John
Nixon
Born in Woodburn, Loudoun, Virginia
Ancestors 
Son of George Nixon IV
and Mary (Gregg) Nixon
Brother of
Jonah Nixon [half], George Nixon [half], Margaret (Nixon) Harris [half], Hannah (Nixon) Barr [half], Rebekah (Nixon) Hughes [half], Sarah (Nixon) White [half], Elizabeth Nixon [half], Nancy Ann (Nixon) White [half] and Martha Patty Nixon [half]
Husband of
Nancy (Walters) Nixon
— married
before 1809 [location unknown]
Father of
Lucindia Nixon
Died
at age 62
in Woodburn, Loudoun, Virginia
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Feb 2023
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Biography
John Nixon was born in 1782. He was the son of George Nixon and Mary Gregg. He passed away in 1845.
Slaves
- For information on the people enslaved and emancipated by John Nixon, please see: Slaves of John Nixon, Virginia
- Of special interest is John Nixon's personal servant, Nelson Talbert Gant (1822-1905), who left Virginia penniless and died a millionaire.[1]
Sources
- ↑ Historical Marker Database, "Nelson T. Gant House," https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=43961 : accessed 2 Aug 2023.
- Loudoun County Wills, Loudoun County, Virginia, book F, pages 221-225, will dated 24 July 1797, probate 8 December 1800 (will of father, George Nixon)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~0.78%
Robert Gregg
:
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Russ Godwin :
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A226823 [compare], Ancestry member Russ_Godwin
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Christy Melick
Christy Melick
As a member of the US Black Heritage Project, I have added a list of the slaves owned by John Nixon on this profile with categories using the standards of the US Black Heritage Exchange Program. This helps us connect enslaved ancestors to their descendants. See the Heritage Exchange Portal for more information.
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Rejected matches › John Nixon (abt.1780-) › John Nixon (abt.1781-abt.1832) › John Barlow Nixon (abt.1780-) › John Mixon (abt.1783-abt.1835)
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Categories: Loudoun County, Virginia, Slave Owners