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Mercy Nichols 1721–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 March 1721

Birth Location: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 24 April 1815

Death Location: West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Jonathan Nichols

Mother: Rachel Browell

Spouse(s): Josiah Matteson

Children(s): Luranah Matteson

Mercy Nichols was born in 1721 in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Jonathan Nichols And Rachel Browell. Mercy Nichols married Josiah Matteson, and had children including Luranah Matteson. Mercy Nichols passed away in 1815 in West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • Mercy Nichols was born in 1721 in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Jonathan Nichols And Rachel Browell.
  • Mercy Nichols married Josiah Matteson, and had children including Luranah Matteson.
  • Mercy Nichols passed away in 1815 in West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Nichols
1681–1744
Birth Location: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
JN
Rachel Browell
1686–1776
Birth Location: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
RB

Spouses(s)

Josiah Matteson
1707–1801
Birth Location: East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
JM

Children(s)

Luranah Matteson
1750–1838
Birth Location: West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
LM

Mercy Nichols's Ancestors

Self
Mercy Nichols
1721–1815
Birth Place: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
Jonathan Nichols
1681–1744
Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
Rachel Browell
1686–1776
Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Grandparents
Richard Nichols
1649–1721
Warwick, Kent, RI, USA
Richard Andrews
1649–1706
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Nichols
1616–1661
Mary Philips
1620–1695
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Nichols
1570–1651
Cecily Turberville
1580–1646
John Philips
1586–1626
Jane Cummings
1582–1626

Mercy Nichols's Descendants

1.
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Mercy Nichols (22 March 1721–24 April 1815) m. Josiah Matteson (22 March 1707–19 February 1801)
  1. 1. Luranah Matteson 1750–1838 m. George (Matteson) Sr 1742–1823
    1. 1. Zilpha ((Polly)) Matteson 1767–1836 m. Benajah (Myron) Burgess 1761–1830
      1. 1. Archibald Burgess 1791–1840 m. Mary (Polly) Burgess 1791–1840
        1. 1. Merrit (Burgess) Sr 1827–1907 m. Catherine Cronan 1826–1891
        2. 2. Jane (A) Gould 1818–1908
        3. 3. Sarah (E) Holden 1832–1917
        4. 4. Warren Burgess 1814–1896
        5. 5. Ruth Cole 1835–1900
        6. 6. Mary (Ann) Holden 1824–1907
        7. 7. Edmond Burgess 1822–1840
        8. 8. Hiram Burgess 1816–1840
        9. 9. Richmond (Burgess) Sr 1820–1913

Mercy Nichols's Timeline

2 Records

1721
22 March 1721
Birth of Mercy Nichols in Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
1815
24 April 1815
Age 94
Death of Mercy Nichols in West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 March 1721
    Event Place: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 April 1815
    Event Place: West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
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