Mary NICHOLS^1222,1591 was born in 1744 in Goose Creek Mm, Loudoun Co., VA[1750 ].¹²²² She died after 1811 at the age of 67. Notes for Mary Nichols:
Like many of the early Quakers, Mary's father Isaac, strongly opposed vocal and instrumental music and dancing, gay and stylish raiment for his women folk, and even the beautification of his home grounds with flower gardens. But of his six daughters, Mary the second "was simply not born to adhere to any sombre form of religion. She loved all kinds of music, was continually singing and dancing, would laugh long and heartily over anything that amused her and dearly loved beautiful clothes of the gayest colors. In fact Mary was bubbling over with vitality and high spirits, and there was no place in her life for any religious doctrine or manner of living that excluded them." Her father was deeply disturbed, and as a last resort, made his will disinheriting her.
Hannah Ingelow Janney was one of the leading Quaker leaders in the Goose Creek MH, and hearing of Isaac's harsh action toward his daughter, called at the Nichols home. Upon hearing Isaac's frustration in making Mary abide by the Quaker customs, she replied, "Isaac, thee knows she gets her stubbornness hosestly; she gets it directly from thee. Now Isaac, I have come to tell thee that thee must change thy will and make it conform to the discipline of the Friends, which provides that all the children shall share equally in their father's estate."
After some time in argument, Hannah wrote a codicil to his will which enabled Mary to inherit an equal share of her father's estate. She had him sign and she witnessed it. After many years had passed and he had mellowed and softened his views, he wrote another will, whick fully included Mary.
Mary was to become the second wife of Solomon Hoge, a highly capable and respected man, with whom she lived happily for many years. "Her descendants are now widely scattered in a number of our states and many of them still preserve and cultivate their love of music and cherish the beautiful things of this world."
[Legends of Loudoun Valley, Joseph V. Nichols, 1996, pp. 12-14] Parents: Isaac NICHOLS and Margery COX.

Mary Elizabeth NICHOLS was born in 1790. She died in 1843 at the age of 53.

Spouse: John Wesley THOMPSON. Mary Elizabeth NICHOLS and John Wesley THOMPSON were married. Children were: Elizabeth THOMPSON.

Mary^ NICHOLS¹⁵⁹¹ was born about 1709 in Eng.¹⁵⁹² She died in Christiana 100, New Castle, DE. Parents: Thomas * NICHOLS and Mary* LUDFORD.

Mrs Mary NICHOLS was born in 1640.

Spouse: Thomas NICHOLS. Mrs Mary NICHOLS and Thomas NICHOLS were married in 1660. Children were: Ebenezar NICHOLS.

Nathaniel NICHOLS¹³ was born on 3 July 1653 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA. He was christened on 3 July 1653 in Hingham, Plymouth, Mass.. He died in 1730 at the age of 77 in Pembroke, Plymouth, MA. Nathaniel has Ancestral File Number W1T6-ZD. Parents: Thomas NICHOLAS and Rebecca JOSSELYNE.

Patience NICHOLS¹³ was born on 25 December 1660 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA. She was christened on 1 March 1661. She died on 16 October 1709 at the age of 48 in Hingham, Plymouth, Mass.. Patience has Ancestral File Number JP7G-20. Parents: Thomas NICHOLAS and Rebecca JOSSELYNE.

Patience NICHOLS⁴⁹⁰ was born in 1773 in Arlington, Bennington, Vt. She has Ancestral File Number 16BR-4ZB.

Spouse: William WELLS. Children were: Mary Polly WELLS.

Phebe NICHOLS³⁷¹ was born on 12 November 1671 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut.³⁷¹ Parents: Caleb NICHOLS and Ann WARD.

Phebe NICHOLS³⁷¹ was born on 22 July 1703 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut.³⁷¹ Parents: Abraham NICHOLS and Rachael KELLOGG.

Rachel NICHOLS³⁷¹ was born on 9 November 1691 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut.³⁷¹ Parents: Abraham NICHOLS and Rachael KELLOGG.

Rebecca NICHOLS¹³ was christened in January 1643 in Hingham, Plymouth, Mass.. She was born in 1646 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA. She has Ancestral File Number 3C4L-23. Parents: Thomas NICHOLAS and Rebecca JOSSELYNE.

