Cynthia (Hargrove) Nicholson (1793 - 1840)

Born 1793 in Alabama Territory, United States

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Descendants

Died 1840 at about age 47 in Lawrence, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Cynthia was born in 1793. Cynthia Hargrove ... She passed away in 1840. ^[1]

Name

Name: Cynthia /Hargrove/^[2]

Birth

Place: Alabama Territory, USA^[3]

Death

Date: 1848

Place: Lawrence, Alabama, USA^[4]

Notes

Note N270Will of Cynthia Nicholson (Daughter of James Hargrove Sr.

Added by Jessemitchtarheel <http://www.ancestry.com/community/member/profile.aspx?cba=Jessemitchtarheel> on 17 Jun 2009

Will Of Cynthia Nicholson

7 October 1840 Lawrence County, Alabama

(Transcribed by Sunni Evan Montgomery 2005)

In The Name Of God Amen

I Cynthia Nicholson a citizen of Lawrence County and the state of Alabama

do make and ordain and declare this instrument which is subscribed with my

name to be my last will and testament revoking all others.

1st I wish all my debts to be punctually and speedily paid out of my notes

and accounts that is given to my heirs.

2nd I will and bequeath to James H. Nicholson, Penelope M. Nicholson and

Eliza H. Nicholson my own children jointly all my stock of cattle, hogs,

household and kitchen furniture all the cord corn and fodder oats with the

present crop of corn and cotton to have an to hold as their own and for their

own use and benefit jointly and severely.

3rd I will and bequeath to James H. Nicholson, my son separately my young

sorrel horse, my rifle gun and his saddle.

4th 1 will and bequeath to Penelope M. Nicholson my daughter my black

horse Sam.

5th I will and bequeath to Eliza H. Nicholson my daughter my Roan filly

and sidesaddle.

6th I will and bequeath to my daughter Martha Ann Irwin my old sorrel

horse Joe.

7th I will and bequeath to James H. Nicholson, Penelope M. Nicholson,

Eliza H. Nicholson all my own children jointly my wagon and carry all to use

and benefits of all my real estate till they are all of age then the real estate

to be disposed of as the law directs everything else to be as above stated.

I also will and bequeath to James, Penelope and Eliza H. Nicholson all my farming

instruments of every kind.

In testimony where I hereto set my hand and seal this seventh day of

October one thousand eight hundred and forty.

Cynthia Nicholson

Attest: James W. Hargrove

Wesley J. Parks

*Note; This likely is the widow of William Nicholson. Per "The Hargrove Study"

Dorothy Beebe and Johnny Hargrove, published in 1993 pages 261 and 571-72 record

a Cynthia Hargrove as the wife of William Nicholson. No further information is given on

their children.

Madison County Orphan Court Book 4, page 322:

Cynthia Ann Hargrove has intermarried to Wm. Nicholson and vouchers paid to heir

were 1307.33 and was due back 178.47 to Mary Hargrove.

Settlement of James Hargrove, Sr. estate Dec'd 1817, Madison Co., Ala. His will can be

found in the Territorial Deed Book for Madison County.

If the above is correct, Cynthia is the daughter of James Hargrove, Sr. and wife Mary

(last name unk.)

Documented children of James Hargrove, Sr. and Mary also per The Hargrove Study page 263:

1. William Hargrove

2. Benjamin Hargrove M. Mary Mitchell

3. *Lucy Hargrove (my 4th g grandmother) M. twice: Johnson Parks (father of Wesley J.

Parks of Lawrence Co., Ala.), then to Lindsey Hargrove (my 4th g grandfather) abt. 1823,

both dead by 1827 per Lindsey's probate records.

4. Rev. James Hargrove, Jr. M. Elizabeth Parks McKey

5. Rebecca Hargrove M. Eli Shankle

6. Mary Hargrove M. Isaac Strickland

7. Rhoda Hargrove M. Mark Mabry

8. Sarah Hargrove M. Charles Christian

9. Joshua Hargrove M. twice: Lucreatia Seale, Mary Jane Ollinger

10. Andrew Hargrove M. Nancy unk.

11. Seaborn Hargrove M. Nancy Carruthers

12. Cynthia Hargrove M. William Nicholson

13. Fatima Hargrove M. Samuel Blake

14. Hester Ann Hargrove M. J. C. Ballard

15. Mildred "Milly" Hargrove M. twice: W. C. Beckham, J. R. Mitchell

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Mayme Byler, Sep 10, 2012
2. ↑ Source: #S85 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for James Hargrove Sr
3. ↑ Source: #S85 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for James Hargrove Sr
4. ↑ Source: #S85 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for James Hargrove Sr

• Source: S85 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; Repository: #R2
• Repository: R2 Name: www.ancestry.com

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