NURSE, Francis

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Francis Nourse was an early settler in Salem, and was a proprietor of the town 1647. He lived for forty years near Sperry's, on North River Street, between the main village and the ferry to Beverly. He was a woodworker, called a tray-maker. In those days, wooden trays and dishes were the rule; there was little pewter, less silver and china, and the plates, trays and trenchers of wood were the ordinary dishes.

Family/Spouse: TOWNE, Rebecca. Rebecca (daughter of TOWNE, William and BLESSING, Joanna) was born on 21 Feb 1621 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England; died on 19 Jul 1692 in Salem, MA; was buried in Danvers, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]