WALLINGFORD, Nicholas

Birth Name WALLINGFORD, Nicholas [1] [2]
Gender male
Age at Death 63 years, 4 months, 9 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth 1619 Nether Wallop, Hamps., England  
[3]
Death 1682-05-10 at sea  
 

Parents

Father WALLINGFORD, [Unknown]
Mother GORE, [Unknown]

Families

Married Wife TRAVERS, Sarah
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage 1652-08-30 Newbury, Essex Co., MA  
 
  Children
  1. WALLINGFORD, John
  2. WALLINGFORD, Nicholas
  3. WALLINGFORD, John
  4. WALLINGFORD, Sarah
  5. WALLINGFORD, Mary
  6. WALLINGFORD, James
  7. WALLINGFORD, Hannah
  8. WALLINGFORD, William
  9. WALLINGFORD, Joseph
  10. WALLINGFORD, Elizabeth
  11. WALLINGFORD, Esther
  12. WALLINGFORD, Benjamin Franklin
  13. WALLINGFORD, Abigail

Narrative

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>

Source References

  1. Stine, Smith, Saulnier and Lemieux families
  2. Wallingfords in the New World
  3. Sterling Jones, Jr., notes by

Pedigree

  1. WALLINGFORD, [Unknown]
    1. GORE, [Unknown]
      1. WALLINGFORD, Nicholas
        1. TRAVERS, Sarah
          1. WALLINGFORD, John
          2. WALLINGFORD, Nicholas
          3. WALLINGFORD, John
          4. WALLINGFORD, Sarah
          5. WALLINGFORD, Mary
          6. WALLINGFORD, James
          7. WALLINGFORD, Hannah
          8. WALLINGFORD, William
          9. WALLINGFORD, Joseph
          10. WALLINGFORD, Elizabeth
          11. WALLINGFORD, Esther
          12. WALLINGFORD, Benjamin Franklin
          13. WALLINGFORD, Abigail

Ancestors