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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, 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, 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, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Nicholson
1638 – 1676
Birth Location: Milford, Kent County, Delaware, USA
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Mary Price
1642 – 1708
Birth Location: Milford, Kent, Delaware, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Layton
1675 – 1723
Birth Location: Somerset, Somerset, Maryland
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Children(s)

WILLIAM LAYTON
1697 – 1745
Birth Location: Sussex, Kent, Delaware, United States
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Rachel Nicholson's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Nicholson
1672 – 1731
Birth Place: Sussex, Kent, Delaware, United States
Parents
James Nicholson
1638 – 1676
Milford, Kent County, Delaware, USA
Mary Price
1642 – 1708
Milford, Kent, Delaware, USA
Grandparents
Nicholas Nicholson
1618 – 1682
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Hester Larkin
1618 – 1677
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Walter Price
1604 – 1674
Newington St Mary, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Budworth) Gerrish
1615 – 1688
Taunton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
William Larkin
1595 –
Emma Gooch
1584 – 1618
Elizabeth Bayton
1595 – 1623
William Gerrish
1591 – 1644
Anna Powell
1598 – 1656
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rachel Nicholson's Descendants

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Rachel Nicholson (10 Oct 1672 – 10 Mar 1731) m. William Layton (13 Mar 1675 – 1723)
  1. 1. WILLIAM (LOWDER) LAYTON (1697 – 1745) m. PRISCILLA (LETTON) LOFLAND (1707 – 1746)
    1. 1. Priscilla Loyton\Layton (1742 – 1833) m. Joshua Higman (1743 – Jan 1785)
      1. 1. John Higman m. Rachel (Lucretia "Lewlue") Wroughten
        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, Maryland, USA
Maryland, 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, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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