James Nash

15 Jun 2019 edits by profile Dean Richard Hobart (8th Great Grandson - Hobart, Packard, Reed, Nash) for birth, death, marriage, and children names to conform with most recent research from Source 1 below. The date of death is based on the date his will is signed and date it was proved.

1. The Nash Family of Weymouth, Massachusetts, by Richard H. Benson, Newbury Street Press/NEHGS, 1998

and additional information from

2. Probable English Origins of James and Alice Nash of Boston and Weymouth, by Richard H. Benson, NEHGR (New England Historical and Genealogical Register) Vol 151:Pg 166, 1997. (much of this information is within Source 1 above)

3. History of Weymouth Massachusetts Vol. 4 Genealogy of Weymouth Families, by George Walter Chamberlain, Weymouth Historical Society, 1923.

4. Samuel Nash entry, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633. Vol. 1-!!!, NEHGS, 1995 (AmericanAncestors.org online database 2010, pgs 1321-1324).

In case of future merges, the confirmed family group is

James Nash and Alice (Higgins) Nash - Alice's parents are most likely NOT the Burges as previously cited in most lineages since 1800s to after publication of Source 2 above. Most online sources retain incorrect Burges parents.

Children (order and birth place uncertain)

- James - Most likely England Feb 1634 or 1635 - married Sarah Simmons (d. of Moses and Sarah Simmons)

- John - Most likely England Dec 1636 - married 1st Mary (Unknown and died 8 Oct 1662) and 2nd Rebecca Smith (d. of Lawrence and Mary Smith), then after his death she probably married Jeremiah Belcher

- Jacob - Most likely England prior to 1641- married Abigail Dyer (d. of Thomas and Agnes (Reed) Dyer)

- Joseph - Most likely England prior to 1641 - married Elizabeth Holbrook (d. of John and Elizabeth (Stream) Holbrook), and then Grace (maybe d. of Anthony and Barbara (Clap) (Weld) Stoddard).

- Sarah - Most likely England prior to 1641 - unmarried at time of father's will 1680

- Rebecca - Most likely England prior to 1641 - unmarried at time of father's will 1680

- Abigail - Most likely England prior to 1641 - possible unmarried daughter who died July 1676

- Mary - Most likely England prior to 1641 - married Moses Belcher (s. of Gregory and Catherine Belcher)

Note that Source 3 above listed only the following children and ordered with boys first: John, Jacob, Joseph, James, Sarah, Rebecca

The following was on this profile prior to the 15 Jun 2019 edits. More detailed information on deeds and early life is contained within Source 1 above.

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“Lieut. James Nash of Weymouth, shoemaker, appeared with a wife Alice, and was made a freeman of Massachusetts Bay Colony in May, 1645. He was a representative from Weymouth, 1665, 1666, and 1667. Administration of his estate was granted to his sons John Nash of Boston, cooper, and Jacob Nash of Weymouth, housewright, 31 Dec 1680.”

Robert Charles Anderson and Richard H. Benson concur that the Samuel Nash of Weymouth, shoemaker, was James Nash, and he was in Weymouth in 1641. James Nash appeared in the records of Weymouth when a description of his land was included on an undated list written between 26 Oct 1642 and 21 May 1644.

James and Alice lived alternately between Weymouth and Boston. He owned land in Boston as early as 1645, and on 7 Jun 1648 purchased a parcel of marsh land along Mill Creek there. Their home was on Hanover Street at Mill Creek. James owned a wharf ‘on the East Side of Mill Creek near the bridge.’ He owned a sloop and probably sailed it between Weymouth and Boston. AT one time he owned 29 acres of land in Braintree which was bought by John Whitman of Weymouth, and later sold in 1748. In 1650 James purchased lands including a house, garden and orchards from James Waterman in Marshfield, but sold part or all of it the next year. He sold some of his Boston property in 1654 and 1664, the year he purchased 20 acres of land north of the common in Weymouth from Edmund Hart. He continued to buy and sell land until the year of his death.

James was captain of the Weymouth militia, and he served as a representative from Weymouth to the General Court of Massachusetts in 1655 and from 1662 to 1667.

GEDCOM Note

LIEUT. JAMES NASH of Weymouth, shoemaker, appeared there early with a wife Alice, and was made a freeman of Massachusetts Bay Colony in May, 1645. He was a representative from Weymouth, 1655, 1662,and 1667. Administration on his estate was granted to his sons John Nash of Boston, Cooper, and Jacob Nash of Weymouth, housewright, 31 Dec. 1680.