Thomas Nichols, of Amesbury

THOMAS NICHOLS was at Amesbury, Essex, MA, as early as 1665, where he had a meeting house seat, and was made a townsman in 1667. He owned land there in 1670, and took the oath of allegiance in 1677. He was a member of the training band in 1680.

He married Mary Moulton 1655 in Charlestown or Malden.

Children: Thomas, died young; Josiah, twin of Thomas, died young; Ebenezer (a daughter), married Benoni Tucker; Thomas, of whom further; Samuel; Rachel; John, married Abigail Sargent; Sarah, married Roger Stevens.

His parents are unknown.. Not to be confused with Thomas Nichols, of Hingham or his ancestry; they cannot be related, because the Y-DNA Haplogroup for Thomas Nichols of Hingham is I-M253

From http://www.brian-hamman.com/ResultsForNicholsSurnameProject.htm

First Nichols Clan Belonging to Haplogroup I2a (now known as I-P37). The descent is:

• Thomas Nichols (John2, William3) /m. 1655, Charleston, Massachusetts I-P37 m 1655 Mary Moulton

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• Thomas Nichols1
• M, #164544, b. circa 1630, d. 1720
• Thomas Nichols was born circa 1630 at England.1 He married Mary Moulton in September 1655 at Charlestown, Suffolk, MA.1,2 Thomas Nichols died in 1720 at Amesbury, Essex, MA.1
• Family Mary Moulton b. c 1642
• Child
  • Thomas Nichols1 b. 16 Oct 1670, d. Nov 1724
• Citations
• [S11597] Ancestry.com, Submitted by Dale Clement.
• [S14] Unknown author, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, by Clarence Almon Torrey., p. 536.
• From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p5478.htm#... __________________
• Mary,
• Family:
• Spouse: NICHOLS, Thomas
• d. 1720 Amesbury, Essex, Mass.
• Children:
  • NICHOLS, Sarah
  • NICHOLS, Ebenezar
  • NICHOLS, Mary
  • NICHOLS, Thomas
  • NICHOLS, Samuel b. 14 MAY 1672 Amesbury, Essex, Mass.
  • NICHOLS, Rachel b. 25 FEB 1674/5 Amesbury, Essex, Mass.
  • NICHOLS, John
• From: http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_4b0.htm#79 _______________
• The old families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts ; with some related families of Newbury, Haverhill, Ipswich and Hampton by Hoyt, David Webster
• https://archive.org/details/cu31924025963772
• https://archive.org/stream/cu31924025963772#page/n280/mode/1up
• Pg.265
• 15 THOMAS NICHOLS of Amesbury, prob. there as early as 1665 ; meetinghouse seat and made "townsman" in 1667 ; owned land there in 1670 ; oath al. 1677 ; "training band" 1680 ; prob. liv. 1708, but dead in 1720. He m. MARY ---- .* Children :
  • 16 I EBENEZER, b. Aug. 3, 1664[S]; m. June, 1685 or '6, BENONI TUCKER (Morris). +
  • 17 II THOMAS, b. Oct. 16, 1670[A Nk S]; m. 1st, JANE3 JAMESTON; 2d, Judith Hoage. +
  • 18 III SAMUEL, b. May 14, 1672[A Nk S].
  • 19 IV RACHEL, b. Feb. 25, 1674-5[A Nk S].
  • 20 V JOHN, b. ---- ; m. Jan. 1, 1701-2[S], Abigail Sargent of Gloucester; res. A.; "snow-shoe man" 1708. Chil.: Mary, b. Oct. 19, 1702[A], [m. May 24, 1721, (36) James4 Dow?] ; John, b. July 12, 1704[A] ; William, b. Jan. 21, 1706[A] ; Jacob, b. Jan. 16, 1708[A] ; Joseph, b. Sep. 2, 1709[A]; Daniel, b. Sep. 30, 1712[A]; Moses, b. Feb. 25, 1715[A]; Anna, b. Jan. 30, 1717-8[A] ; Aaron, b. Oct. 2, 1719[A] ; Humphrey, b. April 18, 1723[A] ; Thomas, b. Jan. 18, 1724-5[A] ; Abigail, b. Mar. 18, 1727[A].
  • * THOMAS NICHOLS of Malden, m. Sep., 1655[Sv], Mary Moulton, may be the above. Chil.: Thomas and Josiah, b. Jan. 23, 1662; Josiah d. June 30, 1663 [W Ch].
  • https://archive.org/stream/cu31924025963772#page/n281/mode/1up
  • Pg.266
  • 21 [VI SARAH, b. ---- ; m. Nov. 24, 1698[AandS], ROGER STEVENS (Thomas) of A.?] Perhaps other chil.
• 17 THOMAS NICHOLS (Thomas), of Amesbury, b. 1670 ; m. 1st, (9) JANE3 JAMESON; 2d, pub. April 30, 1721, to Judith Hoage of Nb. A Friend ; will Nov. 16, Dec. 7, 1724. Children :
  • 22 I ANNA, b. May 1, 1694[or 5?][A]; m. Oct. 23, 1718[A], (54) SAMUEL4 COLBY; liv. 1724.
  • 23 II JONATHAN, b. Dec. 13, 1697[A]; prob. m. Jan. 16, 1718-9[A], (25?) MARY3 CHALLIS, Jr. ; res. A. ; liv. 1724.
  • 24 III MARY, b. Oct. 11, 1701[A]; m. April 10, 1718[A], (28) RALPH4 BLAISDELL, Jr. ; liv. 1724.
  • 25 IV ESTHER, b. Sep. 11, 1703[A]; m. Jan. 24, 1723-4, (63) ICHABOD4 COLBY; liv. 1724.
  • 26 V THOMAS, b. June 20, 1706[A] ; liv. 1724.
  • 27 VI DAVID, b. Oct. 26, 1709[A]; m. 1730, Hannah Gaskill; rem. to Salem; lost at sea, 1756.
  • 28 VII RACHEL, b. March 10, 1712[A] ; liv. 1724.
  • 29 VIII STEPHEN, b. Nov. 18, 1717[A], [by 1st wife] ; liv. 1724.
  • 30 IX EBENEZER, b. March 28, 1722[A], [by 2d wife]; liv. 1724.
  • 31 X BENJAMIN, b. Oct. 8, 1723[A] ; liv. 1724. ____________________________
• Genealogical and Family History of Western New York: A Record of ..., Volume 2 edited by William Richard Cutter page 730

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Of Amesbury as early as 1665. Had seat in meeting house and was townsman in 1667. Owned land in 1670. Took oath of allegience in 1677. Member of "Trayne Band" in 1680. Wife was perhaps Mary Moulten of Malden?

Thomas Nichols, immigrant

NICHOLS ancestor, was born in England,

and came to this country before

1655. He married, in September, 1655,

at Maiden, Massachusetts, Mary Moulton. He

was doubtless a relative of Thomas Nichols

who was a planter in the adjoining town of

Cambridge before 1638, when he removed to

Hingham ; had a brother George in England,

who was executor of the estate of their father,

Walter Xichols, clothier, late of Coggeshall,

county Essex, England. James Nichols, perhaps

another brother, married, April, 1660, at

Maiden, Mary Felt, daughter of George Felt.

But Thomas Nichols removed as early as 1665

to Amesbury, and had a seat in the meeting

house there in 1667 and belonged to the train

band in 1680; he died before 1720

There is an uncertanity re: name of his wife, and his bands are differently called, train, training, trayne.