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Eleanor Nichols 1727–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1727

Birth Location: Charles City, Virginia

Death Date: 1795

Death Location: Franklin Co, North Carolina

Father: William Nichols

Mother:

Spouse(s): John IV, James Hewitt

Children(s): Rev V, Hartwell Hight, Herbert Hight, Richard Hight, Elizabeth Hight, Sarah Hight, Martha Turner, Charnel Sr, William Hight, Robert Hight, Ann Hewitt, Mary Hewett, John Hewett, Anne Hewett, Eleanor Hight

Eleanor Nichols was born in 1727 in Charles City, Virginia, the child of William Walter Willie Nichols And Elizabeth Hewyood. Eleanor Nichols married James Hewitt, John Hight Iv, and had children including Ann Hewitt, Anne Hewett, Charnel Hight Sr, Eleanor Nelly Hight, Elizabeth Hight, Hannah Hewett, Hartwell B Hight, Herbert Hight, James Hewitt, John Hewett, Martha Turner, Mary Hewett, Rev John Hight V, Richard Hight, Robert Hight, Sarah Sally Hight, Thomas Hewitt, William Hewett, William Moore Hight. Eleanor Nichols passed away in 1795 in Franklin Co, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • Eleanor Nichols was born in 1727 in Charles City, Virginia, the child of William Walter Willie Nichols And Elizabeth Hewyood.
  • Eleanor Nichols married James Hewitt, John Hight Iv, and had children including Ann Hewitt, Anne Hewett, Charnel Hight Sr, Eleanor Nelly Hight, Elizabeth Hight, Hannah Hewett, Hartwell B Hight, Herbert Hight, James Hewitt, John Hewett, Martha Turner, Mary Hewett, Rev John Hight V, Richard Hight, Robert Hight, Sarah Sally Hight, Thomas Hewitt, William Hewett, William Moore Hight.
  • Eleanor Nichols passed away in 1795 in Franklin Co, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Nichols
1685–1772
Birth Location: Orwell, Cambridgeshire, England
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Spouses(s)

John IV
1723–1795
Birth Location: Virginia
JI
James Hewitt
1722–
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Rev V
1757–1852
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
RV
Hartwell Hight
1755–1745
Birth Location: –
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Herbert Hight
1745–1810
Birth Location: , Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
HH
Richard Hight
1748–1805
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
RH
Elizabeth Hight
1769–1795
Birth Location: North Carolina
EH
Sarah Hight
1771–1845
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg Co, Virginia
SH
Martha Turner
1767–1820
Birth Location: Warren Co, North Carolina
MT
Charnel Sr
1765–1833
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
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William Hight
1763–1818
Birth Location: Lunenberg Co, Virginia
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Robert Hight
1756–1793
Birth Location: Lunenburg Co, Virginia
RH
Ann Hewitt
1753–1794
Birth Location: York, Virginia, United States
AH
Mary Hewett
1765–
Birth Location: North Carolina
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John Hewett
1755–1812
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
JH
Anne Hewett
1753–1794
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Eleanor Hight
1753–1845
Birth Location: Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
EH

Eleanor Nichols's Ancestors

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Eleanor Nichols
1727–1795
Birth Place: Charles City, Virginia
Parents
William Walter 'Willie' Nichols
1685–1772
Orwell, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eleanor Nichols's Descendants

