Sergeant Francis Nicholson

1758 - 1803  (45 years)

• Name	Francis Nicholson
  Title	Sergeant
  Born	13 Apr 1758	Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Jan 1776 - 31 Dec 1780	Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA
  	American Revolution Col. Samuel B. Webb\'s Regt. Battle of Rhode Island - 1778 Battle of Springfield,NJ - 1780 Army of the Hudson - Dec 1780
  		Pension Record - Nicholson, Francis (American Revolution) Provided by Perry Streeter ( www.perry.streeter.com )
  Died	09 Dec 1803	Salem, Wayne Co., Pennsylvania, USA
  Notes	Francis served in the American Revolution from January 1776 apparently until 31Dec1780, having attained the rank of Sergeant. He first enlisted in Capt. Hale's Company as a Private, in the State Regt. at Boston under Col. Eratus Wolcott from Jan. to March 1776. Francis joined Lt David Smith Co. at Peekskill,NY on 13 Apr 1777 and there served under the command of Gen. Eratus Wolcott as part of the 1st Connectcut Brigade and served until the 19th of May 1777. His time between his enlistments from 1776 to 1778 is not completely documented in Connecticut records. It is stated that he joined Smith's Company at Peekskill, therefore he must have been there prior, although the last record of his enlisted ended March 1776. Secondly, after May 1777 there is no record of Francis in service until he is in the rolls as a Sergeant in Capt Wrights Co. in Col Enos' Regiment, on the Hudson, stationed at West Point. From there, Sgt. Franics Nicholson enlists in Capt Walker's Company on 21 July 1778 under the command of Col Samuel B. Webb. During the summer of 1778, Webb's Regiment is attached to Varnum's Brigade and marched to Rhode Island, engaging in the battle there of 29 Aug 1778, known as the Battle of Rhode Island, at Newport. Webb's Regt. was "commended for its conduct," in the battle. They remained in Rhode Island until the fall of the following year, when they were sent to the winter quarters in Morristown,NJ and assigned to Stark's Brigade. They were present at the Battle of Springfield,NJ, which took place in June of 1780 and assigned by Gen Greene, to reinforce Lee's Dragoons, during the battle. A few months later the Regiment, with Sgt Nicholson, returned to New York and served with the main army on the Hudson until 31 December 1780 when it was reorganized for the next formation. Col. Samuel B. Webb's Regt. was transferred to the Connecticut Line and designated the 3rd Connecticut. Sgt Nicholson was with this Regiment until the close of the war as stated in his application for invalid pension, dated 1792. According to this document he first became disabled in 1781, suffering from "weakness and debility, occasioned by smallpox, and excessive fatigue and hardships." Although he apparently continued his service in the 3rd Connecticut as noted in his widows pension record dated 1837, his oldest son Edmund, recalls "...that he has ever since his recollection heard his parents relate the fact that when an infant his father being home on a furlough, took his mother the said Rachel Nicholson to see the French Army then encamped at Hartford..." (Edmund was born February 1782). Papers pertaining to Francis' Revolutionary War service record were featured on the PBS television series, Ancestors, in 1997. Also on PBS, in the television series, The Woodwright's Shop, the woodworking tools of Francis Nicholson of Glastonbury, Connecticut were featured; he was characterized as a master plane-maker. Unfortunately, the compiler(Perry Streeter) has had little cooperation to date from PBS in learning more about the ultimate sources of this information.
  Person ID	I198	OurNorthernRoots | Andrew's Ancestor
  Last Modified	30 Oct 2011

  
  

  Father	Sergeant Ambrose Nicholson,   b. 15 Apr 1733, Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA ,   d. 1807, Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Margaret Hills,   b. Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA
  Married	13 Jun 1756	Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA
  Family ID	F501	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rachel Loveland,   b. 06 Aug 1762, Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA ,   d. 09 Feb 1843, Salem, Wayne Co., Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Married	07 Feb 1781	Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA
  Children	1. Edmond Nicholson,   b. 01 Feb 1782, Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA ,   d. 04 Sep 1860  (Age 78 years) + 2. Jonathan Loveland Nicholson,   b. 14 Oct 1783, Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA ,   d. 01 Jan 1869, Hornellsville, Steuben Co., New York, USA  (Age 85 years)   3. Mynis Nicholson,   b. 01 Sep 1785, Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA   4. Polly Nicholson,   b. 22 Jul 1787, Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA   5. Cleora Nicholson,   b. 13 Aug 1789, Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA   6. Fandina Nicholson,   b. 27 Aug 1791, Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA   7. Kezia Nicholson,   b. 09 Nov 1793, Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA ,   d. 13 Jun 1794, Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA  (Age 0 years)   8. Zenas Nicholson,   b. 21 Nov 1795, Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA   9. Kezia Nicholson,   b. 17 Feb 1799, Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA ,   d. 13 Sep 1802, Canaan, Wayne Co., Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 3 years)   10. Ambrose Nicholson,   b. 19 Feb 1802, Canaan, Wayne Co., Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F476	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Apr 1758 - Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA Military Service - American Revolution Col. Samuel B. Webb\'s Regt. Battle of Rhode Island - 1778 Battle of Springfield,NJ - 1780 Army of the Hudson - Dec 1780 - Jan 1776 - 31 Dec 1780 - Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA Married - 07 Feb 1781 - Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA Died - 09 Dec 1803 - Salem, Wayne Co., Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth