INDEX
VITAL RECORDS OF NANTUCKET, MASSACHUSETTS
To the Year 1850

Published by the
New England Historic Genealogical Society
At the Robert Henry Eddy Memorial Rooms
at the charge of The Eddy Town-Record Fund
BOSTON, MASS.
1925

[transcribed by Coralynn Brown]

Abbreviations & Explanations below. Births - ABBA to AVERELL Births - BACKUS to BARNARD Births - BARNEY to BIZZLE Births - BLACK to BUMPUS Births - BUNKER to BUTTS Births - CABNER to CHADWICK Births - CHANDLER to CHASE Births - CHILDS to CODD Births - COFFIN, Aaron to Eliza Births - COFFIN, Elizabeth to Job Births - COFFIN, John to Sarah Births - COFFIN, Seth to COLEMAN, Ezra Births - COLEMAN, Florence to CRIMBLISH Births - CROCKER to DYKES Births - EARLE to EWER Births - FAIRWEATHER to FITCH Births - FITZGERALD to FOLGER, Frederick W. Births - FOLGER, George, to FURNEY Births - GABRIEL to GARDNER, Joseph Births - GARDNER, Joseph C. to GAYER Births - GEACH to GWINN Births - HADEN to HILLMAN Births - HINCKLEY to HURLBURT Births - HUSSEY to HUTSON Births - IMBERT to JUDKINS Births - KANAN to LYON Births - McARTHUR to MACY, Kezia Births - MACY, Laban to MARSHALL Births - MARVEL to MYRICK Births - NASON to PERRY Births - PETERS to QUINN Births - RAMSDELL to RIDDELL Births - RILEY to RYDER Births - SADLAR to SPOONER Births - SPRAGUE to STURTEVANT Births - SULLIVAN to SWAIN, Julius A. Births - SWAIN, Kimbal to SYLVESTER Births - TABER to VINTON Births - WADE to WOOD Births - WOODARD to YOUNG, UNIDENTIFIED & NEGROES Marriages - ABBEY to AYREY Marriages - BABCOCK to BARNES Marriages - BARNEY to BLUSH Marriages - BOAMAN to BUMP Marriages - BUNKER to BYER Marriages - CACANAHOO to CESAR Marriages - CHABUCK to CHASE Marriages - CHATHCART to CODDOODE Marriages - COFFIN, Aaron to COFFIN, Frederick W. Marriages - COFFIN, Gardner to COFFIN, Mary S. Marriages - COFFIN, Mathew to COFFIN, Zimri Marriages - COGGESHALL to COLEMAN Marriages - COLESWORTHY to CYPHER Marriages - DAGGET to DYER Marriages - EARLE to EWER Marriages - FAEY to FOLGER, Isaiah Marriages - FOLGER, James to FURNEY Marriages - GABRIEL to GARDNER, Lydia S. Marriages - GARDNER, Marcy to GETCHELL Marriages - GIBBS to GWINN Marriages - HACH to HIGHT Marriages - HILBURN to HUSE Marriages - HUSSEY to HYATT Marriages - ICHABOD to JUSTICE Marriages - KABENECK to LYON Marriages - MABBITT to MANUEL Marriages - MARCHANT to MITCHELL Marriages - MODLEY to MYRICK Marriages - NARBOTH to PAPINS Marriages - PARIS to PIKE Marriages - PINKHAM to PURINGTON Marriages - QUACKENBUSH to RICKETSON Marriages - RIDDELL to RYDER Marriages - SACKETT to SMEAD Marriages - SMITH to STARBUCK Marriages - STEARNS to SWAIN, Isaiah Marriages - SWAIN, James to SYMONDS Marriages - TABER to VIRGINIA Marriages - WABSHA to WILLIAMSON Marriages - WILLIS to YOUNG & NEGROES Deaths - ABEL to AVERELL Deaths - BABCOCK to BARNARD Deaths - BARNEY to BROOKS Deaths - BROWN to BUTTON Deaths - CALDER to CLAPP Deaths - CLARK to COFFIN, Ezra Deaths - COFFIN, Ferdinand to Ruth Deaths - COFFIN, Sally to COLBURN, Eunice Deaths - COLEMAN, Francis to CUTLER Deaths - DAGGETT to EWER Deaths - FAIRWEATHER to FOLGER, Kimball Deaths - FOLGER, Laban to FULLER Deaths - GALE to GARDNER, Priscilla Deaths - GARDNER, Provided, to GWINN Deaths - HADEN to HUSSEY, Prudence Deaths - HUSSEY, Rebecca to KNOX Deaths - La ROMIDIEU to MACY, Gorham Deaths - MACY, Hannah to MEADER Deaths - MEEKLIN to MYRICK Deaths - NAIL to PIERCE Deaths - PINKHAM to PRYOR Deaths - QUACK to REYNOLDS Deaths - RICE to RUSSELL Deaths - SADLER to STEWART Deaths - STOCKMAN to SYLVIA Deaths - TABER to WHELDEN Deaths - WHIPPEY to YOUNG, Unidentified & Negros

