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William Cooper Nicholson 1733 – 1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Sep 1733

Birth Location: Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 22 Sep 1786

Death Location: Centreville, Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States

Father: Colonel Nicholson

Mother: Hannah Smith

Spouse(s): Christianna Dennison

Children(s): Hue Nicolson

The story of William Cooper Nicholson began in 1733 in Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, United States. William Cooper Nicholson married Christianna Dennison, and had children including Hue Nicolson. William Cooper Nicholson passed away in 1786 in Centreville, Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Cooper Nicholson began in 1733 in Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, United States.
  • William Cooper Nicholson married Christianna Dennison, and had children including Hue Nicolson.
  • William Cooper Nicholson passed away in 1786 in Centreville, Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Nicholson's Ancestors

Self
William Nicholson
1733 – 1786
Birth Place: Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, United States
Parents
Colonel Joseph Nicholson
1709 – 1787
Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Hannah Smith
1708 – 1767
Saint Pauls Parish, Kent, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
William Nicholson
1666 – 1719
Berwick, Sussex, England
Sophie (Elizabeth) Burgess
1687 – 1716
All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, American Colonies
Sarah (Ann) Hynson
1685 – 1772
Kent County, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Nicholson
1604 – 1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents
GEORGE NICHOLSON
1563 – 1665

William Nicholson's Descendants

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William (Cooper) Nicholson (28 Sep 1733 – 22 Sep 1786) m. Christianna Dennison (1740 – 1823)
  1. 1. Hue Nicolson (1756 – 1805) m. Rebecca (Hue) Aronson (1755 – 1820)
    1. 1. Robert Nicholson (ABT 1775 – 1836)
      1. 1. William Nickleson (27 May 1808 – 1851) m. Catharine ("Hattie") Campfield (1815 – 2 Nov 1894)
        1. 1. Jacob Nickelson (4 Dec 1847 – 24 Feb 1932) m. Caroline Kretchman (15 Apr 1854 – 26 Dec 1923) m. Caroline (Nickelson) Kretchman (15 Apr 1854 – 26 Dec 1923)

William Nicholson's Timeline

6 Records

1732
17 Feb 1732
Birth of William Cooper Nicholson in Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, United States
Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, United States
1733
28 Sep 1733
Birth of William Cooper Nicholson in Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, United States
Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, United States
1763
1763
Age 30
William Cooper Nicholson was married in NY
NY
1786
22 Sep 1786
Age 53
Death of William Cooper Nicholson in Centreville, Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States
Centreville, Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States
1798
16 Apr 1798
Age 65
Death of William Cooper Nicholson in Turkeyfoot, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
Turkeyfoot, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
1798
1798
Age 65
Death of William Cooper Nicholson in Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1732
    Event Place: Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1733
    Event Place: Chestertown, Kent, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1763
    Event Place: NY

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1798
    Event Place: Turkeyfoot, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1798
    Event Place: Turkeyfoot, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1786
    Event Place: Centreville, Queen Anne's, Maryland, United States

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