Rebecca NICHOLS¹³ was born about 1693 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA. She died on 6 November 1715 at the age of 22. She has Ancestral File Number W1XJ-79. Parents: Israel NICHOLS and Mary SUMNER.

Rebecca NICHOLS^1222,2753 was born on 14 September 1749 in Goose Creek Mm, Loudoun Co., VA.¹²²² She died about 1828 at the age of 79 in Goose Creek Mm, Loudoun Co., VA.¹²²² Rebecca NICHOLS Hatcher
born 14 Sep 1749 - died bef 11 Nov 1828
Wife of Thomas Hatcher, son of William Hatcher & Ann VanSandt
Daughter of Isaac Nichols & Margery COX
Loudoun Co VA Will Bk R, p264
will 28 Jan 1826 - proven 11 Nov 1828

Be it remembered that I Rebecca Hatcher of Loudoun County and State of Virginia being in my perfect senses do make and ordain this my last Will and testament this twenty eighth day of the first month in the year one thousand and eight hundred and twenty six.

First I give and devise to my Son Sam'l Hatcher and my grandson Gurley R. Hatcher all that tract of land left to me by my husband Thomas Hatcher that was purchased of his brother Wm Hatcher's estate with all the appurtenances there unto belonging to them & their Heirs or assigns forever to be equally divided between them and after the division takes place my will is that my son Samuel Hatcher shall have his choice and that said Gourley R. Hatcher or my Executor pay my grandson Mahlon B. Hatcher two hundred dollars out of his half the land & personal estate that I shall be in possession of at my decease I give and bequeath to my grand children that is the children of my sons Samuel & Joseph Hatcher except Gurley R. Hatcher to be equally divided between them. I also give unto my son Samuel Hatcher my clock and desk and my silver watch I give to my Grandson Gurley R. Hatcher and my will is that my clock desk and watch be taken out and given as above directed before the division of my estate takes place and the legacy left to me by my brother Samuel Nichols deceased and if my brother Isaac Nichols should leave me a legacy also my will is that it should be disposed of in the following manner.

I give to my grandson Wm Seaton fifty dollars of the above legacy and the remainder I give one half to my son Samuel Hatcher except one thousand dollars which I give and bequeath to my grandson Jonah Hatcher and the other half of the above legacy I give to the lawful heirs of my son Joseph Hatcher deceased to be equally divided between them. ---Lastly I nominate and appoint my son Samuel Hatcher
and my nephew William Hogue Executor of this my last will and Testament disannulling and revoking all other former wills by me made in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this day and date above written.
Signed, sealed, published and declared to be the last Will and testament of Rebecca Hatcher who hath hereunto set her hand and seal in presence of us Stephen Kerrich, Yardley Taylor, Jonathan Hirst.

At a Court held for Loudoun Co Nov 11th 1828 ...

Note on people mentioned in will:
Mahlon B. Hatcher, son of Ann Bishop and ?Joseph Hatcher?
WIlliam Hogue, son of Solomon Hogue and 2nd wife, Mary NICHOLS, sister to Rebecca of the will. Jonah Hatcher, son of Samuel of the will and his wife Sarah Reeder. Gourley R. Hatcher, only son of Joseph Hatcher and Hannah Reeder. Parents: Isaac NICHOLS and Margery COX.

Spouse: Thomas HATCHER. Rebecca NICHOLS and Thomas HATCHER were married on 14 April 1773 in Goose Creek, Loudoun,Virginia.¹²²²

Roger NICHOLS¹³ was born on 23 February 1697 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA. He died in 1765 at the age of 68 in Lancaster, , Massachusetts. He has Ancestral File Number W1T2-HF. Parents: Israel NICHOLS and Mary SUMNER.

Rufus NICHOLS was born on 1 November 1856 in , , Illinois. He died on 1 May 1931 at the age of 74. He was buried in Meador Cemetery, Vernon, Marion, Illinois.
This information is private and is NOT to be used for monetary gain.

