Nicolas was born about 1705 in Kent, England, and came to the US with his parents on the ship "Chandler". Golda Soffe's book "Rideouts in America" says that the family settled in Back Cove, which is part of Falmouth. Although they may have been there for a period of time, as Nicolas's wife's family was from that area, they did not remain there their entire lives, for reasons that I've stated under the heading of "Where did they settle?"
Nicolas took up his father's trade of shipbuilding. I obtained a copy of a deed where Nicolas had purchased land in the Georgetown area of Maine. The transcription of that deed is a separate document from this, please review it.
In 1730, he married Mary Hunt Ingersoll. She was born Nov 12, 1708, and was the daughter of Benjamin and Mary (Hunt) Ingersoll.
Together, Mary and Nicolas had 12 children. They were:
- Benjamin (from whom our line descends). He was born on July 15, 1730, at Falmouth, York County and died on November 29, 1793, Bowdoinham, Maine.
- William R (see below) (married Mary Blackstone);
- Mary Ingersoll, born Aug 3, 1735,and married Obadiah Allen, in Falmouth, York County, Maine.
- Nicolas JR (see below)
- Hannah, born Feb 21 1739.
- Abraham, born Dec 29 1741, died at 7years old on Jan 6, 1748.
- Leviah, (also: Zerviah), born Dec 13, 1742, married Wm. Getchell on October 10, 1761 in Falmouth, Maine. They had two children: Wm.JR and Josiah Getchell.
- Prudince, born on September 16, 1745, and married Samuel Grant on August 29, 1767 (he was born in 1742). Prudince died on April 8, 1736.
- Abraham, born on January 4, 1748. Married Mary Seavey in 1761.
- Betzey, born November 12, 1749.
- Mark (see below);
- Stephen (see below).
Willaim was born on October 24, 1733. He married Mary Blackstone in North Yarmouth, Maine, on December 15, 1756. It is recorded he was a sturdy, helpful citizen of Brunswick. He deeded land in N.Yarmouth on Jan 28, 1793 to his son, Nathaniel. He drew a pension because he was blind, which was caused by smallpox suffered during the Revolution in 1724. He became the owner of Pew #43 of the OLD NORTH CHURCH in Boston, the one where the lanterns gave their message to Paul Revere.
NICOLAS JR:
He was born on February 7, 1738. It is said that Nicolas was a shipbuilder at Small Point and worked with his father, and sold land there. He married Sarah Willis, who died in 1816 at Saint Andrews, New Brunswick.
In 1757, he was a member of the Georgetown Militia. He joined the Perley Colony, which comprised of a large number of Mass and Connecticut families, and migrated to Mangerville, NB, CANADA in 1762. One account says that these people went to Canada in one of the Rideout's ships. They were nearly all farmers, and most sympathized with the American colonies.
In 1765, the government of Nova Scotia granted Nicolas some 500 acres of land in Mangerville. Among these Mangerville Colonists, Nicolas seems to have had great weight and influence. He had quite a bit of wealth, and owned several vessels. He was the ancestor of most of the Rideouts of New Brunswick. After the Revolution, many descendants of Nicolas returned to Maine, and didn't return to Canada.
Nicolas may not have moved his family from Mass. as the King Phillips War was still smoldering in ME, and the men stayed at the forts and worked the land. They moved their families to New Hampshire and Mass. Records from the War Dept state that one Abraham Rideout served in the Revolutionary War as a private in Capt. Merill's Co, 18th Mass Regiment, commanded by Col. Samuel Brewer.
He enlisted on June 19, 1778 for nine months, and was discharged Mar 13, 1779. His name appears on an undated list of men raised in the County of Cumberland, State of Massachusetts, which shows he was procured from the Town of Brunswick, he was 20 years of age, five feet seven inches tall, and of light complexion. At that time, all of ME was considered the State of Mass.
Nicholas died in 1833, in Maugerville, Sunbury, New Brunswick.
MARK:
Mark married on January 8, 1788 to Margaret Gammon, who was born in 1763 in Pittsfield, ME. Mark's name is on the list of men raised to serve in the Continental Army. From Col. Jonathan Mitchells' 2nd Cumberland Co. regiment returned to Major Nathaniel Larrabee. Dated Dec 10, 1777. Residence was show as Brunswick. Also, engaged from there joining Capt. John Lamont's Co. and Col. Francis' regiment. Term, three years.
STEPHEN:
Stephen was a soldier in the Revolution from May 3, 1776 to Aug 13, 1776. Enlisted at Brunswick in 1778. Saw service at Valley Forge. He was a private with Captain Curtis's Co, stationed at Falmouth for defense of the sea coast. Then he entered service again July 9, 1770 and was on the Penobscot Expedition. For a number of years, he received a pension.
When Stephen was 20, he first married Abigail Smart in Kennebunkport ME (she was born abt 1764 in Kennebunkport). Abigail died in Brunswick ME abt 1805, she was 41. Children of Stephen and Abigail were: John H. (born 2/16/1881); Jonathan (born 1784); Hannah (born 1787); Isaac (born 1789); Johnson (born 5/9/1795 in Bowdoin, married to Martha Ann Allen); Jacob (born 1798).
After Abigail died in 1805, Stephen remarried to Jane Works on April 16, 1807 (this information is located located in information provided on webGED: Noyes Family of Massachusetts, where it is shown that he was born in 1744). If this information is correct, then Stephen is NOT the 13th of Nicolas' children, his birth would have taken place between that of Zerviah and Prudince.
Stephen and Jane Rideout had the following children: Susan (born 5/7/1808); Louisa (born 5/11/1810); Belinda (born 9/18/1812; Stephen Jr. (born 2/17/1815); Olive (born 9/23/1817); and Ann (born 1819).
The above information comes from the records at the Portland Historical Society, pg 379, Vol 2., with the exception of Stephen Rideout, who is not mentioned.
This information is also located in the Early Vital Records of Massachusetts.
Thank you to cousin Priscilla for 'filling in the blanks'! Your help has been monumental!
Posted by Linda | April 4, 2008
