Coldengham, New York
Store of Cadwallader Colden, Jr.
John Nicholson
Thomas Nicholson, 'brother of John', bought a pair of stockings and a New England Scythe at the Colden store on this day, 250 years-ago.
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| Signage in front of Nicholson home on Route 208 near Maybrook. |
From this entry it is apparent that John was already the most well-known of the Nicholson brothers. He is identified in the DayBook as a cooper (barrel-maker) but also operated a lime kiln.
In this year, 1768, John was on record as being one of the Precinct Assessors. He was consistently recorded as a community servant in many capacities from fence-viewer to supervisor.
Also in this year (1768), John and his wife, Betsy Moffat, had their first child, Ann. (Source: public genealogies at ancestry.com)
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This article is one in a series of a daily accountings of Colden Store transactions. Be sure you read the first installment for an introduction to the store. You should also read this article which appeared in the Journal of the Orange County Historical Society.
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John Nicholson visited the store six times. He was represented at times by his wife and 'his boy' (his slave and not his son?).
About seven years from this date, in 1775, John would captain a company in General Montgomery's failed invasion of Canada. He would return as a Colonel, but the ordeal of the Canadian winter had wreaked havoc on his health. He appeared to not have served in the remainder of the war.
Sometime during the war his wife died and he remarried Jane McClaughry, the niece of Colonel James McClaughry and widow of James McCobb.
They moved to the home that still stands on Route 208 near Maybrook (see signage above). This is believed to be the same home occupied by Colonel Malcom during the war (see blog on John Blake)
John and Jane died within months of each other in 1811 and are buried in the Neelytown cemetery.
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| Col.John Nicholson headstone in Neelytown Cemetery. |
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