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Eleanor Nichols 1723–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1723

Birth Location: Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1795

Death Location: Franklin, North Carolina, United States

Father: William Nichols

Mother: Elizabeth Heywood

Spouse(s): John IV

Children(s): Harbird Sr., William Hight, Capt. Hight, Charnel Sr., Samuel Hight, George Hight, Lovella Hight-Bobbitt-William, Eleanor Hight, Sarah Hight-Crenshaw, Richard Hight, Hartwell Hight, Rev V, Elizabeth Hight, Reed Hight

In 1723, Eleanor Nichols entered the world in Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA, born to William Nichols And Elizabeth Heywood. Eleanor Nichols married John Hight Iv, and had children including Capt Robert Hight, Charnel Hight Sr, Eleanor Nelly Hight, Elizabeth Hight, George A Hight, Harbird Herbert Hight Sr, Hartwell B Hight, Lovella Lively Hight Bobbitt William, Reed Also Read Hight, Rev John Hight V, Richard Hight, Samuel Hight, Sarah Hight Crenshaw, William Moore Hight. Eleanor Nichols passed away in 1795 in Franklin, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1723, Eleanor Nichols entered the world in Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA, born to William Nichols And Elizabeth Heywood.
  • Eleanor Nichols married John Hight Iv, and had children including Capt Robert Hight, Charnel Hight Sr, Eleanor Nelly Hight, Elizabeth Hight, George A Hight, Harbird Herbert Hight Sr, Hartwell B Hight, Lovella Lively Hight Bobbitt William, Reed Also Read Hight, Rev John Hight V, Richard Hight, Samuel Hight, Sarah Hight Crenshaw, William Moore Hight.
  • Eleanor Nichols passed away in 1795 in Franklin, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Nichols
1685–1772
Birth Location: Orwell, Cambridgeshire, England
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Elizabeth Heywood
1680–1727
Birth Location: Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
EH

Spouses(s)

John IV
1726–1795
Birth Location: Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Harbird Sr.
1745–1810
Birth Location: , Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
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William Hight
1763–1824
Birth Location: Lunenberg, , Virginia, USA
WH
Capt. Hight
1756–1793
Birth Location: , Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
CH
Charnel Sr.
1765–1833
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
CS
Samuel Hight
1776–1851
Birth Location: –
SH
George Hight
1755–1837
Birth Location: King Queen, , Virginia, USA
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Lovella Hight-Bobbitt-William
1767–1820
Birth Location: Lunenberg County, Virginia
LH
Eleanor Hight
1750–1845
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
EH
Sarah Hight-Crenshaw
1771–1845
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
SH
Richard Hight
1748–1805
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
RH
Hartwell Hight
1758–1845
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
HH
Rev V
1756–1852
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
RV
Elizabeth Hight
1753–1790
Birth Location: Franklin, Granville, North Carolina, United States
EH
Reed Hight
1767–1835
Birth Location: Charlotte, Virginia, United States
RH

Eleanor Nichols's Ancestors

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Eleanor Nichols
1723–1795
Birth Place: Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Nichols
1685–1772
Orwell, Cambridgeshire, England
Elizabeth Heywood
1680–1727
Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Elisabeth (Martine Thomson) (Tomson)
1654–1698
St Stephen Coleman Street, London, England
Thomas (John) Heywood
1649–1690
Lincolnshire, England
Elizabeth Warne
1657–1699
Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Haywood
1594–1634
Stephan Warne
1622–1700
Katherine Triplett
1613–1686
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Warne
1590–1672
Mary Harley
1595–1672
Robert Triplett
1575–1640
Margery Cartwright
1580–1640

Eleanor Nichols's Descendants

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Eleanor Nichols (1723–1795) m. John (Hight) IV (17 Jan 1726–10 Oct 1795)
  1. 1. Harbird (Herbert Hight) Sr. 1745–1810 m. Hannah (Ann) Haggard-Hight 1745–1827
    1. 1. Polly Hight 1776–1816 m. Goodman Smith 1774–1839
      1. 1. James (Hight) Smith 1805–1856 m. Nancy Bryan 1804–1865
        1. 1. Sabrina (Ann) Smith 1841–1911 m. John Mefford 1840–1895
        2. 2. Norfleet (H) Smith 1829–1855
        3. 3. Mary (Jane "Sarah") Smith 1831–1860
        4. 4. Robert (Hiram) Smith 1833–1893
        5. 5. James (H) Smith 1835–
        6. 6. William Smith 1837–
        7. 7. Sidney (Thomas) Smith 1838–1891
        8. 8. Nathan (P) Smith 1841–1864
        9. 9. Rebecca (G) Smith 1843–1874
        10. 10. John (Alexander) Smith 1848–1914
      2. 2. Marthy (Patsy) Smith 1798–1880
      3. 3. William (P.) Smith 1808–1889
      4. 4. Nancy (R) Smith 1807–1850
      5. 5. Nellie (Caroway) Smith 1810–1870
      6. 6. William (E) Smith 1812–
    2. 2. Samuel Hight 1769–1849
    3. 3. Nathaniel Hight 1769–1849
    4. 4. Jonathan Hight 1767–1810
    5. 5. Child (of Hannah and Herbert) Hight 1780–1860
    6. 6. Jonathan Hight 1770–1849
    7. 7. James (Haggard) Hight 1772–1773
    8. 8. Frances (Ann) Hight 1780–1840
    9. 9. Rebecca (K) Hight 1785–1853
    10. 10. Mary (Eleanor) Hight-Fuller 1775–1848
    11. 11. Molly Hight 1784–1985
    12. 12. Samuel Hight 1769–1770
    13. 13. Frances (Ann) Hight-Finch 1775–1848
    14. 14. Elizabeth Hight-Card-Young 1776–1858
  2. 2. William (Moore) Hight 1763–1824
  3. 3. Capt. (Robert) Hight 1756–1793
  4. 4. Charnel (Hight) Sr. 1765–1833
  5. 5. Samuel Hight 1776–1851
  6. 6. George (A) Hight 1755–1837
  7. 7. Lovella (Lively) Hight-Bobbitt-William 1767–1820
  8. 8. Eleanor ("Nelly") Hight 1750–1845
  9. 9. Sarah Hight-Crenshaw 1771–1845
  10. 10. Richard Hight 1748–1805
  11. 11. Hartwell (B) Hight 1758–1845
  12. 12. Rev (John Hight) V 1756–1852
  13. 13. Elizabeth Hight 1753–1790
  14. 14. Reed (also Read) Hight 1767–1835

Eleanor Nichols's Timeline

2 Records

1723
1723
Birth of Eleanor Nichols in Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA
Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA
1795
1795
Age 72
Death of Eleanor Nichols in Franklin, North Carolina, United States
Franklin, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1723
    Event Place: Charles City, Charles City, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Franklin, North Carolina, United States
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