John Niles & Mary Ely - my 7th Great Grandparents

11.  John Niles (John ³, John ², John ¹) was born in 1680 in New Shoreham, Block Island, RI and died in 1768 in Colchester, New London, CT. 

 

Notes: Living in 1769, when he was at North Castle, Westchester, NY. 

Sources:

Niles Descendants web site: http://rankel.com/genealogy/niles.htm

Genealogies of Rhode Island Families, from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Selected and Introduced by Gary Boyd Roberts, Clearfield Company Inc., Baltimore, MD: 2001. 

John Niles of Braintree, Mass. and Some of His Descendants, NEHGR, Vol. 85, p. 145-, 1931 

John married Mary Ely, daughter of Richard Ely and Mary Marvin, about 1716 in CT. Mary was born on Nov 29, 1689 in Lyme, New London Co., CT.

Sources:

The Ely Ancestry, lineage of Richard Ely of Plymouth, England, who came to Boston, Mass., about 1655, & settled at Lyme, Conn., in 1660.  Collected by Moses S. Beach and Rev. William Ely. Edited & enlarged by Geo. B. Vanderpoel.  The Calumet Press, New York, 1902. 

Descendants of Reinold and Matthew Marvin, of Hartford, CT., 1638 and 1635, sons of Edward Marvin of Great Bentley, England. By George Franklin Marvin and William T.R. Marvin. T.R. Marvin & Son, Publishers, Boston. 1904.

Children from this marriage were:

          20   M        i.         John Niles was born on Mar 25, 1718 in Colchester, New London, CT. 

Notes: He served as postmaster in President Van Buren's cabinet.

Sources:

Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, NEHGS, Boston, F93/C71 mf. Colchester, P. 121 (161). 

  +      21   M       ii.         Nathan Niles was born on Feb 20, 1719/20 in Colchester, New London, CT, died on Jul 5, 1778 in Colchester, New London, CT, and was buried in Niles Family Cemetery, Groton, New London Co., CT. 

          22   M      iii.         Samuel Niles was born on Mar 13, 1721/22 in Colchester, New London, CT and died on Aug 26, 1722. 

Sources:

Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, NEHGS, Boston, F93/C71 mf. Colchester, P. 121. 

          23   M     iv.         Nathaniel Niles was born on May 7, 1724 in Colchester, New London, CT. 

Sources:

Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, NEHGS, Boston, F93/C71 mf. Colchester, P. 121. 

          24   F        v.         Mary Niles was born on Jun 26, 1726 in Colchester, New London, CT. 

Sources:

Genealogies of Rhode Island Families, from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Selected and Introduced by Gary Boyd Roberts, Clearfield Company Inc., Baltimore, MD: 2001. 

Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, NEHGS, Boston, F93/C71 mf. Colchester, P. 121.

Mary married Increase Porter, son of ____________ ____________ and ____________ ____________, on May 15, 1750. 

Notes: Of Hebron, Connecticut. 

          25   M     vi.         Rev. Thomas Niles was born on Sep 28, 1728 in Colchester, New London, CT and died in May 1782 in Rumnet, NH. 

Sources:

Genealogies of Rhode Island Families, from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Selected and Introduced by Gary Boyd Roberts, Clearfield Company Inc., Baltimore, MD: 2001.

 

Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, NEHGS, Boston, F93/C71 mf. Colchester, P. 121. 

Thomas married Anna Woodman, daughter of ____________ ____________ and ____________ ____________, on Feb 1, 1774. 

Notes: Of Newbury, Mass. 

          26   F      vii.         Abigail Niles was born on Sep 4, 1730 in Colchester, New London, CT. 

Sources:

Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, NEHGS, Boston, F93/C71 mf. Colchester, P. 121. 

          27   M   viii.         David Niles was born on Feb 9, 1732/33 in Colchester, New London, CT. 

Sources:

Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, NEHGS, Boston, F93/C71 mf. Colchester, P. 121. 

          28   M     ix.         Barnabus Niles was born on Jun 12, 1735 in Colchester, New London, CT and died in 1789. 

Sources:

Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, NEHGS, Boston, F93/C71 mf. Colchester, P. 121. 

          29   M      x.         Ambrose Niles was born on Mar 30, 1741 in Colchester, New London, CT. 

Sources:

Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, NEHGS, Boston, F93/C71 mf. Colchester, P. 121.