Pane-Joyce Genealogy
John Nash (61100) & Deborah Cushing (61638)
65352. Debby Cushing Nash. Born on 17 Oct 1797 in Scituate, MA.52 Debby Cushing was baptized in the Second Church of Scituate, on 2 Nov 1797.335 Debby Cushing died in Scituate, MA, on 5 Nov 1834; she was 37. Buried in South Parish Cemetery, Norwell. Religion: Joined Second Scituate Church 7 Sep 1828.

Debby Cushing Nash Sparrell, born 1829, daughter of James and Desire Sparrell, was probably named in honor of Debby. As Debby wasn’t at all closely related to James or Desire, that’s quite an honor.
65353. John Nash. Born on 29 Jul 1799 in Scituate, MA.52 John was baptized in the Second Church of Scituate, on 20 Oct 1799.335 John died in Scituate, MA, on 1 Oct 1800; he was 1.52 Buried in South Parish Cemetery, Norwell.
65354. John King Nash Esq. Born on 16 Nov 1801 in Scituate, MA.52 John King was baptized in the Second Church of Scituate, on 27 Jun 1802.335 John King died in South Scituate (Norwell), MA, on 30 Mar 1880; he was 78. Buried in Norwell, MA. Was on the census for South Scituate (Norwell), MA, in 1870. John K. Nash 68 store keeper b. Mass; Sarah D. Nash 60 keeping house b. Mass; John C. 31 [can't read occupation] b. Mass; Sarah C 30 at home b. Mass. Occupation: Postmaster.53 Religion: Joined Second Scituate Church Jul 1, 1832.335

The Norwell Historical Commission549 has identified this historical building in Norwell associated to John King Nash
    667 Main Street ca. 1832

1850 Federal Census. Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Roll 332, page 92A
    John K. Nash, 48, merchant, $1000 real estate
    Sarah D. Nash, 40
    John C. Nash, 11
    Mary T. Briggs, 33
    Albert E. Stetson, 26, physician
All were born in Massachusetts. John’s father’s family is listed next on the census

1860 Federal Census. Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Roll 519, page 561
Post Office Scituate
    John K. Nash, 58, farmer, $4000 real estate, $500 personal estate
    Sarah D. Nash, 50
    John C. Nash, 21
    Sarah Foster, 78, $3000 real estate, $3000 personal estate
    Catharine Ward, 16
All were born in Massachusetts.

1870 Federal Census. South Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Roll 639, page 766B
Post Office South Marshfield
    John K. Nash, 68, store keeper, $4300 real estate, $3400 personal estate
    Sarah Nash, 60, keeping house
    John C. Nash, 31, [can’t read occupation], $300 personal estate
    Sara C. Nash, 30, at home
All were born in Massachusetts.

Deaths Registered in South Scitutate
John K. Nash, d. 30 Mar 1880 æ. 78 yrs 4 mos, softening of brain, b. South Scituate, son of John & Deborah Nash, bur. South Scituate
On 29 Nov 1832 when John King was 31, he married Sarah Delano Foster (63507) , daughter of Samuel Foster (57028) (29 Jan 1779-) & Sarah Delano (59344) (30 Mar 1782-8 Dec 1864), in Scituate, MA.52 Born on 22 May 1810 in Scituate, MA.52 At the age of 9, Sarah Delano was baptized in the Second Church of Scituate, on 2 Sep 1819.335 Sarah Delano died in South Scituate (Norwell), MA, on 21 Mar 1887; she was 76.

