Nathanael Chickering
Last updated 1 Mar 2024 in Spear–Johnson Family.
Individual
Born: Bet 17 Jan 1675/76 and 16 Jan 1676/77
Died: 16 Jan 1746/47
birth-deborah-chickering-1722: Birth registry entry for Deborah [Chickering] (1722); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2022) “⟩ Dedham ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death” image 44; citing “Dedham Town Record 1635-[???]7; Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital and Town Records; Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)” [Left side page 42, 15th entry]
Reference Detail: Left page, entry 15
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Nathanael ... Chickering).
estate-proved-nathanael-chickering-1746: Proved will for Nathanael Chickering (1746); Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2022), "⟩ Suffolk ⟩ Probate Records, Vol 38-40, 1745-1747", film images 456–457; citing “Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899, Volume 38 (1745–1746), Pages 324–327 [stamped], 163–164 [written]; Probate Court, Suffolk County, Massachusetts”
Reference Detail: Page 324, line 28
Comment Detail: Source includes name (Nathanael Chickering).
marker-nathaniel-deborah-chickering-1747-1749: Gravestones of Nathaniel Chickering (1747) and Deborah Chickering (1749); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 16 Sep 2023), memorial IDs 24811931 (Nathaniel) and 24811965 (Deborah), photograph uploaded 27 Feb 2008 by Bill […] to both memorials; citing “Highland Cemetery (Dover, Norfolk County, Massachusetts)” [There are two stones, located on what look like side-by-side plots.]
Comment Detail: Source includes name (⟨spelling⟩ Chickering). See the reference notes for spelling details.
marriage-chickering-wight-1716: Marriage registry entry for Nathaniel Chickering and Deborah Wight (1716); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 15 Sep 2023), “⟩ Dedham ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death”, image 35, second entry from right-side bottom; citing “Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records” [the page has the number 33 at the top, but this was probably added long after the 1716]
Comment Detail: Source includes name (⟨spelling⟩ Chickering). See research notes for spelling details.
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marker-nathaniel-deborah-chickering-1747-1749: Gravestones of Nathaniel Chickering (1747) and Deborah Chickering (1749); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 16 Sep 2023), memorial IDs 24811931 (Nathaniel) and 24811965 (Deborah), photograph uploaded 27 Feb 2008 by Bill […] to both memorials; citing “Highland Cemetery (Dover, Norfolk County, Massachusetts)” [There are two stones, located on what look like side-by-side plots.]
Comment Detail: Source includes age (70). Using his age and his death date of 16 Jan 1747 gives a birth date range from 17 Jan 1676 to 16 Jan 1677.
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estate-proved-nathanael-chickering-1746: Proved will for Nathanael Chickering (1746); Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2022), "⟩ Suffolk ⟩ Probate Records, Vol 38-40, 1745-1747", film images 456–457; citing “Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899, Volume 38 (1745–1746), Pages 324–327 [stamped], 163–164 [written]; Probate Court, Suffolk County, Massachusetts”
Reference Detail: Page 324, lines 25, 27-28
Comment Detail: Source implies Nathanael is living as of the date of his will, 6 Jan 1746/47, but deceased before 27 Jan 1746/47.
marker-nathaniel-deborah-chickering-1747-1749: Gravestones of Nathaniel Chickering (1747) and Deborah Chickering (1749); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 16 Sep 2023), memorial IDs 24811931 (Nathaniel) and 24811965 (Deborah), photograph uploaded 27 Feb 2008 by Bill […] to both memorials; citing “Highland Cemetery (Dover, Norfolk County, Massachusetts)” [There are two stones, located on what look like side-by-side plots.]
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Jan. ye 16th 1747).
