Abel Nicholson (1672 - 1751)

Born 2 May 1672 in Wiseton, Nottinghamshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Tyler) Nicholson — married 26 Feb 1693 in Salem, Salem County, Province of West Jersey

Husband of Isabel (Collyer) Daniel — married Feb 1729 in Province of New Jersey

Descendants

Died 1751 at about age 78 in Elsinboro, Salem County, Province of New Jersey

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Biography

Abel was a Friend (Quaker)

Abel Nicholson was an early settler in New Jersey.

ALT DOB: Born 2 MAY 1672 in Orston, Nottinghamshire, England^[1][2]

Event:

Type: Moved

Date: 1685

Place: Burlington, New Jersey

He and Mary TAYLOR passed meeting about 1693/4 in^[3] Elsinboro, Salem, NJ. They had the following children:

F i Sarah Nicholson was born on 19 Nov 1694 in Elsinboro, Salem, NJ. M ii John Nicholson was born about 1704. He died before 1725. F iii Rachel Nicholson was born on 24 Nov 1803. She died on 01 Dec 1882. M iv Abel Nicholson was born on 13 Jan 1700 in Elsinboro, Salem, NJ. M v William Nicholson was born on 15 Sep 1703. M vi John Nicholson was born on 06 Mar 1719. F vii Mary Nicholson was born on 01 Nov 1705 in Salem Co, NJ. F viii Ruth Nicholson was born on 09 Sep 1713. She died in Feb 1747. M ix Joseph Nicholson was born on 04 Dec 1701. M x Samuel Nicholson was born in 1698. He died in Mar 1750. F xi Ann Nicholson was born on 15 Nov 1707. She died on 23 Jan 1778.

Death

Death:

Date: 1751

Place: Elsinboro, Salem, New Jersey^[2]

Notes

Note: In the Friends' meeting at Salem there was, perhaps, no more influential and active person than Abel Nicholson. The minutes show that upon almost every important committee he was named. Among the young people he seems to have been a particular favorite, as scarcely a wedding occurred in which his name may not be found among those who attended on behalf of the meeting, to see that everything was conducted in an orderly manner.

Upon the death of Bartholomew Wyatt, he was appointed to fill his place as one of the overseers of the meeting, and, in 1733, was made an elder. In 1729, he married Isabella Daniels, but by this marriage there was probably no issue. Some of his children came into Gloucester and Burlington counties; through whom some of the present generations may trace their lineage.

Note: John Fenwick deeded 2000 acres to his daughter Priscilla, the wife of Edward Champney. Edward and his wife sold several hundred acres to George Deacon. The land was bounded on the west by John Smith’s land. George Deacon sold his land to Abel Nicholson, about 1685, and removed to Burlington County.

Abel Nicholson left the Deacon property to his son, John Nicholson.

- History of the Counties of Gloucester, Salem and Cumberland. pp. 421-427.

Note: Purchased 160 acres.

- Patents and Deeds of New Jersey, 1664-1703. p. 638.

Sources

1. ↑ Lee, Francis Bazley, Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey (New York, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1910), p. 856-857.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Clement, John, Sketches of the First Emigrant Settlers in Newton Twp., Old Glouster County, West New Jersey (Camden, New Jersey, Sinnickson Chew, 1877), p. 213-222.
3. ↑ H. Stanley Craig, Salem County Genealogical Data, Vol 1, first print apx 1930, reprinted 1980, p 180

See also:

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