Nichols Family of Connecticut 1369 - 1711

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OBJE:_META	<metadataxml><content><line><p>&nbsp;</p></line><line><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center; line-height: normal; ; mso-layout-grid-align: none;" align="center"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">NICHOLS</span></p></line><line><p>&nbsp;</p></line><line><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; ; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>Francis Nichols I. was an early settler at Stratford, where he died in 1650, &amp; was father of Isaac, Caleb &amp; John, all born in England.</span></p></line><line><p>&nbsp;</p></line><line><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; ; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Isaac I. s. of Francis I. of Stratford, was one of the early settlers of that town in 1639. He was probably the Sergt. appointed by the Gen. Ct of Conn, to train the militia of Stratford &amp; Pequonnock in 1636. (Col. Rec. Conn. I. 36.) He m. Margaret d. of &mdash; Their children were Sarah b. 1. Nov. 1649; Josiah 29. Jan 1652, who died in 1691, leaving widow, but no children; Isaac 12. March 1654; Jonathan 20. Dec. 1655 ; Ephraim 16. Dec 1657 ; Patience 2. Feb. 1660 ; Temperance 17. May 1662 ; Margery 30. Nov. 1663 ; Benjamin 2. Feb. 1666 ; &amp; Elizabeth 2. April 1668. His trade was that of a soap boiler. He died in 1694. In his will of 28. Sept. 1694, he mentions w. Margaret ; his four sons, Josiah, Isaac, Jonathan &amp; Ephraim were dead, but he gives a small legacy to each of the children of the last three : his sons having previously had their portions. His d. Mary m. 8. Jan 1667, the Rev. Israel Chauncy of Stratford ; d. Sarah m. 8.<br> Jan. 1674, Stephen Burritt; &amp; d. Elizabeth m. in 1691, the Rev. Joseph Webb.of F.&mdash;Savage's Gen. Dic</span></p></line><line><p>&nbsp;</p></line><line><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; ; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>CALEB s. of Francis Nichols I., was made a freeman in 1669, &amp; probably m. Ann d. of Andrew Ward. Their children were Sarah b. 1. Dec. 1651; Ann 5. March 1653; Esther 18. Feb. 1655; Joseph 25. Dec. 1656 ; Samuel 29. March 1658 ; Andrew 28. Nov. 1659 I Abraham 19. Jan 1672 : Abigail Feb 1664 ; Hannah Aug. 1667; Caleb in 1669; Phebe 12. Nov. 1671 ; &amp; John Nov. 1676. He removed to Woodbury &amp; died there in 1690. In his will 6. of Aug. 1690, he mentions children Samuel, John, Caleb &amp; Abraham ; &amp; ds. Mary, Ann, Phebe ; &amp; Moses Wheeler who had m. 20. Oct. 1674, his d. Sarah ; John Prentiss who m. d------; &amp; William Martin whom. d. Abigail. Mary m.-Hull; Phebe m. probably a s. of Nicholas Knell.&mdash;Savage's Gen. Dic.</span></p></line><line><p>&nbsp;</p></line><line><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; ; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>John I s. of Francis Nichols I., was, says Bond, a land-holder at Watertown in 1636 or 7. &amp; was probably the same, who was an early settler of Fairfield, &amp; who was granted a home-lot from the town 2 1/2 acres of land, on the s. e. side of the Frost Square, lying between Richard Wescott's &amp; Daniel Frost's home-lots. He was a dividend land-holder, &amp; stood among the leading citizens of F. He died intestate, &amp; his widow Grace soon after m. Richard Perry of F. On the 18. May<br> 1649, she gave up her interest in the homestead to her s. John Nichols at his request; to her children Samuel, John &amp; Sarah Nichols she gave 6&pound;. each, &amp; 5&pound;. more to her s. Samuel. She appointed her brother Isaac Nichols of Stratford, &amp; Andrew Ward of F. administrators in her place, on her first husband's estate. (A. Town Deeds.) A distribution of John Nichols estate was made by his brother Isaac, &amp; Andrew Ward 9. June 1655, in which six children were named viz : Hester, Elizabeth, Hannah, Isaac, Sarah &amp; John, In this distribution Samuel is not named. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>F. Prob. Rec.</span></p></line><line><p>&nbsp;</p></line><line><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; ; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>John 2. &amp; of John Nichols 1. of F., joined the army in King Philip's war, and died the first year unmarried.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Savage's Gen. Dic.</span></p></line><line><p>&nbsp;</p></line><line><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0.5in; ; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">&ldquo; Isaac I. s. of John Nichols 1. of F. was brought up by his Uncle Isaac of Stratford, where he also settled, &amp; m. 15. Aug. 1672. Esther Clark. Their children were Grace b. 6. June 1673; Alice 25. Oct. 1674 ; John 10. Oct. 1676 ; Samuel 6. Dec. 1678, &amp; he perhaps removed to Derby.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Savage's Gen. Dic."</span></p></line><line><p>&nbsp;</p></line><line><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0.5in; ; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">Ensign Ephraim, of Isaac Nichols I. of Stratford, &amp; grandson of Francis I. m. Sept 1682, Esther, first wid. of Dr. William Ward &amp; second wid. of Ebenezer Hawley. Their children were Ignatius b. 17. Dec. 1683 ; Disborow I. Jan. 1685 ; &amp; Esther 18. Dec. 1689 &amp; probably others. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>F. T. Rec.</span></p></line><line><p>&nbsp;</p></line><line><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0.5in; ; mso-layout-grid-align: none;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman',serif; font-size: 10pt;">John Nichols s. of &mdash; m.-----d. of----- Their children were John Nichols bapt. 31. March 1695 ; Ebenezer 16. June 1695 ; Samuel 21. March 1696-1; Solomon 23. April 1699 ; Joseph 10. Sept. 1704 ; Benjamin &amp; Margery 12. Aug. 1711. F. Par. Rec. From this family the Nicholses of Fairfield &amp; Greenfield appear to have descended, as well as from the sons of Ephraim<br> Nichols.</span></p></line><line><p>&nbsp;</p></line><line><p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><span style="font-family: calibri; font-size: medium;">&nbsp;</span></p></line><line><p>&nbsp;</p></line><line><p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt;"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: calibri; font-size: medium;">From: The History of Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, from the settlement of the town in 1639 to 1818, Vol 1, 1889, by Mrs Elizabeth Hubbel Schenck, Page 398 &amp; 399, PDF 434 &amp; 435</span></em></p></line><line><p>&nbsp;</p></line></content></metadataxml>
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Alive Dead Death>100 Death<=100 Birth>100 Birth<=100 Roots Leaves
Given names	Surname	Sosa	Birth		Place		Death		Age	Place	Last change
EPHRAIM Nichols Father: Isaac Nichols Mother: Margaret ( Sherman) Washburn				December 16, 1657	367	Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA	7	March 16, 1690 1691	335	32	Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA	Never	M	YES	YES

Both alive Widower Widow Both dead Roots Leaves Not married Marriage>100 Marriage<=100 Divorce Multiple marriages
Given names	Surname	Age	Given names	Surname	Age	Marriage		Place		Last change