Nicholas Wallingford arrived in America aboard the Confidence, which set sail from Southampton, England, in 1638. He is listed as "Nicholas Wallingford, a Poore boy."
This may reflect the family story that he was an indentured servant. Sterling Jones, Jr. opines that the term <blockquote> probably referred to the Poore family in England who may have insured his return passage fee in case he decided to return. Nicholas is thought to have been on a seven year indenture to probably Stephan Kent.</blockquote> [He is listed on the passenger lists in the midst of Stephen Kent's servants, through not identified as such.] <li><a href="http://www.geocities.com/heartland/meadows/1115/index2.html">Lickliter</a> has the following: <blockquote> Nicholas Wallingford... arrived in Massachusetts from England, in 1638. He married Sarah Travis on 30 Aug 1654. She was the daughter of Henry & Bridget Travis. One account says that Nicholas was captured by Barbary pirates ca 1681. Another says that he drowned at sea. Whichever the case, he disappeared leaving a widow and 13 children behind. From these 13 children, are descended the vast majority of the the Wallingford Family in America. </blockquote>