Note: No burial record or gravestone has been found for Nathaniel, but he is most likely buried here with his second wife, where two of their sons have crude markers with their initials. The birth year is an approximation based on the sequencing of his siblings, and the death year is when his will was proved.
Nathaniel was the son of Joseph Niles and Mary (Farr) Mycall of Braintree, and m. (1) c. 1700 Jane LITTLEFIELD, b. 1681, d. c. 1702, the daughter of Caleb Littlefield and Mary Allen; m. (2), c. 1705 Tabitha Gardner, b. 2 Feb 1687, d. 1771, the daughter of George Gardner and Tabitha Tefft.
Nathaniel was living in Kingstowne, RI on 29 Oct 1712 when he purchased 100 acres of land in Greenwich, RI, probably land that became a part of West Greenwich after its creation in 1741. He was called the son of Joseph in the deed. Nathaniel may have come to Kingstowne directly from Braintree, or else via Block Island like other members of the Niles family.
His will, dated 9 Feb 1743/4, was proved 1 July 1758, naming wife Tabitha and several children. The will of his widow, Tabitha, was dated 27 Dec 1759 and proved 13 April 1771, mentioning several children, but not Nathaniel, who was of a different mother. Children:
with first wife, Jane Littlefield:
* Nathaniel, b. c. 1702, m. (1) Abigail DOLOVER; (2) Ruth SWEET
wife second wife, Tabitha Gardner:
* Tabitha, b. c. 1706, d. W. Greenwich c. 1795, m. E. Greenwich 24 Feb 1725/6 Samuel DYRE, b. N. Kingstown c. 1703, d. March 1760, son of Edward Dyre and Mary Greene of N. Kingstown. Samuel's will, dated 5 March 1760, was proved 5 April 1760. Tabitha and Samuel had nine children born c. 1726 to c. 1751.
* John, b. c. 1708, d. Vermont c. 1778, m. (1) E. Greenwich 13 Aug 1732 Mary BRIGGS, b. c. 1712, d. c. 1747, daughter of Philip Briggs of N. Kingstown; m. (2) E. Greenwich 7 May 1748 Elizabeth SPENCER, b. E. Greenwich 1 Dec 1727, d. c. 1760, daughter of William Spencer and Elizabeth Rice;; m. (3) c. 1762 Hannah _______; and m. (4) W. Greenwich 4 Nov 1773 Mrs. Freelove (_______) Hill of Exeter. John was made a freeman of (East) Greenwich on 1 May 1738. He had five known children with second wife, Elizabeth, born 1749-1757, and one child with third wife Hannah, born 1763. He may have moved to Shaftesbury, Vermont.
* Joseph, b. c. 1715, d. W. Greenwich 24 May 1791, m. (1) E. Greenwich 9 Nov 1739 Sarah CASS (CASE), b. 19 Feb 1723/4, daughter of John-3 Cass/Case (Wm-2-1) and Abigail Fish; m. (2) W. Greenwich c. 1756 Jemima (CASS) Rogers, b. 29 Sep 1721, d. c. 1760, sister of Sarah, and widow of Benjamin Rogers. Joseph m. (3) W. Greenwich c. 1761 Mary _______. Joseph was made a freeman of (East) Greenwich on 15 Feb 1736/7. He owned a mill known as Niles Mill. He had four known children with his first wife Sarah, born 1741-1748, and one source gives him five additional children with his last wife, Mary. He is buried here with a crude marker with his initials. His three wives are also likely here, but without markers.
* Samuel, b. E. Greenwich 8 Feb 1719/20, d. W. Greenwich 3 Oct 1778, m. c. 1740 Martha PITCHER, b. E. Greenwich 20 Oct 1720, d. in Otsego Co., NY, the daughter of Jonathan Pitcher and Phebe Hopkins. They had nine known children born 1742-1763. Samuel is buried here, and has a crude marker with his initials on it. Martha moved to Richland Springs, Otsego Co., NY, and is likely buried there.
Nathaniel was the son of Joseph Niles and Mary (Farr) Mycall of Braintree, and m. (1) c. 1700 Jane LITTLEFIELD, b. 1681, d. c. 1702, the daughter of Caleb Littlefield and Mary Allen; m. (2), c. 1705 Tabitha Gardner, b. 2 Feb 1687, d. 1771, the daughter of George Gardner and Tabitha Tefft.
Nathaniel was living in Kingstowne, RI on 29 Oct 1712 when he purchased 100 acres of land in Greenwich, RI, probably land that became a part of West Greenwich after its creation in 1741. He was called the son of Joseph in the deed. Nathaniel may have come to Kingstowne directly from Braintree, or else via Block Island like other members of the Niles family.
His will, dated 9 Feb 1743/4, was proved 1 July 1758, naming wife Tabitha and several children. The will of his widow, Tabitha, was dated 27 Dec 1759 and proved 13 April 1771, mentioning several children, but not Nathaniel, who was of a different mother. Children:
with first wife, Jane Littlefield:
* Nathaniel, b. c. 1702, m. (1) Abigail DOLOVER; (2) Ruth SWEET
wife second wife, Tabitha Gardner:
* Tabitha, b. c. 1706, d. W. Greenwich c. 1795, m. E. Greenwich 24 Feb 1725/6 Samuel DYRE, b. N. Kingstown c. 1703, d. March 1760, son of Edward Dyre and Mary Greene of N. Kingstown. Samuel's will, dated 5 March 1760, was proved 5 April 1760. Tabitha and Samuel had nine children born c. 1726 to c. 1751.
