Mehitabel (Nixon) Nicholson (1738 - 1771)

Born 15 Nov 1738 in Perquimans, Carolina

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Nicholson — married 11 Jun 1755 (to 1771) in Perquimans, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 1771 at about age 32 in Perquimans, North Carolina

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Biography

Mehitabel was a Friend (Quaker)

Mehetabel was born 15 Nov 1738 in Perquimans, North Carolina the daughter of Zacry Nixon and Elizabeth (Toms) Phelps.^[1] She married Joseph Nicholson 4 Jun 1755 at Perquimans, North Carolina.^[2]

Children

• Zachariah Nixon Nicholson 1756–1840^[3]
• Carolina Nicholson 1757–1825
• Elizabeth Nicholson 1760–1767
• Miriam Nicholson 1762–Deceased
• Christopher Nicholson 1764–Deceased
• John Nicholson 1767–Deceased
• Samuel Nicholson 1768–1844

Note: the children which came in through a merge need to be checked for primary sources. There are considerable errors in this family on many genealogy sites.

Sources

1. ↑ Hinshaw, Wm Wade, et al, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, I:14
2. ↑ Guilford College; Greensboro, North Carolina; Perquimans Monthly Meeting Volume 11-A, 1736-1774; Collection: North Carolina Yearly Meeting Minutes
3. ↑ Hinshaw, William Wade, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, 1978, 1991, 1994), Vol 1, p. 108-109. Database online. URL: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/168876:3753.