Ref:

The Nickerson Family- Pauline Wixon Derick, Ed., The Nickerson Family Assoc., Inc., 1976, p. 15

2I. THOMAS (THOMAS 1)

b.c.1542
m. 26 Mar. 1567 St. John's, Timberhill, Norwich, ALICE ______ (bur. 6 June 1596 St. Peter's Permontergate)
bur. 23 Sept. 1600 St. Peter's Permontergate, Norwich

Thomas was from St. John's from 1567 until 1569 and then was of St. Peter's until his death.

St. Peter Permentergate, Norwich, Norfolk

Issue-

Ref:

The Nickerson Family- p. 15

3II. WILLIAM (THOMAS 1, THOMAS 2)

bpt. 15 Dec. 1571 St. Peter's Permontergate, Norfolk
bur. 27 Feb. 1643 St. Peter's

William was taxed in St. Etheldreda's Parish, Norwich on 13 Jan. 1604/5. He was admitted a freeman 8 Dec. 1620 and took his two sons, William and Richard, as apprentices in his tailoring business 28 Apr. 1621. He died a few years later.

St. Etheldreda's church- Norwich

Issue-

Ref:

The Nickerson Family- pp. 15-6

4I. WILLIAM (THOMAS 1, THOMAS 2, WILLIAM 3)

b.c.1604 Norwich, Norfolk
m.c.1627 ANNE (4) BUSBY (bpt. 2 Feb. 1607 St. Mary Coslany, Norwich, d. after 18 May 1686 Monomoit, MA)
d. between 30 Aug. 1689 & 8 Sept. 1690 Monomoit, MA
bur. Burial Hill, Chatham Port, MA

Probably because of the persecutions of Bishop Wren of Norfolk William decided to come to America. His examination before their departure reads: "The examination of William Nickerson of Norwich, in Norfolk, weaver, aged 33 and Anne, his wife, aged 28, with four children, Nicho, Robartt, Elizabeth, Anne, are desirous to go to Boston in New England there to inhabit. April 8, 1637"(1) They sailed from Yarmouth 15 Apr. 1637 on the John and Dorothy, Capt. William Andrews, Master, accompanied by the Rose, commanded by the Captain's son. With them sailed Anne's parents and all the Nickerson children. In the same party was 18 year old Samuel Lincoln, the ancestor of Abraham Lincoln. They arrived in Salem 20 June 1637.

On 2 May 1638 William took the freeman's oath at Boston though he was probably living in Watertown with his wife's relatives who went there after a brief stay in Newbury.(2) On 1 Dec. 1640 he was proposed as a freeman at the Plymouth Colony Court, evidently planning to settle in their jurisdiction rather than in that of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.(3)

William evidently moved to Yarmouth as he took the oath of fidelity and was on the grand jury 1 June 1641 as well as being a freeman of that place at the next court.(4) His house was near Folland's Pond at the head of the Bass River.

William was complained of 1 Mar. 1641 as a "Scoffer and jeerer of religion" and had other frequent run-ins with the church which very likely had to do with his move to the wilderness of Monomoy.

He was among those able to bear arms in Yarmouth and was chosen on the committee headed by Myles Standish to settle disputes over land boundaries which had become acute in Yarmouth in 1643.(5)

On 14 May 1648 in the final allotment of lands at Yarmouth by the Standish Land Court he was given the 10 acres of upland and 6 acres of meadow on Little Bass Pond. He also had purchased 6 acres of meadow in "Nobscusset Meadows", now known as Hockanom.

About 1656 William purchased from Chief Mattaquason and his son John a tract of land at Monomoy without the consent of the authorities which was contrary to the law passed 6 June 1643: "Whereas it is holden very unlawful and of dangerous consequence and it hath beene the constand custome from our first beginning That no person or persons have or ever did purchase Rent or hire any lands herbage wood or tymber of any of the Natives in any place within this Government without the consent & assent of the Court Every such person or persons shall forfeit five pounds for every acree wch shallbe so purchased hyred rented and taken And for wood & tymber to pay five tymes the value thereof to be levyed to the Colonies use."(6)

On 3 June 1656 the matter was brought to court:
"Att this court William Nicarson appeered, being summoned to answare for his buying of land of the Indians, contrary to order of the Court, and for selling of a boat to the Indians, against a warrant directed to Yarmouth strictly prohibiting the same, haveing left the boate to bee the Indians; concerning his breach of order in buying of land, hee lyeth under the fine and penalty expressed in the order for the breach thereof; and for his contempt of the warrant, he is disfranchised his freedom."

