James Nichols, born May 1, 1799 in Garnder, MA, died November 1868, buried in Hillside Cemetery in Stephentown, Rensselaer County, NY. Married Thursa O. Coleman, had daughters Melissa and Mary. Family records list father as Zachariah Nichols of MA. Melissa married James M. Abbott, moved to Oneida County, died there in 1899. Thank you, Georgiana Abbott Norris