Display Patriot - P-256200 - James NICHOLS

James NICHOLS

SAR Patriot #: P-256200

The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
 

State of Service: VT      Qualifying Service: Sergeant
DAR #: A083466

Birth: 31 Jan 1741 Reading / Middlesex / MA
Death: 23 Nov 1816 Bainbridge / Chenango / NY

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. Private in the Company of Captain John Petty in the Regiment of Colonel William for 9 days duing the Battle of Bennington
  2. Regiment of Colonel Samuel Fletcher
  3. Sergeant in the Company of Captain Boyden in the Regiment of Colonel Williams

Additional References:
  1. Goodrich, John E, Rolls of the Soldiers in the Rev War, 1775 to 1783, Vermont. Rutland: The Tuttle Co, 1904, pg 36, 38, 391, 571
  2. Military Rolls of Vermont
    • pg 36, Document # 300
    • pg 38, Document 368
    • pg 391, Document 106
    • pg 571 documet 96
  3. DAR Patriot Index, Centennial Eidtion, Part 2, Revolutionary Services of James Nichols IV

Spouse: Jemina Morris
Children: Luke; Luke; Amasa; Jemima; John; Lucretia; Samuel; Benjamin;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1942-11-17 PA Unassigned Frederick Nelson Newton Jr (61817) Jemima   
1994-03-16 AZ 209310 Jonathan David Nichols (142199) Luke   
1995-09-01 CT 207015 James Eugene Newton (143845) Jemima   
Location:
Afton / Chenango / NY / USA
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SAR Grave Dedication Date:
bef 01 Mar 2011

Comments:
  • headstone that is contemporary with the death of the Patriot. Additionally
  • footstone with bronze plaque was placed in 1928


Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

The cemetery is located on the west side of County Road 17, a bit north of the village of North Afton




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