This was again in court 3 June 1657:
"In answare unto a petition preferred to the court by William Nicarson, desiring to have liberty to enjoy the land hee purchased att Mannamoiett,-

The court have ordered, that the said land shall be viewed by some that shall be deputed; and afterwards, upon their report to the court, hee is to have a competency or proportion out of it allowed unto him, and then to resigne up the remainder unto the court."(7)

William sold his Yarmouth farm to James Matthews and moved to Monomoyick (Chatham). On 27 Nov. 1662 he sold his Boston property to Phillip Gibbs for £150.

On 29 Mar. 1678 William of Monomoy purchased from the Monomoy Sachems Mattaquason and John Quason alias Towsowet, a large tract of land on the west side of Monomoy (now in Chatham) for £25.(8)

Map of Harwich, Chatham & South Orleans

Memorial to William & Anne Nickerson- Nickerson Cemetery, Chatham

Issue-

Ref:

(1) Hottens History of Immigrants
(2) Hawes, Cape Cod Library- Leonard H. Smith, Jr., Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, 1992- I, No. 102
(3) Ibid
(4) Ibid
(5) Hawes- No. 102
(6) II Plym. Col. Recs.- 41
(7) Hawes- No. 102
(8) History of Harwich Barnstable County Massachusetts, 1620-1800- Josiah Paine, Tuttle Pub. Co., Rutland, VT, 1937- pp.65-6

The Nickerson Family- pp. 9-10, 16

5X. JOSEPH (THOMAS 1, THOMAS 2, WILLIAM 3, WILLIAM 4)

b. Dec. 1647 Yarmouth
m. before 1677 RUHAMAH (2) JONES (b.c.1650, d. after 1735 Harwich, MA)
d. between 1725 & 1731 Harwich, MA

On 3 June 1668 Joseph was involved with his father and other family members in the charge of affronting Thomas Howes, late constable of Yarmouth in his office.

Joseph went with his father to Monomoit where he lived on a tract of land his father conveyed to him north of Ryder's Cove. On 7 July 1685 Joseph of Monomay, brought action against William Griffeth Sr. for trespass on a parcel of land near the residence of the widow Eldredge. This was withdrawn. For several years he lived in East Harwich, but on 1 Apr. 1697 he purchased all the marsh from the mouth of Muddy Cove River to the head along with 50 acres of upland lying on the southerly side, abutting the marsh William Nickerson bought from the Indians. He bought this land from Barnabas Lothrop for £25.(1) He also owned lots 6 and 16 in the Quason Purchase on Long Pond at a Proprietors meeting 19 Apr. 1714.(2) Joseph was the hog reeve in 1721 and was to look after the pigs going at large to make sure they were "ringed and yolked".(3")

"Joseph Nickerson of Monamoy... yeoman, for & in Consideration of my Real Love and Goodwill to my Natural son William Nickerson of Monamoy... have Given... unto him... all that my Percel of upland and meadow... on the Northerly Side of the Muddy Cove River in the Township of Harwich... containing thirty acres more or less: with free Liberty for Cutting fire wood fenceing Stuff and Timber with Liberty of Herbage on all my undivided Land on that Side of Said River."The will is dated 5 Nov. 1709 and was witnessed by Joseph Higgins, Eben Hawes, and Joseph Doane.

Ruhamah was evidently a great beauty, but "of a disagreeable nature" and delighted in harassing others, so much so that her neighbors tried not to offend her. It was said that if provoked she would play havoc with their washing, their choice plants and the fruits of their harvest. She was ready for an argument at any time. She was even suspected when Edward Banks' barn was burned after they had quarrelled. Ruhamah said she was sick at the time of the trial and Joseph petitioned the court for an abatement. Joseph had given surety for Ruhamah to the sum of £50 and the court wanted to know whether or not to levy this fine. Joseph had failed to attend court and pleaded ignorance of the law of releases and stated that any adverse action at that time would cause him to loose his estate and render himself and his wife destitute in their old age. Col. Otis ruled tentatively in favor of Joseph 7 Mar. 1710/1(4). Joseph also petitioned the court to have his farm restored to him 27 June 1711.(5) Ruhamah lived to a great age and on 21 Oct. 1735 the town of Harwich was ordered to pay £8/1/3 for her care, "an aged impotent woman", in the home of John Eldredge. Evidently she had remained sitting for so many years that upon her death it was thought best to bury her in "the same crooked position"

