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Edmund Nicholson 1612 – 1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1612

Birth Location: Bootle, Cumberland, England

Death Date: 1659

Death Location: Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Thomas Nicholson

Mother: Alice Kenyon

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Simpson, Elizabeth Simpson

Children(s): Grace Nicholson, Joseph Nicholson, Christopher Nickolson, John Nicholson, Joseph Nicholson, Thomas Nicholson, Thomas Nicholson, Thomas Nicholson, Samuel Nicholson, Elizabeth Nicholson, Edmund Nicholson, Christopher Nicholson, Joseph Nicholson, Joseph Nicholson, Thomas Nicholson

Edmund Nicholson was born in 1612 in Bootle, Cumberland, England, the child of Thomas Nicholson and Alice Kenyon. In 1620, Edmund Nicholson resided in Massachusetts, USA. Edmund Nicholson married Elizabeth Simpson, Elizabeth Simpson, and had children including Grace Nicholson, Joseph Nicholson, Christopher Nickolson, John Nicholson, Joseph Nicholson, Thomas Nicholson, Thomas Nicholson, Thomas Nicholson, Samuel Nicholson, Elizabeth Nicholson, Edmund Nicholson, Christopher Nicholson, Joseph Nicholson, Joseph Nicholson, Thomas Nicholson. Edmund Nicholson passed away in 1659 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Edmund Nicholson was born in 1612 in Bootle, Cumberland, England, the child of Thomas Nicholson and Alice Kenyon.
  • In 1620, Edmund Nicholson resided in Massachusetts, USA.
  • Edmund Nicholson married Elizabeth Simpson, Elizabeth Simpson, and had children including Grace Nicholson, Joseph Nicholson, Christopher Nickolson, John Nicholson, Joseph Nicholson, Thomas Nicholson, Thomas Nicholson, Thomas Nicholson, Samuel Nicholson, Elizabeth Nicholson, Edmund Nicholson, Christopher Nicholson, Joseph Nicholson, Joseph Nicholson, Thomas Nicholson.
  • Edmund Nicholson passed away in 1659 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Nicholson
1584 – 1673
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancashire, England
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Alice Kenyon
1588 – 1681
Birth Location: Stretford, Cheshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Simpson
1616 – 1673
Birth Location: Boothby, Cumberland, England
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Elizabeth Simpson
1616 – 1673
Birth Location: Boothby, Cumberland, England
ES

Children(s)

Grace Nicholson
1620 – 1677
Birth Location: Great Milton, Oxfordshire, England
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Joseph Nicholson
1624 – 1693
Birth Location: Bootle, Cumberland, England
JN
Christopher Nickolson
1638 – 1688
Birth Location: Bootle, Cumberland, , England
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John Nicholson
1646 – 1689
Birth Location: Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
JN
Joseph Nicholson
1640 – 1727
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Thomas Nicholson
1640 – 1727
Birth Location: Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Thomas Nicholson
1643 – 1727
Birth Location: of, Perquimans, North Carolina, United States
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Thomas Nicholson
1644 – 1689
Birth Location: Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Samuel Nicholson
1644 – 1689
Birth Location: , Perquimans, North Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Nicholson
1648 – 1727
Birth Location: 1659919, Cumberland, England
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Edmund Nicholson
1650 –
Birth Location: Marblehead, Essex, MA
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Christopher Nicholson
1659 – 1723
Birth Location: Northumberland, England
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Joseph Nicholson
1640 – 1727
Birth Location: Perquimans Co., N.C.
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Joseph Nicholson
1640 – 1727
Birth Location: Perquimans, North Carolina, United States
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Thomas Nicholson
1643 – 1727
Birth Location: Perquimans, North Carolina, United States
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Edmund Nicholson's Ancestors

