Nathan Niles & Irene Russell - my 5th Great-Grandparents

36.  Nathan Niles (Nathan ⁵, John ⁴, John ³, John ², John ¹) 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.

Notes: Birth recorded Nov. 20, 1755, Colchester, CT, Vol. 1, p. 145.

Moved to Tioga County, PA by 1804.

A judge.

Buried Niles Cemetery, also known as Dailey, Tioga Township, Tioga County, PA.

Found at the foot of Mill Creek on Route 15 North of Mansfield. PA. Inscriptions copied by Engineers. This was one of several cemeteries destroyed by the Tioga Hammond Dam Project about 1968. 

Sources:

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

Tri-Counties Genealogy & History Sites,  www.rootsweb.com/~srgp/cemt/daileyc.htm

Tri-Counties Genealogy & History Sites,  www.rootsweb.com/~patioga/outline/delmout.htm 

1790 US Census of Connecticut, New London

1800 US Census of Connecticut, New London, Stonington

1810 US Census of Connecticut, New London, Groton/Stonington

1820 US Census of Pennsylvania, Tioga, Delmar/Tioga 

Genealogy query by Chris West:  chriswest@penn.com 

Niles Family Cemetery List:  www.nilesfamily.com/nilescemetery/pennsylvania10.html#1001563 

Find A Grave: www.findagrave.com. Nathan Niles. Dailey Cemetery, Tioga Co. PA. Memorial # 18376483. GPS N 41.88140 W -77.13060. Relocated to Oakwood Cemetery, Mansfield, PA due to reservoir construction in the 1970's. GPS N 41.81330 W -77.07250. 

Nathan married Irene Russell, daughter of Jonathan Russell and Unknown, By 1780 in CT, USA. Irene was born in 1755 in Colchester, New London, CT, died on May 18, 1848 in Tioga Twp., Tioga Co., PA, USA, and was buried in Dailey, Tioga Township, Tioga County, PA. 

Notes: Buried Niles Cemetery, also known as Dailey, Tioga Township, Tioga County, PA. 

Sources:

Tri-Counties Genealogy & History Sites,  www.rootsweb.com/~srgp/cemt/daileyc.htm 

Children from this marriage were: 

  +      38   F         i.      Irene Niles was born on Nov 11, 1780 in Hebron, Tolland, CT and died on Jun 10, 1873 in Norwich, Oxford Co., ON, Can.  

          39   M       ii.      Nathan Niles Jr was born in 1782.

Nathan married Ruth Gitchell, daughter of ____________ ____________ and ____________ ____________.  

          40   M      iii.       Aaron Niles was born in 1784.

                               Aaron married Deborah Ives, daughter of __________ _________ and
                               ____________  ____________. 

          41   F       iv.      Clarissa Niles was born in 1786.

Clarissa married John Beecher, son of ____________ ____________ and ____________ ____________.  

  +      42   M      v.         Erastus Niles was born in 1789.  

          43   M     vi.         Augustus Niles was born on Feb 6, 1792 and died on Oct 27, 1841.  

General Notes: Buried Niles Cemetery, also known as Dailey, Tioga Township, Tioga County, PA. 

Sources:

Tri-Counties Genealogy & History Sutes,   www.rootsweb.com/~srgp/cemt/daileyc.htm

www.nilesfamily.com/nilescemetery/pennsylvania10.html#1001563 

          44   F      vii.         Violetta Niles was born in 1793.

Violetta married John Dailey, son of ____________ ____________ and ____________ ____________.  

          45   M   viii.         Rodney was born in 1796.

Rodney married Emily Hotchkiss, daughter of ____________ ____________ and ____________ ____________.  

          46   F       ix.         Temperance Niles was born in 1804.

Temperance married Timothy Brace, son of ____________ ____________ and ____________ ____________.

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.