Spouse: Augusta (Gusta) MEADOR. Augusta (Gusta) MEADOR and Rufus NICHOLS were married on 16 November 1876. Children were: Cyrus NICHOLS, Arthur NICHOLS, Sarah T. NICHOLS, Bertha NICHOLS, Delphia NICHOLS, Gerald NICHOLS.

Ruth NICHOLS^1591,1592 died on 22 January 1787 in Goose Creek Mm, Loudoun Co., VA.¹³⁴⁶ She was buried on 23 January 1787 in Goose Creek Graveyard.¹³⁴⁶ She was born in Goose Creek Area, Loudoun Co., VA.^1591,1592 Ruth (Nichols) Pancoast died prior to the 22 Oct. 1800 when her father made his will, in which he names his "son-in-law", John Pancoast, Ruth's two sons, Joshua and John Pancoast, and daughters, Lydia and Ann Pancoast. Parents: Isaac NICHOLS and Margery COX.

Ruth NICHOLS³⁷¹ was born in March 1700/1 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut.³⁷¹ Parents: Abraham NICHOLS and Rachael KELLOGG.

Samuel NICHOLS³⁷¹ was born on 29 March 1658 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut.³⁷¹ Parents: Caleb NICHOLS and Ann WARD.

Samuel NICHOLS^1591,3664 was born about 1725 in Wiltshire, England.¹⁵⁹¹ He died before 1 October 1774 at the age of 49 in Mill Creek Hundred, New Castle, DE.¹³⁴⁶ Parents: Thomas * NICHOLS and Mary* LUDFORD.

Samuel NICHOLS¹⁵⁹¹ was born about 1725 in Staffordshire, Eng..³³³⁵ He died in 1825 at the age of 100 in New Castle, DE.^1346,3335 He was buried in [1825].¹⁵⁹¹ Parents: Isaac NICHOLS and Margery COX.

Samuel NICHOLS was born in 1765 in Ipswich,Essex, Massachusetts.

Spouse: Lucy MATHEWS. Lucy MATHEWS and Samuel NICHOLS were married in 1790 in ,,Vermont. Children were: Sophia E. NICHOLS.

Sarah NICHOLS was born in 1640 in ,,Virginia.

Spouse: John LEWIS. Sarah NICHOLS and John LEWIS were married in 1656. Children were: Zachery LEWIS.

Sarah NICHOLS³⁷¹ was born on 1 December 1650 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut.³⁷¹ She died on 23 July 1718 at the age of 67 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut.³⁷¹ She was buried in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut.³⁷¹ Parents: Caleb NICHOLS and Ann WARD.

Sarah NICHOLS¹³ was born on 15 July 1655 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA. She has Ancestral File Number W1T7-1P. Parents: Thomas NICHOLAS and Rebecca JOSSELYNE.

Sarah T. NICHOLS was born on 1 September 1882 in , , Illinois.
This information is private and is NOT to be used for monetary gain. Parents: Rufus NICHOLS and Augusta (Gusta) MEADOR.

Silence NICHOLS¹³ was born on 4 July 1702 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA. She died on 13 May 1762 at the age of 59. She has Ancestral File Number BDVR-Z1. Parents: Israel NICHOLS and Mary SUMNER.

Spouse: Daniel GREENLEAF. Silence NICHOLS and Daniel GREENLEAF were married on 18 July 1726 in Boston, Suffolk, MA. Children were: Stephen Or Steven GREENLEAF, Calvin GREENLEAF, Israel GREENLEAF.

Solomon NICHOLS¹³ was born on 20 March 1695/6 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA. He died on 29 March 1696/7 at the age of 1 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA. He has Ancestral File Number W1T2-G8. Parents: Israel NICHOLS and Mary SUMNER.

Sophia E. NICHOLS^481,1167 was born on 27 December 1792 in Colbrook, Coos, New Hampshire. She died on 20 October 1865 at the age of 72 in Colebrook, Bows, New Hampshire. She has Ancestral File Number 57SW-S0. Parents: Samuel NICHOLS and Lucy MATHEWS.

