William Nickerson 1690
IN MEMORY OF
WILLIAM NICKERSON
ENGLAND 1604 - MASSACHUSETTS 1689-1690
BOSTON 1637 - FREEMAN 1638 - YARMOUTH 1640
DEPUTY TO CENTRAL COURT 1655 - FOUNDER OF CHATHAM
RELIGIOUS TEACHER - USEFUL CITIZEN - FIRST OF THE NAME IN AMERICA
PROGENITOR OF FIFTY THOUSAND DESCENDANTS
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HIS WIFE
ANNE (BUSBY) NICKERSON
ENGLAND 1609 - MASSACHUSETTS 1686+
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THEIR CHILDREN
ELIZABETH (MARRIED TRUSTRAM HEDGES) - ROBERT (MARRIED - )
SAMUEL (MARRIED MARY BELL) - SARAH (MARRIED NATHANIEL COVEL)
JOHN (MARRIED SARAH WILLIAMS) - WILLIAM (MARRIED MERCY WILLIAMS)
JOSEPH (MARRIED RUHAMAH -)
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THIS TABLET SET ON THIS THE
PROBABLE BURIAL PLACE OF
WILLIAM NICKERSON (1) WITH THE
PERMISSION OF THE TOWN OF CHATHAM 1915
BY WILLIAM NICKERSON OF CAMBRIDGE (9) AMOS(8) JONATHAN (7)
JONATHAN (6) SETH (5) JONATHAN (4) THOMAS (3) WILLIAM (2) WILLIAM (1)
This is a large granite monument located in the Nickerson family cemetery.