* John, b. c. 1708, d. Vermont c. 1778, m. (1) E. Greenwich 13 Aug 1732 Mary BRIGGS, b. c. 1712, d. c. 1747, daughter of Philip Briggs of N. Kingstown; m. (2) E. Greenwich 7 May 1748 Elizabeth SPENCER, b. E. Greenwich 1 Dec 1727, d. c. 1760, daughter of William Spencer and Elizabeth Rice;; m. (3) c. 1762 Hannah _______; and m. (4) W. Greenwich 4 Nov 1773 Mrs. Freelove (_______) Hill of Exeter. John was made a freeman of (East) Greenwich on 1 May 1738. He had five known children with second wife, Elizabeth, born 1749-1757, and one child with third wife Hannah, born 1763. He may have moved to Shaftesbury, Vermont.
* Joseph, b. c. 1715, d. W. Greenwich 24 May 1791, m. (1) E. Greenwich 9 Nov 1739 Sarah CASS (CASE), b. 19 Feb 1723/4, daughter of John-3 Cass/Case (Wm-2-1) and Abigail Fish; m. (2) W. Greenwich c. 1756 Jemima (CASS) Rogers, b. 29 Sep 1721, d. c. 1760, sister of Sarah, and widow of Benjamin Rogers. Joseph m. (3) W. Greenwich c. 1761 Mary _______. Joseph was made a freeman of (East) Greenwich on 15 Feb 1736/7. He owned a mill known as Niles Mill. He had four known children with his first wife Sarah, born 1741-1748, and one source gives him five additional children with his last wife, Mary. He is buried here with a crude marker with his initials. His three wives are also likely here, but without markers.
* Samuel, b. E. Greenwich 8 Feb 1719/20, d. W. Greenwich 3 Oct 1778, m. c. 1740 Martha PITCHER, b. E. Greenwich 20 Oct 1720, d. in Otsego Co., NY, the daughter of Jonathan Pitcher and Phebe Hopkins. They had nine known children born 1742-1763. Samuel is buried here, and has a crude marker with his initials on it. Martha moved to Richland Springs, Otsego Co., NY, and is likely buried there.
Note: No burial record or gravestone has been found for Nathaniel, but he is most likely buried here with his second wife, where two of their sons have crude markers with their initials. The birth year is an approximation based on the sequencing of his siblings, and the death year is when his will was proved.
Nathaniel was the son of Joseph Niles and Mary (Farr) Mycall of Braintree, and m. (1) c. 1700 Jane LITTLEFIELD, b. 1681, d. c. 1702, the daughter of Caleb Littlefield and Mary Allen; m. (2), c. 1705 Tabitha Gardner, b. 2 Feb 1687, d. 1771, the daughter of George Gardner and Tabitha Tefft.
Nathaniel was living in Kingstowne, RI on 29 Oct 1712 when he purchased 100 acres of land in Greenwich, RI, probably land that became a part of West Greenwich after its creation in 1741. He was called the son of Joseph in the deed. Nathaniel may have come to Kingstowne directly from Braintree, or else via Block Island like other members of the Niles family.
His will, dated 9 Feb 1743/4, was proved 1 July 1758, naming wife Tabitha and several children. The will of his widow, Tabitha, was dated 27 Dec 1759 and proved 13 April 1771, mentioning several children, but not Nathaniel, who was of a different mother. Children:
with first wife, Jane Littlefield:
* Nathaniel, b. c. 1702, m. (1) Abigail DOLOVER; (2) Ruth SWEET
wife second wife, Tabitha Gardner:
* Tabitha, b. c. 1706, d. W. Greenwich c. 1795, m. E. Greenwich 24 Feb 1725/6 Samuel DYRE, b. N. Kingstown c. 1703, d. March 1760, son of Edward Dyre and Mary Greene of N. Kingstown. Samuel's will, dated 5 March 1760, was proved 5 April 1760. Tabitha and Samuel had nine children born c. 1726 to c. 1751.
* John, b. c. 1708, d. Vermont c. 1778, m. (1) E. Greenwich 13 Aug 1732 Mary BRIGGS, b. c. 1712, d. c. 1747, daughter of Philip Briggs of N. Kingstown; m. (2) E. Greenwich 7 May 1748 Elizabeth SPENCER, b. E. Greenwich 1 Dec 1727, d. c. 1760, daughter of William Spencer and Elizabeth Rice;; m. (3) c. 1762 Hannah _______; and m. (4) W. Greenwich 4 Nov 1773 Mrs. Freelove (_______) Hill of Exeter. John was made a freeman of (East) Greenwich on 1 May 1738. He had five known children with second wife, Elizabeth, born 1749-1757, and one child with third wife Hannah, born 1763. He may have moved to Shaftesbury, Vermont.