Spouse: Arad SILVER. Sophia E. NICHOLS and Arad SILVER were married in 1814 in Colebrook,Coos,New Hampshire. Children were: Harriet Atwood SILVER, Harriet Atwood SILVER, Samuel Newal(Ell) SILVER, William Riley SILVER, Charles Bingham SILVER, Mary Ada(E)Line SILVER, Morris Wesley SILVER, Oscar Hayes SILVER, Louisa(E) Augusta SILVER, Albert Allen SILVER, Samantha Johnson SILVER.

Susanna NICHOLS[xUpline] (private). Parents: ??? NICHOLS and Mary JEFFERSON.

Susanna NICHOLS¹³ was born on 6 March 1689/90 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA. She has Ancestral File Number W1T2-CQ. Parents: Israel NICHOLS and Mary SUMNER.

Susanna NICHOLS⁵⁰⁶ was born in 1758 in ,,Pennsylvania. She died in Luzerne, Fayette, Pennsylvania.⁵⁰⁶

Spouse: Ephriam CRAWFORD. Susanna NICHOLS and Ephriam CRAWFORD were married on 22 July 1797 in Luzerne,Fayette,Pennsylvania. Children were: Samuel N CRAWFORD.

Susannah NICHOLS¹³ was born on 7 February 1760 in ,Richmond,North Carolina. She died on 13 April 1855 at the age of 95 in ,,Kentucky. She was also known as Susannah NICHOLS. Susannah has Ancestral File Number FWH8-8B. Parents: . Parents: Julius NICHOLS and Mary JEFFERSON.

Spouse: John GARLAND. Susannah NICHOLS and John GARLAND were married on 8 August 1781 in ,Warren, North Carolina. Children were: Susannah GARLAND, Joseph GARLAND, John GARLAND, Lucy GARLAND, Sarah GARLAND, Mary GARLAND, Solomon GARLAND, Martha Patsy GARLAND, Lorenia or Lovenia "Viney" GARLAND, Thomas R GARLAND.

Thankful NICHOLS¹³ was born on 8 November 1694 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA. She has Ancestral File Number TQK9-Q5. Parents: Israel NICHOLS and Mary SUMNER.

Thomas NICHOLS was born about 1635 in , England. He has reference number 22B2-MR. ?? Line 10934: (New PAF MRIN=1879) 1 SLGS 26 OCT 1956 LA 20 OCT 1960

Spouse: Mary MOULTON.

Thomas NICHOLS¹³ was born in 1639 in Hingham, Plymouth, Mass.. He was christened in January 1644 in , Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He has Ancestral File Number 15BR-J0B. Parents: Thomas NICHOLAS and Rebecca JOSSELYNE.

Thomas NICHOLS was born in 1640.

Spouse: Mrs Mary NICHOLS. Mrs Mary NICHOLS and Thomas NICHOLS were married in 1660. Children were: Ebenezar NICHOLS.

Thomas NICHOLS¹³ was born in 1644 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA. He has Ancestral File Number W1T6-SJ. Parents: Thomas NICHOLAS and Rebecca JOSSELYNE.

Thomas NICHOLS¹³ was christened in January 1643/4 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA. He was born about 1657 in Scituate, Plymouth, MA. He died between 8 November 1690 and 6 in Prob. Scituate, Ma. Thomas has Ancestral File Number 3C4K-CH. Parents: Thomas NICHOLAS and Rebecca JOSSELYNE.

Thomas NICHOLS Jr.^1591,1592 was born about 1717 in ,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.³³³⁵ He died on 10 October 1788 at the age of 71 in Wilmington, DE [Christiana Hundred, New Castle, DE].³³³⁵ Parents: Thomas * NICHOLS and Mary* LUDFORD.

