Thomas Nye, Rev War 1763 – 1835

Thomas Nye Headstone
Thomas & Mary Nye Headstones

 

Ancestry:  Solomon Nye;  Melatiah Nye;  Ebenezer Nye;  Benjamin Nye

Born: January 4, 1763 in Falmouth Ma.

  • Father: Solomon Nye; (1721 – 1817) (Melatiah Nye & Sarah Wing)
  • Mother: Mary Blackamore; (1724 – 1815) (William Blackamore & Sarah (–))

Died: November 9, 1835 at 72 yrs.

  • Buried: Cataumet Cemetery; area A (next to his wife Mary)

Married: March 17, 1791 in Sandwich Ma.

  • To: Mary Ellis; (1759 – 1852) (Nathan Ellis & Martha Perry)

Children: 5

  • 1. Salome Nye Swift; (November 28, 1788 – July 19, 1882); Married Benjamin Swift, Jr. in Sandwich Ma. on April 6, 1806; Salome died in Dighton Ma. at 94 yrs, 7 mos, 19 d..
  • 2. Rachel Nye; (June 1, 1791 – ?); No further information.
  • 3. Elnathan Nye; (December 15, 1793 – February 7, 1821); Elnathan was “lost at sea” (Nye Genealogy)
  • 4. Mary Nye; (August 30, 1796 – August 2, 1841); No further information.
  • 5. Ebenezer Nye, Jr., Capt.; (June 8, 1799 – August 7, 1891); Married Syrena Dimmick (1801 – 1872) (David Dimmick & Mercy Doane) in int. September 11, 1819; Ebenezer & Syrena are buried in Cataumet Cemetery.