 1993 V. 68#2 Barbara J. Nichols with the help of Neil D. Thompson, PhD, FASG. TAG, Vol 75 #4 p267-271, by Neil Thompson.

"By 1620 nist if Sgt. Francis Nichols' own children were born andit is well documented that in 1639 he was appointed to traintroops in Stratford. He probably was the son of John andJoan(?) Nicholls, baptized 5/15/1575 at Sedgeberrow. Sources: "Francis Nichols of Stratford, conneticut, Was Not aBrother of Deputy Governor Richard Nicholls of New York," byLT.Col.(Ret.) Barbara J. Nichols, "The American Geneaogist,""The English Origin of Sergeant francis Nichols of Stratford,Conneticut," by Neil D. Thompson, American Geneaogist,:" October2000; also parish registers of Sedgeberrow, Worcestershire, ENGmicrofilm, #0905307"

2:Francis first wife was Frances Wymarke or Wimarke Baptismal records have been found for them and all of their children except Caleb at Sedgeburrow, Worcester, England. Frances was christened in 1777 and likely died in childbirth with Caleb. It is unlikely that she would bear a child after the age of 46, so caleb was most likely born 1619 0r so. Francis then emigrated with surviving children and married Ann Wines of Southhold L.I., NY as his second wife. They probably had just the one daughter Anna. Francis died abt Jan,1650 (O.S.) a.e. 75. Stratford was first settled in 1639,so he probably married Ann after that and she must have been much younger than he.

Discussion in Genforum:[[1]]From Records in Southold it appears Anna Wines. daughter of Barnabas Wines, was the widow of Francis Nichols and she married 2nd. John Elton. She did have at least one daughter named Anna by Francis Nichols. It may be that she had more than one daughter by him. 30 Apr 1654 in Southold Town Records "Whereas John Elton of Southold upon his marriage of Anna Nichols late wife of ffrancis Nichols of Stratford, deceased.........and had with the said Anna, his now wife, for Anna her daughter by her said former husband. .........unto Barnabas Wines Ser of Southold, aforesaid Grandfather to the said Anna, the daughter.."

Also discussion in Soc.genealogy.medieval titled Bogus Gateway Ancestors [[2]]--Scot 13:42, 6 July 2008 (EDT)

Summary of the 2000 Thompson Article [19 August 2013]

The text below is taken from <http://www.geni.com/people/John-Nichols/6000000004058391717> and is assumed to be a summary of the relevant information in the cited article:

The English Origin of Sergeant Francis Nichols of Stratford, Connecticut," an article in the October 2000 edition of "The American Genealogist" [Vol. 75, No. 4, p. 267-271], concludes that the Sergeant was was born 1575 in Sedgeberrow, Worcestershire, ENG, son of John and Joan (?) Nichols (aka Nycholls, Nicolls) and grandson of Thomas and Elinor (?) Nycholls of Sedgeberrow. The article's author, Neil D. Thompson, a professional genealogist specializing in the English ancestry of American colonists, cites various parish registers, original wills and court proceedings to reconstruct the Sedgeberrow family (briefly as follows): Generation No. 1. -- Thomas1 Nycholls of Sedgeberrow, b. abt. 1510; d. bet. 1558 - 1559; m. Elinor (?) abt. 1535. Elinor Nichols, widow, buried 08 Jun 1592 in Sedgeberrow. Their children: Julian, Margery, William, *John, Henry and Nicholas. Generation No. 2 -- John Nichols, b. abt. 1542; d. bef. 06 Aug 1597; m. Joan (?). She bur. 29 Nov 1627. Their children (with baptismal and burial dates found Sedgeberrow parish registers, LDS film #0905307): *Francis, 25 May 1575; John, 3 May 1577; William, 03 Jan 1579/80; Goodith, 17 Mar 1581/82, bur. 27 Apr 1582; Henry, 13 Apr 1583; Elinor, 18 Aug 1586; Ann, 05 Sep 1590; and Elizabeth, 22 Sep 1592, bur. 19 May 1595. Generation No. 3 -- Francis Nichols, bapt. 25 May 1575; m. Frances Wimarke 24 Jan 1599/00 in Sedgeberrow, Worcester, ENG. She was d/o Richard Wimarke and bapt. 02 Nov 1577, d/o Richard Wimarke. Children baptized and/or buried in Sedgeberrow: John, 16 May 1601; Jane, 03 Nov 1603; Henry, 19 Nov 1605, bur. 21 Dec 1606; Anne, 18 Oct 1606, bur. 25 Oct 1606; Margaret, 04 Jan 1608/09; Francis, 25 Aug 1611; Joseph (twin), 31 Aug 1614, bur. 2 Sep 1614; Jonathan (twin), 31 Aug 1614, bur. 4 Sep 1614; Sarah, 12 Nov 1615; Isaac Nichols, 27 Dec 1617 (date not given in article, but shown in parish register). Isaac Nichols' baptism is the final mention of the family in Sedgeberrow. However, in linking the Sedgeberrow and Stratford families, Mr. Thompson does address the births of two additional children Caleb and Ann Nichols, Francis Nichols' second marriage to Anne Wines and collateral Washburn and Prentice families.

[Moved from the person page]--jaques1724 17:33, 19 August 2013 (EDT)