Elizabeth (Charles) Nicholson (1672 - 1748)

Born 8 Jan 1672 in Perquimans, North Carolina

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Nicholson — married 16 Dec 1688 in Perquimans, Carolina

Wife of Zachariah Nixon Jr. — married about 1729 in Perquimans, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 10 Jan 1748 at age 76 in Symons Creek, Pasquotank, North Carolina

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Biography

Elizabeth was a Friend (Quaker)

Elizabeth was born on 8 January 1670^[1]. She was the daughter of William and Abigail Charles.

She married Samuel Nicholson on 16 Dec 1688^[2]. They had at least five daughters together^[1].

Samuel wrote his Will^[3] on 22 March 1728 and died a week later on 29 March 1728^[4].

Elizabeth was listed as wife and executrix^[5]. Samuel Nicholson. 22 Mar 1727-1728. No date of probate. Daughters: Sarah and Elizabeth Nicholson. Friend: Sarah Gloster. Wife and Executrix: Elizabeth. Executor: John Anderson (son-in-law). Witnesses: Zachariah Nixon, John Keaton, Elisabeth Montecue. Clerk of the Court: Charles Denman.

In 1729 Elizabeth married Zachariah Nixon^[1]. Although she was 59 and he was 14 years younger than she was, he had become a widower with young children and presumably Elizabeth was willing to help raise these.

Zachariah died ten years later on 12 August 1739 in Perquimans^[6].

Elizabeth died in the winter of 1747/8 and her will was probated 19 March 1748.^[7] Nixon, Elizabeth. Perquimans County. March 19, 1747-1748. January Court, 1748. Son-in-law: John Anderson. Daughters: Elizabeth Anderson, Sarah Jones. Grandsons: Samuel, John and Joseph Anderson. Granddaughter: Sarah Anderson. Friend: Elizabeth Albertson, daughter of Joshua Albertson. Executors: John Anderson and Joseph Anderson. Witnesses: Thomas Overman, Joshua Albertson, Thomas Nicholson. Clerk of the Court: Edmund Hatch.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Winslow, Mrs Watson, History of Perquimans County, Raleigh, 1931 page 395; https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/13772#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=219&xywh=2217%2C431%2C1635%2C2131
2. ↑ North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol VIII:203 https://archive.org/details/northcarolinahis03hath/page/202
3. ↑ Wills, 1663-1789; Author: North Carolina. Division of Archives and History; Probate Place: North Carolina
4. ↑ Hinshaw, William Wade, et al., compilers. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. Vol I: page 109; https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015002304221&view=1up&seq=139
5. ↑ Grimes, John Bryan. Abstracts of North Carolina Wills. Raleigh, NC, USA: North Carolina Department of State, 1910; page 266; https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/13766#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=140&xywh=704%2C134%2C2374%2C3094
6. ↑ William Wade Hinshaw, et al., compilers, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, vol. 1, North Carolina (Ann Arbor, Michigan: Edwards Brothers, 1936), 110; digital images, HathiTrust Digital Library (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015002304221&view=1up&seq=140 : accessed 10 June 2019).
7. ↑ Grimes, John Bryan. Abstracts of North Carolina Wills. Raleigh, NC, USA: North Carolina Department of State, 1910; page 267; https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/13766#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=140&xywh=704%2C134%2C2374%2C3094

• Elizabeth in entry for Abygale Nickolson, NC Births and Christenings, 1866-1964

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Ancestral File Numbers - 9NQV-CF and 1LJV-OMF