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Rachel Nicholson 1672 – 1731 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1672

Birth Location: Sussex, Kent, Delaware, United States

Death Date: 10 Mar 1731

Death Location: Maryland, USA

Father: James Nicholson

Mother: Mary Price

Spouse(s): William Layton

Children(s): WILLIAM LAYTON

Rachel Nicholson was born in 1672 in Sussex, Kent, Delaware, United States, the child of James Nicholson and Mary Price. Rachel Nicholson married William Layton, and had children including WILLIAM LOWDER LAYTON. Rachel Nicholson passed away in 1731 in Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • Rachel Nicholson was born in 1672 in Sussex, Kent, Delaware, United States, the child of James Nicholson and Mary Price.
  • Rachel Nicholson married William Layton, and had children including WILLIAM LOWDER LAYTON.
  • Rachel Nicholson passed away in 1731 in Maryland, USA.

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Rachel Nicholson's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Nicholson
1672 – 1731
Birth Place: Sussex, Kent, Delaware, United States
Parents
James Nicholson
1638 – 1675
Mary Price
1640 –
Grandparents
Nicholas Nicholson
1645 – 1692
Hester Larkins
1659 – 1747
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
Walter Price
1620 – 1682
Newbury, Massachusetts
Frances Price
1620 – 1661
England
Great-Grandparents
John Larkin
1614 –
Katherine Holland
1625 – 1685
David Price
1595 –
Jane Boycott
1600 – 1715
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Larkin
1614 – 1702
Mehitable
1590 – 1629
Margrett Taylor
1559 – 1651

Rachel Nicholson's Descendants

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Rachel Nicholson (10 Oct 1672 – 10 Mar 1731) m. William Layton (13 Mar 1675 – 1740)
  1. 1. WILLIAM (LOWDER) LAYTON (1697 – 1745) m. PRISCILLA (LETTON) LOFLAND (1707 – 1746)
    1. 1. Priscilla Leighton (1742 – 1833) m. Joshua (Higman) (Hickman) (1743 – Jan 1785)
      1. 1. John Higman (1765 – 1856) m. Rachel (Lucretia "Lewlue") Bouton
        1. 1. John Higman (1790 – 1834) m. Sarah Ross (1790 – 1857)

Rachel Nicholson's Timeline

2 Records

1672
10 Oct 1672
Birth of Rachel Nicholson in Sussex, Kent, Delaware, United States
Sussex, Kent, Delaware, United States
1731
10 Mar 1731
Age 59
Death of Rachel Nicholson in Maryland, USA
Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1672
    Event Place: Sussex, Kent, Delaware, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1731
    Event Place: Maryland, USA

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