Richard Nason

Children of Ens. Richard Nason (d 1696) & Sarah Baker:

3. Richard Nason (born between 1628-1630 - died perhaps October 1685, and before September 16, 1687), of Kittery, Maine, married about 1677-1678 to Shuah Colcord (born 12 June 1662, Hampton, NH - died 1696 Dover, NH). She was the daughter of Edward Colcord and Anne Warde, and married 2nd to John Douglas.

Children

1. Richard Nason born about 1680 (see below)
2. Jonathan NASON Birth 18 May 1682, Kittery, York, Maine. Death bef 1750, Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire22 m Huldah Sanborn
3. Sarah Nason Birth abt 1685 Kittery, York, Maine. Death 1 Sep 1748, Hampton Falls, Rockingham, New Hampshire18 m Nathaniel Sanborn

Disputed child (not listed in GDMNH or Stackpole)

• Richard Nason (alias Jacques Ritchot)
  • Programme de Recherche en Démographie Histoire lists him as Jacques Ritchot dit Nason born abt. 1682 in nouvelle-angleterre son of Richard Ritchot dit Nason and Suzanne Marthe Calquet. Baptized 6 Jan 1691 (location not given) burial 8 Apr 1729 Yamaska. Married Marie Elisabeth Isabelle DuBois dite Brisebois 23 Sep 1703 at St-Francois-du-Lac. https://www.prdh-igd.com/Membership/en/PRDH/Individu/65382
  • “Jacques Ritchot, fils de __ Ritchot et de Suzanne Calquet, âgé de 9 ans, fut baptisé dans la chapelle domestique de M. Crevier le 6 janvier 1691, à St-François-du-Lac. Son parrain fut Jean Baptiste René Crevier dit Manoche, sa marraine Marguerite Crevier.[3]”. Naturalized as a Citizen in 1710 in New France.

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Notes

From Genealogy of Patty Rose (2005) < link >

Richard, m. Shuah Colcord who m. 2d 16 Sept. 1687 John Douglas. Trad. states that he was shot by Ind. in the entry of his ho. in 1675, but his fa. was called "Sr.' in 1675 and the yr of his w.'s birth (1662) necessitates advancing the date of his death some yrs. Conclusively R.N. 'Jr.' was absent from meet. in 1685. Stackpole must have guessed, and badly, at the birth yrs. of his ch: Sarah, Johathan. [ref 22]

Richard Nason married Shuah ___. He was killed by Indians, who "visited him in his house and shot him in the entry," as tradition says, in 1675. His widow married, 16 Sept. 1687, John Douglass, and removed to Dover. Richard Nason had three children*: Sarah, Richard, Jonathan. [ref 33:625]

• Stackpole has so many errors in this family, his data has not been used as a reference
• death date of 1675 impossible, his children were born after say 1682
• “Killed by Indians, who “visited him in his house and shot in the entry” needs more sourcing.

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Indian Attack:

In October, 1675, [SIC: before September 1687] after the second attack on Tozier's house the Indians went southward to Sturgeon Creek Maine (now Eliot) where says tradition Richard Nason Jr was killed in his own doorway and his son Richard, third of the name, was carried to Canada. This is a very early date fo a Canadian captivity. The boy, only seven years old, may have been kept in the Maine woods and taken later to Canada, or the date of the capture may be wrong. His name is amoung "thos Remaining" in 1695, which implies the later captivity.

Richard was brought to St. Francois-du-Lac, Quebec, sold to a frenchman, whose daughter he married and his name was changed to Jacques Ritchot (when he was 9 yrs. old) when he was baptized in the Catholic Church, as were some other children taken captive at that time. In 1710 "Richard Nasson of New England living in Saint Francois Married to a French woman and having children" is naturalized. The Nason Geneology says he lived to an advanced age and was much esteemed for his virtues.

Noyes Sybil I et al. Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire. New England Historic Genealogical Society 2012. Reprint of the 1928-39 ed., which was originally published in five parts; with a new foreword by David Curtis Dearborn, FASG