Self
Edmund Nicholson
1612 – 1659
Birth Place: Bootle, Cumberland, England
Parents
Thomas Nicholson
1584 – 1673
Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Alice Kenyon
1588 – 1681
Stretford, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
William Nicholson
1575 – 1641
East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Winifrey Croffe
1569 – 1605
Huggate, Yorkshire, England
John (Henry) Kenyon
1555 – 1593
Darlington Dur Eng
Margereye Miller
1554 – 1593
Haslingden, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Nicholson
1522 – 1593
Isabel Ward
1522 – 1584
William Croffe
1520 – 1592
Anne Croffe\Crosse
1537 – 1592
John Sr.
1520 – 1596
Lady Holland
1523 – 1587
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Simeon Ward
1501 – 1584
Margaret Twig
1502 – 1584
William Croffe
1495 – 1559
Anne Smyth
1500 – 1557
Nicholas Normanby
1514 – 1584
Anne Aske
1518 – 1546
William Pilkington"
1505 – 1557
Lady Sacheverell
1508 – 1538
Sir Exeter
1495 – 1576
Lady Eccleston
1505 – 1864

Edmund Nicholson's Descendants

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Edmund Nicholson (1612 – 1659) m. Elizabeth Simpson (Feb 1616 – 24 Jun 1673) m. Elizabeth Simpson (1616 – 1673)
  1. 1. Grace Nicholson (1620 – 1677)
  2. 2. Joseph Nicholson (1624 – Jun 1693)
  3. 3. Christopher Nickolson (16 Nov 1638 – 10 Sep 1688) m. Ann Atwood (15 Nov 1660 – 11 Sep 1743) m. Hannah Rednap (1642 – 2 December 1688)
    1. 1. Sarah Nicholson (15 August 1682 – 1718) m. James Newby (1672 – 1739)
      1. 1. James Newby (04 Aug 1702 – 1710)
      2. 2. Reverend (Samuel) Newby (23 Aug 1704 – 16 Dec 1770) m. Elizabeth Albertson (10 Sep 1708 – 1760)
        1. 1. Jesse Newby (30 Mar 1704 – )
        2. 2. William Newby (22 Jul 1727 – before 10 August 1782, age: 63) m. Jemima Newby (Dec 1730 – 1755) m. Elizabeth Ratcliff (1743 – 25 Aug 1803)
        3. 3. Jane Anderson (9 Jul 1726 – )
        4. 4. Samuel (Jr.) Newby (8 JUN 1746 – 9 Mar 1818)
      3. 3. Benjamin Newby (23 Feb 1707 – 28 Sep 1739)
      4. 4. Ann Newby (1 Nov 1708 – 4 Mar 1752)
      5. 5. James Newby (14 Jul 1710 – 01 Nov 1760)
      6. 6. Hannah Newby (31 Jan 1713 – 1770)
      7. 7. William Newby
    2. 2. Samuel Nicholson (12 Mar 1665 – 29 Mar 1727) m. Elizabeth Charles (8 January 1661 – 29 March 1727)
      1. 1. Ann Nicholson (08 Feb 1688 – 16 Sep 1743)
      2. 2. Abigail Nicholson (24 September 1689 – 20 Feb 1727) m. Nathaniel Albertson (1679 – December 1751)
        1. 1. Sarah Albertson (02 November 1706 – 21 Jan 1794) m. Richard Davis ( – 1737)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Albertson (10 Sep 1708 – 1760) m. Reverend (Samuel) Newby (23 Aug 1704 – 16 Dec 1770)
        3. 3. Aaron Albertson (13 September 1710 – )
      3. 3. Hannah Nicholson (06 Apr 1692 – 20 Feb 1728)
      4. 4. Sarah Nicholson (05 Feb 1694 – )
      5. 5. Jane Nicholson (10 Nov 1694 – 13 Jan 1729)
      6. 6. Ida Nicholson (10 Nov 1694 – )
      7. 7. Elizabeth Nicholson (15 Jan 1697 – 25 May 1757)
      8. 8. Anne NICHOLSON (1700 – 14 Mar 1739)
      9. 9. Joseph Nicholson (25 Jul 1702 – 10 Jun 1727)
      10. 10. Miriam Nicholson (1704 – 24 Jan 1774)
      11. 11. Sarah NICHOLSON (20 Jun 1706 – )
    3. 3. Hannah Nicholson (4 Mar 1667 – 27 Jun 1727) m. John Gosby (1665 – 24 Aug 1693) m. Ezekiel Maudlin (02 Apr 1667 – 16 March 1705) m. Francis Foster (1667 – 1725) m. Samuel Charles (22 Mar 1674 – 12 Mar 1728)
      1. 1. Edward Maudlin (11 Feb 1695 – 19 Jan 1754) m. Mary Dorman (30 Nov 1703 – 1742)
        1. 1. John Maudlin (26 May 1718 – 7 Oct 1780) m. Hannah Overman (08 May 1708 – 1770)
  4. 4. John Nicholson (1646 – 1689)
  5. 5. Joseph Nicholson (1640 – Jun 1727)
  6. 6. Thomas Nicholson (1640 – 5 Dec 1727)
  7. 7. Thomas Nicholson (1643 – 5 Dec 1727)
  8. 8. Thomas Nicholson (1644 – 1689)
  9. 9. Samuel Nicholson (1644 – 1689)
  10. 10. Elizabeth Nicholson (1648 – 5 Dec 1727)
  11. 11. Edmund Nicholson (1650 – )
  12. 12. Christopher Nicholson (1659 – 23 Mar 1723)
  13. 13. Joseph Nicholson (1640 – 10 Mar 1727)
  14. 14. Joseph Nicholson (1640 – 10 Mar 1727)
  15. 15. Thomas Nicholson (1643 – 5 Dec 1727)

