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
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.
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
