Tabitha Nickerson

Family/Spouse: James Smith. James (son of James Smith and Sarah Wilson) was born in 1787 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia; died on 15 Jul 1870 in Cape Sable Island, Shelburne, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Asenath Smith

Joshua married Tabitha Kendrick on 26 Jun 1785 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia. Tabitha (daughter of Warren Anson Kendrick and Azuba Sears) was born on 29 Jul 1766 in Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Joshua married Esther Ryder on 15 Dec 1754 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Esther (daughter of John Ryder and Mehitable Crowell) was born on 4 Mar 1735 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 9 Feb 1819 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lydia B. Brownson (citation details below) states that he drowned.

From A History of Barrington Township and Vicinity (citation details below):

He was a soldier at the taking of Louisburg, and unhurt, though in the thick of the fight. His family had slaves when living at Cape Cod. He moved from the Sherose Island lot to Shag Harbor and occupied part of Kendricks Island. His wife, Azubah Sears, was a sister of Mrs. Theodore Harding and of Josiah Sears another early settler at Shag Harbor. The name in the Return of 1769 is spelled Kenwick. Prof. Doane says, "Many of the names in this census are spelled carelessly or ignorantly." Documents bearing the signature of Solomon Sr., have Kenwrick. Anson Kendrick in a deed of 1770 signs Kincoruk. [...]

Anson Kendrick lost his life in a shocking accident. His daughter Abigail (Mrs. Bradford) with her husband and two children were going to one of the Shag Harbor Islands to get birds' eggs. The boat was capsized on a bar and all were drowned but Mrs. Bradford, who succeeded in righting the boat and bringing her to the shore. When arrived home they asked her where the others were. She said, "They are in eternity." This was about 1815. A year or two before this, when the men of the place were all absent on militia duty, a privateer came into Shag Harbor. Anticipating a raid at night Abigail Bradford gathered the women of the place for defence, and when a boat was about to land, those on board heard her in a gruff voice giving directions to fire upon them, and immediately put off again to their vessel. In 1819 Mrs. Bradford married Thomas West of Liverpool, N.S., whom she reformed to sobriety by her self sacrifice, fortitude and energy.

Warren married Azuba Sears on 29 Oct 1765. Azuba (daughter of Josiah Sears and Azuba Knowles) was born on 5 Nov 1747 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died in 1839 in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate death: 18 Dec 1749, Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Caleb married Mary Godfrey about 1732 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Mary (daughter of Moses Godfrey and Deborah Cooke) was born on 4 Sep 1711 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 24 Apr 1782 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; was buried in Queen Anne Cemetery, Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate death: 10 Jan 1766, Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Notes:

He and his wife both died of smallpox in the epidemic of 1766.

John married Mehitable Crowell on 20 May 1713 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Mehitable (daughter of John Crowell and Bethia Sears) was born on 3 Sep 1691 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died on 26 Mar 1766 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She and her husband both died of smallpox in the epidemic of 1766.

Jonathan married Tabitha Eldredge on 25 Aug 1740 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Tabitha (daughter of William Eldredge and Hannah Taylor) was born on 20 Jul 1715 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died in 1775 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts; was buried in Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate death: 1800

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate death: Jan 1772, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts

Notes:

He was a cordwainer.

As of 16 Dec 2018, ancestry.com's transcription of the record of his will and probate erroneously calls 2 Jan 1772 the date of his probate. But the eighteenth-century probate record that ancestry.com links to -- a piece of handwriting so elegantly legible it could be read from outer space -- clearly says that Josiah Sears made his will on 2 Jan 1772 and that it was probated the following 11 Feb. Whenever possible, always look at the original documents!

Josiah married Azuba Knowles on 30 Sep 1736 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Azuba (daughter of Col. Samuel Knowles and Bethia Brown) was born on 6 Feb 1714 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; died in Mar 1762 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]