Anne Busby

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name
Anne Busby
aka
[Anne Nickerson]
sex
female
access
public
summary
Wife of William Nickerson, the founder of Chatham, Massachusetts, and probably, through their son Joseph, a great-great-grandmother of Sarah (Cole) Holdershaw. Baptized at Norwich, Norfolk, in 1607/8, probably a daughter of Nicholas and Bridget (Cocke) Busby, she crossed with her husband, four children and her parents in 1637, nursed her parents at Boston in their last years, and was living at Monomoy in 1686.
born
date
bp. 2 Feb 1607/8
place
St Mary Coslany, Norwich, Norfolk, England
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-nickerson-family-1997]
note
"Aged 28" in April 1637.
died
date
aft. 18 May 1686
place
Monomoit (Chatham), Massachusetts
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-nickerson-family-1997]
events
what
Sailed on John & Dorothy
date
Apr 1637
place
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
sources
[book-nickerson-family-1997]
note
With her husband William Nickerson, four children and her parents.
what
Landed at Salem
date
20 Jun 1637
place
Salem, Massachusetts
sources
[book-nickerson-family-1997]
note
Reached Salem in the John and Dorothy.
what
Nursed her parents
date
1657
place
Boston, Massachusetts
sources
[book-nickerson-family-1997]
note
Went to Boston on 1 March 1657 and nursed her father and then her mother until their deaths in 1657 and 1660.
father
name
Nicholas Busby
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[book-nickerson-family-1997]
note
With his wife Bridget (Cocke); they emigrated with the Nickersons in 1637 and died at Boston in 1657 and 1660.

Wife of William Nickerson, the founder of Chatham, and great-great-grandmother of Sarah (Cole) Holdershaw. She was baptized at St Mary Coslany, Norwich, the daughter of Nicholas and Bridget (Cocke) Busby, and crossed with her husband, four children and her parents on the John and Dorothy in 1637. William later set down what she had done for her parents in their last years at Boston: "My wife came to Boston the 1st of March 1657 and my wife did sarves to hur father and mother till the later end of August following, and then hur father departed this life. And since their fathers death, my wife have done sarves to her mother daily and watching with them in the night, as their necessities called for untell hur mother departed this life; which was in July last 1660" (source). She was living at Monomoy in 1686 and is probably buried near William on Burial Hill.

Research: Cape Cod ancestry of Hope Holdershaw and Hannah Brown.

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  2. name: Anne Busby
  3. aka: [Anne Nickerson]
  4. sex: female
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Wife of William Nickerson, the founder of Chatham, Massachusetts, and probably, through their son
  8. Joseph, a great-great-grandmother of Sarah (Cole) Holdershaw. Baptized at Norwich, Norfolk, in
  9. 1607/8, probably a daughter of Nicholas and Bridget (Cocke) Busby, she crossed with her husband,
  10. four children and her parents in 1637, nursed her parents at Boston in their last years, and was
  11. living at Monomoy in 1686.
  12. born:
  13. date: bp. 2 Feb 1607/8
  14. place: St Mary Coslany, Norwich, Norfolk, England
  15. basis: compiled
  16. confidence: probable
  17. sources: [book-nickerson-family-1997]
  18. note: '"Aged 28" in April 1637.'
  19. died:
  20. date: aft. 18 May 1686
  21. place: Monomoit (Chatham), Massachusetts
  22. basis: compiled
  23. confidence: probable
  24. sources: [book-nickerson-family-1997]
  25. events:
  26. - what: Sailed on John & Dorothy
  27. date: "Apr 1637"
  28. place: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
  29. sources: [book-nickerson-family-1997]
  30. note: "With her husband William Nickerson, four children and her parents."
  31. - what: Landed at Salem
  32. date: "20 Jun 1637"
  33. place: Salem, Massachusetts
  34. sources: [book-nickerson-family-1997]
  35. note: "Reached Salem in the John and Dorothy."
  36. - what: Nursed her parents
  37. date: "1657"
  38. place: Boston, Massachusetts
  39. sources: [book-nickerson-family-1997]
  40. note: "Went to Boston on 1 March 1657 and nursed her father and then her mother until their deaths in 1657 and 1660."
  41. father:
  42. name: Nicholas Busby
  43. basis: compiled
  44. confidence: probable
  45. sources: [book-nickerson-family-1997]
  46. note: With his wife Bridget (Cocke); they emigrated with the Nickersons in 1637 and died at Boston in 1657 and 1660.
  47. ---
  49. Wife of William Nickerson, the founder of Chatham, and great-great-grandmother of Sarah (Cole)
  50. Holdershaw. She was baptized at St Mary Coslany, Norwich, the daughter of Nicholas and Bridget (Cocke)
  51. Busby, and crossed with her husband, four children and her parents on the *John and Dorothy* in 1637.
  52. William later set down what she had done for her parents in their last years at Boston: "My wife came
  53. to Boston the 1st of March 1657 and my wife did sarves to hur father and mother till the later end of
  54. August following, and then hur father departed this life. And since their fathers death, my wife have
  55. done sarves to her mother daily and watching with them in the night, as their necessities called for
  56. untell hur mother departed this life; which was in July last 1660"
  57. ([source](/files/sources/book-nickerson-family-1997/)). She was living at Monomoy in 1686 and is probably
  58. buried near William on Burial Hill.
  60. Research: `research/ellingwood/Ellingwood_Cape_Cod.md`.
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