532 ELISHA NIMS was born October 22, 1749 at Deerfield, MA [1] and died at Bloody Brook near Deerfield, MA.[2] He was the son of Moses Nims and Margaret Allen Hawks. He married Tama Bardwell on November 22, 1776.[3] TAMA or ZAMA BARDWELL was born September 14, 1751 at Montague, Franklin County, MA. and died November 1807. [4] She was the daughter of Samuel Bardwell and Anna Severance.
Elisha Nims served as a Revolutionary soldier, responding to the alarm at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775 and served through the Battle of Bunker Hill. His service was for three months and five days. [5] In January 1781, Elisha Nims voted for a petition to the General Court of Massachusetts which requested that the colonies try to reconcile with Great Britain.[6]
In religious affairs, Elisha Nims used pew 25 in the meetinghouse. But he was opposed to a move to set off the southern part of Deerfield as a separate town. That move resulted from a conflict over the minister. [7]
In April 1809, just before his death, Elisha sold his land in Deerfield to his son, Rufus, for $3,300.[8]
Children of Elisha and Tama (Bardwell) Nims:
5321 Roxana b Feb 4, 1778, m. Enoch Bardwell; she d Feb 11, 1851 prob. Potter, NY. 8 ch.
5322 Rufus b Oct 4, 1781, m. Cynthia Wright; d. prob Adams, NY. 3 children.
5323 Reuel b Dec 6, 1783, m. 1808 1st Julia Bingham 3ch; m. 1824 2nd Lucinda Strong 2 ch.
5324 Margaret b July30, 1785; NFI.
5325 Tama b March 21, 1788; m. 1806 Israel Graves.
5326 Elisha b Feb 11, 1790; m. Julia Baldwin, he d 1853, 9 ch.
DEATHS Deerfield, Mass.- Elisha, June ––, 1809, a. 60 y. C.R.1.
Source: Boston, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Deerfield, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1850
Sources: Seward, J.L. "History of Sullivan" Keene, NH: Sentinel Printing Co., 1921. [1] Seward p. 183; [2] Seward p.207; [3] Seward p. 519; [4] Seward p. 1470; [5] Seward pp. 389,394; [6] Seward 725; [7] Keene VR p 460; [8] Seward 1061.
"Genealogy of the GEAVES FAMILY in America. Three Vols., Vol. 1 Genealogy of the Family of Thomas Graves, of Hatfield, Mass." by John Card Graves, M. A., Buffalo, NY, 1896, pgs 1,18, 32, 113.
"The Nims Family: Seven Generations of Descendants From Godfrey Nims", Edited by Elizabeth C. Suddaby, 1990. pg. 532, 541, 561. No longer in print.
Elisha Nims served as a Revolutionary soldier, responding to the alarm at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775 and served through the Battle of Bunker Hill. His service was for three months and five days. [5] In January 1781, Elisha Nims voted for a petition to the General Court of Massachusetts which requested that the colonies try to reconcile with Great Britain.[6]
In religious affairs, Elisha Nims used pew 25 in the meetinghouse. But he was opposed to a move to set off the southern part of Deerfield as a separate town. That move resulted from a conflict over the minister. [7]
In April 1809, just before his death, Elisha sold his land in Deerfield to his son, Rufus, for $3,300.[8]
Children of Elisha and Tama (Bardwell) Nims:
5321 Roxana b Feb 4, 1778, m. Enoch Bardwell; she d Feb 11, 1851 prob. Potter, NY. 8 ch.
5322 Rufus b Oct 4, 1781, m. Cynthia Wright; d. prob Adams, NY. 3 children.
5323 Reuel b Dec 6, 1783, m. 1808 1st Julia Bingham 3ch; m. 1824 2nd Lucinda Strong 2 ch.
5324 Margaret b July30, 1785; NFI.
5325 Tama b March 21, 1788; m. 1806 Israel Graves.
5326 Elisha b Feb 11, 1790; m. Julia Baldwin, he d 1853, 9 ch.
DEATHS Deerfield, Mass.- Elisha, June ––, 1809, a. 60 y. C.R.1.
Source: Boston, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Deerfield, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1850
Sources: Seward, J.L. "History of Sullivan" Keene, NH: Sentinel Printing Co., 1921. [1] Seward p. 183; [2] Seward p.207; [3] Seward p. 519; [4] Seward p. 1470; [5] Seward pp. 389,394; [6] Seward 725; [7] Keene VR p 460; [8] Seward 1061.
"Genealogy of the GEAVES FAMILY in America. Three Vols., Vol. 1 Genealogy of the Family of Thomas Graves, of Hatfield, Mass." by John Card Graves, M. A., Buffalo, NY, 1896, pgs 1,18, 32, 113.
"The Nims Family: Seven Generations of Descendants From Godfrey Nims", Edited by Elizabeth C. Suddaby, 1990. pg. 532, 541, 561. No longer in print.
