N Taber
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Nicholas Taber, New Bedford and Fairhaven, Bristol Co., MA 1761 - 1849 housewright, planemaker
Added support material
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period deeds
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period ads
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biographical information
See the N Taber entry in Plane Gallery Section and related material in the A, J, N, V and W Taber entry in the New Information Section.
Nicholas Taber
Supportive Documentation
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Deeds
1798 New Bedford, housewright, wife Rebecca
1800 neighbors Jacob Taber and William Taber 2nd, signed by Jonathan Taber
1811 Fairhaven, joiner
1818, 1819 Sally Taber and William Taber deceased with Nicholas a toolmaker in Fairhaven
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Ads
1801 ad, Nicholas Taber selling house frame
1817, 1819 ads, Nicholas Taber planes being sold
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Biographical information
1802 Nicholas tavern in New Bedford
1806 Nicholas bought lot, built house and started the Rising Sun Inn
Nicholas Taber, 1798 deed, New Bedford, housewright. Wife Rebecca.
Nicholas Taber, 1800 deed, New Bedford, housewright. Wife Rebecca. Neighbors Jacob Taber and William Taber the 2nd. (Not the William Taber the 2nd from the early 1820s, housewright.)
Nicholas Taber, 1818 deed with Sally Taber, widow of William Taber. Nicholas a tool maker from Fairhaven.
Nicholas Taber, 1801 ad
1817 ad selling N Taber planes
1819 ad selling Nicholas Taber planes
Biographical Information
Mentioned in Nicholas' father's will, were his sons Edward, Amaziah, Nicholas and William and his daughters Elizabeth and Deborah. William was listed as a yeoman from New Bedford.
Nicholas married Desire Vincent in 1784, Harriot, Malora and Vincent
Rebecca Marshall in 1794, ch John Marshall, Desire, Allen
While researching the Taber craftsmen, additional details were found that related to Nicholas.
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"Nicholas Taber had a license in 1802 (tavern) which was before he located on the corner of Main and Osxford Streets." The sign is at the Colonial Club. Old Dartmouth Historical Society 1915
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"... in 1806 the lot was sold to Nicholas Taber and the present house built and occupied by him as the 'Rising Sun Inn' ". (In the Oxford Villiage) Old Dartmouth Historical Society 1915
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Our County and its People (Bristol County) ... "plane making by Nicholas Taber and Sons" was documented within the broad period of 1776 to 1815.
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1817 Nicholas and James Taber were securities for William's probate with Sally / Sarah the widow.
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Post 1818, Nicholas was security to Sally Taber on behalf of her children. Sally was the widow of William Taber, noting this was the William whose inventory included "4 planes and other carpentry tools" worth $4.00.
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As noted in the deeds, in 1818 and 1819, Nicholas and the above Sally / Sarah, bought and sold William's property following the probate assessments. The two security documentations and the 1818 / 1819 deeds involving Sally, widow of William, lead to the editor's belief that this William was likely his brother.