. Issue-

Ref:

(1) History of Harwich- p.124
(2) Ibid- pp.176-7
(3) Ibid- p.210
(4) MA- Vol.40, pp.954-5
(5) Ibid- Vol.113, p.610

Library of Cape Cod History and Genealogy- No. 91, p. 1321
The Nickerson Family- p.23

6V. JOHN (THOMAS 1, THOMAS 2, WILLIAM 3, WILLIAM 4, JOSEPH 5)

m. before 1709 SARAH (4) BASSETT (m.2. 18 Apr. 1728 John Rogers (d. 10 Jan. 1738/9 Harwich, MA), living in 1744)
d. before 1722 Harwich, MA

Sarah as a widow had her taxes allowed her in Chatham in 1722 and lived in East Harwich in 1726. Sarah was living in 1744 when she was mentioned in a deed by her son Eleazer Rogers.

Issue-

Ref:

The Nickerson Family- p. 34

7I. REUBEN (THOMAS 1, THOMAS 2, WILLIAM 3, WILLIAM 4, JOSEPH 5, JOHN 6)

b.c.1707 Harwich, MA
m.1. int. 28 Apr. 1728/9 Harwich, PRISCILLA (5) ROGERS (b.1710 Eastham d.c.1742)
2. 30 Mar. 1744 Eastham, Ruth Arey (b. 13 June 1721 Eastham, d. 1788 Orleans, MA)
d. 10 Dec. 1791 Eastham, MA

Several times between 1739 and 1754 Reuben signed deeds and agreements with the heirs of John Rogers, probably involving land which was Priscilla's share of her father's estate. Reuben's name appears in numerous unrecorded Barnstable Co. deeds indicating that he owned a large amount of property. After his wife's death in 1788 he was 80 years of age and living alone in Eastham. His sons Reuben Jr and Joshua were known as "wayward" sons and it is said that because of them he hung himself in his barn the afternoon of Dec. 10th, 1791. The family problems perhaps stemmed from political differences.

Issue- all children born at Harwich. First four children by Priscilla, last six by Ruth.

Ref:

The Nickerson Family- pp. 75-6

8II. ELIPHALET (THOMAS 1, THOMAS 2, WILLIAM 3, WILLIAM 4, JOSEPH 5, JOHN 6, REUBEN 7)

b. 30 June 1731 Harwich, MA
m. 4 Mar. 1756 Harwich, MA, MARY (6) HIGGINS (b.12 Sept. 1731 Eastham, MA)
d. after 23 Nov. 1790

Eliphalet served in the French & Indian Wars, having enlisted in Apr. 1759 and was discharged 8 Mar. 1760.(1) He moved to Orrington, ME in 1774 and lived in that section which is now Brewer. He is listed on the tax list of 1 June 1776 and owed the province �1 1s. 7d.(3) On 28 Oct. 1783 the Commonwealth of Massachusetts sold 10,864 acres on the east side of the Penobscot Rivert. Among the purchasers are Eliphalet and his son Warren and Eliphalet's brother Paul.

"To his Excellency the Govr and Honble Senate; and House of Representatives in General Court Assembled at Boston, within and for the Common Wealth of Massachusetts on the first Tuesday of January in the year of our Lord 1791 --