Thomas * NICHOLS^{1222,1345,1591,1592} was born between 1680 and 1687 in Wolverhampton, Stafford, Staffordshire, England.¹⁵⁹¹ He died between 1724 and 1728 at the age of 44 in ,Chester,Pennsylvania.³³³⁶ He was Quaker.¹³⁴⁷ Res, Kennett MM, Chester Co., PA & VA
"The Hoge, Nichols and Related Families - Biographical/Historical - A Sequential Arrangement of Genealogical Data," by William D. Nichols, 4578 Rain Park Drive, Fairview Park, OH 44126, Sept. 1969.
[Mary H. Staats found a marriage date of 1704-7-13 in the Gilbert Cope Collection at the PA Historical Society in Philadelphia. However, the following entries appear in the Staffordshire Parish Register, Rugely: 1697, Sept. 25 married Thomas Nichols and Susanna Checkleton 1698, July 8. Baptized Anne, d. of Thomas and Susanna Nichols 1705-6, Feb. 24. Baptized Elizabeth d. of Thos. Nichols 1705-6, Mar. 4. Buried Susanna, wife of Thomas Nichols. It is possible that Thomas married twice - and that he became a Quaker through his second wife, Mary Ludford. In old writings fours and sevens are easily and frequently mistaken. the 1704-7-13 date could, in fact, have been 1707-7-13. If so, what became of the daughters Anne and Elizabeth by the previous marriage? It is true that Mary was a staunch and influential member and possibly a minister of the Society of Friends, even back in those days as indicated in the following biography copied by Pauline E. Nichols from "Biographical Sketches of Ministers and Elders and other Concerned Members of the Yearly Meeting of Philadelphia" published in the Freinds Magazine, Vol. 35, p. 116, 1861, 7th day, 12 mo. No. 15, Vol. XXXV.]
In any event, Thomas Nichols and his wife Mary (Ludford) were members of the Society of Friends (Quakers), and they came to America from Rugely, Staffordshire, England, in 1712. Thomas and Mary's certificate of removal had been granted by the Society, dated 1711, and was received in Philadelphia on June 12, 1712. It mentioned Thomas, Mary and children [they eventually had eight]. This observation was supported by another Nichols researcher [mnichols@accs..net (Mike Nichols).
In Saxon times Rugely was one of seven Hayes or Bailiwicks of Cannock Forest which then extended from the Tame on the east to Penk on the west and from Trent and Sow on the north to a boundary line on the south through Wolverhampton market place, Bilston and Wednesbury. It included 8,640 acres (in Domesday Book 1086) of forest, 4 1/2 acres meadowland, and 600 acres ploughland.
NICHOLS: THE NAME: The name Nichols did not appear in England before the period of Norman French occupation and amalgamation. The Normans brought it with them from the continent and due to its religious association with St. Nichols, who lived several centuries before and had become widely known as a patron saint of children, the name became quite popular in England about the time family names were being formed, that was in the period centering around the 12th, 13th, and 14th centuries. There were some twenty-five different lines of Nichols closely connected back in England. The earliest in America seem to be Thomas Nichols of Hingham and probably before that in the vicinity of Cambridge, Mass.; Sargent Nichols in CT;
Thomas Nichols of Malden, Mass., and perhaps a brother of his; (They may have been cousins of Thomas Nichols of Hingham) and Thomas Nichols of Newport, RI.
The PA Historical Society Library in Philadelphia is said to have on file a most interesting accout of the origin of the Nichols Family. In early records the name is written Nichols, Nicholls, Nickols and Nickles,
often interchangeable for many of the same persons. The correct spelling, however, in recent times is Nichols as used by Thomas and Mary (Ludford) Nichols who came from England in 1712 and settled in Chester Co, PA, where they were members of the Society of Friends Kennett (or Newark) Monthly Meeting. The name is written Nichols in the early records of Kennett Monthly Meeting and Concord Monthly Meeting, PA, whence most of the family came, sometimes by different Meeting routes, to Fairfax and Loudoun Counties, Virginia, where they were members of Fairfax or Goose Creek Monthly Meeting.

About 1715, they settled in Chester Co., PA. They had eight children together, the first three supposedly born in England, and the last five born in Chester Co., PA. Thier sons Thomas and Isaac removed to Loudoun Co., VA in the 1740s. Many Nichols decendants resided in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, and Ohio near our varied ancestors. Thomas and Mary were solemn Quakers.

It seems unlikely, but Thomas Nichols may be the same who was married previously in Stafford, Staffordshire to Susanna Checkleton who died in March 1706 (but this could easily be a different Thomas and the claim they are the same seems to be speculation). It is claimed that Thomas and Mary (Ludford) were married 13 Sept.1704 at Stafford (Gilbert Cope Collection; PA Hist. Soc., Phila., PA), however it is also claimed that the "4" may be a misread "7" and that the marriage year may be 1707; this would reconcile the suppposed previous marriage, but may not be accurate.
(see notes below.)