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Eleanor Nichols (1727–1795) m. John (Hight) IV (Abt 1723–10 Oct 1795) m. James Hewitt (1722–)
  1. 1. Rev (John Hight) V 1757–1852
  2. 2. Hartwell (B) Hight 1755–1745
  3. 3. Herbert Hight 1745–1810
  4. 4. Richard Hight 1748–1805
  5. 5. Elizabeth Hight 1769–1795
  6. 6. Sarah ("Sally") Hight 1771–1845
  7. 7. Martha Turner 1767–1820 m. William (Moore) Bobbitt 1738–1825
    1. 1. Averilla Bobbitt 1770–1852 m. William (M Hight) * 1763–1824
      1. 1. Sion (Harrison Lewis) Hight 1787–1850
      2. 2. Richard (Beale Hight) * 1802–1857
      3. 3. Robert Hight 1796–1870
      4. 4. Archibald (V.) Hight 1789–1823
      5. 5. Aurilious Hight 1810–1875
      6. 6. Alfred (Harris) Hight 1816–1891
      7. 7. Joseph (W.) Hight 1808–1862
    2. 2. Archibald Bobbitt 1790–1868
    3. 3. Anne ("Nancy") Bobbitt 1780–1850 m. James (Albert) Stone 1777–1804
      1. 1. Macon STONE 1803–
      2. 2. Hiram STONE 1801–
      3. 3. Clabourn STONE 1799–1841
      4. 4. Avarilla Rust 1799–1841
    4. 4. William Bobbitt 1764–1821
    5. 5. Amrilla Bobbitt 1770–1852 m. William (Moore) Hight 1763–1824
      1. 1. Sion (Harrison Lewis) Hight 1787–1850
      2. 2. Robert Hight 1796–1870
      3. 3. Archibald (V.) Hight 1789–1823
    6. 6. Turner Bobbitt 1762–1821
    7. 7. Charity Bobbitt 1766–1856
    8. 8. Solomon Bobbitt 1769–1827
    9. 9. Arthur Bobbitt 1754–1800
    10. 10. Sarah Bobbitt 1752–
    11. 11. Shadrack Bobbitt 1783–1868
    12. 12. William Bobbitt 1762–1821
    13. 13. Britton Bobbitt 1780–1840 m. Frances Bobbitt 1790–1850
    14. 14. John Bobbitt 1785–1868
    15. 15. William Bobbitt 1774–
    16. 16. Solomon Bobbitt 1769–1827
    17. 17. Sion Bobbitt 1767–1829
    18. 18. Turner Bobbitt 1764–1821
    19. 19. Allen Bobbitt 1789–1848 m. Elizabeth (Edmunds) Turner 1790–1850
  8. 8. Charnel (Hight) Sr 1765–1833
  9. 9. William (Moore) Hight 1763–1818
  10. 10. Robert Hight 1756–1793
  11. 11. Ann Hewitt 1753–1794
  12. 12. Mary Hewett 1765–
  13. 13. John Hewett 1755–1812
  14. 14. Anne Hewett 1753–1794
  15. 15. Eleanor ("Nelly") Hight 1753–1845 m. Drury Allen 1749–1823 m. Nathaniel Garrett 1745–1803
    1. 1. Susannah Allen 1784–1880
    2. 2. Julius Allen 1773–1845
    3. 3. John Allen 1789–1857
    4. 4. David Allen 1790–1830
    5. 5. Nancy Allen 1786–1855
    6. 6. Benjamin Allen 1782–1870
    7. 7. William Allen 1793–1838
    8. 8. Thomas (Meredith) Allen 1775–1858
    9. 9. Sarah Allen 1792–1855
    10. 10. Polly (Lane) Garrett 1788–
    11. 11. Deveraux Jarratt 1770–1801
    12. 12. Nancy Jarrett 1772–1850 m. David Norvell 1775–1840 m. William Norvell 1768–1833
      1. 1. Elizabeth Norvell 1811–1860
      2. 2. Alexander (Smith) Norvell 1816–1876
      3. 3. David (Jefferson) Norvell 1815–1858
      4. 4. Edward (Morris) Norvell 1813–1892
      5. 5. Felix (B) Norvell 1818–
      6. 6. David (James) Norvell 1800–1858
      7. 7. Edward (Morris Butcher) Norvell 1813–1892 m. Jerusha Arnold 1822–1893
        1. 1. Cissie (Ida) Norvell 1852–
        2. 2. John (Smith) Norvell 1842–1919
        3. 3. Samuel (Smith) Norvell 1848–
        4. 4. William (Barton) Norvell 1846–
        5. 5. Mary (Jane) Norvell 1841–1911
        6. 6. David (Crockett) Norvell 1838–1902
        7. 7. Ida (Jerusha (Sugar)) Norvell 1857–1930 m. Newton (Melvin) Johnson 1850–1927
        8. 8. Elijah (Arnold) Norvell 1844–1906
        9. 9. James (Rufus) Norvell 1850–1916
        10. 10. Sarah (Elizabeth) Norvell 1840–1910
      8. 8. Sidney Norvell 1812–1875
      9. 9. Margaret Norvell 1808–1819
      10. 10. Nathaniel ("Nathan" Lane) Norvell 1801–1877
      11. 11. James (William) Norvell 1791–1875
      12. 12. John Norvell 1792–1869

Eleanor Nichols's Timeline

2 Records

1727
1727
Birth of Eleanor Nichols in Charles City, Virginia
Charles City, Virginia
1795
1795
Age 68
Death of Eleanor Nichols in Franklin Co, North Carolina
Franklin Co, North Carolina

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1727
    Event Place: Charles City, Virginia

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