NUTE, James

James married HEARD, ElizabethUSA. Elizabeth (daughter of HEARD, John and HULL, Elizabeth) was born on 15 Sep 1653 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 11 Nov 1705 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. NUTE, Sarah was born on 21 Jan 1676 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died on 28 Apr 1762 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.
2. NUTE, Leah was born in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA; died in 1748 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Differentiator: Signer of the Dover Combination
• Great Migration: James arrived with his brother, John, in 1631 under the auspices of Captain John Mason to settle his Laconia Patent at Dover Neck, NH.
• Web Address: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Nute-5
• Residence: Between 1623 and 1923, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA
• Arrival: 1631, New Hampshire, USA; sent by Capt John Mason to Dover, NH
• Residence: Between 1633 and 1883, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA

Notes:

James Nute, an early settler in Dover, New Hampshire, was part of the group of "stewards and servants" sent by Captain John Mason to manage the mills and settlement at "Great Works," South Berwick, around 1630. His exact role in this endeavor is unclear, but he eventually moved to Dover, likely around 1634 or 1635, and was definitely there by 1640, as evidenced by his signing of the "Combination" agreement for good governance.

In Dover, Nute initially resided on Low Street before moving to the Back River District around 1661, where he purchased land that remained in his family for generations. This farm became one of the best in the area. While his birth year is unknown, he was probably around 25 when he arrived in America and likely lived into his eighties. The last name of his wife Sarah is not recorded, but she might have been one of the women who arrived on the ship "Pied-Cow" in 1634.

Nute was an active and respected member of the Dover community, serving as a Selectman in 1659 and 1660 and frequently on the Grand Jury. However, he once faced reprimand and a warning from the court for insulting the Town Clerk. His religious commitment waned after moving across the Back River, leading to his court presentation in 1662 for missing church services and entertaining Quaker missionaries, resulting in a fine.

James Nute had at least three children: James (b. 1643), who lived on the family farm and likely died around 1691; Abraham (b. 1647), who was alive in 1724; and Martha (b. 1653), who married William Dam and lived in the William Dam garrison. James Nute's tombstone, restored in 1968, indicates he was born in 1613, arrived in Portsmouth in 1631, settled in Dover in 1640, and was killed by Native Americans in 1691. The family plot, located on the west bank of the Back River (Bellamy River Wildlife Management Area), also includes other family members.

James Nute was born 1617 in Tiverton, England, and died Aft. 1691 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire. He married Sarah.

Includes NotesNotes for James Nute:
Immigrant

Spelled his name 'Newte' which corresponds with the English surname born by a family of distinction living in Teverton, Devonshire, in the reign of Elizabeth. The members of this English family were loyalists during the civil war and many were clergymen in the Church of England in the 17th and 18th centuries. James came to Portsmouth in 1631, one of the company of planters, stewards and servants sent by Capt. John Mason to settle his patent. James signed the combination in Dover 1640; gr. jury 1643,1651; selectman 1660. He bought lots 9 and 10 before 1648 and was given 6 acres in Cochecho Marsh on the upperside of Garrison Hill in Dover. On the tax lists of Dover 1648-1675. He had a land grant at Back River and bought another from John Newgrove. Moved to the Back River area about 1661 and was in court for absence from church and for entertaining Quakers, for which he was fined. His wife Sarah was called a 'base jade' by William Storer in 1652. James and Sarah Nute deeded homestead to son Abraham and other land to son James in 1671, both deeds to take effect after the elder Nutes' deaths. his grave stone stands in the fam. grave yard, ' Mr J Nute ae 78.' . The Back River farm remained in continuous possession of his descendants until at least 1923.
"Gen. Dict. of ME & NH," p. 515; "Piscat. Pioneers," p. 319.; "Hist. of Dover, NH," p. 412-417.

