Born in Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Charles Colton
and Mercy (Sykes) Colton
Sister of
Frederick Colton, Roxanna (Colton) Morgan, Charles Colton, Alexander Colton, Margaret (Colton) Marble and Dimond Colton
Wife of
Bela Nichols
— married
28 Feb 1781 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Mother of
Francis D Nichols
Died
at age 73
in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Feb 2019
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Biography
Nancy was born in 1750. She is the daughter of Charles Colton and Mercy Sykes.[1] She married Bela Nichols in 1781.[2] She passed away in 1823.[3]
Children
- Bela 1782 legally changed name to Francis D. Nichols.[4]
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCHT-T4V : 14 January 2020), Nancy Colton, 1750.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Town Records, ca. 1638-1961," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29P-WPR2 : 29 November 2018), Bela Nichols and Nancy Colton, 28 Feb 1781; citing Marriage, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, various town clerks and local churches, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 007410881.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPNX-S3K : 11 March 2018), Nancy Nichols, 27 Aug 1823; citing p 131, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Springfield City Hall; FHL microfilm 185,417.
- ↑ [1]
- Colton, George Woolworth. A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Quartermaster George Colton. Wickersham Print. Company, 1912. pg 38-39.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 January 2021), memorial page for Nancy Colton Nichols (20 Jun 1750–27 Aug 1823), Find a Grave Memorial no. 36605938, citing Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Dave Robison (contributor 25684516) .
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Pat Carter
Pat Carter
Nancy Colton Nichols never married after Bela Nichols.
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Rejected matches › Nancy Colton (1752-1814)
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