We the subscribers poor distressed Inhabitants on the River Penobscot in the County of Hancock and Common Wealth aforesaid Beg leave to most Humbly shew -- That being very sensable that the preservation of the fish in all new County's is of the utmost Necessity and advantage; Not only as it affords great Reliefe to the poor who are (commonly) the first setlers; but it yields great advantage to the publick. -- And as you Honors have been very careful from time to time to make many good and wholesome Laws for the preservation of fish in the said River. -- Which Laws as yet have proved Innefectual, and the fishing is in danger of being Intirely Ruined. And we humbly conceive the reason why the Laws so made proves Insofficient, is because the Honorable Court is not fully informd of the Cituation and Circumstances of said River. -- Which we beg leave in a humble broken manner to Represent. -- (Vizt) At the Mouth of said River lies an Island about six miles long (call'd Orphan Island) that divides said River into two branches and channels, that are Narrow on the west side of said Island, in some places scarce one quarter mile wide. And on Eastern side is still more narrow, that said River Joins in One at the head of said Island, and soon becomes Narrow again, and so keeping its course Narrow about one quarter of a Mile wide, and in some places much less, until it comes to the falls above the Tide, and continues Narrow, and in some places shallow when the freshet is low Except in holes -- In this dead Water the salmon casts their spawns -- Now the common custom and practice of many people on said River is to fish every day in the Week, to fasten several long nets together, from two, to Nine and so taking advantage of the Tide and slack water, Run them off the mainland and both sides of the Island, and in Narrow places of said River, in that position that said Nets do almost Intersect one another -- Others do ply their long Nets off and on as the tide Ebbs and flows -- By which reason the course of the salmon is stopped, the shoals broken the fish scattered, and so affrighted; that their is the greatest danger of their course being intirely turn'd and all the fishery Ruin'd (If not timely prevented). Besides all this they follow the salmon into the Dead water where they are casting their spawns hawl out the old Mother salmon out of their beds every day in the week with long drage, or sweep Nets, and some even spear the salmon, And they that are Chosen and duly Engaged to Inspect the fishery do Exercise no authority to prevent the same, But some do even fish themselves, or tolerate others, etc.

Therefore we do most humbly pray, that your Honors would be pleas'd to take the same into your wise Consideration, and in your wisdom order and grant that no Salmon, Shadd or alewives shall be caught in said River, or in any of it's Bays or branches, only in four days in the week from the 30th day of April to the 30th day of June annually, that is to say, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and thursdays, that no seine, drag net, or sweep net shall be drawn in said River, Bays or Branches more than three days in a week in said term, and that only on Mondays Tuesdays and Wednesdays -- And that no seine, drag net or sweep Net shall be drawn in said River or any of its Branches above Conduskeigne stream, at any time -- And that all Weirs and Macheans made to Catch said fish on said River Bays or Branches shall stand open the other three days in every Week during said term from said 30th of said April to 30th of said June annually, And that in all Damms and Weirs that is now made or shall be hereafter Erected and made across said River or any of its Branches (where said fish did usually pass) shall be allow'd and kept Open afree good and sufficient way not less than fourteen feet wide to the bottom Cill for said fish to pass and Repass to all times between said 30th of April and said 30th of June annually, which passage shall not be Interrupted in said term by any person, Net or Mashean of any kind whatsoever. -- And that no person or persons shall be allowed to fish with any set Net or Nets on said River or any of its Bays or Branches more than twenty fathom long on the line after it is hung. And shall not be allow'd to play or set his Net or Nets off and on as the Tide Ebbs and flows, That no Salmon shall be caught in said River or any of its Branches from the 10th day of July to the first day of December annually; And that no salmon shall be speared in said River or any of its Branches at any time. That each Town, district or plantation on said River, or any of its Bays or Branches shall be Required and fully Impowered at a Meeting called in March or April annually to choose three or more good freeholders who shall be duly engaged to Inspect the fishery and see that the Law is fully comply'd with who shall be under heavy penalties if they neglect their trust in their Own Town or district, and whose power may run to every Bay and Branch of said River in said County of Hancock. -- And that all fines and forfeitures be heavy and severe; That the method of prosecution be made plain and easy -- That any person may have Right to Complain or prosecute That the Honorable Court would transmit their pleasure to us as early as possible, As we may govern ourselves accordingly. -- And as in duty bound will Ever pray.

