Researching Jonathan Nichols
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 9757 people with the Nichols surname? In that year Nichols was ranked number 422 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Jonathan means "God gives" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Jonathan Nichols on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Jonathan Nichols and the Nichols Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 9050 people with the Nichols surname in the UK? Nichols is now ranked number 640 for popularity in the UK. |
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Jonathan Nichols (Rhode Island politician)
Capt. Jonathan Nichols Sr. (10 June 1681 – 2 August 1727) was a deputy governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. He was the son of Thomas and Hannah Nichols of Newport. Nichols became a freeman of Newport in 1707, then served many years as either Deputy or Assistant from 1713 to 1727. In 1718 he was called Captain, and in 1721 he was appointed to a committee to rebuild or repair Fort Ann on Goat Island. In May 1727 Nichols was selected as the Deputy Governor of the Rhode Island colony, but he died in office less than three months later in August, and Thomas Frye completed his term.
While his father was an original legatee of the town of East Greenwich, he and his family remained in Newport. With his wife, Elizabeth, the daughter of Robert and Mary (Wodell) Lawton, he had eight children born from 1708 to 1723. Nichols is buried in the Nichols-Hassard Burial Ground in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
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