Finding Their Way in the New World The Year of Our Lord 1637 William and Anne Nickerson, and their party which included their four children, and Anne’s parents, Nicholas and Bridget Busby, finally arrived at their destination in the New World– Salem. Their journey was rough and quite trying. They tossed and rocked for weeks, …
In the first three parts of our series “Our Ancestors Fascinating Journey,” we discovered that the settlers found a tough time in the New World. This was based upon my research; however, reading excerpts from documents written by people present at the time may provide you, the reader, with additional insights to the experiences of …
Religious Freedom Driving our Ancestors The Year of Our Lord 1637. In our last blog, we left William and Anne, their four children, and Anne’s parents, Nicholas and Bridget Busby, each carrying a suitcase, aboard the John & Dorothy or the Rose with about 100 strangers. They were embarking on a fascinating journey seeking to …
Our Ancestors’ Fascinating Journey, Part II The Year of Our Lord 1637. William and Anne Nickerson, their four children, and Anne’s parents, Nicholas and Bridget Busby, each carrying only as much as he or she could cram into a medium-sized suitcase, climb aboard a small ship with about 100 strangers. The Nickersons and Busbys sailed …
Imagine, if you will, that it’s the mid-1600’s. Close your eyes and envision yourself sitting with William and Anne Nickerson in their homestead in Chatham. The fire in the hearth is flickering and Anne occasionally rises to stir a chowder in the kettle while William, tired from a day at his loom and his small …
Where in the world is Squanto? Out in front of the Nickerson Family Association’s grounds at 1107 Orleans Road is a 1955 plaque that you might have been wondering about. It says Squanto was buried “somewhere within gunshot of this stone.” What is this all about? Squanto, also known as Tisquantum was, of course, the …