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Nicholas Power

Male 1679 - 1734  (55 years)


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  1. 1.  Nicholas Power was born in 1679 in Swansea, MA; died on 18 May 1734 in Providence, RI.

    Nicholas married Mary Haile in 1697 in Swansea, MA. Mary was born in 1679 in Swansea, MA; died before 1700 in Rhode Island. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Mary Power  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Mar 1696 in Swansea, Bristol, MA; died on 11 Dec 1741 in Providence, Providence, RI; was buried in North Burial Ground, Providence, Providence, RI.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Mary Power Descendancy chart to this point (1.Nicholas1) was born on 29 Mar 1696 in Swansea, Bristol, MA; died on 11 Dec 1741 in Providence, Providence, RI; was buried in North Burial Ground, Providence, Providence, RI.

    Mary married Daniel Cooke on 4 Feb 1713 in Providence, Providence, RI. Daniel (son of Samuel Cooke and Lydia White) was born on 16 Sep 1691 in Saybrook Manor, Middlesex, CT; died on 7 Feb 1737-1738 in Providence, Providence, RI; was buried in North Burial Ground, Providence, Providence, RI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. John Cook  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Feb 1714-1715 in Providence, RI; died on 9 Oct 1718.
    2. 4. Nicholas Cooke  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Feb 1716-1717 in Providence, Providence, RI; died on 14 Sep 1782 in Providence, Providence, RI; was buried in North Burial Ground, Providence, Providence, RI.
    3. 5. Daniel Cook  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Jul 1716 in Providence, RI; died in Nov 1739.
    4. 6. Mary Cook  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Apr 1719 in Providence, RI; and died.
    5. 7. John Cook  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Apr 1721 in Providence, RI; and died.
    6. 8. Anne Cook  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 May 1723 in Providence, RI; and died.
    7. 9. Joseph Cook  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Apr 1725 in Providence, RI; and died.
    8. 10. Sarah Cook  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Nov 1727 in Providence, RI; and died.
    9. 11. Hannah Cooke  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Apr 1731-1732 in Providence, Providence, RI; died on 14 Sep 1809 in Providence, Providence, RI; was buried in Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Providence, RI.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Nicholas Cooke Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.Nicholas1) was born on 3 Feb 1716-1717 in Providence, Providence, RI; died on 14 Sep 1782 in Providence, Providence, RI; was buried in North Burial Ground, Providence, Providence, RI.

    Notes:

    Governor, State of Rhode Island 1775-1778.

    Rhode Island Governor. Nicholas was born to Daniel Cooke and his wife Mary Power. Early in his life he became a very prominent and prosperous sea captain and later a successful merchant. On September 23, 1740 he married Mary Sabin and would have 12 children. After two terms as Deputy Governor of Rhode Island, in 1768 and 1775, he was unanimously elected to be Governor and served as the first Governor after independence was declared. He served until 1778 when he declined another term. He is recognized by the Gaspee Days Committee as being a co-conspirator for providing materials used in the burning of the British Revenue Schooner HMS Gaspee in 1772. He was originally buried in a plot on his land in Providence. However, in 1844 his remains, and that of his family, were removed to their present resting place. (bio by: Matthew Fatale)

    Nicholas Cooke (1717

    Nicholas married Deceased on 23 Sep 1740 in Providence, RI. Deceased (daughter of Living and Living) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 11.  Hannah Cooke Descendancy chart to this point (2.Mary2, 1.Nicholas1) was born on 17 Apr 1731-1732 in Providence, Providence, RI; died on 14 Sep 1809 in Providence, Providence, RI; was buried in Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Providence, RI.

    Family/Spouse: Gershom Carpenter. Gershom (son of Stephen Carpenter and Martha Hunt) was born on 13 Aug 1727 in Rehoboth, Bristol, MA; died on 6 Sep 1793 in Providence, Providence, RI; was buried in Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Providence, RI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Joseph Carpenter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 May 1751 in Providence, Providence, RI; died on 26 Jul 1813 in Uxbridge, Worcester, MA; was buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Uxbridge, Worcester, MA.
    2. 13. Stephen Carpenter  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1752 in Providence, RI; died in in North Carolina.
    3. 14. Deceased  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    4. 15. Deceased  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    5. 16. John Carpenter  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1775 in Providence, RI; and died.
    6. 17. Deceased  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    7. 18. Martha Carpenter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 7 Aug 1779 in Providence, RI; died about 1802 in Providence, RI.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Joseph Carpenter Descendancy chart to this point (11.Hannah3, 2.Mary2, 1.Nicholas1) was born on 6 May 1751 in Providence, Providence, RI; died on 26 Jul 1813 in Uxbridge, Worcester, MA; was buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Uxbridge, Worcester, MA.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: Revolutionary War Soldier and Cabinet maker.

    Notes:

    Joseph Carpenter and his wife, Persis Rawson, removed from Providence, Rhode Island to Uxbridge, Massachusetts in 1772.

    The epitaph on Joseph Carpenter's gravestone reads: "Farewell my friends and childen dear, I've left this world of pain, May virtue be your practice here, Til we do meet again."

    Intentions for marriage may have been filed in Milford, MA on 6 May 1770.

    Joseph Carpenter was a Revolutionary Soldier.

    Joseph married Persis Rawson on 17 Feb 1771 in Providence, Providence, RI. Persis (daughter of Thomas Rawson and Anna Waldron) was born on 6 May 1751 in Mendon, Worcester, MA; died on 3 Jul 1831 in Uxbridge, Worcester, MA; was buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Uxbridge, Worcester, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. William Carpenter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Oct 1771 in Providence, RI; died in in Barre, VT.
    2. 20. Deceased  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    3. 21. Deceased  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    4. 22. Stephen B. Carpenter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Aug 1778 in Uxbridge, Worcester, MA; died on 1 Oct 1854 in Orion, Oakland, MI; was buried in Oct 1854 in Oak Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Oakland, MI.
    5. 23. Deceased  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    6. 24. Deceased  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    7. 25. Capt. George Carpenter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Mar 1786 in Uxbridge, Worcester, MA; died on 15 Dec 1863 in Uxbridge, Worcester, MA; was buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Uxbridge, Worcester, MA.
    8. 26. Col. John Carpenter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Aug 1788 in Uxbridge, MA; died on 24 Apr 1869; was buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Uxbridge, Worcester, MA.
    9. 27. Capt. Henry Carpenter  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Sep 1791 in Uxbridge, Worcester, MA; died on 2 Jul 1841 in Derby, New Haven, CT; was buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Uxbridge, Worcester, MA.
    10. 28. Deceased  Descendancy chart to this point and died.

  2. 14.  Deceased Descendancy chart to this point (11.Hannah3, 2.Mary2, 1.Nicholas1) and died.

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 15.  Deceased Descendancy chart to this point (11.Hannah3, 2.Mary2, 1.Nicholas1) and died.

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 17.  Deceased Descendancy chart to this point (11.Hannah3, 2.Mary2, 1.Nicholas1) and died.

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 18.  Martha Carpenter Descendancy chart to this point (11.Hannah3, 2.Mary2, 1.Nicholas1) was born on 7 Aug 1779 in Providence, RI; died about 1802 in Providence, RI.

    Family/Spouse: William Jacobs. William died on 19 Aug 1805 in Worcester, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



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