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Barnabas Nills

1st Tier Candidate

  • Barnabas Niles Jr.

  • b 1772 Rumney, NH d 1843 Norwood, OH

  • joiner 1796 deed Coventry, NH

  • joiner 1797 deed Piermont, NH

2nd Tier Candidate

  • Barnabas Niles Sr. 

  • b 1735 Colchester, CT d 1788 Coventry, NH

  • joiner 1776 deed Rumney, NH

  • joiner 1787 deed Coventry, NH

  • 2 sets joiners tools in 1789 estate inventory

No "Nills" found in US records.

Barnabas Nills

​​1st tier candidate:

Barnabas Niles Jr.

b ca 1772 Rumney, NH - d 1843 Norwood, OH

joiner 1796 deed Coventry, NH

joiner 1797 deed Piermont, NH

m Elizabeth Butler (Betsy) 1799

Moved to Ohio in 1806

1797 deed, Barnabas Niles Jr., joiner

2nd Tier Candidate (likely too early to be the planemaker)

Barnabas Niles Sr. 

b 1735 Colchester, CT d 1788 Coventry, NH

joiner 1776 deed Rumney, NH

joiner 1787 deed Coventry, NH

Judgement against Barnabas, joiner in 1787

2 sets joiners tools in 1789 estate inventory

m Thankful

Sons Benjamin and Salmon (b 1767) were joiners. Son Jesse (b 1775) was a carpenter.

1776 deed, Barnabas Niles Sr., joiner

1789 deed, Barnabas Niles Sr., 1789 joiner tools in estate inventory

(The presentation of visually based elements (scale imprints, scale drawings, etc.) is a challenge, especially when moving from the printed page to the realm of an electronic medium. For reference, the original GAWP 5, CAWP, BARS and SOJ publications had pages which were 8-1/2" in width.)

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