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Joshua Nicholson 1739–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1739

Birth Location: Southampton County, Virginia

Death Date: Mar 1781

Death Location: Southampton County, Virginia

Father: Joshua Sr.

Mother: Sarah Briggs

Spouse(s): Mary Kirby

Children(s): Mary Nicholson

Joshua Nicholson was born in 1739 in Southampton County, Virginia, the child of Joshua Nicholson Sr And Sarah Briggs. Joshua Nicholson married Mary Kirby, and had children including Mary Frances Nicholson. Joshua Nicholson passed away in 1781 in Southampton County, Virginia.

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Biography

  • Joshua Nicholson was born in 1739 in Southampton County, Virginia, the child of Joshua Nicholson Sr And Sarah Briggs.
  • Joshua Nicholson married Mary Kirby, and had children including Mary Frances Nicholson.
  • Joshua Nicholson passed away in 1781 in Southampton County, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Sr.
1685–1762
Birth Location: Surry County, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Briggs
1687–1784
Birth Location: Surrey, Virginia, USA
SB

Spouses(s)

Mary Kirby
1743–1795
Birth Location: Southampton County, Virginia, USA
MK

Children(s)

Mary Nicholson
1754–1835
Birth Location: , Greensville, Virginia, USA
MN

Joshua Nicholson's Ancestors

Self
Joshua Nicholson
1739–1781
Birth Place: Southampton County, Virginia
Parents
Joshua Nicholson Sr.
1685–1762
Surry County, Virginia, USA
Sarah Briggs
1687–1784
Surrey, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Nicholson's Descendants

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Joshua Nicholson (1739–Mar 1781) m. Mary Kirby (Abt. 1743–13 Sep 1795)
  1. 1. Mary (Frances) Nicholson 1754–1835 m. John (Lewis) Tyus 1758–1817
    1. 1. Mary (Rebecca) Tyus 1796– m. Wilson Swinney 1792–1819 m. Lucious Reives 1792–
      1. 1. Elizabeth Swinney 1811–1892 m. Martin Hopson 1809–1876
        1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Hopson 1833–1880 m. John (S) Carver 1814–1880
        2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Hopson 1853–
        3. 3. John (M.) Hopson 1841–1918
        4. 4. Green (B.) Hopson 1843–1929
        5. 5. Wilson (Dudley) Hopson 1837–1864
        6. 6. William (Caswell) Hopson 1835–1880
        7. 7. Wiley (Martin) Hopson 1839–1912
      2. 2. Eliza Swinney 1819–
      3. 3. Mary (Ann) Swinney 1817–
      4. 4. Rebecca Sweeney 1815–
      5. 5. Rebecca Swinney 1815–
      6. 6. Lucinda Swinney 1814–
      7. 7. Dudley Swinney 1812–

Joshua Nicholson's Timeline

2 Records

1739
1739
Birth of Joshua Nicholson in Southampton County, Virginia
Southampton County, Virginia
1781
Mar 1781
Age 42
Death of Joshua Nicholson in Southampton County, Virginia
Southampton County, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: Southampton County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1781
    Event Place: Southampton County, Virginia
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