532 ELISHA NIMS was born October 22, 1749 at Deerfield, MA [1] and died at Bloody Brook near Deerfield, MA.[2] He was the son of Moses Nims and Margaret Allen Hawks. He married Tama Bardwell on November 22, 1776.[3] TAMA or ZAMA BARDWELL was born September 14, 1751 at Montague, Franklin County, MA. and died November 1807. [4] She was the daughter of Samuel Bardwell and Anna Severance.
Elisha Nims served as a Revolutionary soldier, responding to the alarm at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775 and served through the Battle of Bunker Hill. His service was for three months and five days. [5] In January 1781, Elisha Nims voted for a petition to the General Court of Massachusetts which requested that the colonies try to reconcile with Great Britain.[6]
In religious affairs, Elisha Nims used pew 25 in the meetinghouse. But he was opposed to a move to set off the southern part of Deerfield as a separate town. That move resulted from a conflict over the minister. [7]
In April 1809, just before his death, Elisha sold his land in Deerfield to his son, Rufus, for $3,300.[8]
Children of Elisha and Tama (Bardwell) Nims:
5321 Roxana b Feb 4, 1778, m. Enoch Bardwell; she d Feb 11, 1851 prob. Potter, NY. 8 ch.
5322 Rufus b Oct 4, 1781, m. Cynthia Wright; d. prob Adams, NY. 3 children.
5323 Reuel b Dec 6, 1783, m. 1808 1st Julia Bingham 3ch; m. 1824 2nd Lucinda Strong 2 ch.
5324 Margaret b July30, 1785; NFI.
5325 Tama b March 21, 1788; m. 1806 Israel Graves.
5326 Elisha b Feb 11, 1790; m. Julia Baldwin, he d 1853, 9 ch.
DEATHS Deerfield, Mass.- Elisha, June ––, 1809, a. 60 y. C.R.1.
Source: Boston, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Deerfield, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1850
Sources: Seward, J.L. "History of Sullivan" Keene, NH: Sentinel Printing Co., 1921. [1] Seward p. 183; [2] Seward p.207; [3] Seward p. 519; [4] Seward p. 1470; [5] Seward pp. 389,394; [6] Seward 725; [7] Keene VR p 460; [8] Seward 1061.
"Genealogy of the GEAVES FAMILY in America. Three Vols., Vol. 1 Genealogy of the Family of Thomas Graves, of Hatfield, Mass." by John Card Graves, M. A., Buffalo, NY, 1896, pgs 1,18, 32, 113.
"The Nims Family: Seven Generations of Descendants From Godfrey Nims", Edited by Elizabeth C. Suddaby, 1990. pg. 532, 541, 561. No longer in print.
Elisha Nims served as a Revolutionary soldier, responding to the alarm at Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775 and served through the Battle of Bunker Hill. His service was for three months and five days. [5] In January 1781, Elisha Nims voted for a petition to the General Court of Massachusetts which requested that the colonies try to reconcile with Great Britain.[6]
In religious affairs, Elisha Nims used pew 25 in the meetinghouse. But he was opposed to a move to set off the southern part of Deerfield as a separate town. That move resulted from a conflict over the minister. [7]
In April 1809, just before his death, Elisha sold his land in Deerfield to his son, Rufus, for $3,300.[8]
Children of Elisha and Tama (Bardwell) Nims:
5321 Roxana b Feb 4, 1778, m. Enoch Bardwell; she d Feb 11, 1851 prob. Potter, NY. 8 ch.
5322 Rufus b Oct 4, 1781, m. Cynthia Wright; d. prob Adams, NY. 3 children.
5323 Reuel b Dec 6, 1783, m. 1808 1st Julia Bingham 3ch; m. 1824 2nd Lucinda Strong 2 ch.
5324 Margaret b July30, 1785; NFI.
5325 Tama b March 21, 1788; m. 1806 Israel Graves.
5326 Elisha b Feb 11, 1790; m. Julia Baldwin, he d 1853, 9 ch.
DEATHS Deerfield, Mass.- Elisha, June ––, 1809, a. 60 y. C.R.1.
Source: Boston, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Deerfield, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1850
Sources: Seward, J.L. "History of Sullivan" Keene, NH: Sentinel Printing Co., 1921. [1] Seward p. 183; [2] Seward p.207; [3] Seward p. 519; [4] Seward p. 1470; [5] Seward pp. 389,394; [6] Seward 725; [7] Keene VR p 460; [8] Seward 1061.
"Genealogy of the GEAVES FAMILY in America. Three Vols., Vol. 1 Genealogy of the Family of Thomas Graves, of Hatfield, Mass." by John Card Graves, M. A., Buffalo, NY, 1896, pgs 1,18, 32, 113.
"The Nims Family: Seven Generations of Descendants From Godfrey Nims", Edited by Elizabeth C. Suddaby, 1990. pg. 532, 541, 561. No longer in print.
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