Ebenezer NIMS

1687 - 1766  (78 years)

• Name	Ebenezer NIMS  [1, 2]
  	Excerpts from e-mail from Donna McCool, dtd 06-23-2012: Ebenezer Nims was born March 14, 1687 in Deerfield MA. He was the son of Godfrey Nims and Godfrey's first wife Mary Miller Williams, the widow of Zebediah Williams. Nims family tradition says that Godfrey's roots go to Nimes, France and a Huguenot family. No trace of Godfrey's birth has been found and the family is currently going further afield in search of his origins. Godfrey is the first of his family name in America and it is believed that all Nimses in America are descendants of Godrey. He is first heard of in Northampton, MA in 1667 and in 1685 was granted his first land in Deerfield. Ebenezer was 17 years old at the time of the 1704 raid, was captured and taken to Lorette. Tradition says that priests were putting pressure on Sarah Hoyt to marry a French officer convert, and that she outsmarted the priests by finally saying she would marry a fellow captive if one would have her. Ebenezer Nims stepped forward and the two were married. [1]
  Birth	14 Mar 1687	Deerfield, Massachusetts   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1766	Deerfield, Massachusetts   [1]
  Person ID	I41391	Main Tree
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2012

  
  

  Father	Godfrey NIMS/NYMM,   c. 22 Oct 1648, St. Clement-Danes, Westminster, England d. Bef 11 Jan 1708/9, Deerfield, Franklin Co., Massachusetts (Age ~ 60 years)
  Mother	Mary MILLER   d. 27 Apr 1688
  Family ID	F27623	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah HOYT,   b. 06 May 1686   d. 11 Jan 1761, Deerfield, Massachusetts (Age 74 years)
  Children	1. Ebenezer NIMS,   b. abt. 1712
  Family ID	F23004	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2012

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Mar 1687 - Deerfield, Massachusetts Death - 1766 - Deerfield, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S4863] E-Mail from Donna McCool dtd 06-23-2012. [S00001] David W. Hoyt, "A Genealogical History of the Hoyt, Haight, and Hight Families", (Name: Name: Providence: Printed for the Author by the Providence Press Co. Boston: Henry Hoyt - 1871;;).