Individual Details
Captain John Nichols II
(17 Apr 1734 - 31 May 1812)
Perhaps born in Oxford, Worcester, MA
Married Jerusha Moore 15 May 1755 in of Oxford
Died 31 May 1812 in Oxford
I changed date of marriage from 1785
1790 Oxford Census lists John; John 2nd; David and William Nickols
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John Nichols (1734-1812) commanded a company, 1776, in Col J. Holman's Mass Regiment. He was born and died in Oxford,
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John Nichols
in the U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
Name: John Nichols
Birth Date: 1765
Death Date: 1848
SAR Membership: 31745
Role: Ancestor
Application Date: 16 Mar 1919
Father: John Nichols
Mother: Jerusha Moore
Spouse: Lueretia Putnam
Children: Susanna Nichols
Source Citation
Volume: 159
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
DAR #109593 & #61035
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FAG
Capt John Nichols
BIRTH
1737 Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
DEATH
31 May 1812 Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
BURIAL
South Cemetery Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
PLOT
lot 231
MEMORIAL ID
67114367
Family Members
Spouse
Jerusha Moore Nichols*
1735–1830
Children
Alexander Nichols*
unknown–1823
Jonathan Nichols*
unknown–1841
Ruth Nichols Campbell*
1756 – unknown
John Nichols*
1765–1848
David Nichols*
1767–1842
Jermiah Nichols*
1772–1815
*Calculated RelationshipInscription
age 79
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Military Record in Revolutionary War
from Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
available at Ancestry and online Google books
Vol XI p 439 and 455
p 439
Nickalls, John. Captain, 2d Charlton company, 5th Worcester Co, Regt of Mass. militia; (of which Jonathan Holman was colonel, as per) list of officers chosen by the several companies in said regiment, as returned by Daniel Plimpton and others, field officers, dated Sutton, March 20, 1776; ordered to Council April 4, 1776, that said officers be commissioned; reported commissioned April 4, 2776; also, Captain, 10th company; return of the ranking order of companies belonging to 5th Worcester Co. regt., signed by the field officers, dated Oxford, April 10, 1778.
p 455
Nickols, John. Captain, Col. Jonathan Holman's regt.; service, 30 days; regiment marched from Worcester Co, Sept 26, 1777, to reinforce Northern Army under Gen, Gates and served until Oct 26, 1777; also, payroll for same service, dated Charlton. (Northern Army was near NY)
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He lived in the western part of Oxford, MA
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Sources for John Nichols II
Merriam Genealogy in England and America
Charles Henry Pope, Charles Pierce Merriam, C.E. Gildersome-Dickinson, James Sheldon MerriamCompliled by Charles Henry Pope, Boston, MA 1906
Published by Charles H Pope.
Married Jerusha Moore 15 May 1755 in of Oxford
Died 31 May 1812 in Oxford
I changed date of marriage from 1785
1790 Oxford Census lists John; John 2nd; David and William Nickols
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John Nichols (1734-1812) commanded a company, 1776, in Col J. Holman's Mass Regiment. He was born and died in Oxford,
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John Nichols
in the U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
Name: John Nichols
Birth Date: 1765
Death Date: 1848
SAR Membership: 31745
Role: Ancestor
Application Date: 16 Mar 1919
Father: John Nichols
Mother: Jerusha Moore
Spouse: Lueretia Putnam
Children: Susanna Nichols
Source Citation
Volume: 159
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
DAR #109593 & #61035
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FAG
Capt John Nichols
BIRTH
1737 Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
DEATH
31 May 1812 Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
BURIAL
South Cemetery Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
PLOT
lot 231
MEMORIAL ID
67114367
Family Members
Spouse
Jerusha Moore Nichols*
1735–1830
Children
Alexander Nichols*
unknown–1823
Jonathan Nichols*
unknown–1841
Ruth Nichols Campbell*
1756 – unknown
John Nichols*
1765–1848
David Nichols*
1767–1842
Jermiah Nichols*
1772–1815
*Calculated RelationshipInscription
age 79
=======================
Military Record in Revolutionary War
from Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
available at Ancestry and online Google books
Vol XI p 439 and 455
p 439
Nickalls, John. Captain, 2d Charlton company, 5th Worcester Co, Regt of Mass. militia; (of which Jonathan Holman was colonel, as per) list of officers chosen by the several companies in said regiment, as returned by Daniel Plimpton and others, field officers, dated Sutton, March 20, 1776; ordered to Council April 4, 1776, that said officers be commissioned; reported commissioned April 4, 2776; also, Captain, 10th company; return of the ranking order of companies belonging to 5th Worcester Co. regt., signed by the field officers, dated Oxford, April 10, 1778.
p 455
Nickols, John. Captain, Col. Jonathan Holman's regt.; service, 30 days; regiment marched from Worcester Co, Sept 26, 1777, to reinforce Northern Army under Gen, Gates and served until Oct 26, 1777; also, payroll for same service, dated Charlton. (Northern Army was near NY)
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He lived in the western part of Oxford, MA
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Sources for John Nichols II
Merriam Genealogy in England and America
Charles Henry Pope, Charles Pierce Merriam, C.E. Gildersome-Dickinson, James Sheldon MerriamCompliled by Charles Henry Pope, Boston, MA 1906
Published by Charles H Pope.
