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Nickerson, Sarah

Nickerson, Sarah[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]

Female Abt 1644 - Abt 1715  (71 years)


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  • Name Nickerson, Sarah 
    Birth Abt 1644  Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8] 
    Gender Female 
    Death Abt 1715  Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Aft 4 Jul 1715  Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2252  Theisen & Allied Families
    Last Modified 9 Feb 2024 

    Father Nickerson, William lI,   b. Abt 16 Oct 1604, Permontergate, Norwich, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Aug 1690, Monomoit [now Chatham], Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Busby, Anna,   b. Bef 2 Feb 1607, Norwich, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 1686, Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 79 years) 
    Marriage 24 Jun 1627  Norwich, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 11] 
    Family ID F548  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Covell, Nathaniel Jr,   b. Abt 7 Sep 1633, Chelmsford, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 2 Dec 1687, Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Marriage 4 Jul 1663  Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 12, 13, 14] 
    • Spouse: Sarah Nickerson
    Children 
     1. Covell, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1666, Chatham, Cape Cod, Plymouth Colony Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 13 Mar 1747, Chatham, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     2. Covell, Sarah,   b. Abt 1669, Monomoit, Cape Cod, Plymouth Colony Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1713, Chatham, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
     3. Covell, III, Nathaniel,   b. Abt 1670, Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 13 Mar 1747, Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     4. Covell, Sr., William,   b. Abt 1673, Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 18 Jan 1760, Eastham (now Wellfleet), Barnstable County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     5. Covell, Joseph,   b. Between Abt 1674 and 1675, Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1732, Chatham, Barnstable County, Cape Cod Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 59 years)
     6. Covell, Ephraim,   b. Abt 1677, Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 10 Sep 1753, Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Family ID F540  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Mar 2026 

  • Notes 
    • Mother of: Nathaniel, William (1649-1719), Joseph, Ephraim**, Sarah, Elizabeth

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Geni World Family Tree, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-21195874/sarah-nickerson-in-geni-world-family-tree.
      Sarah Nickerson&lt;br&gt;Gender: Female&lt;br&gt;Birth: Circa 1644 - Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Spouse: Nathaniel Covell - July 4 1663 - Yarmouth, Michigan, United States&lt;br&gt;Death: Circa 1715 - Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts&lt;br&gt;Burial: 1715 - Massachusetts&lt;br&gt;Father: <a>William Nickerson, lI</a>&lt;br&gt;Mother: <a>Anne Nickerson (born Busby)</a>&lt;br&gt;Husband: <a>Nathaniel Covell</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Elizabeth Eldredge (born Covell)</a>, <a>Sarah Phillips (born Covell)</a>, <a>Nathaniel Covell, III</a>, <a>William Covell, Sr.</a>, <a>Joseph Covell</a>, <a>Ephraim Covell</a>, <a>Elizabeth Covel</a>&lt;br&gt;Siblings: <a>Nicholas Nickerson</a>, <a>Elizabeth Eldridge (born Nickerson)</a>, <a>Robert Nickerson</a>, <a>Thomas Nickerson</a>, <a>Anne Hedges (born Nickerson)</a>, <a>Samuel Nickerson, Sr.</a>, <a>John Nickerson</a>, <a>Joseph Nickerson</a>, <a>William Nickerson, III</a>

    2. [S1] FamilySearch Family Tree, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-1349585102/sarah-covell-born-nickerson-in-familysearch-family-tree.
      Sarah Covell (born Nickerson)&lt;br&gt;Gender: Female&lt;br&gt;Birth: 1644 - Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Jan 15 1662 - Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA&lt;br&gt;Death: 1715 - Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America&lt;br&gt;Burial: From 1715 - Massachusetts&lt;br&gt;Parents: <a>William Nickerson Jr</a>, <a>Anne Nickerson (born Busby)</a>&lt;br&gt;Husband: <a>Nathaniel Covell Jr</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Epraim Covell</a>, <a>Nathaniel Covell III</a>, <a>Elizabeth Eldredge (born Covell)</a>, <a>Sarah Phillips (born Covell)</a>, <a>William Covell</a>, <a>Ephraim Covell</a>, <a>Joseph Covell</a>&lt;br&gt;Siblings: <a>Nicholas Nickerson</a>, <a>Elizabeth Eldredge (born Nickerson)</a>, <a>Robert Nickerson</a>, <a>Thomas Nickerson</a>, <a>Anne Hedges (born Nickerson)</a>, <a>Samuel Nickerson</a>, <a>John Nickerson</a>, <a>Joseph Nickerson</a>, <a>Hattie Lord (born Nickerson)</a>, <a>William Nickerson Jr.</a>

    3. [S3] Geni World Family Tree, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-21195874/sarah-nickerson-in-geni-world-family-tree (Reliability: 3).
      Added via a Record Match

    4. [S19] WikiTree, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10109-6203857/sarah-covell-born-nickerson-in-wikitree.
      Sarah Covell (born Nickerson)&lt;br&gt;Gender: Female&lt;br&gt;Birth: 1644 - Yarmouth, Barnstable Co MA&lt;br&gt;Marriage: July 4 1663 - Chatham, Barnstable Co MA&lt;br&gt;Death: 1715 - Yarmouth, Barnstable Co MA&lt;br&gt;Father: William Nickerson&lt;br&gt;Mother: Anne Nickerson (born Busby)&lt;br&gt;Spouses: Nathaniel CovellNathaniel Covell&lt;br&gt;Children: Joseph CovellEphraim Covell (born Covill)

    5. [S558] Compendium of American Genealogy 1600s-1800s Vol. VI.

    6. [S559] International Genealogical Index.

    7. [S560] The Nickerson Family, Part I-III, Pg. 21.

    8. [S561] Historical address delivered by James W. Hawes, August 1, 1912 : on the occasion of the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the incorporation of Chatham, confined chiefly to the period before 1860, https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/184643/?offset=#page=5&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q=.
      States Sarah was daughter of William Nickerson (who settled Monomoit, later known as Chatham)

    9. [S560] The Nickerson Family, Part I-III, Pg. 16.

    10. [S533] New England Marriages Prior to 1700 by Clarence Almon Torry, 1985, Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., Vol 2, Pg. 1095.
      https://www.americanancestors.org/DB1568/rd/21175/1095/426897738

    11. [S594] A historical sketch of Nicholas Busby, the emigrant, Pg. 17.

    12. [S1] FamilySearch Family Tree, https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/795571/?offset=0#page=6&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q=.
      Marriage implied by mention of the birth of their son Joseph Covell.

    13. [S561] Historical address delivered by James W. Hawes, August 1, 1912 : on the occasion of the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the incorporation of Chatham, confined chiefly to the period before 1860, https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/184643/?offset=#page=5&viewer=picture&o=&n=0&q=.
      States Sarah (Nickerson) and her husband Nathaniel Covel followed her father, William Nickerson to settled Monomoit (now known as Chatham, MA).

    14. [S557] A History of Chatham Massachusetts, Parts 1-4, Pg. 127.


 

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