Thankful Covell

F, b. 1707, d. 19 August 1795
     Thankful was born in 1707 in Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Thankful married Edward Nickerson, son of Lieut. Thomas Nickerson and Mary Bangs, on 24 February 1724/25 in Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.1 Edward and Thankful had children: Marcy [1/31/1726-2/12/1803] [m. 1/25/1753/54 Thomas Covell], Mary [8/10/1728-11/22/1736], Thankful [6/10/1731-7/02/1814], Abigail [12/04/1733-6/06/1790] [m. 7/09/1752 Jonathan Covell], Covil [4/18/1737] [m. 2/15/1760 Deliverance Small & 2nd. 3/12/1791 RFebecca Thomas], Edward [8/27/1739] [m. 10/10/1761 Hannah Covell], Thomas [2/12/1743-3/29/1789] [m. 10/31/1765 Hannah Hall], Mary [m. 10/31/1765 John Eldridge], Anna [1750-3/22/1841] [m. 1/10/1771 Samuel N ickerson] & Seth [1/11/1751-4/03/1784] [m. 3/16/1771 Deborah Weeks].1 Thankful died on Wednesday, 19 August 1795 in Harwich of "numb Palsey."2

Family

Edward Nickerson b. c 1700, d. 1754

Citations

  1. [S2067] Massachusetts, U. S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.
  2. [S290] Nickerson Family Association, The Nickerson Family, page 59.