Francis was born 1782 in Chester, SC. She was the daughter of John Nunn and Eliza Pratt. Francis married John Candor Nicholson 1815 in Wilkinson, GA. She passed away 25 Jul 1856 in Muscogee, GA. Their son Nataniel Nunn Nicholson is Lilly (Gordy) Carter's maternal Grandfather.
Frances was born in 1775. She passed away in 1856.
Millennium File Name Frances Fanny Nunn Gender Female Birth Date 1782 Birth Place of Wilkes, Georgia, USA Death Date 1847 Death Place Muscogee, Georgia, USA Father John Nunn Mother Eliza Pratt Spouse John Nicholson Children Nathaniel Nunn Nicholson
Citing This Record: "Ancestral File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:M48R-3L9 : accessed 2015-01-20), entry for Frances Fanny NUNN.
Jimmy Carter and Grandmother Stokes Posted 12 Feb 2008 by danmoulton - see below
http://www.rootsweb.com/~deschart/z0001317.html
m. _ _ * William Nunn Sr b. abt 1713-20 Rowan, Craven Co NC, d. aft 1787 GA? Mar 15 1756 402 acre grant on the fork of the Great Creek, Orange Co NC; Jun 28 1762 230 acre grant on New Hope, Orange Co NC; Apr 10 1773 538 acre grant on both sides of Flat Creek, Orange Co NC; Apr 3 1786 granted land in Chester Co SC. 1758 appointed Justice in the Commission of Peace of Orange Co NC. Dec 1762 Coroner of Orange Co NC. Jun 10 1765 appointed Sheriff of Orange Co by Lt. Gov. William Tryon. Last official record for William in SC was Jan 1787 when the Chester Co Court granted him a passport to travel into Georgia, if he went or not is unknown m. Elizabeth Loftin Dec 17 1743 New Bern, Craven Co NC, b. abt 1723 [d/o Cornelius Loftin b. 1695 Chowan, Craven Co NC, d. 1762, and Jemimah Russell b. abt 1700, they also had: Shadrach Loftin b. Nov 10 1755; Shalotta Loftin; Jerimiah Loftin; Cornelius Loftin; Rebecca Loftin; and Mary Loftin. Cornelius s/o Leonard Loftin Sr b. 1654 PA, d. Apr 11 1720 Bath NC buried Edenton NC, and Elizabeth _ b. 1652, they also had: Jane Loftin; Joyce Loftin; Dorcelly Loftin; Leonard Loftin Jr; Benoni Loftin; and Mary Loftin] * William Nunn Jr b. abt 1743 Craven Co NC, d. Jan 1 1806 Chapel Hill NC Rev. War: a Capt. in the Dragoons 1779 Listed as taxpayer in Orange Co NC m. Ede Simpson abt 1770 Orange Co NC d. bef 1782 Hillsborough area of Orange Co NC * Mary Nunn b. abt 1771 Orange Co NC m. James Pratt * Elizabeth Nunn b. abt 1772 Orange Co NC m. Hugh Curry 2nd wife of William Nunn Jr: m. Elizabeth "Betsy" Copeland Oct 17 1782 Orange Co NC b. abt 1759 MD, d. 1852 [d/o David Copeland d. aft Mar 7 1799 and Elizabeth _, they also had: David Copeland; Douglas Copeland; Hugh Copeland; and John Copeland] * David H Nunn b. Aug 5 1783 * Hugh Nunn b. 1784 Orange Co NC, d. 1835 KY m. Charlotte Yeargan * Ilai M "Isley" Nunn b. 1785 Orange Co NC, d. 1867 m. Emily Barbee aft Dec 22 1831 Orange Co NC, d. abt 1874 * Edith "Edie" Nunn m. Richard Thompson Jun 18 1807 * Sarah (Sally) Nunn b. aft 1785 Orange Co NC * John Nunn b. abt 1745 NC, d. abt 1836 NC m. Eliza Pratt * William Nunn m. _ _ * William Ira Nunn m. _ _ * George C Nunn m. _ _ * Samuel Augustus Nunn Sr m. _ _ * Senator Samuel Augustus Nunn Jr * Frances Nunn b. 1782 m. John Nicholson * Frances Nicholson b. 16 Jan 1822 GA and died 16 Mar 1887 in Texas * Nathaniel Nunn Nicholson b. 1811 d. 1891 m. Martha Jane John d. bef 1870 * Nathaniel Nicholson * Samuel Nicholson * Martha Nicholson * Calvin Nicholson 2nd wife of Nathaniel Nunn Nicholson: m. Mary Elizabeth Dawson * Mary Ida Nicholson b. 1871 GA, d. 1951 m. James Jackson "Jim Jack" Gordy b. 1863 GA, d. 1948 * Lillian "Bessie" Gordy b. Aug 15 1898 GA, d. Oct 30 1983 m. James Earl Carter Sr 1923 Sumter Co GA b. Sep 12 1894 Calhoun Co GA d. Jul 22 1953 Plains GA Descendants of Lillian Gordy and James Carter It shows that Frances Nicholson who was the daughter of John Nicholson and Frances Nunn, was the sister of Nathaniel Nunn Nicholson. He was the grgrandfather of Jimmy Carter, which makes Grandmother Stokes and Jimmy Carter have common grgrgrandparents.
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