Nicholas Northup was born on 1/20/1690 the seventh child of Stephen Northup Jr. He married Abigail Slocum in 1721, (She was born Abt. 1692, and died Abt. 1729), and they had 4 children by January of 1728, and he married the second time to Freelove Eldred (B. 29 MAR 1701) on June 23, 1730. They had three more sons and at least one daughter, mentioned in his will. Freelove was the daughter of Capt. Daniel Eldred (B. 17 Aug 1659 and D. 13 Aug 1728; North Kingstown, Washington, RI) and Mary Phillips. She was born in North Kingstown on March 29, 1701 and died Abt. 1758 in North Kingston, Rhode Island, when Nicholas married for a third time to the widow Sarah Gould, who survived him when he died sometime after 1764, when he made a will where he refers to himself as being "aged". On December 9, 1755, Nicholas and Freelove Northup deeded to their son, Rouse, 52 acres of land on Boston Neck, in North Kingstown, land once owned by Stephen. The Northups were farmers and ferry keepers, and owned the ferry from Plum Beach to the Island of Jamestown. There is quite a bit of historical data available on this family and I will be linking in some of these State of Rhode Island records in the near future.
More About NICHOLAS NORTHUP:
Date born 2: 1691, North Kingstown, Washington Co., Rhode Island
Award/Distinction: 1 May 1722, Admitted Freeman
Will: 14 October 1764, Will Proved
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Children of Nicholas and Abigail Northup
| Thomas Northup | B. ABT. 1722, North Kingstown, Washington Co., Rhode Island | M. (1) SUSANNAH CONGDON, Abt. 1740, North Kingstown, Washington Co., Rhode Island; (b. 7 February 1719/20, North Kingstown, Washington Co., Rhode Island) | |
| M. (2) LADY NEEDHAM, Aft. 1741; (b. Abt. 1718, England.) | |||
| Abbigail | b. ABT. 1724; | m. JOHN CONGDON; (b. Abt. 1719) | Died ?? |
| Nicholas | b. April 1726, North Kingston, Rhode Island; | M. Hannah Allen (d.03/19/1811); March 29, 1750 | Died July 23, 1805 |
| Gideon Northup | B. 28 JAN 1727/28 at North Kingstown | M. Avis Slokum; 26 Sept. 1751 | D. 30 Sept 1814 |
Children of Nicholas and Freelove Northup
| Capt. William Northup | B. 8 December 1732, South Kingston, Rhode Island; | M. ANN SLOCUM, 16 August 1761, Jamestown, Newport Co., Rhode Island; (b. 25 May 1742, South Kingston, Rhode Island; d. 6 December 1831, Deerfield, Oneida Co., New York) | D. 21 May 1827, Newport, Herkimer Co., New York; |
| ABIGAIL NORTHUP | B. Abt. 1733 | M. ?? | D. ?? |
| Rouse Northup | B. 17 Mar 1734 , North Kingstown, Washington Co., Rhode Island | M. SARAH CONGDON, 1755, North Kingstown, Washington Co., Rhode Island; (b. Abt. 1736, North Kingstown, Washington Co., Rhode Island; d. 1783, Allentown, Washington Co., Rhode Island.) | D. Aft. 1783, Gloversville, Fulton Co., New York when Sarah died |
| Eunice Northup | B. Abt. 1736 | M. ICHABOD POWERS, JR. (b. Abt. 1738) | D. ?? |
| Daniel Northup | B. 21 June 1738, North Kingston, Washington Co., Rhode Island; | M. Ann Hampton Collins (Widow of Robert Collins) 14 February 1777, Ohio (?); (b. 21 September 1759, Caroline Co., Virginia; d. 18 May 1802, Northrup, Gallia Co., Ohio.) | D. 11 November 1811, Northrup, Gallia Co., Ohio |