From A genealogy of the Nye family, Volume 1, Pub. 1907, Page 64-66
"JOSEPH NYE (John, Benjamin), born in Sandwich, Mass. in 1694 and died June 24, 1775. He married July 3, 1726, Mehitable Bourne. She died in 1759 aged sixty years."
His will has been fully transcribed in this book on pages 64-65. The book can be found in Google Books
Six Children noted:
1. Temperance, b. Apr 11, 1727; m. Oct 4, 1744, Joshua Hall of Sandwich. She died Nov 17, 1803. They had 10 children
(1.1) Mary, b. Sept 10, 1745; m. Benjamin Nye
(1.2) Elisha, b. Aug 21, 1747
(1.3) Stephen, b. Dec. 4, 1749
(1.4) Mehitable, b. March 9, 1752
(1.5) Thankful, b. July 27, 1754
(1.6) Joanna, b. Oct 8, 1756
(1.7) Lydia, b. June 13, 1759
(1.8) Joshua, b. Dec 16, 1761
(1.9) Joseph, b. June 10, 1761 (year wrong?)
(1.10) Temperance, b. 1769; m. Dr. Jonathan Leonard of Sandwich. He graduated Harvard in 1786
2. Cornelius, b. Nov 7, 1728; was living in 1796
3. Mary, b. Feb 7, 1730; (m.? John Dillingham, 1751)
4. Joanna, b. July 30, 1733
5. Hannah, b. Feb 1, 1736; (m. Elisha Bourne 1757)
6. Joseph, b. Aug 17, 1740
From A genealogy of the Nye family, Volume 1, Pub. 1907, Page 64-66
"JOSEPH NYE (John, Benjamin), born in Sandwich, Mass. in 1694 and died June 24, 1775. He married July 3, 1726, Mehitable Bourne. She died in 1759 aged sixty years."
His will has been fully transcribed in this book on pages 64-65. The book can be found in Google Books
Six Children noted:
1. Temperance, b. Apr 11, 1727; m. Oct 4, 1744, Joshua Hall of Sandwich. She died Nov 17, 1803. They had 10 children
(1.1) Mary, b. Sept 10, 1745; m. Benjamin Nye
(1.2) Elisha, b. Aug 21, 1747
(1.3) Stephen, b. Dec. 4, 1749
(1.4) Mehitable, b. March 9, 1752
(1.5) Thankful, b. July 27, 1754
(1.6) Joanna, b. Oct 8, 1756
(1.7) Lydia, b. June 13, 1759
(1.8) Joshua, b. Dec 16, 1761
(1.9) Joseph, b. June 10, 1761 (year wrong?)
(1.10) Temperance, b. 1769; m. Dr. Jonathan Leonard of Sandwich. He graduated Harvard in 1786
2. Cornelius, b. Nov 7, 1728; was living in 1796
3. Mary, b. Feb 7, 1730; (m.? John Dillingham, 1751)
4. Joanna, b. July 30, 1733
5. Hannah, b. Feb 1, 1736; (m. Elisha Bourne 1757)
6. Joseph, b. Aug 17, 1740
Inscription
Here is deposited the Remains
of Mr Joseph Nye
Died June 24 1775
in the 81 Year
of his Age
Here lies deposited his remains
He was beloved by his acquaintances
for his many amiable virtues. He
is lamented by those who in him
have lost an example of meekness
and unaffected piety. The righteous
are taken from the evil to come.
Family Members
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