The petition was signed by 117 people including Eliphalet Nickerson, Eliphalet Nickerson Jr., Daniel Nickerson, and Paul Nickerson.(2)

From the files of the California Society of Mayflower Descendants comes this interesting letter and affadavit:

"Typed copy of affidavit by M.L.Ward, notarized 14 Mar. 1921... My knowledge of these facts was derived from my mother who lived until I was over fifty years of age, and it has been confirmed by a letter addressed to her from Bangor, Maine, on March 10, 1900, by Mrs. Joseph W. Porter, whose intimate knowledge of my mother's family is shown in the letter itself, a copy of which letter is hereto attached... The writer thereof, Rose Abbey Brooks, daughter of James Brooks of Orrington, Maine was born April 22, 1840, and married first Captain Henry B. Nickerson, son of Daniel Nickerson and grandson of Warren and Anna Alden Nickerson, my great-grandparents... typed copy of letter from Rose Brooks Nickerson Porter 123 Essex St., Bangor, Maine, to Mrs. M.C. Ward, Mt. Vernon, Iowa, dated March 10th, 1900:

From the hands of the Bangor P.M., Mr. John Oak, your letter of Feb. 27 has come to my husband, Joseph W. Porter, who is something of a genealogist, and has a good many records of local families which he has collected, as he became interested in or associated with them.

Your letter was of great interest to me as I was born and brought up in Orrington six miles below Bangor, on the Penobscot river and was associated with the descendants of the Nickersons who settled at Orrington about the time of the Revolutionary War. There were three brothers took up adjoining farms on the river, about one mile down the river from my father's farm, which is at the center of the river front of the town.

These brothers were Daniel, Eliphalet, and Warren. One of their grandsons remains on the home farms of Eliphalet and Warren. While the sons and grandsons of Daniel are all gone, of the name- Some of the grand daughters are still living and widely scattered. I will give you the record of Warren's children as my husband has it.

Warren Nickerson born Feb. 9th 1757. Married Anna Alden, daughter of Dean Austen and Salome (Lombar) Alden, of Gorham, Maine... She was a direct descendant of John and Priscilla Alden of Mayflower celebrity... These dates are from a letter dictated by one of his sons (Jesse H.) in 1878... Col. Daniel Nickerson [Warren's son], I remember perfectly, also Mrs. Amelia (Nickerson) Doane [Warren's daughter] for they were singers in the church gallerty, where my childish eyes looked at them with awe and veneration. Mr. Nathan and Mr. Jesse Nickerson [Warren's sons] were always intimate friends of my father and mother, and I knew Maria Nickerson very well indeed. She was six years older than myself and when I was a young lady she seemed quite venerable--After I was twenty the distance between our ages lessened... Jerusha [one of Warren's daughters] Married Mr. Henry Barker of Dixmont, Maine... Mrs. Jerusha was Mr. Barker's second wife and his daughter by his first wife Sarah Barker became the second wife of Eliphalet Nickerson- son of Daniel, brother of your grandfather.

I have often been told of "Mother Jerusha" as Mrs. Eliphalet Nickerson used to call her-- She must have been a beautiful character from Mrs. Nickerson's accounts.

Mrs. Eliphalet Nickerson became in 1865 my mother-in-law. Her oldest son Henry Barker Nickerson and I were married July 16th 1865- He died May 9th 1872. I married Col. J.W. Porter May 4th, 1877.

You will understand why the name Nickerson is dear to me and the family interests mine. My husband and his father and mother, whom to know, was to revere- the loveliest of the lovely one of earth...

Nathan Alden Nickerson-- Married Abby Mitchell of Orrington, and lives on his father's and grandfather's original farm- a beautiful spot, on the Penobscot and adjoining the farm of my father Nickerson and his father- where I expected to spend the most of my life... I do not visit at Orriginton much now. Those with whom I used to visit are so scattered that I only see my own brother and sister, who remain in their old homes, when I got there...

Yours sincerely,
Rose Brooks Nickerson Porter" (4)

Issue- all children born in Harwich

Ref:

(1) History of Harwich- pp.296-7
(2) Documentary History of the State of Maine Containing the Baxter Manuscripts- James Phinney Baxter, Ed., Maine Historical Society, Portland, 1910- pp. 399-403
(3) Heads of Families on the Penobscot River 1776- "The Bangor Historical Magazine", Burr Printers, Bangor, 1889- Vol. IV, p. 126
(4) The Mayflower Descendant- Vol. XL, No. 1, Jan. 1990- pp. 42-6

The Nickerson Family- pp.188, 411-2

9II. DANIEL (THOMAS 1, THOMAS 2, WILLIAM 3, WILLIAM 4, JOSEPH 5, JOHN 6, REUBEN 7, ELIPHALET 8)

b. 9 Mar. 1759 Harwich, MA
m. 19 Nov. 1784 Orleans, TRYPHENIA (7) MAYO (b. 4 Oct. 1760 Eastham, MA, d. 11 Jan. 1848 Orrington)
d. 20 Sept. 1847 Orrington

Daniel settled in Orrington before the Revolutionary War. In 1820 Daniel and Tryphenia were members of the Orrington Methodist Church where he was registered as a leader.

