"The Barnett, Wood-Tunnell, Allison-Bixby Family" :Information about Francis Nurse
Francis Nurse (b. 06 Jun 1617, d. 22 Nov 1695)
Notes for Francis Nurse:
Some sources say Francis Nurse was born in England.
Francis was a tray maker who probably also made other wooden household items. He was the Salem's constable in 1672.
The Nurse family had several problems of land disputes during the time of the witch trails.This could have been a reason that had led to the death of Francis wife, Rebecca Blessing Towne who was hanged for being a witch.
On 29 April 1678, Francis Nurse,bought the greatBishop farm for the large sum of 400 pounds which he was given 20 years to pay off his homestead that is preserved today.
Francis was first mention of him in Salem, lightly crossed out in court records, that on March 31, 1640, of "Francis Nurse a youth for stealing of victuals and for suspicion of breaking a house." (Records & Files of Quarterly Courts of Essex County 1:16),
In 1640, when he was caught for sealing, he would have been 22 years old.
In December 1642;he was involved in suit against Emanuel Downing for "defamation".(Currents of Malice - McMillen)
The battle over the Nurse Land case was "Mr Zerubabel Endicott, heir and administrator of the estate of John Endicott, Esquire v. Francis Nurse.
Records of the Essex County Quarterly Courts for the period 1636-86
Viewing records 3,623-3,632 of 5,431 total records
Name: Nurse, Frances Age: 60; Year: 1680; Vol:page: 7:426
Name: Nurse, SamuelAge: 29;Year: 1681; Vol:page: 8:121
Name: Oates, John Age: 18; Year: 1683; Vol:page: 9:145
Name: Oliver, James Age: 35; Year: 1655; Vol:page: 1:398
Name: Oliver, James; Age: 35; Year: 1655; Vol:page: 1:399
Name: Oliver, James Age: 64; Year: 1682; Vol:page: 8:353
*Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records, 1638-184, Viewing records” 25,339-25,263 of 39,674
File #: 19688
Name: Frances/Francis Nourse; Nurse; Nurce; Nurss, Sr.
File Date: 23 Dec 1695
Residence: Salem
Type: administration
File #: 19689
Name: Francis Nourse; Nurse; Nurce; Nurss
File Date: 02 May 1780
Residence: Danvers
Occupation: yeoman
Type: testate
File #: 19690
Name: George Nourse; Nurse; Nurce; Nurss
File Date: 19 Mar 1759
Residence: Lynn
Occupation: husbandman
Type: testate
File #: 19691
Name: George Nourse; Nurse; Nurce; Nurss
File Date: 03 Sep 1799
Residence: Lynnfield
Occupation: yeoman
Type: intestate
File #: 19684
Name: George Nourse; Nurse; Nurce; Nurss
Residence: Danvers
Occupation: minor
File #: 19692
Name: Hannah Nourse; Nurse; Nurce; Nurss
File Date: 02 Apr 1833
Residence: Danvers
Occupation: singlewoman
Type: lunatic
File #: 19693
Name: Hannah Nourse; Nurse; Nurce; Nurss
File Date: 21 Nov 1837
Residence: Danvers
Type: intestate
Comment: widow
File #: 19684
Name: Harriot Nourse; Nurse; Nurce; Nurss
Residence: Danvers
Occupation: minor
File #: 19684
Name: Huldah C. Nourse; Nurse; Nurce; Nurss
Residence: Danvers
Occupation: minor
File #: 19694
Name: James Nourse; Nurse; Nurce; Nurss
File Date: 06 Jan 1830
Residence: Lynn
Occupation: cordwainer
Type: intestate
File #: 19695
Name: John Nourse; Nurse; Nurce; Nurss
File Date: 15 Dec 1719
Residence: Salem
Occupation: yeoman
Type: testate
File #: 19696
Name: Jonathan Nourse; Nurse; Nurce; Nurss
File Date: 16 Nov 1824
Residence: Danvers
Occupation: yeoman
Type: intestate
File #: 19697
Name: Sally Nourse; Nurse; Nurce; Nurss
File Date: 17 Apr 1804
Residence: Salem
Occupation: minor
Type: guardianship
File #: 19698
Name: Samuel Nourse; Nurse; Nurce; Nurss
File Date: 02 Feb 1720
Residence: Salem
Type: testate
File #: 19699
Name: Samuel Nourse; Nurse; Nurce; Nurss
File Date: 19 May 1740
Residence: Salem
Type: testate
File #: 19700
Name: Samuel Nourse; Nurse; Nurce; Nurss
File Date: 20 Jan 1807
Residence: Salem
Occupation: cordwainer
Type: intestate
File #: 19684
Name: Sarah Nourse; Nurse; Nurce; Nurss
Residence: Danvers
Occupation: minor
File #: 19684
Name: Sophronia B. Nourse; Nurse; Nurce; Nurss
Residence: Danvers
Occupation: minor
File #: 19701
Name: William Nourse; Nurse; Nurce; Nurss
File Date: 20 Oct 1836
Residence: Danvers
Occupation: cordwainer
Type: intestate
Comment: case beyond 1840
Name: Francis Nurse
Year: 1640
Place: Salem, Massachusetts
Source Publication Code: 1262
Primary Immigrant: Nurse, Francis
Annotation: Date and place of settlement or date and place of arrival. Names not restricted to the Order of Founders and Patriots of America.
Source Bibliography: COLKET, MEREDITH B., JR. Founders of Early American Families: Emigrants from Europe, 1607-1657. Cleveland: General Court of the Order of Founders and Patriots of America, 1975. 366p.
Page: 207
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History of Essex County Massachusetts
Land area 498 square miles.
County seat: Salem
More About Francis Nurse:
Date born 2: 18 Jan 1618, Salem, Essex, MA.2816
Date born 3: 18 Jan 1618, Salem, Essex, MA.2816
Died 2: 07 Apr 1780, Danvers, MA, USA.2817
More About Francis Nurse and Rebecca Blessing Towne:
Marriage: 24 Aug 1644, Salem Village, Essex, MA.
Children of Francis Nurse and Rebecca Blessing Towne are:
- +John Francis Nurse, b. 16 Feb 1643, Salem, Essex, MA2818, 2819, d. 01 Dec 1719, Framingham, Middlesex, MA2820, 2820, 2820.
- Rebecca Nurse, b. 1642, Salem, Essex, MA, d. 15 Apr 1669, Salem, Essex, MA.
- Sarah Nurse, b. 1648, Marblehead, Essex, MA,2821, d. 01 Sep 1754, Topsfield, Essex, MA2821.
- Samuel Nurse, b. 1649, Danvers, Essex Co, MA, d. 15 Jul 1715, Salem Village, Essex, MA.
- Mary Nurse, b. 1655, Danvers, Essex Co., MA, d. 28 Jun 1749, Danvers, Essex Co., MA.
- Elizabeth Nurse, b. 02 Jan 1664, Salem Village, Essex, MA, d. date unknown.
- Francis Nurse, b. 03 Feb 1660, Salem, Essex, MA, d. 05 Feb 1716, North Reading, Middlesex Co. MA.
- Benjamin Nurse, b. 26 Jan 1665, Salem, Essex, MA, d. 1747, Framingham, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts.