Nicholas Shapley, of Charlestown

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Nicholas Shapleigh Merchant Magistrate of Maine

Nicholas Shapley of Charlestown

Nicholas Shapley of Charlestown 1605–1663

• Birth c1605 presumably England
• Death 15 FEB 1663 • Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
• Wife Ann Unknown (not Alice) by Unknown date
• Parents Unknown
• Children: Benjamin, Joseph, Nicholas, Ann
• Will 21 Jan 1661/2 probated 7 Sept. 1663 Sons Benjamin, Joseph, Nicholas and to John Fosdick and his wife Ann (who Anderson says is his daughter since she received equal share to Nicholas).

Sources for Nicholas Shapley of Charlesown

1. Torrey 2:1354,
2. Savage 4:39-40
3. Wyman’s Charlestown 2:854 Wyman’s Charlestown 2:854 mostly gets it right except his origin is unknown and he didn’t sell land in York that a conflation with Nicholas above. Also arrival was much later than Wyman claims. He was a freeman in 1652:
4. Newhall Anc. 63; Newhall Anc. 63 there is no evidence he was the brother of Alexander above but the rest is good
5. Tingley-Meyers 116;
6. NYGBR 47:112;
7. GM2:2:547 Stephen Fosdick GM2 V2 p547 Stephen Fosdick has a bit on his daughter Ann.

He is often conflated with this person with a similar name:

Nicholas Shapleigh Merchant Magistrate of Maine 1617–1682

• Birth bp 1 JANUARY 1617 • Kingsweare, Devenshire, England
• Death 29 APR 1682 • NEHGR 95:182 dsp 29 Apr 1682 being killed by a falling mast at launching of a vessel at shipyard of John Diamond
• Parents Alexander Shapleigh and Jane Egbeare
• Wife Alice [?MESANT] 1607-1787 (not Ann) m by 1651 in Kittery
• Children: ***********NONE**********
• Arrival Aug 1644 Piscataqua
• Will NEHGR 95:182 He left no children. He left his estate to the children of his sister Katherine and brother Alexander

Sources for Nicholas Shapleigh Merchant Magistrate of Maine

1. Torrey 2:1355, Torrey New England Marriages Shapleigh 2:1355 SHAPLEIGH, Nicholas (1618-1682) & Alice [?MESANT] (-1685+); ca 1642/50?, by 1651, no issue; Kittery, ME {Blake-Glidden 214; Reg. 5:345, 37:249, 95:182; Kittery 716; Noyes-Gilman 229; Wentworth 2:34; GDMNH 178, 478, 624}
2. Blake-Glidden 214;
3. NEHGR 5:345, 34:99, 39:185 37:249, 95:182;
4. Kittery 716;
5. Noyes-Gilman 229;
6. Wentworth 2:34;
7. GDMNH 178, 478, 62,
8. Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862), 4:59-60.
9. See The Family association (which is good)

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Nicholas Shapley aka Shapleigh

Born about 1605 in England

Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling%28s%29 unknown]

Husband of Anne (Unknown) Shapley — married 1631 in America

Father of Joseph Shapley

Died 15 Feb 1663 in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Profile last modified 1 Dec 2019 | Created 22 Dec 2015

Biography

Nicholas Shapley of Charlestown 1605–1663 (aka Shapleigh)

Birth c1605 presumably England
Death 15 FEB 1663 • Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Wife Ann Unknown (not Alice) by Unknown date Parents Unknown Children: Benjamin, Joseph, Nicholas, Ann (Sarah???) Will 21 Jan 1661/2 probated 7 Sept. 1663 Sons Benjamin, Joseph, Nicholas and to John Fosdick and his wife Ann (who Anderson says is his daughter since she received equal share to Nicholas). Sources for Nicholas Shapley of Charlesown

Torrey 2:1354, Savage 4:39-40 Wyman’s Charlestown 2:854 Wyman’s Charlestown 2:854 mostly gets it right except his origin is unknown and he didn’t sell land in York that a conflation with Nicholas above. Also arrival was much later than Wyman claims. He was a freeman in 1652: Newhall Anc. 63; Newhall Anc. 63 there is no evidence he was the brother of Alexander above but the rest is good Tingley-Meyers 116; NYGBR 47:112; GM2:2:547 Stephen Fosdick GM2 V2 p547 Stephen Fosdick has a bit on his daughter Ann.

He is often conflated with this person with a similar name:

Biography

Nicholas Shapleigh Merchant Magistrate of Maine 1617–1682

Birth bp 1 JANUARY 1617 • Kingsweare, Devenshire, England Death 29 APR 1682 • NEHGR 95:182 dsp 29 Apr 1682 being killed by a falling mast at launching of a vessel at shipyard of John Diamond Parents Alexander Shapleigh and Jane Egbeare Wife Alice [?MESANT] 1607-1787 (not Ann) m by 1651 in Kittery Children: ***********NONE********** Arrival Aug 1644 Piscataqua Will NEHGR 95:182 He left no children. He left his estate to the children of his sister Katherine and brother Alexander Sources for Nicholas Shapleigh of Maine

Torrey 2:1355, Torrey New England Marriages Shapleigh 2:1355 SHAPLEIGH, Nicholas (1618-1682) & Alice [?MESANT] (-1685+); ca 1642/50?, by 1651, no issue; Kittery, ME {Blake-Glidden 214; Reg. 5:345, 37:249, 95:182; Kittery 716; Noyes-Gilman 229; Wentworth 2:34; GDMNH 178, 478, 624} Blake-Glidden 214; NEHGR 5:345, 34:99, 39:185 37:249, 95:182; Kittery 716; Noyes-Gilman 229; Wentworth 2:34; GDMNH 178, 478, 62, Savage, James. A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England: Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register. (Boston: Little, Brown, and Co, 1860-1862), 4:59-60. See The Family association (which is good)

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