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Nicholas Fisher 1730–1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 July 1730

Birth Location: Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 22 Apr 1797

Death Location: Travelers Rest, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: William Fisher

Mother: Elizabeth Fisher

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cooksey, Elizabeth Cooksey

Children(s): John Fisher

The story of Nicholas Fisher began in 1730 in Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia, USA. Nicholas Fisher married Elizabeth Cooksey, Elizabeth Kearse Cooksey, and had children including John Fisher. Nicholas Fisher passed away in 1797 in Travelers Rest, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Nicholas Fisher began in 1730 in Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia, USA.
  • Nicholas Fisher married Elizabeth Cooksey, Elizabeth Kearse Cooksey, and had children including John Fisher.
  • Nicholas Fisher passed away in 1797 in Travelers Rest, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Nicholas Fisher's Ancestors

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Nicholas Fisher
1730–1797
Birth Place: Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Eleazer Fisher
1701–1745
Dedham,Norfolk,Massachusetts,USA
Elizabeth ((Daniels)) Fisher
1703–1765
Medfield,Norfolk,Massachusetts,USA
Grandparents
Mary (Lane) Avery
1674–1749
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nicholas Fisher's Descendants

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Nicholas Fisher (3 July 1730–22 Apr 1797) m. Elizabeth (Kearse) Cooksey (10 Nov 1735–06 Jun 1807) m. Elizabeth Cooksey (1740–1794)
  1. 1. John Fisher 1756–1837 m. Elizabeth Tubb 1758–1823 m. Elizabeth (F) Fisher 1754–1779 m. Tennessee (Lucinda (wife3)) Tramel 1785–1855
    1. 1. John (Fisher) Jr 1781–1840 m. Elizabeth Killingsworth 1792–1857
      1. 1. John (H) Fisher 1809–1880 m. Mary (Ann) Bierley 1814–1864
        1. 1. Samuel (P (Sam)) Fisher 1852–1934 m. Mary (Etta) Cannon 1853–1928
    2. 2. William Fisher 1783–1831

Nicholas Fisher's Timeline

2 Records

1730
3 July 1730
Birth of Nicholas Fisher in Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia, USA
1797
22 Apr 1797
Age 67
Death of Nicholas Fisher in Travelers Rest, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Travelers Rest, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 July 1730
    Event Place: Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Year: 1739; Page Number: 268

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Apr 1797
    Event Place: Travelers Rest, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

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