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Family #1
Spouse/Partner: Deborah Wight (1684 – 1748)
Married: 26 Jan 1716/17 in Dedham, Norfolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
marriage-chickering-wight-1716: Marriage registry entry for Nathaniel Chickering and Deborah Wight (1716); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 15 Sep 2023), “⟩ Dedham ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death”, image 35, second entry from right-side bottom; citing “Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records” [the page has the number 33 at the top, but this was probably added long after the 1716]
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Jan the 16 17[16]) and implied location (Dedham , Massachusetts Bay Colony). The date is before 1752 when the English changed to the Gregorian Calendar. The year started in March, and their Jan, Feb, and (most of) Mar 1716 would be in the year 1717 in the Gregorian calendar.
birth-deborah-chickering-1722: Birth registry entry for Deborah [Chickering] (1722); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2022) “⟩ Dedham ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death” image 44; citing “Dedham Town Record 1635-[???]7; Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital and Town Records; Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)” [Left side page 42, 15th entry]
Reference Detail: Left page, entry 15
Comment Detail: Marriage implied by use of common surname.
estate-proved-nathanael-chickering-1746: Proved will for Nathanael Chickering (1746); Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2022), "⟩ Suffolk ⟩ Probate Records, Vol 38-40, 1745-1747", film images 456–457; citing “Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899, Volume 38 (1745–1746), Pages 324–327 [stamped], 163–164 [written]; Probate Court, Suffolk County, Massachusetts”
Reference Detail: Page 325, lines 15-16
Comment Detail: Source notes that Nathaneal Chickering identifies Deborah Chickering as his wife.
marker-nathaniel-deborah-chickering-1747-1749: Gravestones of Nathaniel Chickering (1747) and Deborah Chickering (1749); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 16 Sep 2023), memorial IDs 24811931 (Nathaniel) and 24811965 (Deborah), photograph uploaded 27 Feb 2008 by Bill […] to both memorials; citing “Highland Cemetery (Dover, Norfolk County, Massachusetts)” [There are two stones, located on what look like side-by-side plots.]
Comment Detail: Source identifies Debo[rah] Chickering as the wife of Nat. Chickering.
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Child: Nathanael Chickering (? – bef 1746)
Child: Mary Chickering (? – aft 1746)
Child: Jeremiah Chickering (? – aft 1746)
Child: Eliphelet Chickering (? – aft 1746)
Child: David Chickering (? – aft 1746)
Child: Hannah Chickering (? – aft 1746)
Child: John Chickering (? – aft 1746)
Child: Deborah Chickering (1722 – 1818)
Child: Lydia Chickering (? – aft 1746)
Child: Joseph Chickering (? – aft 1746)
Child: Daniel Chickering (? – aft 1746)
Family #2
Spouse/Partner: Deborah Wight (1684 – 1748)
Married: ?
marriage-chickering-wight-1716: Marriage registry entry for Nathaniel Chickering and Deborah Wight (1716); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 15 Sep 2023), “⟩ Dedham ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death”, image 35, second entry from right-side bottom; citing “Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records” [the page has the number 33 at the top, but this was probably added long after the 1716]
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Jan the 16 17[16]) and implied location (Dedham , Massachusetts Bay Colony). The date is before 1752 when the English changed to the Gregorian Calendar. The year started in March, and their Jan, Feb, and (most of) Mar 1716 would be in the year 1717 in the Gregorian calendar.
birth-deborah-chickering-1722: Birth registry entry for Deborah [Chickering] (1722); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2022) “⟩ Dedham ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death” image 44; citing “Dedham Town Record 1635-[???]7; Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital and Town Records; Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)” [Left side page 42, 15th entry]
Reference Detail: Left page, entry 15
Comment Detail: Marriage implied by use of common surname.
estate-proved-nathanael-chickering-1746: Proved will for Nathanael Chickering (1746); Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2022), "⟩ Suffolk ⟩ Probate Records, Vol 38-40, 1745-1747", film images 456–457; citing “Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899, Volume 38 (1745–1746), Pages 324–327 [stamped], 163–164 [written]; Probate Court, Suffolk County, Massachusetts”
Reference Detail: Page 325, lines 15-16
Comment Detail: Source notes that Nathaneal Chickering identifies Deborah Chickering as his wife.
marker-nathaniel-deborah-chickering-1747-1749: Gravestones of Nathaniel Chickering (1747) and Deborah Chickering (1749); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 16 Sep 2023), memorial IDs 24811931 (Nathaniel) and 24811965 (Deborah), photograph uploaded 27 Feb 2008 by Bill […] to both memorials; citing “Highland Cemetery (Dover, Norfolk County, Massachusetts)” [There are two stones, located on what look like side-by-side plots.]