This publication is issued under the authority of a vote passed by the New England Historical Genealogical Society, November 6, 1901, as follows:

Voted:
That the sum of $20,000, from the bequest of the alte Robert Henry Eddy, be set aside as a special fund to be called the Eddy Town-Record Fund, for the sole purpose of publishing the Vital Records of the towns of Massachusetts, and that the Council be authorized and instructed to make such arrangements as may be necessary for such publication. And the treasurer is hereby instructed to honor such drafts as shall be authorized by the Council for this purpose.

Committee on Publications

James Parker Parmenter
Hosea Starr Ballou
J. Gardner Bartlett
Alfred Johnson
G. Andrews Moriarty, Jr.
John Wallace Suter
Henry Edwards Scott, Editor


The Town of Nantucket, Nantucket County, was originally called "Nantuckett," but the name was changed by the Province of New York, to which it belonged, June 27, 1687, "to be called by the Name of the Trustees of the Freeholders & Comonalty of the Towne of Sharborn."
In 1692 the island of Nantucket was granted to the Province of Massachusetts Bay.
June 8, 1713, the island of Tuckannock was granted to Nantucket [sic].
June 8, 1795, the name was changed from "Sherburn" to Nantucket.

Population by Census:
1765 (Prov.), 3320
1776 (Prov.), 4412.
1800 (U.S.), 5617.
1810 (U.S.), 4629.
1820 (U.S.), 7266.
1830 (U.S.), 7202.
1840 (U.S.), 9012.
1850 (U.S.), 8452.
1855 (State), 8064.
1860 (U.S.), 6094.
1865 (State), 4748.
1870 (U.S.), 4123.
1875 (State), 3201.
1880 (U.S.), 3727.
1885 (State), 3142.
1890 (U.S.), 3006.
1895 (State), 2930.
1900 (U.S.), 3006.
1905 (State), 2930.
1910 (U.S.), 2962.
1915 (State), 3166.
1920 (U.S.), 2797.


EXPLANATIONS

1. The fact that a birth, marriage, or death is recorded in Nantucket does not prove that it occurred there, unless it is so stated in the record. When places other than Nantucket and Massachusetts are named in the original records, they are given as they appear there; but when Nantucket is named, the initial letter only is used, except in unusual phrases.

2. In all items from the town records the original spelling is followed, and no attempt is made to correct errors appearing in the records.

3. A baptism is not printed, if it occurs within one year after the recorded date of birth of a chld of the same name and parents or if it is clear that the child baptized is identical with the child of the birth record; but variations found in the baptismal record are added to the birth record.

4. The birth of a married woman is recorded under her maiden name, if it is known. But if the maiden name cannot be determined, the entry appears under the husband's name, with a dish enclosed in brackets, i.e., [_____], to signify that the maiden name is unknown. If it is not known whether the surname is that of a married woman, "? m." is placed in brackets after the Christian name.

5. Marriages and intentions of marriage are printed under the names of both parties. When both the marriage and intention of marriage are recorded, only the marriage record is printed; and where a marriage appears without the intention being recorded, it is designated with an asterisk.

6. Additional information which does not appear in the original text of an item, i.e., any explanation, query, inference, or difference shown in the other entries of the record, is bracketed. Parentheses are used to show variations in the spelling of a name in the same entry, to indicate the maiden name of a wife, to enclose an imperfect portion of the original text, and to separate clauses in the original text.