1880 Federal Census. South Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Roll 550, page 61D
    Sarah D. Nash, 70, widowed, keeping house, b. MA, parents b. MA
    John C. Nash, 41, son, butcher, b. MA, parents b. MA
    Sarah C. Nash, 40, daughter-in-law, at home, b. MA, parents b. MA
    Mary L. Nash, 18, granddaughter, at school, b. MA, parents b. MA
    Susan Harrison, 24, servant, single, servant, b. VA, parents b. VA

Deaths Registered in South Scituate
Sarah D. Nash, d. 4 Apr 1887 æ. 76 yrs, 10 mos, at South Scituate, born there, daughter of Samuel Foster & Sarah Delano, both born at South Scituate, bur. South Scituate
Their children include:
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John Cushing Nash (26 Feb 1839-19 Jan 1892)
65355. Nathaniel Cushing Nash. Born on 6 Apr 1804 in Scituate, MA.52 Nathaniel Cushing was baptized in the Second Church of Scituate, on 1 Jul 1804.335 Nathaniel Cushing died in Arlington, MA, on 31 Aug 1880; he was 76. Buried in South Parish Cemetery, Norwell. Was on the census for Boston, MA, in 1850. Nath^l C. Nash 45 grocer, Lucy T. Nash 27 [wife], John C. Nash 12 [Nathaniel’s nephew], Elizabeth B. Briggs 30 [Lucy’s sister], all born in MA, and Mary McDade 21 born in Ireland. Was on the census for Boston, MA, in 1860. N. C. Nash 56 grocer b. Mass.; Lucy T. Nash 30 b. Mass; E. R. Briggs 40 teacher com. school b. Mass; M. Hallahan 24 domestic b. Ireland. Occupation: merchant of Boston of the firm Nash, Spaulding & Co.

From Vernon Briggs’ History and Genealogy of the Briggs Family:42
        Nathaniel Cushing Nash was educated by the Rev. Samuel Deane, and on reaching his majority entered the employ of Joshua Sears in Boston. After a few years he went into business for himself, and formed the firm of Nash, Hitchcock & Co. on Long Wharf, later Nash, Callender & Co., wholesale grocers. This firm soon became Israel Nash & Co., as his younger brother had built up a large New England trade. After the Civil War the firm divided into two firms, Israel Nash & Co., teas, and Nash, Spaulding & Co., sugar refiners (with Henry and Mahlon D. Spaulding), the firm having acquired the Revere Sugar Refinery at Charlestown. Although opposed to prohibition, N. C. Nash’s firm was the frist among the East India merchants to give up the selling of liquor. Nathaniel C. Nash held few public offices. He was, however, a member of the Boston Common Council in 1856, and Representative to the General Court in 1858, 1868 and 1869. He was always opposed to monopoly, and was the proposer of a bill which established the office of State Gas Inspector. Alghough not an eloquent speaker, he had the faculty of stating his facts so clearly that his speeches were most convincing. N. C. Nash was an alderman of the city of Boston from 1864 to 1867. As such, he was largely instrumental in the leveling of Fort Hill, and was the first man to advocate strongly the opening of the Boston Public Library on Sundays, which at the time was bitterly opposed by church people. When the Russian Naval Fleet visited Boston during the Civil War he was chairman of the committee of the city government which received and entertained the officers. He lived on Burroughs Place, in Boston, until about 1870 when he purchased an estate in Arlington on the road to Winchester. He died in Arlington 31 Aug. 1880, leaving a large estate to his son when he came of age, and various bequests to his near relatives, in the hands of trustees, one of whom was his nephew, Herbert Nash, son of his brother Israel.

        Nathaniel "was a public-spirited citizen, interested in movements for promoting the welfare of the community and serving as a member of the Common Council of Boston in 1856, of the Board of Aldermen from 1864 to1867, and of the State Legislature in 1858, 1868, and 1869. He was elected a resident member of the New England Historic Genealogical Society in 1870, became a life member in 1878, and is counted among the generous benefactors of this Society. An opponent of Slavery, he belonged to the Republican party from the time of its organization. In religion he was a Unitarian." (N.E.H.G.R. 70 (1916): 99-102)

A Nathaniel C. Nash is listed as a member of the Vigilance Committee of Boston, Mass., a committee organized in 1850 and associated with the underground railroad. See Bearse's "Reminiscences of Fugitive-Slave Law Days in Boston."

See also New England Historical and Genealogical Register, vol 35, page 95 for a brief memoir.