John Niles & Abigail [Niles] - my 8th Great-Grandparents

4.  John Niles (John ², John ¹) was born on Mar 4, 1638/39 in Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA and died on Sep 7, 1683 in Block Island, RI.  

Notes: Block Island/New Shoreham. 

Sources:

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

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

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. 

New England Marriages Prior to 1700, by Clarence A. Torrey, CD, NEHGS, 2001.

NILES, John & Abigail _____; m/2 John BANNING; ca 1679; New Shoreham; RI {TAG 22:281}. 

John married Abigail [Niles], daughter of ____________ ____________ and ____________ ____________, about 1679 in New Shoreham, Block Island, RI.  

Children from this marriage were:

  +      11   M        i.         John Niles was born in 1680 in New Shoreham, Block Island, RI and died

                                        in 1768 in Colchester, New London, CT.

  +      12   M       ii.         Ambrose Niles was born on Nov 28, 1683 in New Shoreham, Block Island,

                                        RI and died from before Mar 17, 1723/24 to Mar 17, 1724/25 in Lyme,

                                        New London Co., CT.

John Niles and Jane Read - my 9th Great-Grandparents

2.  John Niles (John ¹) was born about 1603 in Beaminster, Dorset Co., England, died on Feb 8, 1693/94 in Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA, and was buried in Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, MA.  

Notes: He was born possibly at Beaminster, Dorset Co., England (son of John Nyle and Johane Paviot).

He migrated in 1634. The first known New England record concerning him is dated Sept. 1, 1634 and concerns a grant of land in Dorchester.  He probably remained in Dorchester a short time before moving to Braintree (1636). He was in Braintree by 1643 where he was made a freeman on May 26, 1647.  He was a weaver by trade. 

Niles, John (1602/3-1693/4) from Wales, said to have been a passenger in the "Speedwell"; settled in Mass; at Squantum, 1632, Dorchester, 1634, Braintree, 1636; m 1635, Jane (d 1654), dau of William Reed, m. Lucy Hennage.

 

Sources:

The Great Migration. Immigrants to New England 1634-1635. Volume V (M-P). Robert Charles Anderson. Great Migration Study Project. New England Historic Genealogical Society. Boston 2007. 

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

http://www.nilesfamily.com/index.html

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. 

The Compendium of American Genealogy. First Families of America, edited by Frederick Adams Virkus. Multi volume set. 1937-1942. Immigrant Ancestors, Vol. VII, p. 825-895. 

Some Descendants of the Reverend Robert R. Niles, by Anne McKee Niles, Springfield, Missouri, 2004 

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

New England Marriages Prior to 1700, by Clarence A. Torrey, CD, NEHGS, 2001

NILES, John (-1694, ae 91) & 1/wf Jane [REED]? (-15 May 1654); ca 1635?; Braintree {McCormick-Hamilton 793; Reg. 37:166; Ludington-Saltus 167; Noyes-Gilman 172; Dillon Anc. 47-48; Vinton Mem. 344; Reg. 85:145}

NILES, John (-1694, ae 91) & 2/wf Hannah (_____) [AMES], w William; 6 Apr 1660?, ca 1656/7; Braintree {McCormick-Hamilton 793; Smith-Bryant 106; Pope's Pioneers 17; Ludington-Saltus 167; Noyes-Gilman 172; Vinton Mem. 344; Dillon Anc. 48; Reg. 85:145}

Compendium of New England Pioneers, Archive CD Books, 2006.

A Genealogical Register of the First Settlers Of New England, by John Farmer, 1829, Lancaster, Mass. 

The Pioneers of Massachusetts, by Charles H Pope, 1900, Boston, Mass.

A Catalogue of the Names of the Early Puritan Settlers of the Colony of Connecticut, by Royal R. Hinman, Hartford, CT: 1852. 

John married Jane Read daughter of William Read and Lucy Hennage about 1635 in Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA. Jane was born in 1611 in Canterbury, Kent, England, died on May 15, 1654 in Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA, and was buried in Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, MA.

