Godfrey (Free) Nims

Person Sheet

Name	Godfrey (Free) Nims⁹
Birth	ca 1648, perh. Nimes, France
Death	Mar 1704, Deerfield, Mass.^9,44
Occupation	Cordwainer⁹

Spouses

1	Mary Miller⁹
Birth	ca 1650
Death	27 Apr 1688, Deerfield, Mass.⁹
Father	William Miller (ca1620-1690)
Mother	Patricia (or Patience) Bacon (ca1620-1716)

Marriage

26 Nov 1677⁹

Children	Rebecca (1678-1678)
	John (Twin) (1679-1762)
	Rebecca (Twin) (1679-1704)
	Henry (1682-1704)
	Thankful (1684-)
	Ebenezer (1687-1766)

2	Mehitable Smead⁹
Birth	2 Jan 1668⁹
Death	1704⁹
Father	William Smead (1635-<1704)
Mother	Elizabeth Lawrence (ca1640-1704)

Marriage

27 Jun 1692⁹

Children	Thomas (1693-1697)
	Mehitable (1696-1704)
	Mary (Twin) (1699-1704)
	Mercy (Twin) (1699-1704)
	Abigail (1700-)

Notes for Godfrey (Free) Nims

In 1668 he and two other Northampton boys (Benoni Stebbins & James Bennett) attempted to run away to the French. They were aided by an Indian named Quequelaat, but he was caught and punished. Benoni later moved to Deerfield (probably before 1677).²¹ Probably the ancestor of all of this name in the country. Was in Northampton 1667; bought land in Deerfield 1674.⁹

Notes for Mehitable (Spouse 2)

Killed on the march to Canada.⁹

Last Modified 13 Jun 2002

Created 9 Dec 2005 by Reunion for Macintosh

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