1850 Federal Census. Boston Ward 10, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Roll 337, page 450A
    Nathl. C. Nash, 45 grocer, $8600 real estate, b. MA
    Lucy T. Nash, 27 b. MA
    John C. Nash, 12 b. MA
    Elizabeth R. Briggs, 30 b. MA
    Mary McDade, 21 b. Ireland.

1860 Federal Census, Boston Ward 10, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Roll 523, page 179
    N. C. Nash, 56, grocer, b. MA, $40,000 real estate, $125,000 personal estate
    Lucy T. Nash, 30, b. MA
    E. R. Briggs, 40, teacher com. school, b. MA
    M. Hallahan, 24, domestic, b. Ireland.

Boston City Directory, 1870
Nathaniel C. Nash, (Nash, Spaulding, & Co., 87 Broad, house 4 Burroughs place

1880 Federal Census. Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Roll 540, page 114A
    Nathaniel C. Nash, 76, widowed, retired sugar refiner, b. MA, parents b. MA
    Nathaniel C. Nash, son, 18, single, at school, b. MA, parents b. MA
    Jane W. Foster, servant, 58, single, house keeper, b. Nova Scotia, father b. Ireland, mother b. NH
    Louesa Peterson, servant, 35, single, domestic, b. Sweden, parents b. Sweden
On 31 May 1849 when Nathaniel Cushing was 45, he married Lucy Turner Briggs (65145) , daughter of Henry Briggs (60786) (11 Mar 1789-4 Dec 1837) & Betsey Ruggles (61023) (9 May 1794-20 Dec 1833).42 Born on 23 Jan 1830 in Scituate, MA.42 Lucy Turner died in Boston, MA, on 14 Apr 1862; she was 32.42 Buried in South Parish Cemetery, Norwell.52
Their children include:
67679i.
Nathaniel Cushing Nash (4 Apr 1862-10 Oct 1915)
65356. Henry Nash. Born on 17 Aug 1806 in Scituate, MA.52 Henry died in Norwell, MA, on 29 Nov 1877; he was 71. Buried in First Parish Cemetery, Norwell.

1850 Federal Census. Boston Ward 10, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Roll 377, page 470A
    Henry Nash, 43, W.I. Goods dealer, b. MA
    Clementine C. Nash, 30, b. ME
    William H. Nash, 3, b. ME
    (no name), 6 months, male, b. MA
    Calista Williams, 30, b. ME
    Catherine Quinn, 18, b. Ireland

1860 Federal Census. Boston Ward 10, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Roll 523, page 508
    Henry Nash, 45, clerk, b. MA
    Clementine Nash, 44, b. ME
    Wm. H. Nash, 13, b. ME
    Frederick F. Nash, 11, b. MA
    Mary L. Nash, 8, b. MA
    Eliza Quinn, 21, domestic, b. MA

1855 Massachusetts Census. Boston, Suffolk County

    Henry Nash, 50, b. MA, grocer
    Clementine Nash, 45, b. ME
    William Nash, 18, b. MA, single, clerk
    Fredrick Nash, 15, b. MA
    Lillie Nash, 13, b. MA
    Margaret Gilmore, 22, b. Ireland, single, servant

Boston City Directory 1869
 Henry Nash, clerk, 85 Broad, house 55 Harvrd
 Frederick T. Nash, clerk, boards 55 Harvard

1870 Federal Census. Boston Ward 8, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Roll 645, page 96B
    Henry Nash, 55, grocer (ret.), b. MA
    Clementine Nash, 52, keeping house, b. ME
    Mary McCarty, 55, domestic servant, b. Ireland

Deaths Registered in South Scituate
Henry Nash, d. 29 Nov 1877 æ. 71 yrs 3 mos, of liver complaint, b. South Scituate, son of John & Deborah, bur. South Scituate

First Parish Cemetery, Norwell, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
On one stone
First plaque:
    Henry Nash, 1806–1877
    Clementine Nash, 1816–1894
    Clementine 1854 [no second date]
    William Henry, 1847–1869
    Frederic Thayer, 1849–1894
Second plaque:
    William H. Daniels, 1849–1937
    Louise Nash Daniels, 1851–1933
Henry married Clementine Carney. Born in 1816 in Thomaston, Knox County, Maine. Clementine died in Boston, MA on 22 Dec 1894. Buried in First Parish Cemetery, Norwell.