Various secondary sources have claimed that Thomas and Mary were from "Badgley Ensor", Staffordshire, but looking for "Badgley Ensor", it seems there no town or villiage of that or a similar name in Staffordshire. However, there is a "Baddesly Ensor" Parish near Atherstone and Hurley in northern Warwickshire. (There is also another Baddesly in England, but not in that area.)

Similarly, some secondary sources claim Thomas and Mary came from "Rugby" in Staffordshire, England, and that they arrived in Philadelphia from England in "Oct 1711" or "29 June 1712" at Philadelphia, PA. This is not quite acurate. The certificate to transfer was dated 7 Sept. 1711. It was received by Philadelphia 26 Aug. 1712. Hinshaw read it to be from "Rugby, Staffordshire". Researching place names, the the English market town of "Rugby" is situated in Warwickshire, to the south of Staffordshire. There is also a market town of Rugeley in Staffordshire, which could have been misread as "Rugby".
Further research is needed to determine where the nearest Quaker MM was located: either in "Rugby, Warwickshire", or "Rugeley, Staffordshire", depending where the couple lived before they removed to Pennsylvania. Rugeley, Staffordshire is about eight miles to the south-east of Stafford, Staffordshire; Wolverhampton is about 15 miles to the south of Stafford. Rugby, Warwickshire is about 18 miles to the north-east of Warwick, Warwickshire; "Baddesley Ensor" is not in my atlas. Warwickshire is directly to the south of Staffordshire with the city of Birmingham situated between them.

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I read one claimed that Thomas and Mary Nichols removed from Philadelphia to "Concord (now Blairs Mills, Huntingdon Co, PA)" in 1714, but I have not seen primary records of this. It seems certain they removed to Chester Co. PA, within the scope of the Newark Monthly Meeting, by late 1715. Thomas received a land warrant for 500 acres 15 Jan. 1714, and received another for 200 acres 12 Jan. 1716 in Chester Co.
Several sources claim they were members of Kennett MM, Chester Co., PA. (Questions: Is Newark MM the same Newark MM, DE?; that part of DE was thought to be in PA for a short time. Perhaps Kennet Meeting House was attached to Newark MM before a Monthly Meeting was established at Kennett, Chester Co., PA? Newark, DE, Hockessin, DE and Kennett, PA are only a few miles apart. A little research will straighten this out.)

Biographical Sketches of Ministers and Elders and other Concerned Members of the Yearly Meeting of Philadelphia" published in the Freinds Magazine, Vol. 35, p. 116, 1861, 7thday, 12 mo. (?No. 15, Vol. XXXV)

Author: Nichols, Pauline E.
Title: Descendants of Thomas and Mary (Ludford) Nichols of Staffordshire, England
Publication: 1957
Location: in Thomas Balch public library, Leesburg, VA

Author: Myers, A.C.
Title: Quaker Arrivals at Philadelphia, 1682-1750
Publication: Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore, 1969

Author: Smith, Frank
Title: A Genealogical Gazetteer of England
Publication: Genealogical Pub Co, Baltimore, 1968

Author: Ely, R. P.
Title: An Historic Narrative of the Ely, Revelle, and Stacye Families of Trenton and Burlington, West Jersey 1678-1683
Publication: F.H. Revell Co, London and Edinburgh, 1910
Location: in Western Reserve Historical Society library, Cleveland, OH

Web page "Hayes and Nichols" by Ellie Burch [elliebu@sprynet.com], located at
http://www.uftree.com/UFT/WebPages/elliebu1/ELEANOR/

Spouse: Susanna CHECKLETON. Susanna CHECKLETON and Thomas * NICHOLS were married on 25 September 1697 in Rugely, Staffordshire, England.^{1345,1346,1347} Children were: Elizabeth NICHOLS, Ann NICHOLS.

Spouse: Mary* LUDFORD. Mary* LUDFORD and Thomas * NICHOLS were married on 13 July 1704 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England.^{1591,3336,3337} Children were: John, Sr.* NICHOLS, Mary^ NICHOLS, Daniel NICHOLS, Thomas NICHOLS Jr., Joseph NICHOLS, Isaac NICHOLS, Ann NICHOLS, Samuel NICHOLS.

