Nicholas Trerice

Nicholas Trerise made his life as a sea captain, who captained three ships (Planter, Rebecca, Chapman), and probably lost his life at sea.

Nicholas was born about 1589.[2]

Nicholas hailed from Stepney, county Middlesex, England, which was the home of several other mariners heading voyages to New England.[1] Some of them chose to settle at Charlestown, as did Nicholas.

Immigration

Nicholas made multiple voyages from London Port to New England over a period of years. In 1639, he decided to settle at Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony.[1]

Property and Positions

Nicholas was one of the first thirty-two men who subscribed to the formation of the town of Woburn, Massachusetts on 13 April 1640 (p 20).[1]

He was Master of the ships Planter, Rebecca, and Chapman during his career.[2]

Marriage

Nicholas married, as her 1st, to Rebecca (Unknown).[3]

Death and Legacy

Nicholas died in 1653 at Charlestown, Massachusetts.[2]

Children:

• 1 ELIZABETH TRERICE (Abt 1634 - 19 Dec 1712)
• 2 REBECCA TRERICE (1636 - 23 Sep 1722)
• 3 JOHN TRERICE (3 Apr 1639 - ) John Trerice; b c. 1636, d 1678; mar 8 May 1642 Charlestown to Hannah Lynde, daughter of Thomas Lynde and his second wife, Margaret.[3] After John Trerice died, Hannah married, as her 2nd to James Kelling.[
• 4 SARAH TRERICE (Abt 1640 - 27 Nov 1686)
• 5 HANNAH TRERICE (Abt 1642 - 30 Dec 1694)
• 6 SAMUEL TRERICE (7 May 1643 - )

Notes

Passengers of the Planter 1635 - Master Nicolas Travice, Voyage of 1635. The Planter sailed from London April 2 or 11, 1635, arriving at Boston June 7, 1635. n.b. Hotten has Trarice, Nico for the master.

This information was transcribed in the 19th century by James Savage, and later by Michael Tepper from records found in the Public Rolls Office, London.

References

• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Nicholas_Trerise_%281%29 cites
• Winsser, Johan. Nicholas Trerise, Mariner of Wapping and Charlestown. New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Jan 1989) 143:25-39.
• Nicholas Trerice, in Wyman, Thomas Bellows. The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, Massachusetts: in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1629-1818. (Boston, Mass.: David Clapp and Son, 1879) 2:952. “Trerice Nicholas. Sea-captain; inhabitant 1636; of ship "Planter" on London voyage, 1639; m. Rebecca._____, who was adm. church 12 (3) 1639, was æ. 56 in 1662, and m. (2) Thomas Lynde“ Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
• http://dwjacobson.org/getperson.php?personID=I638&tree=Jacobson
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Trerice-3 cites
• Anderson, Robert C., (2006) "Focus on the Planter." Great Migration Newsletter, V.1-20. AmericanAncestors.org NEHGS (Vol 15, Pages 20, 27).
• Kauffman, Irene, (27 Jun 2001) "Mariner Sources-Massachusetts 1630-1730." Mariners-L Archives.
• Anderson, Robert Charles, (1995) "Thomas Lynde." Featured name. Great Migration 1634-1635, I-L. AmericanAncestors.org NEHGS (Volume IV, I-L, Pages 369- 78, citing p 374)
• See also: Fiske, Jane Fletcher, NEHGR 159:235-36 “Thomas Lynde” in “Great Migration, Vol 4, I-L”. Page 369 - 378. AncestryImage