ENSIGN WIlLIAM NICKERSON (1701–1742), son of William Nickerson and Mercy Williams
DELIVERANCE LOMBARD, daugher of Caleb Lombard
William died between 19 October and 15 November 1742. He married first Deliverance, the daughter of Caleb and Deliverance Lombard. [WSC1][NENS1] He married second Anna Atwood, the daughter of Eldad Atwood and Anna Snow on 24 October 1717. [NENS0][WSC1] She married second as his second wife Benjamin Bearse ion 25 August 1747 in Chatham. [NENS1] Benjamin married first Sarah Cobb and they were the grandparents of the Sarah who married William's grandson Gideon Nickerson. [NENS1]
Deliverance Lombard died about 1716. [NENS1]
William was styled ensign. [NENS1] He was a selectman for two years. [NENS1] He was in the business of tanning hides. [NENS1]
William wrote a codicil to his will on 19 October 1742. His estate was probated on 15 November 1742. His will names his sons with Deliverance (William, Caleb, James, Joshua, Nathaniel), their deceased daughter Elizabeth, the wife of Thomas Atkins, their daughter Mercy the wife of Seth Paddock. It also names his children with Anna: Eldad, Deborah the wife of William Padishall, and Anna, the wife of Jonathan Crowell. [NENS1]
Children of William Nickerson and Deliverance Lombard:
i. William Nickerson married Sarah Covell.
ii. Caleb Nickerson
iii. James Nickerson
iv. Joshua Nickerson
v. Nathaniel Nickerson
vi. Elizabeth Nickerson died before 19 October 1742. She married Thomas Atkins.
vii. Mercy Nickerson married Seth Paddock.
Children of William Nickerson and Anna Atwood:
viii. Eldad Nickerson
ix. Deberah Nickerson married William Padishall.
x. Anna Nickerson married Jonathan Crowell in 1738. [ECHB] Jonathan was the son of Isaac and Ruth Crowell of Cape Cod. [ECHB]
References:
WSC1. William C. Smith, A History of Chatham, Massachusetts (Hyannis: F.B. & F.P. Goss, 1909), 110–131.
ECHB. Edwin Crowell, A History of Barrington Township and Vicinity (Yarmouth, N.S: n.p., n.d.), 433–6.
NENS0. "New Englanders in Nova Scotia," database with images, American Ancestors, 8–9.
NENS1. "New Englanders in Nova Scotia," database with images, American Ancestors, 68–69.
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