William NICHOLS[xUpline] (private). Parents: ??? NICHOLS and Mary JEFFERSON.

William NICHOLS^{1222,1347,1591,1592} was born in 1742 in Hockessin, DE[VA ][Loudoun Co. VA}.^{1222,1591,2756} He died on 13 December 1802 at the age of 60 in Loudoun Co., VA At His Farm Between Hamilton & Purcellville.^{1347,1591,3663} He was buried in Goose Creek Meeting House, Loudoun Co., VA.¹⁵⁹² In Dec 1769, William requested certificate to Abington MM to marry Sarah Spencer [Early Church Records of Loudoun Co., VA, p.77].
According to "The Hoge, Nichols and Related Families," by William D. Nichols, 1869, William died at his farm between Hamilton and Purcellville, VA.
Ref: "The Hoge, Nichols and Related Families - Biographical/Historical - A Sequential Arrangement of Genealogical Data", by William D. Nichols, 4578 Rain Park Drive, Fairview Park, OH 44126, Sept. 1969 pg. 256
Members of the Nichols and Hoge families emigrated to Virginia from Pennsylvania in the early seventeen hundreds and settled in general area of Frederick, Fairfax and Loudoun counties. At the turn of the century many of their descendants pushed on westward to Ohio, the first state to be carved out of the great Northwest Territory.
Endless hours of research would be necessary to trace, in detail, the linage of the representatives of these two families who are not included in the preceding genealogy but who are the subjects of various historical sketches. Suffice it to say that the multitude of references to these names found in hinshaw's encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy give evidence of close family relationships.
the Nichols family is of English extraction and was founded in VA by two brothers, Isaac and William Nichols, followers of George Fox, the founder of the Society of Friends. After settling in Loudoun County, Virginia, they continued to reside there the remainder of their lives; their tombstones may be found in the graveyard of the Friends Meeting House on Goose Creek. William Nichols married Sarah Spencer and had three sons, Isaac, Samuel, and William, and two daughters, Mrs. Mary Piggot and Mrs. Edith Tate.
William Nichols (I), eldest son of Isaac Nichols and Margey Cox, was born in Dec. 1742 or early 1743 likley in Chester Co., PA, or perhaps in Maryland or even Delaware. His father was of Chester Co., PA and his parents were married in New Castle Co., DE where his mother's family lived. It is noted that the young family removed to Loudoun Co., VA from Chester Co., PA in 1743.

William was raise near Goose Creek in Loudoun Co., VA. His parents were respected and solemn Quakers. It seems that William, as a young man, lived for a time nearer to Fairfax MM, VA* as he was liberated to married Sarah Spencer 30 Dec. 1769 by Fairfax MM, VA and granted certificate to transfer to Abington MM, Pensylvania where Sarah was a member. They were married 22 March 1770, likely at at Abington MM. Shortly thereafter, they removed to Loudoun Co., VA, Goose Creek neighborhood, where William and Sarah raised their family. Their farm was located about two miles north of the villiage of Goose Creek (now Lincoln, between the towns of Hamilton and Purcellville and slightly to the south) and afterward came into posession of thier son, William Nichols (II), who built an addition to the house to accomodate his mother, Sarah, after his father's death and in accordance to the will of his grandfather, Isaac Nichols. The house was sold to William Hatcher in 1836 when William (II) and family removed to Columbiana Co., OH and was occupied by William McCray in 1891.

* The Society of Friends generally required members to be members of the Monthly Meeting nearest to their residence, except in very unique circumstances. The Nichols family is noted in the minutes of Fairfax, Hopewell and many other MMs in Virginia and elsewhere.---
It seems the "two brothers" here mentioned shoud be Isaac and Thomas, father and uncle to William Nichols who maried Sarah Spencer. William, brother to Isaac and Thomas, may have resided in VA, but it seems Thomas Nichols lived near his brother Isaac Nichols in Loudoun Co. William Nichols, the subject here, owned and resided on the same tract originally conveyed to his Uncle Thomas in 1742.