6 NASON, RICHARD (5), m. Shuah Colcord (1) who m. 2d 16 Sept. 1687 John Douglas (2). Trad. states that he was shot by Ind. in the entry of his ho. in 1675, but his fa. was called ‘Sr.’ in 1676 and the yr. of his w.’s birth (1662) necessitates advancing the date of his death some yrs. Conclusively R. N. ‘Jr.’ was absent from meet, in 1685. Stackpole must have guessed, and badly, at the birth yrs. of his ch: Sarah, m. Nathaniel Sanborn bef. 1709 and had a ch. as late as 1719. Jonathan, Hampton, m. 17 Oct. 1705 Huldah Sanborn who was bp. and adm. to full com. (Hamp. Falls) in 1727 and d. 7 Oct. 1758. His will, 1741-1750, directs that his mo. be maintained out of his est. and names his w. and ch: Shuah, b. 21 Nov. 1707 (m. 22 Feb. 1728 James Perkins); Huldah, b. 13 July 1709 (m. 13 Jan. 1731 Ebenezer Dearborn); Richard, b. 13 Nov. 1710 (m. 10 Feb. 1732 Elizabeth Tilton; 9 ch.); Mary. Two not in will, Phebe and Ann, bp. 28 Sept. 1727. If Phebe m. Joseph Cass in 1720 (see Cass 4 jr.), she must have been the eldest ch. and bp. by her maiden name. See Phebe (2). One Mary m. Elihu Shaw 28 Nov. 1739-40, and ano. m. Jonathan Moulton 14 Nov. 1744.

GEDCOM Note

D No: 45001 Firstname: Jacques Name: Ritchot Ridechot Gender: M Occupation: Born: 1683 estimation Parish/City: Nouvelle-Angleterre Country: United States USA Death: 08 April 1729 - Age: 46 Parish/City: Yamaska Country: Canada Information, Other Kids, Notes, etc. Fils de Jacques et Suzanne Calquet

Baptisé le 6-1-1691 St-François-du-Lac

Protestant

Pris en guerre

(CT 23 sous seing privé, dépôt le 28-01-1705 Normandin) avec Elisabeth Dubois

Note:

Richard Nason was called Jacques Ritchot in his son’s baptismal record.

Jacques Ritchot was the son of Richard Nason and Shuah Colcord. He was born in South Berwick, ME. In 1682, [?? others have 1687] a group of French militiamen and Abenaki Indian warriors raided Sturgeon Creek where the Nason family lived and brought many villagers to Canada as hostages. Jacques was among them. His father was killed, his mother later remarried to John Douglas in ME. He was baptised Jacques Ritchot in 1691 (he was about 8 or 9 years old). His name was a french translation of his father's first name. His mother was called Suzanne Calquet in the baptism record. He grew up in St. Francois-du-Lac, probably in the Crevier family who employed him and married Elisabeth Dubois-dit-Brisebois.

Father: Richard Nason b: 1649 in South Berwick, York, ME Mother: Shuah Colcord b: 12 JUN 1660 in Hampton, Rockingham, NH, Infos provenant de Ginette Arpin, participante NosOrigines

!NOTE: Anglais.

From Issue #147, Volume 42, Number 3, 2016; ISSN 1076-3902 Official Journal of American-Canadian Genealogical Society. “Edward Colcord” by Dennis Taylor (page 130-139); “Jacques Ritchot a.k.a. Richard Nason” by Jeanne Boisvert (page 140) < PDF >

