Sergeant Francis Nicholson
1758 - 1803 (45 years)-
Name Francis Nicholson Title Sergeant Birth 13 Apr 1758 Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA Gender Male Military Service Jan 1776 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 1780Pension Record - Nicholson, Francis (American Revolution)
Provided by Perry Streeter ( www.perry.streeter.com )Death 9 Dec 1803 Salem, Wayne Co., Pennsylvania, USA Burial Hamlin Cemetery, Hamlin, 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. Francis 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 14 Mar 2021
Father Sergeant Ambrose Nicholson, b. 15 Apr 1733, Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA d. 1807, Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA (Age 73 years) Mother Margaret Hills, b. Abt 1735, Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA Marriage 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) Marriage 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, Salem, Wayne Co., Pennsylvania, USA (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. 1 Sep 1785, Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA d. 7 Oct 1854, Wayne Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 69 years) 4. Polly Nicholson, b. 22 Jul 1787, Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA d. 23 Jan 1832, Wayne Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 44 years) 5. Cleora Nicholson, b. 13 Aug 1789, Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA d. 19 Oct 1853, Knox Co., Ohio, USA (Age 64 years) + 6. Fandina Nicholson, b. 27 Aug 1791, Glastonbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA d. 30 Oct 1831, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 40 years) 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 d. 28 Mar 1852, Wayne Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 56 years) 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 d. 1888, Nebraska, USA (Age 85 years) Family ID F476 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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