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Howard Jenkins, on p. 69 of "Samuel Spencer of Pennsylvania" (1904), states:
"William Nichols was the grandson of Thomas and Mary Nichols, 'who came from England about 1716.'* They had eight children, one of whom, Isaac, married Margery Cox, and was the father of William."
On p.70 of that book, a letter, written by William Nichols (III; b. 1821) dated 29th Seventh Month 1891, to William Piggot of Virginia, states: "My grandfather [William Nichols I] lived and died on the farm father sold to William Hatcher, in 1836, now the William McCray farm. ... [He] died about the year 1800, aged nearly 60.** Grandmother [Sarah Spencer] lived seven years after him with my father [William Nichols II].*** I think the small brick room attached to the stone house at McCray's was built expressly for her. I often heard father speak of Nathan Spencer."****

* Thomas and Mary Nichols were received at Philadelphia MM in 1712 with a certificate dated 1711.
** William Nichols, the subject of this sketch, died shortly before 13 Dec. 1802 as that is the date his father, Isaac, wrote a codicil to his will addressing the issue of the death of his "eldest son, William". The estimated birth date of William (I) is noted as 1742 by many secondary sources. I note the 22 March 1742 marriage date of his parents suggests he was born no earlier than Dec. 1742 and easily in early 1743 so the claim that William (I) was "aged nearly 60" corroborates the late 1742/ early 1743 birthdate and late 1802 deathdate I suggest here.
*** That would place the death date of Sarah (Spencer) Nichols about 1809 or 1810.
**** Nathan Spencer (b. 1734), the brother of Sarah Spencer, lived to the north and adjacent to the Isaac Nichols land purchased from Joseph Dixon. Nathan Spencer, Sr. purchased 380 acres in 1763 from Thomas Janney who was granted the land in 1741. Nathan had a son, Nathan (b. 1767). Both were very close to the Nichols family and one of them witnessed the 1802 codicil to the will of Isaac Nichols, Sr.
Also, see Isaac's will and codicil regarding Sarah (Spencer) Nichols' room attached to the house. --NMS Parents: Isaac NICHOLS and Margery COX.

William NICHOLS¹³ was born about 1767 in , , Of Richmond, North Carolina. He has Ancestral File Number 21L9-K05. Parents: Julius NICHOLS and Mary JEFFERSON.

William Lewis NICHOLS[xUpline] (private).

Spouse: Ellen Elizabeth BANTA.

Elizabeth NICHOLSON was born in 1610 in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England. Parents: Thomas NICHOLSON.

Spouse: Robert MILLER. Elizabeth NICHOLSON and Robert MILLER were married on 14 December 1623 in Springfield,Hampden,Massachusetts. Children were: Obadiah MILLER, Thomas MILLER.

Thomas NICHOLSON was born in 1590 in Adel,Yorkshire,England. He died on 17 March 1661 at the age of 71 in Horsforth,Yorkshire,England. Parents: William NICHOLSON.

Children were: Elizabeth NICHOLSON.

William NICHOLSON was born in 1570 in Woodhall,Lancashire,England.

Children were: Thomas NICHOLSON.

NICKERSON¹³ was born about 1667 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts. She died on 14 October 1667 at the age of 0 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts. She has Ancestral File Number 1TGZ-SB. Parents: Nicholas NICKERSON and Mary DERBY (DARBY) (DUBE).

Anne NICKERSON¹³ was born on 7 May 1635 in Norwich, Norfolk, England. She was christened on 7 May 1635 in Saint Peters Permontergate, Norwich, Norfolk, England. She died on 27 October 1680 at the age of 45 in Monomoit, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Anne was buried in 1680/1 in Massachusetts. She has Ancestral File Number 1TH0-B1. Parents: William NICKERSON and Ann (Annie) BUSBY.

Ebenezer NICKERSON was born on 13 June 1697 in Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Parents: William NICKERSON and Mary SNOW.

Spouse: Elizabeth MAYO. Children were: Mary NICKERSON, Hannah NICKERSON, Mary NICKERSON, Elizabeth NICKERSON, Seth NICKERSON, Nathan NICKERSON, Mercy NICKERSON, Stephen NICKERSON, Ebenezer NICKERSON, Elijah NICKERSON.