Edmund Nicholson's Timeline

9 Records

1600
1600
Birth of Edmund Nicholson in Bootle, Cumberland, England
Bootle, Cumberland, England
1612
1612
Birth of Edmund Nicholson in Bootle, Cumberland, England
Bootle, Cumberland, England
1620
1620-1848
Age 8
Edmund Nicholson resided here in Massachusetts, USA
Massachusetts, USA
1635
1635-1664
Age 23
Edmund Nicholson resided here in Essex, Massachusetts
Essex, Massachusetts
1659
1659
Age 47
Death of Edmund Nicholson in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1660
22 Nov 1660
Age 48
Death of Edmund Nicholson in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1660
22 Nov 1660
Age 48
Death of Edmund Nicholson in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1660
1660
Age 48
Death of Edmund Nicholson in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1660
Nov 1660
Age 48
Edmund Nicholson - Probate in Essex, Massachusetts, British America
Essex, Massachusetts, British America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: Bootle, Cumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1612
    Event Place: Bootle, Cumberland, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 8227.007; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 9
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 198.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: SMH

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1620-1848
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Historical collections : being a general collection of interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, &c., re

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1635-1664
    Event Place: Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Essex County, Massachusetts Probate Records, 1635-1681

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1648
    Event Place: Marblehead, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Marblehead, Massachusetts; Year: 1648; Page Number: 206

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Dawes-Gates ancestral lines : a memorial volume containing the American ancestry of Rufus R. Dawes
    [2] Descendants of Edward Small of New England : and the allied families with tracings of English ancestry
    [3] Genealogy of the descendants of Lawrence and Cassandra Southwick of Salem, Mass. : the original emigrants, and the ancestors of
    [4] Bogue and allied families

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1660
    Event Place: Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Nov 1660
    Event Place: Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] Essex County, Massachusetts Probate Records Supplement, 1644 - 1691, The Essex Institute, 1911-1975; Salem, MA, USA; Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Massachusetts, Volumes 1-9; Volume: II; Page: 256
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Family Data Collection - Deaths

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [2] Essex County, Massachusetts Probate Records Supplement, 1644 - 1691, The Essex Institute, 1911-1975; Salem, MA, USA; Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Massachusetts, Volumes 1-9; Volume: II; Page: 256
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Family Data Collection - Deaths

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1659
    Event Place: Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: Nov 1660
    Event Place: Essex, Massachusetts, British America
    Record Source: Essex County, Massachusetts Probate Records Supplement, 1644 - 1691, The Essex Institute, 1911-1975; Salem, MA, USA; Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Massachusetts, Volumes 1-9; Volume: II; Page: 256
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