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From: Susan Taylor <>
Subject: Re: [GM-L] Susanna READ & Moses NICHOLS, Freetown, MA - FOUND THEM!
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 08:56:55 -0500
In-Reply-To: <df.6355d84.26884a45@aol.com>

Betty,

>Howard NICHOLS, b. 1799, had a bother, Benjamin Read NICHOLS, b. 1803, and
>who m. Elizabeth GRADY & Sarah May DANLY. The application was from the
>descents of Benjamin Read NICHOLS. Other siblings with Howard & Benjamin:
>Susan NICHOLS (b. 1805, m. Harvey BUSHNELL, Rev.); Polly NICHOLS (m. John
>CORNISH); Edward NICHOLS; Otis NICHOLS (who I always knew was Howard's
>brother - Howard m. Otis' first wife (Sarah CLARK) after he died, and it was
>she who went to CA with him; Sally NICHOLS (m. Elkanah WOOD); Putnam NICHOLS;
>Howard NICHOLS (yay!); Daniel NICHOLS & James NICHOLS.

>If anyone know more about the siblings of Howard NICHOLS (all b. +/-abt.
>1800), please write! I do have the rest of the line (going forward to
>Benjamin Read NICHOLS).

I really can't help you on your NICHOLS quest but do know a couple of
Howard's brothers are mentioned in Davis' Ancient Landmarks of Plymouth,
Genealogical Register (Part II) - part of the USGenWeb site for the town of
Plymouth, under the NICHOLS section. I suspect his sisters may be mentioned
under their husbands' surnames sections. The transcription of the
Genealogical Register is on-line. Its index is hyperlinked to the surname
sections:

Ancient Landmarks of Plymouth Project
http://www.rootsweb.com/~macplymo/plyalp.html

Click on "Index" > "N" > "NICHOLS."

>Moses NICHOLS, father of these children, died in Plymouth, MA, 11-15-1845.
>Therefore, most or all of these children were born in Plymouth, MA. Perhaps
>one of the first few ch. were born in Berkley or Freetown, MA. They were m.
>in Freetown, MA in 1785. It could have been in either of their towns. But I
>think they were prob. b. in Plymouth, where books are hard to find!

Not really. There are many many books and CDs out there containing the VRs
of Plymouth. To see a partial list of them with look-up request
capabilities for a couple of them go to the "Plymouth Look-Up Library"
webpage - part of the USGenWeb site for the town of Plymouth:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~macplymo/plylibrary.html

Scroll down a bit and click on "Records." Many of these sources are
available through the NEHGS Circulating Library, local library's loan
program, on microfilm through FHCs across the country, at many large size
public libraries, at genealogy book dealers, at many genealogy societiess'
libraries across the country, etc... from whence most genealogy researchers
get their sources and do their research.

Good Hunting!

--- Susan


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