Jabez Nichols

1728 - Bef 1777  (48 years)

• Name	Jabez Nichols  [1, 2]
  Born	20 Dec 1728	Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts   [1]
  	Probably actually a twin of Samuel and therefore b. 1720 not 1728. That would square with his father's death in 1722, Jabez's marriage in 1743 and son Jabez, junior being born in 1744.
  Gender	Male
  Died	Bef 7 Oct 1777
  	Not found in Brimfield town death records
  Probate	7 Oct 1777	Hampshire Co., Massachusetts   [3]
  	Administration on his estate granted to "eldest son" Jabez Nichols
  Probate	1 May 1778	Hampshire Co., Massachusetts   [4]
  	Estate inventory filed; total value £2204.14.4
  Probate	Apr 1786	Hampshire Co., Massachusetts   [5]
  	[NOTE: No specific date on the filing; it appears in the records of the April, 1786 court.] Receipts of administration filed; the receipts are dated 1779 - 1785
  Probate	14 Nov 1788	Hampshire Co., Massachusetts   [6]
  	Estate settlement
  Probate	20 Apr 1789	Hampshire Co., Massachusetts   [7]
  	Real estate division
  Person ID	I1723	Wm L Gann Ancestors
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	William Nichols,   d. 2 Feb 1722/3, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
  Mother	Sarah Bliss,   b. Oct 1681, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts ,   d. 26 Feb 1751, Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Marriage License	9 Apr 1712	Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts   [8]
  	Intention
  Married	23 Apr 1712	Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts   [10]
  	"April ye 23: 1712 William Niccoles and Sarah Mighal were joined together in marriage" [9]
  		Nichols, William and Bliss, Sarah - Marriage Record - Springfield, Massachusetts, 1712 Sarah Bliss was the widow of Nathaniel Mighell
  Family ID	F521	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Hannah Merrick
  Married	4 Jan 1742/3	Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts   [11]
  Notes	Several other children born to this couple in Brimfield in the 1740s and 1750s
  Children	+ 1. Jabez Nichols,   b. 25 Jul 1743, Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts ,   d. 5 Mar 1819, Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	11 Aug 2014
  Family ID	F778	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

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