In 1880 Clementine was living with her daughter Louisa Daniels’ family in Boston.

1880 Boston City Directory
    Mrs. Clementine Nash, house Hotel Mt. Pleasant
    Frederick T. Nash, bds. Hotel Mt. Pleasant

Deaths Registered in the City of Boston
Clementine Nash (widow of Henry Lynn Carney), d. 22 Dec 1894, age 76, residence 2 Sunderland St., b. Thomaston, ME, daugher of [father’s name left blank and] Nancy Lash b. St. George, Maine, died of cancer
Their children include:
67846i.
William Henry Nash (Died unmarried) (ca Jul 1846-15 Apr 1869)
67847ii.
Frederick Thayer Nash (27 Nov 1849-8 Feb 1894)
67848iii.
Mary Louisa Nash (1851-1933)
67849iv.
Clementina Nash (Died soon) (3 Jul 1854-28 Aug 1854)
65357. Eliza D. Nash. Born on 2 Sep 1808 in Scituate, MA.52 Eliza D. was baptized in the Second Church of Scituate, on 9 Jul 1809.335 Eliza D. died aft 1900.

Much of the information on John Nash's family comes from Elisa's bible, printed in 1839, now [2004] in possession of Eliza’s great-great-great neice J. Pane-Joyce (copied pages available at N.E.H.G.S. in Boston).

1860 Federal Census. Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Roll 519, page 573
Post Office Scituate
    Eliza Nash, 50, $1000 real estate, $500 personal estate
    Betsey Cushing, 65, $1000 real estate, $300 personal estate
Both were born in Massachusetts.

1880 Federal Census. South Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Roll 550, page 63C
    Eliza Nash, 71, single, keeping house, b. MA, parents b. MA
    Bathsheba Brooks, 68, housekeeper, widowed, house keeper, b. MA, father b. MA, mother b. ME
Next door is the family of Eliza’s nephew Franklin Nash.

1900 Federal Census. Norwell, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Roll 674, page 1B
Main Street
    Eliza Nash, head, b. Sep 1808, 91, single
    Ellen R. Jones, housekeeper, b. Jan 1828, 72, widowed, housekeeper
    Alice W. Spooner, servant, b. Feb 1848, 52, single, servant
All were born in Massachusetts, as were their parents. Next door is the residence of Eliza’s niece Sarah C. Nash, her late nephew John C. Nash’s wife.
65358. Israel Nash. Born on 8 Mar 1811 in Scituate, MA.52 Israel was baptized in the Second Church of Scituate, on 26 Apr 1811.335 Israel died in Wellesley Hills, MA, on 22 Jan 1893; he was 81.42 Buried in South Parish Cemetery, Norwell.

Israel was of Boston when he married Deborah.52

From Vernon Briggs’ History and Genealogy of the Briggs Family:42
    ‘When 21 years of age or a little less,’ writes his son, Herbert Nash, ‘my father went to Boston and entered the firm of Joshua Sears as “boy.”’ A few years later he left the Sears firm and went with his elder brother, Nathaniel Cushing Nash, who had been with the same firm some years earlier, and was starting a business on Long Wharf under the name of Davis & Nash. Later the Nash brothers continued this business alone, and when, after the Civil War, the firm was divided, one branch became Israel Nash & Co., teas. After his retirement the business was carried on as Nash & Co., by Herbert and Frederick Thayer Nash, and after the latter’s death the firm name was Nash & Hopkins. In his earlier years Israel Nash lived in Boston in winter and in South Scituate [which became Norwell] in summer. His first Boston house was on Harrison Avenue, at that time a pleasant residential part of the city. He later lived on Beach Street near the United States Hotel. His last Boston house was at 33 Union Park, where he lived until about 1880, when he purchased a home at Wellesley Hills. About 1845 he purchased the house of the late Meschech Penniman, in South Scituate Village, for a summer home for his family. In 1859 or 1860 he sold this property to Capt. William H. Talbot. It is now (1937) owned by Cecil E. Whitney. After the death of his father in 1859, Israel Nash purchased from his eldest brother, John K. Nash, the old family home on the north side of the Common (1937, Gentry Clark’s), and lived there during the summer months until his removal to Wellesley Hills.

