Moses Nicholls (abt. 1704 - bef. 1772)

Born about 1704 in Dorchester Co., Maryland Province [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Dawson) Nicholls — married before 25 Jul 1725 in Dorchester Co., MD

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Biography

Moses Nicholls was a Maryland colonist.

Note

In a 26 October 1745 court deposition concerning property boundaries, Moses Nicholls stated his age to be "about forty-one years." He witnessed the appraisal of Joseph Nicolls' estate as "next of kin" along with Joseph's brother John, but a question remains as to the identity of his mother, since he was born so much later than the other children of John Nicoll and Margaret Alford, and he was not mentioned in John Nicoll, Sr.'s 1707 will. Moses sold a complete set of Dorchester Co. household goods in 1736; this was presumably when he left for whereabouts as yet unidentified, for he appeared no more in Dorchester Co. records. That he died by 1772 is evidenced by the fact that his son, Moses Jr., sold his remaining Dorchester Co. property, "Rachel's Desire" that year as his legitimate heir.

(Parenthetical notes are from Pat Doster):

JOSEPH NICOLLS Dor Co 20.76, *L33.4.7 - Sept 31, 1734 - Nov. 13, 1734:

Apr. Joseph Alford & John Sumners

Cred. Wm Murray & Chas. Dickenson

Next of kin: _*MOSES NICHOLLS_ & JOHN Nicholls (brothers)

Adm. Excrx. MARGARET NICHOLLS (wife)

JOSEPH NICHOLLS - Dor Co. 22:179 - *L4.13.4 Mar 1, 1736 - Mar 9, 1736:

Apr. Joseph Alford, John Sumners

Next of kin: ISAAC Nicholls, BENJAMIN Nicholls

Adm. Joseph Alford

Ref. "Abst. of Inven. Prerog. Court of Md, 1733-1738, Skinner pp. 25 & 74

--from Pat Doster; Note by Pat: Fathers gifted *oldest son with land before their death, in fact, an English custom imported to Maryland called primogeniture.

RBN Notes: That Moses Nicholl(s) married Margaret Dawson Cromean is evident from the fact that he petitioned the county for a resurvey of Skipton, a tract of land left in part to Margaret by Daniel Cromean. Moses and his brother Benjamin acquired adjacent parcels of land in 1730, warranted as "Rachel's Garden" and "Benjamin's Desire" respectively.

From Maryland Indexes/Marriage References/MSA S 1527:

NICHOLLS

* Moses, m. by 25 July 1725, Margaret, execs. of Daniel Croneene of DO Co. (MDAD 7:176).

Marriage

FAM

@I8137@

@I9372@

@I9384@

BY 25 JUL 1725

Dorchester Co., MD^[1][2]

Could not interpret date in Marriage Date (BY 25 JUL 1725).

Sources

• Source: S530 Author: State of Maryland, compiler Title: Maryland Archives Online Abbreviation: MD Archives Online Note: Check Notes* in pertinent data file for pertinent documentation. Italicized: Y
• Source: S664 Author: Doster, Pat Title: Dawson, Cromean & Nicolls Families of Dorchester Co., MD Abbreviation: Doster, Pat Publication: Unpublished Emails/2007 Note: Pat Doster is a careful researcher of the Dawson & related lines in MD. Her emails are in R.B. Nichol archives, with sources fully referenced. Main sources were the Maryland Calendar of Wills, and V.L. Skinner's Inventories of the Prerogative Court of MD. Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y

1. ↑ Source: #S664
2. ↑ Source: #S530

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Bob Nichol for creating WikiTree profile Nicholls-389 through the import of Nichol Ancestry.GED on Feb 14, 2013.

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