Nathan Niles & Mary Saxton - my 6th Great-Grandparents

21.  Nathan Niles (John ⁴, John ³, John ², John ¹) 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.

            Notes: Birth recorded Feb. 20, 1720, Colchester, CT, Vol. L-3, p. 7. 

Sources:

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

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

www.findagrave.com - Niles Family Cemetery, Groton, New London Co., CT

GPS Cemetery N 41.37849 W -72.00408. Tombstone N 41.37856 W -72.00386. 

Nathan married Mary Saxton, daughter of George Saxton and Elizabeth Dibble, on Oct 28, 1742 in Colchester, New London, CT. Mary was born in 1724 in Hartford, Hartford, CT and died on Oct 10, 1773 in Colchester, New London, CT.

Notes: Marriage recorded Oct. 28, 1742, Colchester, CT, Vol. 1, p. 145. 

Sources:

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

Children from this marriage were:

          35   M        i.   Nathan Niles was born on Dec 7, 1746 in Colchester, New London, CT and died on Jan 27, 1746/47. 

Notes: Birth recorded Dec. 7, 1746, Colchester, CT, Vol. 1, p. 145.

Death recorded Jan. 27, 1747, Colchester, CT, Vol. 1, p. 145.

Sources:

Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, NEHGS, Boston, F93/C71 mf 

  +      36   M       ii.  Nathan Niles was born on Nov 20, 1755 in Colchester, New London, CT, died on Oct 19, 1838 in Tioga Twp., Tioga Co., PA, USA, and was buried in Dailey, Tioga Township, Tioga County, PA.

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.

Connecticut Tombstones continued

The fourth tombstone we were looking for was in a rather forlorn little cemetery (about 25 stones) with the tombstones set off from an apple orchard with a ring of boulders. This was Niles Family Cemetery at Groton, New London Co., CT. The GPS helped us locate it. As we were leaving a state trooper stopped and asked if everything was OK. I said yes we were just do a cemetery tour! That didn't phase him at all! The tombstone in this cemetery was for my 6th great-grandparent Nathan Niles (1720-1778). The picture on Find A Grave looked readable but the stone we saw had lettering on it which was obscured by lichen making it difficult to read. I had no tools with me. Also the day was a bit damp, misty and dull. The GPS reading was Lat. N 41.37856 Long. W -72.00386.

The fifth tombstone was located in the Wightman Cemetery, Groton, New London, Co., CT which was just around the corner from the Niles Family Cemetery. This was a larger cemetery and the memorial stone was easy to find. It could be that Rev. Valentine Wightman (1681-1747) my 7th great-grandparent was buried here but this is a memorial stone erected in 1890. He was a pioneer of Religious Liberty and Founder in 1705 and 42 years pastor of the First Baptist Church of Groton. The GPS reading was Lat. N 41.38751 Long. W -71.99512.

The sixth place we visited was not a cemetery but a memorial plaque on the Joseph Loomis House in Windsor,CT. The Joseph Loomis House is on the grounds of the Loomis Chaffee School, Windsor, CT. It is not open to the public as it is occupied by school staff. Joseph Loomis (1590-1658) was my 11th great-grandparent. GPS reading Lat. N 41.84531 Long. W -72.63961.

While we were in the Windsor, CT area we also visited the tombstones of two of Joseph's sons, Samuel in the Woodlawn Cemetery GPS Lat. N 41.97686 Long. W -72.63205, Suffield, Hartford Co., CT and John in the Palisado Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford Co., CT. GPS Lat. N 41.85891 Long W -72.63917.