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Mary Shaw 1650–1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1650

Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, MA, USA

Death Date: 26 Mar 1688

Death Location: Cohasset, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Roger Sumner

Mother: Mary Sumner

Spouse(s): Israel Nichols

Children(s): Nathaniel Nichols, Ruth Nichols, Mary Nichols, Israel Nichols, Thomas Nichols, Silence Nichols, Roger Nichols, Charity Nichols, Jazaniah Nichols, Thankful Nichols, Rebecca Nichols, Susanna Nichols, Solomon Nichols, Israel Nichols, Experience Nichols

The story of Mary Shaw began in 1650 in Lancaster, Worcester, MA, USA. Mary Shaw married Israel Nichols, Mary Sumner, and had children including Charity Nichols, Experience Nichols, Israel Nichols, Jazaniah Nichols, Mary Nichols, Nathaniel Nichols, Rebecca Nichols, Roger Nichols, Ruth Nichols, Silence Marsh Nichols, Solomon Nichols, Susanna Nichols, Thankful Nichols, Thomas Nichols. Mary Shaw passed away in 1688 in Cohasset, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Shaw began in 1650 in Lancaster, Worcester, MA, USA.
  • Mary Shaw married Israel Nichols, Mary Sumner, and had children including Charity Nichols, Experience Nichols, Israel Nichols, Jazaniah Nichols, Mary Nichols, Nathaniel Nichols, Rebecca Nichols, Roger Nichols, Ruth Nichols, Silence Marsh Nichols, Solomon Nichols, Susanna Nichols, Thankful Nichols, Thomas Nichols.
  • Mary Shaw passed away in 1688 in Cohasset, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Roger Sumner
1632–1698
Birth Location: Bicester, Cherwell District, Oxfordshire, England
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Mary Sumner
1633–1711
Birth Location: Barnham, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Israel Nichols
1650–1734
Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth, MA, USA
IN

Children(s)

Nathaniel Nichols
1685–1758
Birth Location: Hingham, Massachusetts
NN
Ruth Nichols
1687–1731
Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth, MA, USA
RN
Mary Nichols
1680–
Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth, MA, USA
MN
Israel Nichols
1681–1682
Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth, MA, USA
IN
Thomas Nichols
1683–1706
Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth, MA, USA
TN
Silence Nichols
1702–1762
Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth, MA, USA
SN
Roger Nichols
1698–1765
Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth, MA, USA
RN
Charity Nichols
1700–1740
Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth, MA, USA
CN
Jazaniah Nichols
1691–1755
Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth, MA, USA
JN
Thankful Nichols
1694–1747
Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth, MA, USA
TN
Rebecca Nichols
1693–1715
Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth, MA, USA
RN
Susanna Nichols
1689–
Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth, MA, USA
SN
Solomon Nichols
1696–1697
Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth, MA, USA
SN
Israel Nichols
1704–1705
Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth, MA, USA
IN
Experience Nichols
1709–1714
Birth Location: Hingham, Plymouth, MA, USA
EN

Mary Shaw's Ancestors

Self
Mary Shaw
1650–1688
Birth Place: Lancaster, Worcester, MA, USA
Parents
Roger Sumner
1632–1698
Bicester, Cherwell District, Oxfordshire, England
Mary Sumner
1633–1711
Barnham, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Shaw's Descendants

1.
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Mary Shaw (1650–26 Mar 1688) m. Israel Nichols (01 Sep 1650–24 Jan 1734)
  1. 1. Nathaniel Nichols 1685–1758 m. Elizabeth Lincoln 1688–1746
    1. 1. Nathaniel Nichols 1726–1758 m. Sarah Cummings 1729–1755 m. Sarah CUMMINGS 1729–1754 m. Katherine Cushman 1720–
      1. 1. Isabel Nicholas 1752–1836 m. Isaac Holden 1748–1811
        1. 1. Nahum (Cole) Holden 1819–1895
        2. 2. Nabby HOLDEN 1787–1787
        3. 3. Abigail ("Nabby") Holden 1788–1863 m. Elijah Gardner 1788–1859
        4. 4. Isaac Holden 1775–1851
        5. 5. Sarah Holden 1773–1840
        6. 6. Benjamin Holden 1778–1852
        7. 7. John Holden 1781–1838
        8. 8. Nathan Holden 1784–1811
        9. 9. Mittie Holden 1793–1861 m. Reuben (Butts) COLE 1798–1855
        10. 10. Sarah Holden 1793–
    2. 2. Nathaniel Nichols 1721–1757 m. Catherine Cushing 1728–1783
      1. 1. Lt. (Nathaniel) Nichols 1749–1833
      2. 2. Joseph Nichols 1747–1749
      3. 3. Catherine Nichols 1751–
      4. 4. Lydia Nichols 1753–1821
      5. 5. Joseph Nichols 1755–1818
      6. 6. John Nichols 1758–1835
    3. 3. Cpl. (Noah) Nichols 1724–1771 m. Elizabeth Beal 1732–1806
      1. 1. Lt. (Bela Francis) Nichols 1755–1831
      2. 2. Susanna ((Susea)) Nichols 1756–1845
      3. 3. Elizabeth Nichols 1751–1814
      4. 4. Lucca ((Lucy)) Nichols 1752–1783
      5. 5. Capt. (Noah Nichols) II 1754–1833
      6. 6. Ambrose Nichols 1760–1833
      7. 7. Mary Nichols 1762–1817
      8. 8. Thomas Nichols 1763–1825
      9. 9. Jerome Nichols 1765–
      10. 10. Ebenezer Nichols 1768–
      11. 11. James Nichols 1770–1816
      12. 12. Adna Nichols 1758–1844
      13. 13. Nathaniel Nichols 1772–1849
    4. 4. Daniel Nichols 1711–1780
    5. 5. Elizabeth Nichols 1718–
    6. 6. Martha Nichols 1726–1787
    7. 7. Ruth Nichols 1732–1738
    8. 8. Mary Nichols 1714–1793
    9. 9. Thomas Nichols 1716–1774
  2. 2. Ruth Nichols 1687–1731
  3. 3. Mary Nichols 1680–
  4. 4. Israel Nichols 1681–1682
  5. 5. Thomas Nichols 1683–1706
  6. 6. Silence (Marsh) Nichols 1702–1762
  7. 7. Roger Nichols 1698–1765
  8. 8. Charity Nichols 1700–1740
  9. 9. Jazaniah Nichols 1691–1755
  10. 10. Thankful Nichols 1694–1747
  11. 11. Rebecca Nichols 1693–1715
  12. 12. Susanna Nichols 1689–
  13. 13. Solomon Nichols 1696–1697
  14. 14. Israel Nichols 1704–1705
  15. 15. Experience Nichols 1709–1714

Mary Shaw's Timeline

5 Records

1650
1650
Birth of Mary Shaw
None
1665
05 Aug 1665
Age 15
Birth of Mary Shaw in Lancaster, Worcester, MA, USA
Lancaster, Worcester, MA, USA
1688
10 Jan 1688
Age 38
Mary Shaw was married in Milton, Massachusetts
Milton, Massachusetts
1688
26 Mar 1688
Age 38
Death of Mary Shaw in Hingham, Plymouth, MA, USA
Hingham, Plymouth, MA, USA
1724
27 Feb 1724
Age 74
Death of Mary Shaw in Hingham, Plymouth, MA, USA
Hingham, Plymouth, MA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Aug 1665
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester, MA, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1650

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1688
    Event Place: Milton, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1724
    Event Place: Hingham, Plymouth, MA, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1688
    Event Place: Hingham, Plymouth, MA, USA
    Record Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cohasset, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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