ABBREVIATIONS

a. - age
abt. - about
b. - born
B.C.M. - Bristol County Marriages, returns from Dartmouth and New Bedford.
bp. - baptized
bur. - buried
CR1 - church record, First Congregational Church
CR2 - church record, South Congregational Church
CR3 - church record, First Methodist Episcopal Church
CR4 - church record, Society of Friends
ch. - child
chn. - children
Co. - county
d. - daughter, day, died
Dea. - Deacon
dec'd - deceased
dup. - duplicate entry
Eld. - Elder
Ens. - Ensign
GR1 - gravestone record, Old North Cemetery, Grove Land
GR2 - gravestone record, New North Cemetery
GR3 - gravestone record, Prospect Hill Cemetery, Milk and Mount Vernon Streets
GR4 - gravstone record, Old South Cemetery, near Atlantic Avenue
GR5 - gravestone record, Friends' Cemetery, Saratoga Street and Madaket Road
GR6 - gravestone record, Colored Cemetery, near Old Mill
h. - hours; husband
inf. - infant
int. - publishment of intention of marriage
Jr. - junior
Lt. - Lieutenant
m. - married; month
mar. - marriage
min. - minutes
N. - Nantucket
NCR - Nantucket Court Records
PR1 - private record, from the record furnished by Samuel W. Comstock of Wellesley.
PR2 - private record, from the record furnished by Miss Susan Wyer Haggerty of Boston.
PR3 - private record, from the Zophar Haden family Bible in the possession (1911) of Arthur Howard Churchil of Montclair, N.J.
PR4 - private record, from an old Nantucket family Bible in the possession (1911) of James L. Hammond of Mattapoisett.
PR5 - private record, from the George F. Joy family Bible in the possession (1911) of Mrs. Charles A. Sawyer of Nantucket.
PR6 - private record, from the Thomas Hussey family Bible in the possession (1911) of Mrs. Mary C. Tripp of New Bedford.
PR7 - private record, from the Isaac Myrick family Bible in the possession (1911) of Mrs. Edward B. Hussey of Nantucket.
PR8 - private record, from a sampler in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Association.
PR9 - private record, from a sampler in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Association.
PR10 - private record, from a sampler in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Association.
PR11 - private record, from an embroidered mourning piece in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Association.
PR12 - private record, from the George Myrick, Jr., family tree in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Assocation.
PR13 - private record, from the Benjamin Cartwright family tree in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Association.
PR14 - private record, from the Walter Folger family tree in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Association.
PR15 - private record, from the Alexander Folger family tree in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Association.
PR16 - private record, from the Benjamin Coffin family Bible, owned by E.B. Coleman, M.D., and in the custody (1911) of the Nantucket Historical Association.
PR17- private record, from the George Pollard famil Bible in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Association.
PR18- private record, from the family Bible of Adeline Fanning in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Association.
PR19 - private record, from the Josiah Gorham family Bible in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Association.
PR20 - private record, from the Jonathan Swain family Bible in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Association.
PR21 - private record, from the Thomas Macy family Bible in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Association.
PR22 - private record, from a sampler in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Association.
PR23 - private record, from a mourning piece in the possession of the Nantucket Historical Association.
PR24 - private record, from the Peleg Brock family Bible in the possession (1911) of the Nantucket Historical Association.
PR25 - private record, from the Joseph Bunker family Bible in the possession (1911) of the Nantucket Historical Association.
PR26 - private record, from the Simeon Coleman family Bible in the possession (1911) of Mrs. John W. Cook of Nantucket.
PR27 - private record, from a Plumb family Bible in the possession (1911) of Mrs. John W. Cook of Nantucket.
PR28 - private record, from the Hosier-Austin family Bible in the possession (1911) of Mrs. Obed G. Smith of Nantucket.
PR29 - private record, from the Simeon Coleman, 2d, family Bible in the possession (1911) of Mrs. Obed G. Smith of Nantucket.
PR30 - private record, from the John H. Hosier family Bible in the possession (1911) of Mrs. Obed G. Smith of Nantucket.
PR31 - private record, from the Timothy Bunker family Bible in the possession (1911) of Mrs. Ann M. Bunker of Nantucket.
Pr32 - private record, from the Jones-Conant family Bible in the possession (1911) of Mrs. Oresta A.B. Tracy of Nantucket.