Comment Detail: Source identifies Debo[rah] Chickering as the wife of Nat. Chickering.
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Family #3
Spouse/Partner: Deborah Wight (1684 – 1748)
Married: ?
marriage-chickering-wight-1716: Marriage registry entry for Nathaniel Chickering and Deborah Wight (1716); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 15 Sep 2023), “⟩ Dedham ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death”, image 35, second entry from right-side bottom; citing “Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records” [the page has the number 33 at the top, but this was probably added long after the 1716]
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Jan the 16 17[16]) and implied location (Dedham , Massachusetts Bay Colony). The date is before 1752 when the English changed to the Gregorian Calendar. The year started in March, and their Jan, Feb, and (most of) Mar 1716 would be in the year 1717 in the Gregorian calendar.
birth-deborah-chickering-1722: Birth registry entry for Deborah [Chickering] (1722); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2022) “⟩ Dedham ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death” image 44; citing “Dedham Town Record 1635-[???]7; Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital and Town Records; Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)” [Left side page 42, 15th entry]
Reference Detail: Left page, entry 15
Comment Detail: Marriage implied by use of common surname.
estate-proved-nathanael-chickering-1746: Proved will for Nathanael Chickering (1746); Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2022), "⟩ Suffolk ⟩ Probate Records, Vol 38-40, 1745-1747", film images 456–457; citing “Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899, Volume 38 (1745–1746), Pages 324–327 [stamped], 163–164 [written]; Probate Court, Suffolk County, Massachusetts”
Reference Detail: Page 325, lines 15-16
Comment Detail: Source notes that Nathaneal Chickering identifies Deborah Chickering as his wife.
marker-nathaniel-deborah-chickering-1747-1749: Gravestones of Nathaniel Chickering (1747) and Deborah Chickering (1749); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 16 Sep 2023), memorial IDs 24811931 (Nathaniel) and 24811965 (Deborah), photograph uploaded 27 Feb 2008 by Bill […] to both memorials; citing “Highland Cemetery (Dover, Norfolk County, Massachusetts)” [There are two stones, located on what look like side-by-side plots.]
Comment Detail: Source identifies Debo[rah] Chickering as the wife of Nat. Chickering.
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Family #4
Spouse/Partner: Deborah Wight (1684 – 1748)
Married: ?
marriage-chickering-wight-1716: Marriage registry entry for Nathaniel Chickering and Deborah Wight (1716); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 15 Sep 2023), “⟩ Dedham ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death”, image 35, second entry from right-side bottom; citing “Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records” [the page has the number 33 at the top, but this was probably added long after the 1716]
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Jan the 16 17[16]) and implied location (Dedham , Massachusetts Bay Colony). The date is before 1752 when the English changed to the Gregorian Calendar. The year started in March, and their Jan, Feb, and (most of) Mar 1716 would be in the year 1717 in the Gregorian calendar.
birth-deborah-chickering-1722: Birth registry entry for Deborah [Chickering] (1722); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2022) “⟩ Dedham ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death” image 44; citing “Dedham Town Record 1635-[???]7; Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital and Town Records; Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)” [Left side page 42, 15th entry]
Reference Detail: Left page, entry 15
Comment Detail: Marriage implied by use of common surname.
estate-proved-nathanael-chickering-1746: Proved will for Nathanael Chickering (1746); Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2022), "⟩ Suffolk ⟩ Probate Records, Vol 38-40, 1745-1747", film images 456–457; citing “Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899, Volume 38 (1745–1746), Pages 324–327 [stamped], 163–164 [written]; Probate Court, Suffolk County, Massachusetts”
Reference Detail: Page 325, lines 15-16
Comment Detail: Source notes that Nathaneal Chickering identifies Deborah Chickering as his wife.
marker-nathaniel-deborah-chickering-1747-1749: Gravestones of Nathaniel Chickering (1747) and Deborah Chickering (1749); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 16 Sep 2023), memorial IDs 24811931 (Nathaniel) and 24811965 (Deborah), photograph uploaded 27 Feb 2008 by Bill […] to both memorials; citing “Highland Cemetery (Dover, Norfolk County, Massachusetts)” [There are two stones, located on what look like side-by-side plots.]