* Joseph, b. c. 1715, d. W. Greenwich 24 May 1791, m. (1) E. Greenwich 9 Nov 1739 Sarah CASS (CASE), b. 19 Feb 1723/4, daughter of John-3 Cass/Case (Wm-2-1) and Abigail Fish; m. (2) W. Greenwich c. 1756 Jemima (CASS) Rogers, b. 29 Sep 1721, d. c. 1760, sister of Sarah, and widow of Benjamin Rogers. Joseph m. (3) W. Greenwich c. 1761 Mary _______. Joseph was made a freeman of (East) Greenwich on 15 Feb 1736/7. He owned a mill known as Niles Mill. He had four known children with his first wife Sarah, born 1741-1748, and one source gives him five additional children with his last wife, Mary. He is buried here with a crude marker with his initials. His three wives are also likely here, but without markers.
* Samuel, b. E. Greenwich 8 Feb 1719/20, d. W. Greenwich 3 Oct 1778, m. c. 1740 Martha PITCHER, b. E. Greenwich 20 Oct 1720, d. in Otsego Co., NY, the daughter of Jonathan Pitcher and Phebe Hopkins. They had nine known children born 1742-1763. Samuel is buried here, and has a crude marker with his initials on it. Martha moved to Richland Springs, Otsego Co., NY, and is likely buried there.
Nathaniel was the son of Joseph Niles and Mary (Farr) Mycall of Braintree, and m. (1) c. 1700 Jane LITTLEFIELD, b. 1681, d. c. 1702, the daughter of Caleb Littlefield and Mary Allen; m. (2), c. 1705 Tabitha Gardner, b. 2 Feb 1687, d. 1771, the daughter of George Gardner and Tabitha Tefft.
Nathaniel was living in Kingstowne, RI on 29 Oct 1712 when he purchased 100 acres of land in Greenwich, RI, probably land that became a part of West Greenwich after its creation in 1741. He was called the son of Joseph in the deed. Nathaniel may have come to Kingstowne directly from Braintree, or else via Block Island like other members of the Niles family.
His will, dated 9 Feb 1743/4, was proved 1 July 1758, naming wife Tabitha and several children. The will of his widow, Tabitha, was dated 27 Dec 1759 and proved 13 April 1771, mentioning several children, but not Nathaniel, who was of a different mother. Children:
with first wife, Jane Littlefield:
* Nathaniel, b. c. 1702, m. (1) Abigail DOLOVER; (2) Ruth SWEET
wife second wife, Tabitha Gardner:
* Tabitha, b. c. 1706, d. W. Greenwich c. 1795, m. E. Greenwich 24 Feb 1725/6 Samuel DYRE, b. N. Kingstown c. 1703, d. March 1760, son of Edward Dyre and Mary Greene of N. Kingstown. Samuel's will, dated 5 March 1760, was proved 5 April 1760. Tabitha and Samuel had nine children born c. 1726 to c. 1751.
* John, b. c. 1708, d. Vermont c. 1778, m. (1) E. Greenwich 13 Aug 1732 Mary BRIGGS, b. c. 1712, d. c. 1747, daughter of Philip Briggs of N. Kingstown; m. (2) E. Greenwich 7 May 1748 Elizabeth SPENCER, b. E. Greenwich 1 Dec 1727, d. c. 1760, daughter of William Spencer and Elizabeth Rice;; m. (3) c. 1762 Hannah _______; and m. (4) W. Greenwich 4 Nov 1773 Mrs. Freelove (_______) Hill of Exeter. John was made a freeman of (East) Greenwich on 1 May 1738. He had five known children with second wife, Elizabeth, born 1749-1757, and one child with third wife Hannah, born 1763. He may have moved to Shaftesbury, Vermont.
* Joseph, b. c. 1715, d. W. Greenwich 24 May 1791, m. (1) E. Greenwich 9 Nov 1739 Sarah CASS (CASE), b. 19 Feb 1723/4, daughter of John-3 Cass/Case (Wm-2-1) and Abigail Fish; m. (2) W. Greenwich c. 1756 Jemima (CASS) Rogers, b. 29 Sep 1721, d. c. 1760, sister of Sarah, and widow of Benjamin Rogers. Joseph m. (3) W. Greenwich c. 1761 Mary _______. Joseph was made a freeman of (East) Greenwich on 15 Feb 1736/7. He owned a mill known as Niles Mill. He had four known children with his first wife Sarah, born 1741-1748, and one source gives him five additional children with his last wife, Mary. He is buried here with a crude marker with his initials. His three wives are also likely here, but without markers.
* Samuel, b. E. Greenwich 8 Feb 1719/20, d. W. Greenwich 3 Oct 1778, m. c. 1740 Martha PITCHER, b. E. Greenwich 20 Oct 1720, d. in Otsego Co., NY, the daughter of Jonathan Pitcher and Phebe Hopkins. They had nine known children born 1742-1763. Samuel is buried here, and has a crude marker with his initials on it. Martha moved to Richland Springs, Otsego Co., NY, and is likely buried there.
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