Generation 1

WILLIAM NICKERSON

Parents:

William Nickerson married Alice Unknown

Children of William Nickerson and Alice Unknown:

1. William Nickerson married Anne Busby.

Generation 2

WILLIAM NICKERSON

Parents: William Nickerson and Alice Unknown

William Nickerson married Anne Busby

Children of William Nickerson and Anne Busby:

1. William Nickerson married Mercy Williams.
2. Sarah Nickerson married Nathaniel Covell.
3. Joseph Nickerson (conjectured son)
   some descendants of Joseph Nickerson
4. Nicholas Nickerson
   some descendants of Nicholas Nickerson
5. John Nickerson (conjectured son)
   some descendants of John Nickerson

Generation 3

WILLIAM NICKERSON

Parents: William Nickerson and Anne Busby

William Nickerson married Mercy Williams.

Children of William Nickerson and Mercy Williams:

1. William Nickerson was born about 1675. He died in 1742. He married first Deliverance Lombard. He married second Anna Atwood.

SARAH NICKERSON

Parents: William Nickerson and Anne Busby

Sarah Nickerson married Nathaniel Covell.

Generation 4

WILLIAM NICKERSON (c. 1675 - 1742)

Parents: William Nickerson and Mercy Williams

William Nickerson was born about 1675. [Ref, p. 3.3] He died in 1742. [Ref, p. 3.3] He married first Deliverance Lombard. He married second Anna Atwood [Ref, p. 11] on 24 Oct 1717 in Chatham. [Ref]

Children of William Nickerson and Deliverance Lombard:

1. William Nickerson married Sarah Covell.
2. Caleb Nickerson [Ref, p. 3.3]
3. James Nickerson [Ref, p. 3.3]
4. Joshua Nickerson [Ref, p. 3.3]
5. Elizabeth Nickerson [Ref, p. 3.3]
6. Mercy Nickerson [Ref, p. 3.3]
7. Nathaniel Nickerson [Ref, p. 3.3]
8. Deliverance Nickerson [Ref, p. 3.3]

Children of William Nickerson and Anna Atwood: [Ref, p. 3.3]

2. Eldad Nickerson [Ref, p. 11] was born about 1723. [Ref, p. 3.3] He married Mary Cahoon on 31 Oct 1744. [Ref, p. 3.3] Mary was the daughter of James Cahoon. [Ref, p. 3.3]
   Eldad and Mary moved to Barrington [Ref, p. 11] by 1762. [Ref, p. 3.3]
   
3. Anna Nickerson married Jonathan Crowell [Ref, p. 11] on 13 Jul 1739. [Ref, p. 3.3]
   Jonathan and Anna moved to Barrington by 1762. [Ref, p. 3.3]
4. Deborah Nickerson married William Badechall. [Ref, p. 3.3]

Generation 5

WILLIAM NICKERSON

Parents: William Nickerson and Deliverance Lombard [Ref, p. 3.3]

William Nickerson [Ref, p. 3.3] married Sarah Covell.

Children of William Nickerson and Sarah Covel:

1. Absalom Nickerson married Sarah Spinks.
2. Stephen Nickerson
3. Deliverance Nickerson
4. James Nickerson
5. Elizabeth Nickerson married Archelaus Smith.
6. Mercy Nickerson married first Heman Kenney on 25 Aug 1752 in Chatham, Massachusetts. [Ref, p. 738] Heman died on 4 Feb 1775, age 43. [Ref, p. 738] She married second as his second wife Joshua Atwood [Ref, p. 738][Ref, p. 9] on 4 Feb 1775 in Barrington, N. S. [Ref]
   Heman Kenney was Justice of the Peace and lived at Barrington. Head. [Ref, p. 738]
   
7. William Nickerson
8. Lumbert Nickerson
9. Susanna Nickerson
10. Joshua Nickerson
11. Gideon Nickerson

Generation 6

ELIZABETH NICKERSON

Parents: William Nickerson and Sarah Covell

Elizabeth Nickerson married Archelaus Smith. [Ref, p. 556] She is referred to as "Betty". [Ref, p. 3]

References

Atwood, Elijah Francis, Ye Atte Wode Annals, Sisseton, SD, Atwood Pub. Co., 1928.

Brown, George S., Yarmouth Nova Scotia Genealogies, Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., 1993.

Crowell, Edwin, A History of Barrington Township and Vicinity, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, 1604-1870, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, unknown.

Crowell, F. E., New Englanders in Nova Scotia, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1938.

Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850. Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2007.