A record of the family of Thankful Nash is found on pp. 104-105 of Rev. Sylvester Nash, The Nash Family; or Records of the Descendants of Thomas Nash of New Haven, Connecticut, 1640 (Hartford, Press of Case, Tiffany and Company, 1853). The records were collected while some of Thankful’s children were still living. A searchable scan of the book can be found on archive.org.
Quoting directly from the book:
239 - VI [6th child of Phineas]
Thankful Nash, dau. of Phinehas [sic] Nash of Wyoming, Pa. b. 16 Jan. 1764, resided with her uncle Daniel Nash in Greenfield, Mass. From her 8th to her 14th year. She m. James Scovill, in 1793, and settled in Wyoming.
Mrs. Thankful Scovill d. 16 Dec. 1844, just a month under 81 years of age.
Children.
667 I John S. born 14 March, 1794, d. unm. 7 July, 1852.
668 II Graty, born 24 Dec. 1796, m. Feb. 1819, Laton Slocum; had 3 children. She d. 10 Sep. 1818 [obvious error].
669 III Maria, born 23 March, 1799, m. 8 Jan. 1818, Charles Tuller [Fuller]; has had 11 children.
670 IV Caroline, born 7 Oct. 1803, m. Aug. 1823, Lyman Hurlbut; had 10 children.
Note: Among 14 remains moved from former Scovell Cemetery (no longer in existence) in Exeter in November 1875. All remains were moved at that time.∼Daughter of James Scovell and Thankful Nash. Married Laton Slocum. 3 children. Graty died soon after birth of third child. Husband died 4 years later.
A record of the family of Thankful Nash is found on pp. 104-105 of Rev. Sylvester Nash, The Nash Family; or Records of the Descendants of Thomas Nash of New Haven, Connecticut, 1640 (Hartford, Press of Case, Tiffany and Company, 1853). The records were collected while some of Thankful’s children were still living. A searchable scan of the book can be found on archive.org.
Quoting directly from the book:
239 - VI [6th child of Phineas]
Thankful Nash, dau. of Phinehas [sic] Nash of Wyoming, Pa. b. 16 Jan. 1764, resided with her uncle Daniel Nash in Greenfield, Mass. From her 8th to her 14th year. She m. James Scovill, in 1793, and settled in Wyoming.
Mrs. Thankful Scovill d. 16 Dec. 1844, just a month under 81 years of age.
Children.
667 I John S. born 14 March, 1794, d. unm. 7 July, 1852.
668 II Graty, born 24 Dec. 1796, m. Feb. 1819, Laton Slocum; had 3 children. She d. 10 Sep. 1818 [obvious error].
669 III Maria, born 23 March, 1799, m. 8 Jan. 1818, Charles Tuller [Fuller]; has had 11 children.
670 IV Caroline, born 7 Oct. 1803, m. Aug. 1823, Lyman Hurlbut; had 10 children.
Note: Among 14 remains moved from former Scovell Cemetery (no longer in existence) in Exeter in November 1875. All remains were moved at that time.∼Daughter of James Scovell and Thankful Nash. Married Laton Slocum. 3 children. Graty died soon after birth of third child. Husband died 4 years later.
Inscription
GRATY, / Wife of / LATON SLOCUM, / DIED SEPT. 5, 1829, / Aged 32 years.
Gravesite Details
Reinterred from Scovell Cemetery in Exeter (in November 1875).
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