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Rebecca Nichols 1707–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 October 1707

Birth Location: Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 4 Nov 1788

Death Location: Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey, United States of America

Father: Isaac Nichols

Mother: Agnes Hawkins

Spouse(s): Peter IV

Children(s): Sarah Smith, Hezekiah Smith, Mary Smith, William Smith, Obadiah Smith, Uriah Smith, Peter Smith, Catherine Smith, Jacob Smith, Jeremiah Smith

Rebecca Nichols was born in 1707 in Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Isaac Nichols And Agnes Hawkins. Rebecca Nichols married Peter Smith Iv, and had children including Catherine Smith, Hezekiah Smith, Jacob Smith, Jeremiah B Smith, Mary Smith, Obadiah Shield Smith, Peter Smith, Sarah Smith, Uriah Smith, William The Bold Smith. Rebecca Nichols passed away in 1788 in Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Nichols was born in 1707 in Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Isaac Nichols And Agnes Hawkins.
  • Rebecca Nichols married Peter Smith Iv, and had children including Catherine Smith, Hezekiah Smith, Jacob Smith, Jeremiah B Smith, Mary Smith, Obadiah Shield Smith, Peter Smith, Sarah Smith, Uriah Smith, William The Bold Smith.
  • Rebecca Nichols passed away in 1788 in Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Nichols
1690–1733
Birth Location: Milford, New Haven County, CT , American Colonies
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Agnes Hawkins
1681–1757
Birth Location: Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Peter IV
1710–1771
Birth Location: Hempstead, Long Island, Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA
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Children(s)

Sarah Smith
1741–1812
Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
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Hezekiah Smith
1737–1805
Birth Location: Great Pond now Lake Success, Hempstead, Long Island New York
HS
Mary Smith
1745–1824
Birth Location: Hempstead, Long Island, New York
MS
William Smith
1730–1781
Birth Location: Hempstead, Livingston, New York, USA
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Obadiah Smith
1739–1829
Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA
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Uriah Smith
1734–1816
Birth Location: Hempstead, Long Island, NY
US
Peter Smith
1747–1816
Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
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Catherine Smith
1751–1754
Birth Location: Hanover, Morris, New Jersey, USA
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Jacob Smith
1732–1795
Birth Location: Leswalt, Wigtonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Jeremiah Smith
1736–1799
Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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Rebecca Nichols's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Nichols
1707–1788
Birth Place: Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
Isaac Nichols
1690–1733
Milford, New Haven County, CT , American Colonies
Agnes Hawkins
1681–1757
Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Isaac Nichols
1654–1690
Mary (Alsop) Baldwin
1653–1725
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Nichols
1617–1695
Margaret Washbourne
1627–1675
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Nichols
1590–1650
Margaret Bruce
–1634

Rebecca Nichols's Descendants

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Rebecca Nichols (10 October 1707–4 Nov 1788) m. Peter (Smith) IV (1710–16 Jan 1771)
  1. 1. Sarah Smith 1741–1812 m. Epaphras (“Happy”) Cook 1738–1809
    1. 1. Peter Cook 1767–1841 m. Lydia Ball 1773–1832 m. Hannah Starr 1771–
      1. 1. Thomas (K) Cook 1796–1882 m. Elizabeth Kennedy 1798–1877
        1. 1. Hugh Cook 1830–1875 m. Clarissa Newman 1833–1916
        2. 2. Isaac Cook 1835–1903
      2. 2. Susannah Cook 1802–1896 m. Samuel Newman 1797–1879
        1. 1. Clarissa Newman 1833–1916 m. Hugh Cook 1830–1875 m. John (B.) Asbury 1828–
        2. 2. Frances ("Fannie") Newman 1830–1925 m. Henry Hill 1817–1873
        3. 3. Alfred Newman 1828–1928
        4. 4. Tillmon Newman 1837–1864
        5. 5. Samuel Newman 1839–1925
        6. 6. Elizabeth Newman 1841–
        7. 7. Sarah Newman 1824–1914
        8. 8. Alcinda Newman 1840–1926
        9. 9. Susannah Newman 1839–
      3. 3. Phebe (Ann) Cook 1815–1834
      4. 4. John (Ball) Cook 1803–1888 m. Susan (Lyman) Huntington 1798–1885
      5. 5. James (Harvey) Cook 1799–1868
      6. 6. Ashbel Cook 1798–1799
      7. 7. Epaphras Cook 1801–1851
      8. 8. Electa (C) Cook 1803–1825
      9. 9. George Cook 1817–1869
    2. 2. Rebekah Cook 1763–1852 m. Moses Ely 1756–1838
      1. 1. Abram (Halsey) Ely 1787–1849 m. Emma Samo 1787–1874
        1. 1. Adelaide (Gertrude) Ely 1835–1910
        2. 2. Caroline Ely 1841–
        3. 3. Elizabeth (W) Ely 1833–1914
      2. 2. Elizabeth Ely 1783–1844 m. John Watson 1786–1840
        1. 1. Benjamin (Ely) Watson 1820–1893 m. Susan (Caroline) Teed 1821–1851
        2. 2. James Watson 1828–
      3. 3. Epaphras (Cook) Ely 1795–1864
      4. 4. John Ely 1803–1894
      5. 5. Sarah Ely 1797–1881
      6. 6. Smith Ely 1800–1884
      7. 7. Anna (Maria) Ely 1805–1875 m. Joseph Kitchel 1803–
        1. 1. Edward Kitchel 1832–
        2. 2. Geo Kitchel 1840–
        3. 3. Sarah Kitchel 1845–
        4. 4. Joseph (H) Kitchel 1828–
        5. 5. Ambrose (E) Kitchel 1835–
      8. 8. Benjamin Ely 1792–1860
      9. 9. Moses Ely 1790–1842
    3. 3. Epaphras Cook 1771–1809
    4. 4. Mary Cook 1774–1831
    5. 5. Abram Cook 1782–1825
    6. 6. Sarah Cook 1784–1827
  2. 2. Hezekiah Smith 1737–1805
  3. 3. Mary Smith 1745–1824
  4. 4. William ('the Bold') Smith 1730–1781
  5. 5. Obadiah (Shield) Smith 1739–1829 m. Hannah Morris 1741–1829
    1. 1. Hannah Forse 1764–1838
    2. 2. Charlotte Condit 1782–1854
  6. 6. Uriah Smith 1734–1816
  7. 7. Peter Smith 1747–1816
  8. 8. Catherine Smith 1751–1754
  9. 9. Jacob Smith 1732–1795
  10. 10. Jeremiah (B) Smith 1736–1799

Rebecca Nichols's Timeline

3 Records

1707
10 October 1707
Birth of Rebecca Nichols in Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
1731
4 Feb 1731
Age 24
Rebecca Nichols was married
None
1788
4 Nov 1788
Age 81
Death of Rebecca Nichols in Chatham, Morris, New Jersey, USA
Chatham, Morris, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 October 1707
    Event Place: Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1731

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1788
    Event Place: Chatham, Morris, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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