Sources:

Family Search web site: www.familysearch.org 

Children from this marriage were: 

             3   F         i.         Hannah Niles was born on Feb 16, 1636/37 in Dorchester, MA. 

Sources:

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

Hannah married Nathaniel Mott, son of ____________ ____________ and ____________ ____________, on Dec 25, 1656.  

  +        4   M       ii.         John Niles was born on Mar 4, 1638/39 in Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA and died on Sep 7, 1683 in Block Island, RI.  

             5   M      iii.         Joseph Niles was born on Aug 15, 1640 in Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA and died before 1694 in Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA.

 

                       Notes: Joseph was made a "freeman" of Rhode Island in 1709. He witnessed a deed of
                       Benjamin Niles at Lyme Conn. in 1710. In his will dated at Lyme in 1731, he left all
                       his property to his wife Patience. 

Sources:

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

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

New England Marriages Prior to 1700, by Clarence A. Torrey, CD, NEHGS, 2001

NILES, Joseph (1640-) & Mary MYCALL; 15 Nov 1661, 2 Nov 1662; Braintree {Reg. 37:287, 85:146; Braintree 717; Noyes-Gilman 172; Vinton Mem. 344-5; Dillon Anc. 48} 

Joseph married Mary Mycall daughter of ____________ ____________ and ____________ ____________, on Nov 15, 1661 in Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA.  

             6   M     iv.         Nathaniel Niles was born on Aug 16, 1642 in Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA and died on Dec 22, 1727 in Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA.  

             7   M      v.         Samuel Niles was born on May 12, 1644 in Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA and died on Nov 23, 1715 in Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA.  

Sources:

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

Samuel married Mary Billings daughter of Roger Billings and Hannah [Billings] on Apr 20, 1680 in Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA. Mary was born in 1645 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA, was christened on Nov 23, 1645 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA, and died on Dec 15, 1683 in Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA. 

             8   M     vi.         Increase Niles was born on Dec 16, 1646 in Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA and died on Sep 1, 1693 in Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA.  

Notes: He served from Oct. to Dec. 1675 in Johnson's Company in King Philip's War.

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. 

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

New England Marriages Prior to 1700, by Clarence A. Torrey, CD, NEHGS, 2001

NILES, Increase (1646-1693) & Mary PURCHASE, m/2 Francis NASH 1697; 4 Dec 1677; Braintree {Braintree 719; Vinton Mem. 344-5; Dillon Anc. 48; Reg. 37:347, 54:404, 85:147}

Increase married Mary Purchase, daughter of ____________ ____________ and ____________ ____________, on Dec 4, 1677 in Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA. Mary was born from Feb 3, 1658/59 to Feb 3, 1659/60 in Boston, Suffolk Co., MA and died on Apr 16, 1735. 

             9   M    vii.         Benjamin Niles was born on Mar 11, 1650/51 in Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA and died in 1712 in Lyme, New London Co., CT.  

Notes: Benjamin removed from Braintree to New Shoreham, R.I., later than his brother Nathaniel, but is mentioned in a return of the Lyme town meeting of November 19, 1690. His estate was distributed October 7, 1712 by his sons-in-law. Children, all except the youngest born at New Shoreham. 

Sources:

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

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

Benjamin married Ruth [Niles, daughter of ____________ ____________ and ____________ ____________, on Dec 13, 1681 in New Shoreham, Block Island, RI.

 

John next married 2nd Hannah Ames, daughter of ____________ ____________ and ____________ ____________, in 1656-1657. Hannah died on Jan 31, 1702/03 in Braintree, Dorchester, MA and was buried in Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, MA. 

Notes: Widow of William Ames. 

The child from this marriage was:

          10   M        i.         Isaac Niles was born on Apr 2, 1658 in Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA and died on Jan 30, 1658/59 in Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA.  

Sources:

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

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.