Events
| Birth | 17 Apr 1734 | Oxford, Worcester, MA |  |  | |
| Marriage | 15 May 1755 | Ward, Auburn, Worcester, MA - Jerusha Moore | | | |
| Will | 13 Mar 1811 | Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States | | ||
| Death | 31 May 1812 | Oxford, Massachusetts, United States | | | |
| Occupation | Large landowner and innkeeper | |
Families
| Spouse | Jerusha Moore (1735 - 1830) |
| Child | John Nichols III (1762 - 1848) |
| Child | Ruth Nichols (1756 - ) |
| Child | Bathsheba Nichols (1758 - ) |
| Child | Jersurha Nichols (1759 - ) |
| Child | Elsey Nichols (1761 - ) |
| Child | Alexander(2) Nichols (1763 - ) |
| Child | Jonathan Nichols (1763 - 1841) |
| Child | David Nichols (1767 - ) |
| Child | Dolly Nichols (1769 - ) |
| Child | Zilpah Nichols (1770 - ) |
| Child | Jeremiah Nichols (1772 - ) |
| Child | Hannah3 Nichols (1776 - ) |
| Father | John Nichols (1710 - ) |
| Mother | Hannah Tucker (1718 - 1742) |
| Sibling | Hannah Nichols ( - ) |
Notes
Birth
Marriage
Or Oxford, MA===========
Jerusha Moore
in the Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850
Name: Jerusha Moore
Gender: Female
Spouse: John Nickols
Marriage Date: 15 May 1755
City: Oxford
County: Worchester
Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0754010.
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Original data: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850. With some noted exceptions all marriage records in this collection can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and may be available through Family History Centers throughout the United States. See table below for information listed.
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John Nichols
in the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Name: John Nichols
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: Apr 1755
Marriage Place: Oxford, Massachusetts
Spouse Name: Jerusha Moore
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
img 117 of 1999 Oxford Birth Marr Deaths
p 257 Handwritten transcription
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John Nichols
in the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
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Add alternate information
Report issueName: John Nichols
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 15 May 1755
Marriage Place: Oxford, Massachusetts
Spouse Name: Jerusha Moore
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
img 170/1999 in Oxford Birth, Marr, Deaths
handwritten transcription p 318
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Oxford Vitals to 1850
p 213 Oxford Marriages
John Nickols and Jerusha Moore May 15th, 1755
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Will
Names his wife Jerusha, sons Alexander, Jonathan, David, Jeremiah and John and daughters Ruth Campell, BAthsheba Brown, Jerusha Stevens, Elsy Moore and her husband, Robert, Dolly Shumway, Zelphah Edwards and Hannah Meriam. Also his grandsons.Source Citation
Probate Records (Worcester County, Massachusetts); Index 1731-1881; Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Worcester County); Probate Place: Worcester, Massachusetts
Description
Notes: Probate Records, Vol 41-42, 1811-1813
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Original data:Massachusetts County, District and Probate Courts.
Death
Captain John Nicholsin the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Name: Captain John Nichols
Event Type: Death
Birth Date: abt 1734
Death Date: 31 May 1812
Death Place: Oxford, Massachusetts
Death Age: 78
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
img 507/1999 handwritten no page numbers Oxford Births, Marriages, Deaths
Captain John Nichols
in the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Name: Captain John Nichols
Event Type: Death
Birth Date: abt 1734
Death Date: 31 May 1812
Death Place: Oxford, Massachusetts
Death Age: 78
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
img 225/1999 Handwritten transcribed p 414 Oxford Birth, Marriages, Deaths
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His estate was divided equally among his sons.
Occupation
He bought the Augutteback Mill in 1779Endnotes
1. DANIELS HISTORY OF OXFORD.
2. Systematic History Fund, Vital Records of Oxford, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 (Worcester, Massachuseets: Franklin P Rice, 1905), p 213.
3. BY DANIELS AND GEORGE FISHER.
4. Systematic History Fund, Vital Records of Oxford, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 (Worcester, Massachuseets: Franklin P Rice, 1905), p.300.
5. "Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data from Massachusetts town and city clerk records in Jay and Delene Holbrook, Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. (Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute) microfiche collection., No page number. Ancestry image 507/1999, Oxford, Births, Marrieages, & Deaths, handwritten page.
6. "Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data from Massachusetts town and city clerk records in Jay and Delene Holbrook, Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. (Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute) microfiche collection., Page 414 Oxford Births, Marriages, Deaths, Ancestry img 225/1999.