[1] Her husband, William Nuthead, established the second colonial printing business in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1682.
[2] They moved to St. Mary's City, Maryland, in 1686 and established a press that primarily printed government forms.
[3] Following her husband's death in 1695, Nuthead appeared before the Prerogative Court and requested that she be appointed administrator of his estate.
[3] Nuthead petitioned the Maryland General Assembly on May 5, 1696, to grant her a license to print blank forms for the province's public offices as well as writs, bonds, bills, and warrants of attorney.
She was required to pay a security of £100 and was granted a license that allowed her to run the press.