Jonathan Nichols (Rhode Island)

Capt. Jonathan Nichols Sr. (10 June 1681 – 2 August 1727)[1] was a deputy governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. He was the son of Thomas and Hannah Nichols of Newport.[1] Nichols became a freeman of Newport in 1707, then served many years as either Deputy or Assistant from 1713 to 1727.[1] In 1718 he was called Captain, and in 1721 he was appointed to a committee to rebuild or repair Fort Ann on Goat Island.[1] 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.[1]

Capt. Jonathan Nichols Sr.
20th Deputy Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
In office
May 1727 – August 1727
GovernorJoseph Jenckes
Preceded byJoseph Jenckes
Succeeded byThomas Frye
Personal details
Born10 June 1681
Newport, Rhode Island
Died2 August 1727 (1727-08-03) (aged 46)
Newport, Rhode Island
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Lawton
OccupationDeputy, Assistant, Captain, Deputy Governor
Nichols' grave marker, Nichols-Hassard Cemetery, Portsmouth

While his father was an original legatee of the town of East Greenwich, he and his family remained in Newport.[1] With his wife, Elizabeth, the daughter of Robert and Mary (Wodell) Lawton, he had eight children born from 1708 to 1723.[1] Nichols is buried in the Nichols-Hassard Burial Ground in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.[2]

See also

References
  1. Austin, p. 138.
  2. Jonathan Nichols at Find a Grave

Bibliography
  • Austin, John Osborne (1887). Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island. Albany, New York: J. Munsell's Sons. ISBN 978-0-8063-0006-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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