Notes:
John's baptism date is to be found in the Sedgeberrow Parish Registers on LDS Film #0905307. The Fairfield, CT, probate records show John Nichols died before 19 June 1655 when an inventory of his estate was taken and distributed to his widow Grace and children Hester, Elizabeth, Hannah, Isaac, Sarah and John.hn's death as he is named in a 1659 document by his mother [Grace married second Richard Perry who died in Fairfield 10 Sep 1658].irfield," conveyed on 4 Jun 1659 to her son Izacke, now apprenticed to Isaac Nichols of Stratford, "house homelot & meadows that belongs to my former husband, John Nichols, paying to my three other children, Samuel, John & Sarah, 2 pounds each."y provide a listing of all seven of John's children [Hester, Elizabeth, Hannah, Isaac, Sarah, John and Samuel] but indicate only four [Isaac, Sarah, John and Samuel] belonged to Grace. Thus the older three [Hester, Elizabeth and Hannah] had to have been the children of John by a previous wife, so far unidentified.
Grace (Perry) (Mrs. John Nichols) II
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"Grace Perie now of fairfield widow, conveyed 4 Jun 1659 to son Jsacke (Issac) now apprentist with Jzacke Nichols of Stratford and my three other children Samuell Nichols John Nichols and Sarah." From:
"History and genealogy of the families of Old Fairfield", pgs. 434-37, by Donald Lines Jacobus,
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Jacobus: Died in King Philip's War, 1676. Inv. 2 May 1676 presented by brother Isaac Nichols. Had interest in cattle in New London; also his wages due from the Country.
Notes:
He was Lord Mayor of Gorleston, Suffolkshire, England.