References

1. New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. < AmericanAncestors > Vol. 2, Page 1080. NASON, Richard (-1675?) & Shuah [COLCORD] (1662 - ) m/2 John DOUGLAS 1687; Kittery, ME. {Kittery 625; Hawley-Nason 35; Colcord (1934) (ms) 9; GDMNH 201, 505; Evans (1940) 116}
2. Hawley and Nason Ancestry, Including the Following Contributory Lines: Welles, Hollister, Treat, Boothe, Thompson, Caldwell, Staples, Tetherly, Coffin, Greenleaf, Brocklebank, Bartlett, Heard, McLellan, Patterson : Everett, Elizabeth Hawley, 1857-1940 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming.” Internet Archive. Chicago, R.F. Seymour, January 1, 1970. < Archive.Org >
3. Bibliographie/Bibliography: New England Marriages Prior to 1700; PRDH-RAB
4. Old Kittery and Her Families. Author: Everett S. Stackpole. Publication: Lewiston, Maine: Press of Lewiston Journal Company, (1903.) Page 625. < GoogleBooks > “ Richard Nason married Shuah _____. He was killed by Indians, who "visited him in his house and shot him in the entry," as tradition says, in 1675. His widow married, 16 Sept 1687, John Douglass, and removed to Dover.”. (Has errors)
5. Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire. Author: Noyes, Sybil, Charles T. Libby, and Walter G. Davis (Publication Date: 1928-1939) Reprint Date: 2002. Pages: 795 pp. “Nason.” Page 505. < AncestryImage >
6. Genealogy of Patty Rose (2005) < link > cites
   1. 18. "Colonial Families of the United States of America." George Norbury MacKenzie, editor : Baltimore:1912, Baltimore:1995
   2. 22. "Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire, Surnames" by Sybil Noyes, Charles T. Libby, Walter G. Davis : Baltimore:1996.
7. “Piscatqua Plantations: 1633 Sturgeon Creek Village, Kittery, Eliot.” Updated Aug-2020. < link > 1633 Sturgeon Creek Village > Kittery > Eliot. Like many locations, this small inlet river off the Piscataqua was named after the fish that populated it’s waters. Sitting directly across from Hilton Point/Dover Neck, and accessible by boat or ferry, there was a stretch of land where Kittery was originally settled, later to be called Kittery Upper Parish, but now Eliot, Maine.
8. https://www.familytreedna.com/public/nason?iframe=yresults
9. Note: His son Richard lived in Quebec, so his parents were given French names at that Richard’s baptism. (alias Jacques Ritchot) (alias Suzanne Calquet
10. American-Canadian Genealogist American-Canadian Genealogical Society of New Hampshire (Originally called The Genealogist) Vol 17, #2 (No. 48) Spring 1991. “Nason dit Ritchot.” By Roger Lawrence #1. Page 87-89.
11. taken from #American-Canadian Genealogist American-Canadian Genealogical Society of New Hampshire (Originally called The Genealogist) Vol 17, #3,4, (Nos. 49-50) Summer, Fall 1991.
12. http://gen-familleritchot.blogspot.com/2007/07/descendants-of-jacqu... WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 2007 by Dominique Ritchot. “Descendants of Jacques NASON known as RITCHOT in New France.” … “Contrary to what Marcel Fournier suggests in his book From New England to New France (about Anglo-American captives) Richard Nason (Neilson) [son of this profile’s Richard Nason] did not fade into the indian community. He is the same captive who became Jacques Ritchot, married to Elisabeth Dubois dit Brisebois in 1703 at St-Francois-du-Lac. He obtained his French citizenship in May 1710, along with many other captives, and settled into his society of adoption. He was among the founders of the parish of St-Michel d'Yamaska, where he was buried on April 8, 1729.”
13. Issue #147, Volume 42, Number 3, 2016; ISSN 1076-3902 Official Journal of American-Canadian Genealogical Society. “Edward Colcord” by Dennis Taylor (page 130-138); “Jacques Ritchot a.k.a. Richard Nason” by Jeanne Boisvert (page 137-140) < PDF >
14. Généalogie des Français d'Amérique du Nord: Genealogy of French in North America. < link >
15. ”English Captives & Prisoners Remaining in New France: Their Story of Capture and Survival in Quebec.” Roger William Lawrence. American-Canadian Genealogical Society, 2015 - Indian captivities - 484 pa. < GoogleBooks >
16. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141853474/jacques-ritchot [BIRTH is baptism data. 6 Jan 1690 Saint-François-du-Lac, Centre-du-Quebec Region, Quebec, Canada] Dominique Ritchot commented (2015): “Jacques Ritchot was the son of Richard Nason and Shuah Colcord. He was born in South Berwick ME in 1682. His father was killed in a raid in 1687. His mother married John Douglas and lived in Elliot ME when a party of French militiamen and Abenaki indians raided the village. John Douglas was killed on his doorstep and the Shuah Colcold's son, aged 8 years-old, was taken along with other captives.”
17. “New Englander brought to New France as a child needs parents verified“ < Wikitree discussion > last updated Aug 1, 2021 “Jacques Ritchot gets baptized here in 1691, given the age of 9 on the record, son of __ Ritchot and of Suzanne Calquet. Note that these are phonetic renderings, not necessarily correct spellings. He is attached to parents whose names differ from the above, and there is no source attached that explains that. Can someone from New England projects take a look please.” WikiTree profile: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Ritchot-28
18. “Beginner’s Guide to the French and Indian Wars, All Six of Them”. New England Historical Society. < link >
19. King William’s War – Indian Wars < link >
20. Maine genealogy resources < Eliot, Maine >
21. “Hawley and Nason Ancestry, Including the Following Contributory Lines: Welles, Hollister, Treat, Boothe, Thompson, Caldwell, Staples, Tetherly, Coffin, Greenleaf, Brocklebank, Bartlett, Heard, McLellan, Patterson : Everett, Elizabeth Hawley, 1857-1940 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming.” Internet Archive. Chicago, R.F. Seymour, January 1, 1970. https://archive.org/details/hawleynasonances00ever/page/35/mode/1up...
22. Old Kittery and Her Families : Stackpole, Everett Schermerhorn, 1850-1927 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming.” Internet Archive. Lewiston, Me. : Press of Lewiston journal company, January 1, 1970. https://archive.org/details/oldkitteryherfam00stac_0/page/624/mode/...
23. http://www.francogene.com/ymtx/gfangfna.php?no=41493