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Busby II, Nicholas

Busby II, Nicholas[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]

Male 1582 - 1657  (75 years)


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  • Name Busby II, Nicholas 
    Birth 1 Jan 1582  Norwich, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 8, 9, 11, 12] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 28 Aug 1657  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British America Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14] 
    Person ID I2308  Theisen & Allied Families
    Last Modified 30 May 2023 

    Father Busby I., Nicholas,   b. Abt 1546, Great Oakley, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 17 Jun 1615 and Mar 1617, Norwich, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Unknown, Margaret   d. Abt 7 Jun 1595 
    Marriage Abt 1579  Claxton, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1343  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Cocke (Cooke), Bridget,   b. Abt 1584, Norwich, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1 Jul 1660 and 3 Jul 1660, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 24 Jun 1605  St. Mary Coslany, Norwich, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16] 
    • Spouse: Bridget Busby (born Cocke)
    Children 
     1. Busby, Richard,   b. Abt 1606, St. Mary Coslany, Norwich, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 25 Jun 1608, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
     2. Busby, Thomas,   b. Abt 1606, St. Mary Coslany, Norwich, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1626, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 20 years)
     3. 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)
     4. Busby III, Nicholas,   b. Abt 9 Sep 1610, Ofst.Marycoslany, Norwich, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 25 Jul 1657, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
     5. Busby, Susan,   b. Abt 5 Dec 1613, St. Mary Coslany, Norwich, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. Busby, Catherine,   b. Abt 6 Aug 1615, St. Mary Coslany, Norwich, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1637, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 21 years)
     7. Busby, Abraham,   b. Abt 7 Sep 1618, Norwich, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 20 Mar 1687, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     8. Busby, Sarah,   b. Abt 12 Dec 1619, St. Mary Coslany, Norwich, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 25 Apr 1699, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     9. Busby, Annie,   b. Abt 22 Apr 1623, Norwich, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1 Sep 1625, St. Mary Coslany, Norwich, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
     10. Busby, Livewell,   b. St. Mary Coslany, Norwich, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1636, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F550  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 Mar 2026 

  • Notes 

    • Nicholas Busby sailed to Boston in 1637 aboard either the "Rose" (most likely due to leaving from Yarmouth) or the "John and Dorothy."

  • Sources 
    1. [S19] WikiTree, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10109-8102103/nicholas-busby-in-wikitree.
      Nicholas Busby<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Circa 1587 - Norwich, Norfolk, , England<br>Marriage: June 24 1605 - St. Mary Caslany, Norwich, Norfolk, England<br>Death: Aug 28 1657 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts<br>Father: Nicholas Busby<br>Mother: Susannah Busby (born Plombe)<br>Wife: Bridget Busby (born Cocke)<br>Children: Nicholas BusbySarah BusbyAnne Nickerson (born Busby)Catherine BusbyAbraham Busby

    2. [S3] Geni World Family Tree, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-7339109/nicholas-busby-ii-in-geni-world-family-tree.
      Nicholas Busby, II&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Alias name: Bushby&lt;br&gt;Birth: Jan 1 1589 - Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Spouse: Bridget Busby (born Cocke) - June 24 1605 - St. Mary Coslany, Norwich, Norfolk, England&lt;br&gt;Death: Aug 28 1667 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States&lt;br&gt;Burial: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts&lt;br&gt;Father: <a>Nicholas Busby, I</a>&lt;br&gt;Mother: <a>Susannah Busby (born Plombe)</a>&lt;br&gt;Wife: <a>Bridget Busby (born Cocke)</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Richard Busby</a>, <a>Thomas Busby</a>, <a>Anne Nickerson (born Busby)</a>, <a>Nicholas Busby, III</a>, <a>Susan Busby</a>, <a>Catherine Savory (born Busby)</a>, <a>Abraham Busby</a>, <a>Sarah Grout (born Busby)</a>, <a>Annie Busby</a>, <a>Livewell Busby</a>, <a>Susan Cakebread (born Busby)</a>&lt;br&gt;Sibling: <a>John Busby</a>

    3. [S3] Geni World Family Tree, https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-7339109/nicholas-busby-ii-in-geni-world-family-tree.
      Nicholas Busby, II&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Alias name: Bushby&lt;br&gt;Birth: Jan 1 1589 - Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Spouse: Bridget Busby (born Cocke) - June 24 1605 - St. Mary Coslany, Norwich, Norfolk, England&lt;br&gt;Death: Aug 28 1667 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States&lt;br&gt;Burial: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts&lt;br&gt;Father: <a>Nicholas Busby, I</a>&lt;br&gt;Mother: <a>Susannah Busby (born Plombe)</a>&lt;br&gt;Wife: <a>Bridget Busby (born Cocke)</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Sarah Grout (born Busby)</a>, <a>Richard Busby</a>, <a>Thomas Busby</a>, <a>Anne Nickerson (born Busby)</a>, <a>Nicholas Busby, III</a>, <a>Susan Busby</a>, <a>Catherine Savory (born Busby)</a>, <a>Abraham Busby</a>, <a>Annie Busby</a>, <a>Livewell Busby</a>, <a>Susan Cakebread (born Busby)</a>&lt;br&gt;Sibling: <a>John Busby</a>

    4. [S19] WikiTree.
      Mr. Nicholas Busby&lt;br&gt;Gender: Male&lt;br&gt;Birth: Jan 1 1589 - Norwich, Norfolk&lt;br&gt;Death: Aug 28 1657 - Bolton, Suffolk Co MA&lt;br&gt;Father: Nicholas Busby&lt;br&gt;Mother: Susannah Busby (born Plombe)&lt;br&gt;Wife: Mrs. Bridget Busby (born Cocke)

    5. [S588] The English Ancestry of William and Anne (Busby) Nickerson of Chatham, Massachusetts, and of Nicholas and Bridget (Cocke) Busby of Boston.

    6. [S589] ***Nicholas Busby (Origin: Norwich, Norfolk; Emigration: 1637; Residences: Newbury, Watertown, Boston), Concise entry in "The Great Migration Directory: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1640," compiled by respected genealogist Charles Robert Anderson.

    7. [S590] A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England.

    8. [S545] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI).

    9. [S593] Directory of the American Heads of New England Families, 1620-1700.

    10. [S557] A History of Chatham Massachusetts, Parts 1-4, Pg. 60.

    11. [S594] A historical sketch of Nicholas Busby, the emigrant, Pg. 2, 5.

    12. [S595] The American Genealogist, Pg. 251.

    13. [S594] A historical sketch of Nicholas Busby, the emigrant, Pg. 8, 10.

    14. [S296] Ancestry.com, https://search.ancestry.com/collections/9069/records/367266 Pg. 309.

    15. [S594] A historical sketch of Nicholas Busby, the emigrant, Pgs. 5, 17.

    16. [S546] Cape Cod Library of Local History and Genealogy, Vol II, Pg. 1308.


 

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