Children of James Nute and Sarah are:

+Mary Nute, b. 1647, Dover, NH, d. Aft. August 1714, Newington, NH.
James Nute, b. 1643, Dover, NH, d. date unknown.
Abraham Nute, b. 1644, Dover, NH, d. date unknown.
Sarah Nute, b. January 01, 1647/48, Dover, NH, d. date unknown.
Martha Nute, b. 1653, Dover, NH, d. date unknown.
Leah Nute, b. 1655, d. date unknown.

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James Nute came to America from Tiverton, in the County of Devonshire, England. He arrived with his brother, John, in 1631 under the auspices of Captain John Mason to settle his Laconia Patent at Dover Neck, NH. He signed the Dover Combination, now in the English Archives in London, England, on 20 Oct 1640. He served on the Grand Jury in 1643 and served as Selectman of Dover in 1659. He signed his name James Newte. His wife's name was Sarah. In the "Quaker Families" it is recorded that James Nute and his wife and son were among those fined in 1663 for absenting themselves from official worship in order to be with Quakers. They were absent on 25 Sundays and in addition had committed the offense of entertaining Quakers for four hours in one day. In the "History of Strafford County" it is recorded that it was about 1650 that James Nute bought lots numbers 9 and 10 from the grantees Barthey Smeg and John Ugrove, these lots being south of lot number 11, owned by Deacon John Dam. James is buried in the family plot on the west bank of Back River (Bellemy River?) with his daughter, Martha, and her husband, William Dam. James was born 1612, died 1698.

from Piscataqua Pioneers (pgs. 137-8)

NUTE, JAMES. He was one of the party of "stewards and servants" sent over by Capt. John Mason between 1630 and 1634, to manage the mills and settlement at "Great Works," South Berwick, which was commenced about 1630. His name is spelled "Newt" in the list of men. Just what part of the work he engaged in is not known or how long he remained there. He finally crossed the river and became an early settler in Dover, where he could get all the land he wanted, as he could not do under the lordship of Capt. Mason, who would not sell his land, but only lease it. The list of names of the men in whose company Mr. Nute came over, can be found on page 26 of Stackpole's History of Old Kittery.
Probably he joined the Dover Neck settlement sometime in 1634, or '35. It is certain he was there in 1640, as he signed the "Combination" agreement for good government in that year. His residence was on Low street until about 1661, when he removed to the Back River District, having purchased land which has remained in possession of the Nute family to the present time (1918). It is one of the best farms in that section of Dover, He was alive there in 1691, but just what year he died is not known, nor the date of his birth, but probably he was a young man of twenty-five years, and lived to pass the four score mark, as several of his descendants have done on that farm. His wife's name is not known, but she may have been one of the twenty-two young women who came over in the ship "Pied-Cow," in 1634 and landed at "Cow Cove."

James Nute's name appears in the town records,in business affairs, many times, showing that he was a citizen of good standing. The Court records, however, show that he was at one time "presented for abusing the Town Clerk (Pomfrett) in saying he was a deceitful man and had a deceitful heart." The Court reprimanded him and warned him not to commit such an offense again, and placed him under bonds to keep the peace with the clerk. He was one of the Selectmen in 1659 and in 1660. He served on the Grand Jury several times. He officiated in other minor offices, like a good citizen.

After he moved across the Back River it was much further to go to attend meetings on the Lord's Day. His home on The Neck was near the meeting house, and he and his family were regular attendants. So it came to pass that he became somewhat negligent in crossing the river on Sunday. The result was that he was "Presented in court (in 1662) for being absent twenty139 six days from church meetings, and for entertaining the Quaker missionaries four hours." He was admonished for absence from meetings, and fined according to law, forty shillings per hour.

Children: (1) James, b. 1643; m. Mary .Lived on the home farm; d. ab. 1691.(2) Abraham,b. 1647; m. ; he was living in 1724.(3) Martha, b. 1653; m. ab. 1678, William Dam; they lived in the William Dam garrison.

James married SARAHDover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. was born in 1619; died in 1671 in Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Differentiator: The Great Migration; Immigrant