PR33 - private record, from the Charles C. Morris family Bible in the possession (1911) of Lydia C. Cushman of Nantucket.
PR34 - private record, from the Benjamin Gardner, 4th, family Bible in the possession (1911) of Miss Helen A. Gardner of Nantucket.
PR35 - private record, from the Charles Macy family Bible in the possession (1911) of Miss Helen A. Gardner of Nantucket.
PR36 - private record, from the Shubael Folger family Bible in the possession (1911) of Miss Mary P. Folger of Nantucket.
PR37 - private record, from the Thomas G. Folger family record in the possession (1911) of Miss Mary P. Folger of Nantucket.
PR38 - private record, from the William C. Folger genealogical records in the possession (1911) of the Nantucket Historical Association. (This compilation has been used because of the valuable clues it affords, but its statements should be recieved with caution, as it is not free from errors. It should also be understood that in many instances the events recorded did not take place in Nantucket, and in a few cases attention has been called to the question of residence.)
PR39 - private reocrd, from a Bible record of the Alexander Ray, 3d, family in the possession (1911) of Miss Martha F. Ray of Nantucket.
PR40 - private record, from a Bible record of the Jonathan Ray famikly in the possession of Miss Martha F. Ray of Nantucket.
PR41 - private record, from the Lawrence-Swain family Bible in the possession of Mrs. Rebecca Holmes of Nantucket.
PR42 - private record, from the Barzillai Morselander family Bible in the possession (1911) of Mr. Ann Eliza (Moreslander) Chase of Nantucket.
PR43 - private record, from a family Bible in the possession (1911) of Mrs. Caroline G. Swain of Nantucket.
PR44 - private record, from the Bible of James Townsend in the possession (1911) of James W. Dunham of Nantucket.
PR45 - private record, from the Mooers-Macy family Bible in the possession (1911) of Mrs. Annie Whitman of New Bedford.
PR46 - private record, from the Coffin-Dunham family Bible in the possession (1911) of Mrs. Cordelia M. Coffin of Nantucket.
PR47 - private record, from the Charles H. Brock family Bible in the possession (1911) of Mrs. Ellan H. Coon of Nantucket.
PR48 - private record, from the Robert McCleave family Bible in the possession (1911) of Mrs. Arthur H. Gardner of Nantucket.
PR49 - private record, from the Southwerd Jenkins family Bible in the possession (1911) of George F. Coffin of Nantucket.
PR50 - private record, from the Joseph Brown family Bible in the possession (1911) of Mrs. Arthur H. Gardner of Nantucket.
PR51 - private record, from a Joseph Brown family record in the posession of Mrs. Arthur H. Gardner of Nantucket.
PR52 - private record, from the Bible of Sophia Raymond in the possession (1911) of Franklin B. Murphy of Nantucket.
PR53 - private record, from the Elihu Coffin family Bible in the possession (1911) of Mrs. Martha Hull of Nantucket.
PR54 - private record, from the William B. Starbuck family Bible in the possession (1911) of Simeon M. Starbuck of Nantucket.
PR55 - private record, from the William Coon family Bible in the possession (1911) of Mrs. Ellen H. Coon of Nantucket.
PR56 - private record, from the Benjamin Gardner family Bible in the possession (1911) of Mrs. Eunice Coffin Brooks of Nantucket.
PR57 - private record, from the William B. Rand family Bible in the possession (1911) of Mrs. Eunice Coffin Brooks of Nantucket.
PR58 - private record, from the Paul Pinkham family Bible in the possession (1911) of Miss Sarah L. Macy of Nantucket.
PR59 - private record, from the Charles W. Macy family Bible in the possession (1911) of Miss Sarah L. Macy of Nantucket.
PR60 - private record, from a cop (made in 1851 by Richard L. Pease of Edgartown) of memoranda by Obed Macy.
PR61 - private record, from a copy of a journal kept by Obed Macy, communicated by Silvanus J. Macy of New York City.
PR62 - private record, from a copy of a list of deaths in the possession of the Nantucket Atheneum.
PR63 - private record, from a copy of a manuscript kept by Hon. Isaac Coffin, Judge of Probate, in the possession of the Nantucket Atheneum.
PR64 - private record, from a copy of notes from the diaries of Mrs. Kezia Fanning in the possession of Alexander Starbuck of Waltham.
PR65 - private record, from the family Bible of Zaccheus Stanton in the possession (1921) of his granddaughter, Mrs. Minnier Stivers of Librety, Ind.
PR66 - private record, from a certificate in the possession (1922) of Mrs. John M. Gries of Cambridge.
PR67 - private record, from the Francis Swain family Bible in the possession (1922) of Mrs. Annie M. (Macy) Chase of New Bedford.
PR68 - private record, from a copyh of a record of marriages kept by George and Caleb Bunker of Nantucket, justices of the peace, printed in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume 51.
q. v. - which see; whom see
rec. - recorded
s. - son
Sr. - senior
w. - week; wife
wid. - widow
widr. - widower
y. - year