Benjamin Nye
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 8 Jun 1739 - Sandwich, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 18 Sep 1806 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Benjamin Nye (1697-1790)
Mother: Sarah or Rachel Foster (1716- )
Benjamin Nye
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 5 Feb 1717 - Sandwich, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 22 Jul 1801 - Falmouth, Massachusetts
Burial: in Old Burying Ground, Falmouth, Massachusetts 2
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Benjamin Nye (1673-1750) 3
Mother: Hannah Backus (Est 1676- )
Spouses and Children
1. *Mary Swift (10 Mar 1723 - 19 Dec 1815)
Marriage: 1 Dec 1740 - Sandwich, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Samuel Nye (1746-1814) 4
Bethiah Nye
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 5 Oct 1675 - Sandwich, Plymouth Colony 5
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Ebenezer Nye (Cir 1647-Cir 1744)
Mother: Sarah Gibbs (1652- )
Bethuel Nye
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1793 - Sandwich, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 9 Feb 1858 - Sandwich, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Bethiah Paddock (27 Jun 1795 - )
Marriage: 6 Jan 1820 - Dennis, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Oliver Cromwell Nye (1820- )
2. Maria Julia Paddock Nye (1825- )
Betsey Nye
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1792 - Fairhaven, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Gideon Allen (1791 - 6 Dec 1878)
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Gideon Allen (1809-1891)
2. Hannah H Allen (1815-1902)
3. Eliza N Allen (1819- )
4. Ann B Allen (1821- )
5. Mary S Allen (1823- )
6. Gilbert Allen (1832-1899)
7. Annie Perry Allen (1834-1920)
Notes
Marriage Notes (Gideon Allen)
Son Gideon may belong with another couple
Betsey H Nye
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1788 - Sandwich, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 18 Jul 1862 - Hyannis (Barnstable), Massachusetts 6
Burial: in Hyannis Baptist Church Cemetery 2
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Dr Oliver Ford (Cir 1787 - 25 Sep 1865) 7
Marriage: May 1837 - (Sandwich, Massachusetts) 8
Status:
Caleb Nye
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Cir 1655 - Sandwich, Plymouth Colony
Baptism:
Death: Cir May 1704 - Sandwich, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Events
• Will, , Sandwich, Massachusetts in Sandwich, Massachusetts
proved 26 May 1704
Parents
Father: Benjamin Nye (1620-1714) 9
Mother: Katherine Tupper (1623-1676)
Spouses and Children
1. *Elizabeth Atwood (Cir 1658 - )
Marriage: 1685 - Plymouth Colony
Status:
Children:
1. Timothy Nye (1691-1761)
2. Captain Ebenezer Nye (Cir 1698-1759)
Notes
Marriage Notes (Elizabeth Atwood)
Children in Sandwich
Timothy Nye b: Abt 1686
John Nye b: Abt 1688
Ebenezer Nye b: Abt 1691
Jemima Nye b: Abt 1695
Hannah Nye b: 2 Oct 1697
Elizabeth Nye b: 2 Oct 1697
Caleb Nye
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 28 Jun 1704 - Sandwich, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: Abt 1787 - Hardwick, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Nathan Nye (Abt 1661-1747)
Mother: Mercy (Cir 1663-1728) 9
Spouses and Children
1. *Hannah Bodfish (12 Feb 1712 - 7 Mar 1779)
Marriage: 28 Oct 1731 - Sandwich, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Simeon Nye (1737-1805)
2. Caleb Nye (1742-1811)
3. Silas Nye (1744- )
Notes
General:
Event: Codicil 7 JUN 1781Marriage Notes (Hannah Bodfish)
Probate: 5 JUN 1787
Event: Removes 1736 Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA
Event: Removes 1756 Hardwick, Worcester Co., MA
Will: 13 DEC 1775 Hardwick, Worcester Co., MA
Children
Silas Nye b: 27 DEC 1732 in Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA
Joseph Nye b: 18 APR 1735 in Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA
Benjamin Nye b: 18 APR 1735 in Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA
Jemima Nye b: 8 JUL 1737 in Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA
Ebenezer Nye b: 2 FEB 1739/40 in Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA
Caleb Nye b: APR 1742 in Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA
Joshua Nye b: APR 1742 in Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA
Silas Nye b: 1744 in Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA
Simeon Nye b: BEF 3 MAY 1747 in Barnstable, Barnstable Co., MA
Hannah Nye b: 1750 in perhaps Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA
