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Frances "Fanny" Jane Waddy Nichols 1725–1810 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1725

Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, United States

Death Date: Oct 1810

Death Location: Louisa Co., VA

Father: Samuel Nuckolls

Mother: Elizabeth Frances

Spouse(s): William Shelton

Children(s): John Corporal, Judith Shelton, David Shelton, Elizabeth Shelton, Samuel Shelton

The story of Frances "Fanny" Jane Waddy Nichols began in 1725 in Hanover, Virginia, United States. Frances "Fanny" Jane Waddy Nichols married William Shelton, and had children including David Shelton, Elizabeth Shelton, John Henry Shelton Corporal, Judith Shelton, Samuel Shelton. Frances "Fanny" Jane Waddy Nichols passed away in 1810 in Louisa Co., VA.

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Biography

  • The story of Frances "Fanny" Jane Waddy Nichols began in 1725 in Hanover, Virginia, United States.
  • Frances "Fanny" Jane Waddy Nichols married William Shelton, and had children including David Shelton, Elizabeth Shelton, John Henry Shelton Corporal, Judith Shelton, Samuel Shelton.
  • Frances "Fanny" Jane Waddy Nichols passed away in 1810 in Louisa Co., VA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Nuckolls
1702–1756
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Frances
1705–1757
Birth Location: Hanover, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Shelton
1738–1802
Birth Location: Louisa, King and Queen, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

John Corporal
1755–1829
Birth Location: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
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Judith Shelton
1769–1801
Birth Location: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA
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David Shelton
1761–1820
Birth Location: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Shelton
1762–1813
Birth Location: Louisa, Virginia, USA
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Samuel Shelton
1758–1833
Birth Location: Louisa, Virginia, USA
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Frances Nichols's Ancestors

Self
Frances Nichols
1725–1810
Birth Place: Hanover, Virginia, United States
Parents
Samuel Nuckolls
1702–1756
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Frances
1705–1757
Hanover, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Frances Nichols's Descendants

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Frances ("Fanny" Jane Waddy) Nichols (1725–Oct 1810) m. William Shelton (1738–13 Jul 1802)
  1. 1. John (Henry Shelton) Corporal 1755–1829
    1. 1. John (Jackson) Shelton 1790–1837
      1. 1. William (Warren) Shelton 1822–1900 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Cundiff 1830–1912
        1. 1. Skelton (Alonzo) Shelton 1861–1931 m. Minnie (H) Sanders 1877–1937
  2. 2. Judith Shelton 1769–1801
  3. 3. David Shelton 1761–1820
  4. 4. Elizabeth Shelton 1762–1813
  5. 5. Samuel Shelton 1758–1833

Frances Nichols's Timeline

2 Records

1725
1725
Birth of Frances "Fanny" Jane Waddy Nichols in Hanover, Virginia, United States
Hanover, Virginia, United States
1810
Oct 1810
Age 85
Death of Frances "Fanny" Jane Waddy Nichols in Louisa Co., VA
Louisa Co., VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Hanover, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1810
    Event Place: Louisa Co., VA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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