"I Daniel Nickerson of Orrington in the county of Penobscot and State of Maine, Yeoman... do make publish and declare the following as my last will and Testament.

First, I give and bequeath unto my wife Tryphenia her maintenance and support out of my Estate during her life in the same ( ) and ( ) to which she has been accustomed; to be furnished for her by my Son Eliphalet Nickerson in consideration of the bequest and devise herein after made to him, I also give and bequeath to my said wife Tryphenia the use and improvements of all my house hold goods and furniture during her life; at her decease to be devided as herein after Devised.

Second. I give and bequeath to my unmarried daughter Sally Nickerson, the use of the East chamber and bedroom adjoining in my dwelling house, so long as she shall remain unmarried, I also give and bequeath unto my said daughter Sally out of my Estate her support, to be furnished by my said son Eliphalet during her life, or so long as they shall agree to live together, but in case of a disagreement, she shall relinquish her right to her support, and also the use and improvement of five acres of land to be set off to her from the South side of my homestead lot; commencing at the ( ) about seventy five rods from the county Road, thence Easterly on the line of said lot Eighty rods; Thence northerly ten rods, Thence westerly parallel to the line of said lot Eighty rods, Thence Southerly ten rods to the first mentioned bounds, said use and improvement of said land to ensure to her use and benefit during her natural life, so ether married or unmarried. I also give and bequeath to my said daughter Sally one third part of my house hold goods and furniture.

Third. I give and bequeath to each of my ( ) Sons as following; to my Son Benjamin Nickerson Sixty Dollars. To my Son Theophilus Nickerson Sixty Dollars including a certain note of hand to me given by him sealed at Brewer December 25th 1835, for $18. which principal and interest an the same to be deducted from said sixty dollars if not paid before my decease. To my son Warren Nickerson Sixty Dollars. To my son Herman Nickerson Forty Dollars and three notes of hand which I hold against him amounting to the sum of twenty Dollars.

Fourth. I give and bequeath to my daughter Mary Bartlett twenty five dollars and one third of my household goods and furniture, to the heirs of my daughter Elizabeth Billington twenty five dollars in money and one third of my household goods and furniture.

Fifth. I bequeath and devise to my son Eliphalet Nickerson all the residue of my Estate both real and personal of whatever description which I may die possessed of; together with that part of my dwelling house and homestead lot herein bequeathed to my daughter Sally after her marriage or decease, to have and to hold to him the said Eliphalet his heirs and assigns forever; he to provide for the maintanance and support of my said wife, to pay the above legacies to the above named legatees, and all my debts, funeral charges and expences, of the probate of this my last will and testament.

Lastly. I do appoint my said son Eliphalet Nickerson Sole Executor of this my last will and Testament.

In testamony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and Seal this fourteenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred and forty three

...witnesses...................... Daniel Nickerson
Nathan Nickerson
Daniel Nickerson 2d
George W. Nickerson"

"I Daniel Nickerson of Orrington in the County of Penobscot and State of Maine, do make, publish and declare this Codicil to my last will and testament in manner following viz: whereas in my last will and testament (with other legacies) I gave and bequeathed to my unmarried Daughter Sally out of my Estate her support to be furnished by my son Eliphalet Nickerson, during her life or so long as they shall agree to live together; but in case of a disagreement she should relinquish her right to her support and take the ( ) improvement of five acres of land during her natural life wether married or unmarried to be set off &c. Now I do hereby declare that my will is that in case of such disagreement, my son Eliphalet Nickerson pay to my said daughter Sally the sum of forty dollars in money in addition to the improvement of said land, my further will is that in case of the marriage of my said daughter Sally my said Son Eliphalet pay to her (if not already paid) the said Sum of forty dollars, and she shall relinquish her right to her support (if not relinquished) and her right to the use and improvement of said lands.

