Individual Details
James Niles
(2 Apr 1747 - 18 Jan 1822)
Events
| Birth | 2 Apr 1747 | Braintree, Massachusetts |  | ||
| Marriage | 23 Aug 1771 | Elizabeth Vinton | |||
| Marriage | 2 Jul 1778 | Willington, Tolland, Connecticut - Mary Fenton | |||
| Will | 8 Jun 1819 | Willington, Tolland, Connecticut |  | ||
| Probate | 1822 | Stafford, Tolland, Connecticut | | ||
| Death | 18 Jan 1822 | Willington, Tolland, Connecticut |
Families
| Spouse | Mary Fenton (1748 - 1822) |
| Child | John Niles (1779 - 1803) |
| Child | Molly Niles (1782 - 1819) |
| Child | Isaac Niles (1786 - 1858) |
| Child | Joshua Holt Niles (1790 - 1850) |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Vinton (1752 - 1778) |
| Child | James Niles (1772 - ) |
| Child | Elizabeth Niles (1774 - 1855) |
| Child | Phebe Niles (1775 - ) |
| Father | John Niles ( - ) |
| Mother | Dorothy Reynolds ( - ) |
Notes
Will
In his will, James Niles makes a bequest to beloved wife Mary one cow, four sheep, and the use of a west room of the house and privileges to use the oven and cellar. The executor is charged with supplying the provisions needed for her support. Five children Elizabeth, Phebe, Isaac, Joshua Holt, and Molly divide the household items. Oldest son James receives $50; daughter Elizabeth receives $23, daughter Phebe $36, third daughter Molly $20, son Isaac receives the house Isaac lives in and the land the house stands upon, and third son Joshua Holt receives the house that is currently the father's house. Sons Isaac and Joshua Holt are named executors.James, Elizabeth, and Phebe are children from James's first marriage to Elizabeth.
Probate
Case number 1554Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).