Nicholas Nickerson1

M, b. circa 10 August 1628, d. 26 March 1682
FatherWilliam Nickerson II b. 1604, d. bt 30 Aug 1689 - 8 Sep 1690
MotherAnne Busby b. b 2 Feb 1607/8, d. a 18 May 1686
     Nicholas was born in the parish of St. Peter's Permontergate, Norwich, County Norfolk, England. He was christened there on 10 August 1628 in St. Peter's Permontergate Parish Church. Nicholas probably married Ester Bassett in 1655 at Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.2 Nicholas & his Esther had children: Hester [Esther] [10/__/1656], William [1/12/1658] [m. 1/22/1690 Mary L. Snow] & Elisabeth [12/__/1662], John [9/10/1664], Mary [7/__/1668], Sarah [5/01/1674] & Patience [4/03/1682].3 Nicholas's wife, Ester, died circa December 1662 in Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, leaving him a widower; She probably died from complications of childbirth. Nicholas married 2nd Mary Derby circa 1663 in Sandwich, Cape Cod, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Nicholas & Mary had children: John [9/10/1664], daughter [d. 10/14/1667], Mary [7/__/1668], Sarah [5/01/1674] & Patience [4/03/1682].4 Nicholas departed this life on Thursday, 26 March 1682 in Yarmouth. His estate was settled 31 October 1682.

Family

Ester Bassett d. c Dec 1662

Citations

  1. [S290] Nickerson Family Association, The Nickerson Family, pages 16-17 - Nicholas was the only one of William's children who did not choose to move with the family from Yarmouth to pioneer in the untrodden lands of Monomoit. He lived his life in Yarmouth and all his children were born there. William had finally accumulated 4000 acres of land and deeded generous tracts of uplands and meadow lands to his wife and all his children - except Nicholas.
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    A typical incident of the times - from the record: "5 July 1667; Att this Court, Nicholas Nickerson was detected before the Court by 2 witnesses for speaking of some approbrious speeches against Mr. Thomas Thornton, in saying that the said Mr. Thornton said, that if a man have not of his owne to pay towards the minnesters maintenance, hee must borrow it of his naighbor the said Nickerson alsoe affirmed that a certain sermon the said Mr. Thornton taught was halfe of it lyes ; hee, the said Nickerson, acknowledging before the Court that hee hath done him wronge in soe saying, and engaging that hee would publickly acknowledge his fault therein, likewise in that behalfe, was released, and his fault passed by."
  2. [S290] Nickerson Family Association, The Nickerson Family, page 16 - He married 1st      , possibly a daughter of William Bassett. The Burgess Genealogy (Y) says that he married, as first wife, Esther Bassett, daughter of William, about 1655 at Yarmouth. However we find no record of a daughter of William Bassett named Esther, or of any other daughter listed as having married a Nickerson. We do note that the first two children are named Esther and William, and the third, Elizabeth. which was the name of a Bassett daughter who married Thomas Burgess, Jr. Further search may disclose records of a daughter, Esther.
  3. [S2084] Massachusetts Vital Records, 1620-1850, (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016): https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/13934/127/….
  4. [S290] Nickerson Family Association, The Nickerson Family, page 17 - All children were born at Yarmouth....daughter, died October 1667. No further information. "30 October 1667 Yarmouth. In the yeare 67 upon the 14th day of October, wee whose names are hereunder written, being warned of authoritee to view the corpes lately deceased viz; the child of Nicarson, have found in the windpipe of the child a pece of pumpkin shell; the which wee, being all and every one of us agreed, doe judge that it was the cause of death."