Comment Detail: Source identifies Debo[rah] Chickering as the wife of Nat. Chickering.
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Family #5
Spouse/Partner: Deborah Wight (1684 – 1748)
Married: ?
marriage-chickering-wight-1716: Marriage registry entry for Nathaniel Chickering and Deborah Wight (1716); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 15 Sep 2023), “⟩ Dedham ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death”, image 35, second entry from right-side bottom; citing “Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records” [the page has the number 33 at the top, but this was probably added long after the 1716]
Comment Detail: Source includes date (Jan the 16 17[16]) and implied location (Dedham , Massachusetts Bay Colony). The date is before 1752 when the English changed to the Gregorian Calendar. The year started in March, and their Jan, Feb, and (most of) Mar 1716 would be in the year 1717 in the Gregorian calendar.
birth-deborah-chickering-1722: Birth registry entry for Deborah [Chickering] (1722); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2022) “⟩ Dedham ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death” image 44; citing “Dedham Town Record 1635-[???]7; Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital and Town Records; Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)” [Left side page 42, 15th entry]
Reference Detail: Left page, entry 15
Comment Detail: Marriage implied by use of common surname.
estate-proved-nathanael-chickering-1746: Proved will for Nathanael Chickering (1746); Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 6 Apr 2022), "⟩ Suffolk ⟩ Probate Records, Vol 38-40, 1745-1747", film images 456–457; citing “Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899, Volume 38 (1745–1746), Pages 324–327 [stamped], 163–164 [written]; Probate Court, Suffolk County, Massachusetts”
Reference Detail: Page 325, lines 15-16
Comment Detail: Source notes that Nathaneal Chickering identifies Deborah Chickering as his wife.
marker-nathaniel-deborah-chickering-1747-1749: Gravestones of Nathaniel Chickering (1747) and Deborah Chickering (1749); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 16 Sep 2023), memorial IDs 24811931 (Nathaniel) and 24811965 (Deborah), photograph uploaded 27 Feb 2008 by Bill […] to both memorials; citing “Highland Cemetery (Dover, Norfolk County, Massachusetts)” [There are two stones, located on what look like side-by-side plots.]
Comment Detail: Source identifies Debo[rah] Chickering as the wife of Nat. Chickering.
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Miscellaneous Facts
Events
Church Appointment: deacon
marker-nathaniel-deborah-chickering-1747-1749: Gravestones of Nathaniel Chickering (1747) and Deborah Chickering (1749); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 16 Sep 2023), memorial IDs 24811931 (Nathaniel) and 24811965 (Deborah), photograph uploaded 27 Feb 2008 by Bill […] to both memorials; citing “Highland Cemetery (Dover, Norfolk County, Massachusetts)” [There are two stones, located on what look like side-by-side plots.]
Comment Detail: Source uses [Dea.] in front of Nathaniel's name.
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Research Notes (Conflicts/Spelling/Followup)
SPELLING
Given Name: This database uses Nathanael. The marriage registry entry for Nathanael and Deborah uses the spelling Nathaniell. [marriage-chickering-wight-1716]
Given Name: This database uses Nathanael. His gravestone uses the spelling Nathaniel. [marker-nathaniel-deborah-chickering-1747-1749]
marker-nathaniel-deborah-chickering-1747-1749: Gravestones of Nathaniel Chickering (1747) and Deborah Chickering (1749); Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com: accessed 16 Sep 2023), memorial IDs 24811931 (Nathaniel) and 24811965 (Deborah), photograph uploaded 27 Feb 2008 by Bill […] to both memorials; citing “Highland Cemetery (Dover, Norfolk County, Massachusetts)” [There are two stones, located on what look like side-by-side plots.]
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marriage-chickering-wight-1716: Marriage registry entry for Nathaniel Chickering and Deborah Wight (1716); Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com: accessed 15 Sep 2023), “⟩ Dedham ⟩ Births, Marriages and Death”, image 35, second entry from right-side bottom; citing “Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records” [the page has the number 33 at the top, but this was probably added long after the 1716]
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