Biography
John Nickerson was born 10 September 1664 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States to Nicholas Nickerson (1628-1682) and Mary Derby (1644-1706) and died 23 July 1745 Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of unspecified causes. He married Elizabeth Baker (1673-1745) 16 August 1696 in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.
Captain John Nickerson was born 10 September 1664 in Yarmouth (now South Dennis), Massachusetts to Nicholas Nickerson and Mary Derby Nickerson. He married Elizabeth Baker in Yarmouth in 1696 and they had 9 children.
He was a sea captain, and chose the site of his home so that he could sail up the Bass River in his schooner, drop anchor when it got too shallow, row the rest of the way through what is still called Nickerson's Cove, then walk the remaining 200 feet or so to his house.
He built two homes in the South Dennis area--the first at 248 Main Street, just north of the "Sea Captain's Church" and the other directly across the street from the church at 215 Main Street. He only lived in the second one a short time before he died and when he died, his youngest son, Eleazer inherited it. His oldest son, John inherited the first house. That house stayed in the Nickerson family for 230 years, being sold to someone outside the family in 1960.
He died in 1745 and is probably buried at the Ancient Burial Ground in South Dennis.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Elizabeth Nickerson (1699-1755) | |||
| Mary Nickerson (1701-1765) | |||
| John Nickerson (1703-1768) | |||
| Patience Nickerson (1705-783) | |||
| Gershon Nickerson (1709-1709) | |||
| Israel Nickerson (1709-1772) | |||
| Tabitha Nickerson (1714-1771) | |||
| Marcy Nickerson (1715-1765) | |||
| Eleazer Nickerson (1718-1800) | 2 April 1718 Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | 17 October 1800 South Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | Sarah Bearse (1722-1787) Lydia Crowell (1770-) |
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Hester Nickerson (1656-1703) | |||
| William Nickerson (1658-1721) | 12 January 1658 Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts | 27 January 1721 Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts | Mary Snow (1661-1718) |
| Elizabeth Nickerson (1662-1706) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| John Nickerson (1664-1745) | 10 September 1664 Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | 23 July 1745 Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | Elizabeth Baker (1673-1745) |
| Child Derby Nickerson (1667-1667) | |||
| Mary Nickerson (1668-1746) | |||
| Sarah Nickerson (1674-1723) | |||
| Patience Nickerson (1681-1706) | |||
Residences
See Also
- John Nickerson
- Nickerson Family
- Nickerson in Barnstable County, Massachusetts
- Baker in Barnstable County, Massachusetts