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Nathan NILES

Nathan NILES

Male 1700 - 1778  (77 years)

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  • Name Nathan NILES  [2, 3, 4, 5] 
    • in the 78th year of his age

      Nathan was the son of Nathaniel Niles and Mary Hannah of Kingstown, Rhode Island. He was married (1) in South Kingstown, RI 12 Sep 1728 to Mary Northup, presumed to be the daughter of Joseph Northup of Kingstown (Kingstown was the parent town of North Kingstown and South Kingstown, spilt in 1722). Following Mary's death, he married Zerviah Fanning. Nathan and Mary had eleven known children, born 1729 to 1749, the first three in S. Kingstown, RI, and the others in Groton, CT. Nathan had a large property, indicated in his will dated 5 May 1778, with extensive inventory dated 4 Aug 1778. Named in his will are his wife Zerviah, his five sons Robert Niles of Norwich, Nathan Niles of Stonginton, Nathaniel Niles, Elisha Niles and Thomas Np [Northup] Niles, executor; and he names his six daughters: Katharine Fish, deceased, Mary Avery, Sarah Avery, Hannah Avery, Tabitha Stoddard, and Lucy Latham. He also names many grandchildren.

      NOTE: A Niles genealogy published in the New England Historical Genealogical Register in 1931 mistakenly calls Nathan by the name Nathaniel. This is incorrect-- the name on the tombstone and in the will are both very clearly Nathan. The two names are NOT interchangeable, as clearly shown in Nathan's family, where he names one son Nathan and another son Nathaniel. The same article also makes the all-too-common error of calling Mary a Northrup instead of using the correct spelling-- Northup.

      The children of Nathan and Mary (Northup) Niles, first three births recorded in South Kingstown, RI, the remainder in Groton, CT:

      * Katherine, b. 18 July 1729, m. Nathan Fish

      * Mary, b. 19 May 1731, m. Deacon Peter Avery

      * Sarah, b. 22 Oct 1732, m. Simeon Avery

      * Robert, b. 2 Sep 1732, m. Abigail Avery

      * Tabitha, b. 7 Aug 1736, m. Wait Stoddard

      * Nathan, b. 16 Jan 1737/8, d. 8 March 1794, m. Priscilla Stoddard and had son Nathan

      * Thomas Northup, b. 9 Dec 1739, m. Anna Avery

      * Nathaniel, b. 23 March 1741/2, d. 17 Feb 1812, m. Anna Fanning

      * Hannah, b. 4 Nov 1744, m. Amos Avery

      * Lucy, b. c. 1747, m. Jonathan Latham

      * Elisha, b. 26 Jan 1750, d. 17 Feb 1812 (same day as brother), m. Sarah Burrows

      Posted on Find A Grave originally created by Jan Franco, Maintained by: Stan Arnold [1]
    Birth 12 Sep 1700  South Kingstown, Kings Co., Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Fact Son of Nathaniel and Mary Niles Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Death 5 Jul 1778  Groton, New London Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5] 
    Burial Niles Family Cemetery, Groton, New London Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I41378  Main Tree
    Last Modified 9 Jul 2022 

    Family 1 Mary NORTHUP,   b. 1712   d. 15 Sep 1757 (Age 45 years) 
    Marriage 12 Sep 1728  South Kingstown, Kings Co., Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mary NILES,   b. abt. 1730   d. 10 Jun 1800 (Age 70 years)
    +2. Sarah NILES,   b. 23 Oct 1732, Groton, New London Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Apr 1783, Orford, Grafton Co., New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F04014  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Jul 2022 

    Family 2 Zerviah FANNING,   b. 1711, Groton, New London Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1791, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 1761  [1] 
    Family ID F4886  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Jul 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Jul 1778 - Groton, New London Co., Connecticut Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Nathan Niles Headstone    		Nathan Niles Headstone
    Nathan, son of Nathaniel Niles and May Hannah, is the husband of (1) Mary Northup and (2) Zerviah Fanning. He is buried in the Niles Family Cemetery in Groton, New London Co., Connecticut.

    Maintained by: Stan Arnold
    Originally Created b: Jan Franco
    Photo added by: Jan Franco

  • Sources 
    1. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.

    2. [S02984] RootsWeb: Freepages - Some Descendants of Thomas WHEELER.

    3. [S1687] Ancestry.com: Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899.

    4. [S3041] History of the FANNING Family - A Genealogical Record to 1900 of the Descendants of Edmund FANNING , (Walter Frederic Brooks).

    5. [S6901] Ancestry.com: Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934.


  

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