Azubah Nye b: BET 1754 AND 1756 in MA
(haruspex)
Caleb Nye
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Apr 1742 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 15 Oct 1811 - Hardwick, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Caleb Nye (1704-Abt 1787)
Mother: Hannah Bodfish (1712-1779)
Spouses and Children
1. *Abigail Goodspeed (Est 1751 - )
Marriage: 1771
Status:
Caleb Nye
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 27 Sep 1758 - Hardwick, Massachusetts 10
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Joseph Nye (Est 1720- )
Mother: Thankful (Est 1720- )
Clarinda Nye
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 22 Sep 1814 - Chatham, Massachusetts 11
Baptism:
Death: 12 Jun 1834 - Chatham, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Isaiah Nye (1784-1836)
Mother: Keziah Ryder (1785-1836)
Spouses and Children
1. *Caleb Nickerson (24 Feb 1812 - 1 Mar 1877)
Marriage: 29 Nov 1832 - Chatham, Massachusetts
Status:
Cordelia Crowell Nye
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1878 - Yarmouth, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 1961
Burial: in Oak Dale Cemetery, Wellfleet
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Everett Irving Nye (1851-1923) 13
Mother: Georgette Baker (1847-1920) 14
Spouses and Children
1. *Austin Claire Young (25 Aug 1877 - 19 Jan 1947) 15
Marriage: 8 Dec 1898 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 16
Status:
Children:
1. Everett Irving Young (1899-1976) 17
2. Harrison Claire Young (1902-1942) 18
3. Dorothy Young (1903-1997) 19
4. Walter Crowell Young (1905-1959) 20
5. Norman Curtis Young (1910-1998) 21
Cornelius Nye
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1800
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Sarah Doane Harding (28 May 1803 - 11 Sep 1828) 22
Marriage: 13 Jun 1826 - Hingham, Massachusetts 23
Status:
Cynthia Nye
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 31 Dec 1780 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 12 Apr 1820 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 24
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Ephraim Covell (5 Jan 1782 - 30 Nov 1822) 25
Marriage: 1802 - Barnstable, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Jemima Newcomb Covell (1804- ) 26
2. Mary Hall Covell (1807- ) 26
3. Hope Brown Covell (1810- ) 26
Notes
General:
Father: Benjamin Nye Jr. b: 8 Jun 1739 in Sandwich
Mother: Mary Hall b: 10 Sep 1745 in Barnstable
David B Nye
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 12 Apr 1830 - Chatham, Massachusetts 27
Baptism:
Death: 1897 - Boston, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Asa Nye (1799-1889)
Mother: Hannah Bearse (1800-1872)
Deborah Nye
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 5 Oct 1726
Baptism:
Death: 29 Jan 1770 - Middleborough, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *John Freeman (Cir 1724 - )
Marriage: 28 Jun 1748
Status:
Notes
General:
d/o Nathan Nye and Dorothy BryantMarriage Notes (John Freeman)
Children
Maria Freeman b: 21 NOV 1749
Elisha Freeman b: 9 SEP 1750
Sarah Freeman b: 14 FEB 1752
Joseph Freeman b: 9 MAR 1756
William Freeman b: 5 JUL 1759
John Freeman b: 2 JUN 1763
Nathan Freeman b: 8 MAY 1768
Martin Freeman b: 21 JAN 1770
Deborah Nye
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Abt 1785
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Ansel Lothrop (25 Jun 1782 - 28 Mar 1857)
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Sally Nye Lothrop (1807-1837)
Notes
Marriage Notes (Ansel Lothrop)
Children
Sally Nye LOTHROP
Mercy Crocker LOTHROP b: ABT 1807
Benjamin LOTHROP b: SEP 1809
Mary LOTHROP b: 1816
Deborah Nye
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1 Jun 1747 - Rochester, Massachusetts
Baptism: 16 Sep 1750 - Hardwick, Massachusetts 28
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Samuel Nye (1714- )
Mother: Lydia Benson (Cir 1718-1756)
Ebenezer Nye
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 23 Feb 1812 - Orrington, Maine
Baptism:
Death: 1837 - (Orrington, Maine)
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Timothy Nye (1773-1839)
Mother: Sarah Cobb (1775-1854)
Spouses and Children
1. *Olive M Arey (Cir 1815 - 14 Sep 1878)
Marriage: 22 Jul 1833 - Orrington, Maine
Status:
Ebenezer Nye
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 23 Sep 1687 - Sandwich, Plymouth Colony 29
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: John Nye (1650-1722)
Mother: Esther Shedd (Est 1653-1726)
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