James Nute (1612 - 1698)

Born 1612 in Tiverton, Devon, England

Husband of Sarah (Unknown) Nute — married 1643 in Dover, Strafford, Province of New Hampshire

Descendants

Died 1698 at about age 86 in Dover, Strafford, Province of New Hampshire

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James Nute migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Directory, by R. C. Anderson, p. 243) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm

Needs Research

From the GM Directory: Origin Unknown; imm. 1640; settled Dover; Srcs: NHPP 10:701 GDMNH 515 Anderson Key do these parents have a source?

Biography

Note

Note: James Nute came to America from Tiverton, in the County of Devonshire, England. He arrived with his brother, John, in 1631 under the auspices of Captain John Mason to settle his Laconia Patent at Dover Neck, NH. He signed the Dover Combination, now in the English Archives in London, England, on 20 Oct 1640. He served on the Grand Jury in 1643.^[1] Note that this NEHGR source then goes on to describe a James Nute, husband of Mary who may actually have been a different person (or the name might not be correct).

James Nute appeared on the list of Freemen of Dover, New Hampshire (5 April 1653).^[2].

He served as Selectman of Dover in 1659. He signed his name James Newte. His wife's name was Sarah. In the "Quaker Families" it is recorded that James Nute and his wife and son were among those fined in 1663 for absenting themselves from official worship in order to be with Quakers. They were absent on 25 Sundays and in addition had committed the offense of entertaining Quakers for four hours in one day. In the "History of Strafford County" it is recorded that it was about 1650 that James Nute bought lots numbers 9 and 10 from the grantees Barthey Smeg and John Ugrove, these lots being south of lot number 11, owned by Deacon John Dam. James is buried in the family plot on the west bank of Back River (Bellemy River?) with his daughter, Martha, and her husband, William Dam. James was born 1612, died 1698.^{[citation needed]}

Birth

Birth: 1621 Tiverton, Devon, England^{[citation needed]}

Arrival

Arrival: 1631 With brother John, with Captain John Mason .^[3]

Death

Death: 1699 Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire^{[citation needed]}

Death: killed by indians^{[citation needed]}

Death: 1691 Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire^{[citation needed]}

Burial

Burial: (Bellamy River Wildlife Mgmt Area Family Plot west bank of Back River Inscription reads "Mr J Nute ae 78".^[4]

Marriage

Torrey in "New England Marriages to 1700" says this:

NUTE, James1 & Sarah ____; by 1652, by 1644; Dover, NH {Dover NH Mar. 151; GDMNH 515}^[5]

Torrey gives no other marriage for James Nute.

Unsourced list of children:

1. Child: Mary Nott
2. Child: Sarah Nute
3. Child: James Nute
4. Child: Martha Nute
5. Child: Leah Nute
6. Child: Abraham Nute

Sources

1. ↑ The New England historical and genealogical register by New England Historic Genealogical Society Publication date 1874 "Genealogical Items relating to Dover, N.H." Vol. 7 p. 258
2. ↑ Vital Records from the NEHGR citing "Extracts from Dover Town Records" Vol 4. p. 247
3. ↑ Savage, James: "Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England"; Volume 3, page 542
4. ↑ Noyes, Libby & Davis:"Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire", page 515
5. ↑ New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. Vol. 2 p. 1106

See Also

• U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 (National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls); War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93