The Norwell Historical Commission549 has identified a couple of historical buildings in Norwell associated to Israel Nash
    610 Main Street ca. 1827
    18 West Street 1857-1879

1850 Federal Census. Boston Ward 10, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Roll 337, page 466
[Nash could be read as Nasb or as Nosle]
    Israel Nash, 40, W.I. Goods
    Deborah C. Nash, 27
    Franklin Nash, 7, attending school
    Helen L. Nash, 5, attending school
    Emma J. Nash, 3
    Herbert Nash, 2
    Catharine Mulvany, 23, b. Ireland
All the Nashes were born in Massachusetts

1860 Federal Census. Newton, Middlesex Co., MA
Roll 510, page 800
    Israel Nash, 48, merchant, $5000 personal estate
    Deborah C. Nash, 38
    Franklin Nash, 17
    Ellen D. Nash, 16
    Emma J. Nash, 13
    Herbert Nash, 11
    Lucy C. Nash, 5
    Lydia H. Hobbs, 24, $3000 personal estate
    Lizzie L. Hobbs, 21, $3000 personal estate
    Elizabeth A. Ladd, 48
    Susan E. Cushing, 56
    Frances T. Park, 49
All were born in Massachusetts.

1870 Federal Census. Boston ward 10, Suffolk Co., MA
Roll 646, page 390.
    Israel Nash, 58, importer of tea, $20000 real estate, $40000 personal estate
    Deborah C. Nash, 46, keeping house
    Franklin Nash, 27, no occupation
    Herbert Nash, 21, clerk in shoe
    Lucy C. Nash, 15, attending school
    Arthur Nash, 6, attending school
    Margaret Mack, 27, domestic servant
    Lizzie Marshall, 24, domestic servant
All were born in Massachusetts except Margaret Mack born in Ireland.

1880 Federal Census. Boston, Suffolk Co. MA
Roll 558, page 59.
33 Union Park.
    Israel Nash, retired merchant
    Deborah C. Nash, 57, wife, keeping house
    Emma T. Towne, 32, daughter, at home
    Helen L. Towne, 10, granddaughter, at school
    Lucy N. Towne, 13, granddaughter, at home
    Lucy N. Nash, 25, daughter, at home
    Arthur I Nash, 16, son, at school
    Ellen Barry, 24, servant, servant, b. New Brunswick, parents b. Ireland
    Maggie Mac, 38, servant, servant, b. England, parents b. England
All the family members were born in Massachusetts as were their parents
On 23 May 1842 when Israel was 31, he married Deborah Clapp Briggs (65142) , daughter of Henry Briggs (60786) (11 Mar 1789-4 Dec 1837) & Betsey Ruggles (61023) (9 May 1794-20 Dec 1833), in Scituate, MA.52 Born on 6 Apr 1823 in Scituate, MA.52 Deborah Clapp died in Wellesley Hills, MA, on 12 Feb 1900; she was 76.42

Deborah was named for her aunt Deborah Clapp Briggs.
Their children include:
67671i.
Franklin Nash (7 Feb 1843-21 Feb 1910)
67672ii.
Helen Louisa Nash (Died unmarried) (9 Sep 1844-2 Dec 1863)
67673iii.
Emma Isabel Nash (1 Jan 1847-1 Nov 1921)
67674iv.
Herbert Nash (12 Dec 1849-13 May 1937)
67675v.
Lucy Cushing Nash (31 May 1855-19 Oct 1943)
67676vi.
Charles Edward Nash (Died soon) (10 Jan 1859-30 Mar 1859)
67677vii.
Arthur Irving Nash (5 Feb 1864-23 Feb 1910)
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