I do hereby further declare that my will is that instead of the Sums of Mony severally bequeathed in my last will and testament to my four Sons Benjamin, Theophilus, Warren, and Herman Nickerson and to my daughter Mary Bartlett and the Heirs of my daughter Elizabeth Billington there be paid to Each the sums following, to wit; To my Son Benjamin Nickerson the Sum of forty Dollars. To my Son Theophilus Nickerson the sum of Twenty Dollars and a note of hand described in my last will & testament, To my Son Warren Nickerson the Sum of forty Dollars. To my Son Herman Nickerson the sum of twenty Dollars and three notes of hand described in my last will & testament. To my daughter Mary Bartlett the Sum of five dollars To the heirs of my daughter Elizabeth Billington the Sum of five dollars. And my further will is that the above named sums of money be not paid by my son Eliphalet Nickerson named Executor therein of my last will and testament until after the decease of my wife should she out live me.

Lastly. It is my desire that this my present codicil be annexed to and make a part of my last will and testament to all intents and purposes.

In testamony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this eleventh day of March in the year one thousand Eight hundred and forty seven.

...in presence of.................... Daniel Nickerson
Nathan Nickerson
Josiah Nickerson
Solomon Nickerson"(1)

Daniel Nickerson's Will- Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5, Page 6

Issue- children all born in Orrington.

Ref:

(1) Penobscot Co. Probate- Vol. 15, pp.415-6

Orrington V.R.
The Nickerson Family- p. 412

10II. BENJAMIN (THOMAS 1, THOMAS 2, WILLIAM 3, WILLIAM 4, JOSEPH 5, JOHN 6, REUBEN 7, ELIPHALET 8, DANIEL 9)

b. 18 June 1787 Orrington, ME
m. 25 Sept. 1811 (int. 10 Aug.) Wellfleet, MA, ELIZABETH (8) HIGGINS (b. 25 Nov. 1789 Wellfleet, d. 18 Aug. 1870 Orrington, ME)
d. 21 May 1879 Orrington, ME

Benjamin is listed in the 1850 census for Orrington as a ship's carpenter, his real estate worth $800.00 and again in the 1860 census. Paine and Sarah Jane had both died by the 1870 census and their son Benjamin was living with his grandparents Benjamin and Eliza.

Issue- all children born in Orrington.

11I. PAINE H.- b. 21 July 1812, m. 10 Apr. 1842 Orrington, SARAH J. (2) WARE (b.c.1825, m.1. 1 Sept. 1840 Hampden, Levi Nickerson (b. 16 Mar. 1816 Orrington, d. 27 May 1841 Orrington), d. 26 Dec. 1862 Orrington
II. Levi- b. 16 Mar. 1816, m. 18 Aug. 1840 Sarah Jane Ware, d. 27 May 1841 Orrington
III. Daniel L.- b. 24 Apr. 1823, m. before 22 Mar. 1856 Mary Ann ______ (b.c.1826)

Ref:

Orrington & Hampden V.R.
1850 Census for Orrington- p.206
Brewer, Orrington, Holden, Eddington History and Families- Mildred N. Thayer, Mrs. Edward W. Ames

11I. PAINE H. (THOMAS 1, THOMAS 2, WILLIAM 3, WILLIAM 4, JOSEPH 5, JOHN 6, REUBEN 7, ELIPHALET 8, DANIEL 9, BENJAMIN 10)

b. 21 July 1812 Orrington, ME
m. 10 Apr. 1842 Orrington, SARAH JANE (2) WARE (b.c.1825, m.1. 1 Sept. 1840 Hampden, Levi Nickerson (b. 16 Mar. 1816 Orrington, d. 27 May 1841 Orrington))
d. 26 Dec. 1862 Orrington

The 1850 census for Orrington lists Paine as being a sailor, his real estate worth $300.00. His wife Sarah J. and his children Eliza J., Corrilla and Laura Anna were living with him. Living next door was his brother Daniel and their parents Benjamin and Eliza. Also on the same page of the census was his uncle Eliphalet and his family.

Paine and Sarah are listed in the 1860 census for Orrington with their children Eliza Jane, Carilla, Hannah L. and Benjamin P. Daniel and his family and their parents were also living next door.

Issue- all children born in Orrington.

Ref:

Orrington & Kennebunkport V.R.
1850 Census for Orrington- p.206

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