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John Nichols 1559 – 1638 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1559

Birth Location: Nettleton, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: May 1638

Death Location: Buckfastleigh, Devon

Father: Sybil Nicolls

Mother: John Nicolls

Spouse(s): Elizabeth (Whyte)

Children(s): Thomas Nicholls

The story of John Nichols began in 1559 in Nettleton, Wiltshire, England. John Nichols married Elizabeth White (Whyte), and had children including Thomas Nicholls. John Nichols passed away in 1638 in Buckfastleigh, Devon.

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Biography

  • The story of John Nichols began in 1559 in Nettleton, Wiltshire, England.
  • John Nichols married Elizabeth White (Whyte), and had children including Thomas Nicholls.
  • John Nichols passed away in 1638 in Buckfastleigh, Devon.

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John Nichols's Ancestors

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John Nichols
1559 – 1638
Birth Place: Nettleton, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Sybil Nicolls
1540 – 1598
Nettleton, Wiltshire, England
John Nicolls
1530 – 1596
Sedgeberrow, Worcestershire, England
Grandparents
Robert Nicolls
1510 – 1567
Sedgeberrow, Worcestershire, , England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Nichols's Descendants

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John Nichols (1559 – May 1638) m. Elizabeth (White) (Whyte) (09 Mar 1576 – abt 1641)
  1. 1. Thomas Nicholls (abt 1600 – ) m. Agnes Avans (abt 1600 – )
    1. 1. Elizabeth Nichols* (1630 – abt 1667) m. John LAWRY (1627 – )
      1. 1. Ann Lawry (1660 – 31 Dec 1737) m. james Thomas (30 Oct 1657 – Dec 1717)
        1. 1. Gabriel THOMAS (1680 – 1764) m. Jane Thomas (22 May 1687 – 1762)

John Nichols's Timeline

2 Records

1559
1559
Birth of John Nichols in Nettleton, Wiltshire, England
Nettleton, Wiltshire, England
1638
May 1638
Age 79
Death of John Nichols in Buckfastleigh, Devon
Buckfastleigh, Devon

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1559
    Event Place: Nettleton, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1638
    Event Place: Buckfastleigh, Devon

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stoke, Torridge District, Devon, England

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