Ann and Celia Martha Nichols was baptised in Padbury on 8 Aug 1722 the daughter of John and Martha Nichols (from the Parish Register) As Celia pointed out John and Martha (Shouler) were married in Thornborough 6 Oct 1721 Other children of this couple that I have were: 27 Jan 1723, Elizabeth (Elis) in Padbury 25 Sep 1727, Jane in Thornborough 25 Nov 1729, Elizabeth in Thornborough The other Nichols family were John and Mary (Franklin) marr. in 1718 and their children were: 4 Jan 1723, John 1 Jan 1726, Mary 26 Mar 1726, Thomas all born in Thornborough The Martha Nichols of 8 Aug 1722 I have as possibly the one who married John Gibbard in Padbury in Jan 1737/38. She was known as both Mary and Martha in later years as well. Do either of you have some other possible connection for her? Glen Gibbard

Hi Glen It's fantastic to have an expert's answer to this conundrum. My interest is actually not so much with NICHOLS but with SHOULER and FRANKLIN (and many other families) in Thornborough, Padbury, Whaddon, Nash etc.. Elizabeth SHOULER bap 13 Jul 1760 in Whaddon dau of Benjamin born Thornborough and Hester (CHENELS) m. Francis Smith TIMMS in 1786 Whaddon and their dau Esther bap 1787 m. my 5xgreat-uncle Edward BONHAM. Thomas WEATHERHEAD m. Elizabeth SHOULER abt 1760 Whaddon (I don't have any info on that particular Elizabeth). Their son Thomas bap 1759 Whaddon m. Sarah PRENTICE 1796 Whaddon and their dau Susannah m. George HARDING, son of my 5xgreat-aunt/uncle Elizabeth BONHAM and George HARDING. In terms of the FRANKLINs, my stepfather's FRANKLINs were in Sulgrave, Greatworth and surrounding areas of Northants but I have a feeling that the ones that were in Thornborough were connected to the Northants lot. I haven't proved it yet, but I'd like to. I have the John FRANKLIN-Mary SHOULER marriage. John was the 2nd of 8 known children for Robert FRANKLIN and Susanna SHEPHERD who m. 1 Nov 1810 by banns in Thornborough. Susanna was born Croughton OXF in 1785/6 but I don't know where Robert came from. John FRANKLIN and Mary SHOULER had 7 known children. Of these: George m. an Elizabeth of Gratewort, which could be Greatworth in Northants - their children ended up in Stony Stratford. William m. Mary Ann DUNKLEY of Nash and by so doing wound himself into the DUNKLEY - SMITH - FRENCH (Bermuda-ish) triangle of Nash, with its mind-boggling inter-connections. My BONHAMs are tangled up in that web too. With regard to the Mary/Martha SHOULER who may have married John GIBBARD in Padbury, I'm afraid I have too little NICHOLS knowledge to answer that - sorry! Test me on the families mentioned above and I would do a lot better! The only NICHOLS lines I have on file are these: Mary NICHOLS (dau of Richard and Sarah) who m. Samuel JOLLY on 19 Sep 1869 when they were both of Maids Moreton. Harriet NICHOLS born 1850/1 Shenley Bucks (no other info) m. William JEFFCOATE in 1874, son of John JEFFCOATE and Ann RATCLIFFE, Ann being a dau of my 4xgreat-grandfather Thomas RATCLIFFE bap 1780 in Potterspury. JOLLY and JEFFCOATE are both main family lines on my mother's side. I hope there may be something in here of interest to someone! Celia Renshaw In Chesterfield UK -----Original Message----- From: G and S Gibbard [mailto:sggibb@ca.inter.net] Sent: 16 February 2005 16:46 To: BUCKS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [BKM] Martha (Mary) Nichols of Padbury Ann and Celia Martha Nichols was baptised in Padbury on 8 Aug 1722 the daughter of John and Martha Nichols (from the Parish Register) As Celia pointed out John and Martha (Shouler) were married in Thornborough 6 Oct 1721 Other children of this couple that I have were: 27 Jan 1723, Elizabeth (Elis) in Padbury 25 Sep 1727, Jane in Thornborough 25 Nov 1729, Elizabeth in Thornborough The other Nichols family were John and Mary (Franklin) marr. in 1718 and their children were: 4 Jan 1723, John 1 Jan 1726, Mary 26 Mar 1726, Thomas all born in Thornborough The Martha Nichols of 8 Aug 1722 I have as possibly the one who married John Gibbard in Padbury in Jan 1737/38. She was known as both Mary and Martha in later years as well. Do either of you have some other possible connection for her? Glen Gibbard ==== BUCKS Mailing List ==== Please do not post long surname lists. Dave Carlsen looks after the Bucks surname list, which is the proper place for such postings. Go to: http://webpages.charter.net/dcarlsen/genuki/BKM/bucksurname.html

Hi Glen Thank you so much for confirming Martha/Mary NICHOLS baptism for me. Martha was my eighth great grandmother. I had seen on the IGI the other 3 children, but hadnt had confirmation of them, is your info from the PR's Do you know where I can find the PR's to purchase as many of my relatives are from Padbury and the area very close by? regards Ann G and S Gibbard <sggibb@ca.inter.net> wrote: Ann and Celia Martha Nichols was baptised in Padbury on 8 Aug 1722 the daughter of John and Martha Nichols (from the Parish Register) As Celia pointed out John and Martha (Shouler) were married in Thornborough 6 Oct 1721 Other children of this couple that I have were: 27 Jan 1723, Elizabeth (Elis) in Padbury 25 Sep 1727, Jane in Thornborough 25 Nov 1729, Elizabeth in Thornborough The other Nichols family were John and Mary (Franklin) marr. in 1718 and their children were: 4 Jan 1723, John 1 Jan 1726, Mary 26 Mar 1726, Thomas all born in Thornborough The Martha Nichols of 8 Aug 1722 I have as possibly the one who married John Gibbard in Padbury in Jan 1737/38. She was known as both Mary and Martha in later years as well. Do either of you have some other possible connection for her? Glen Gibbard ==== BUCKS Mailing List ==== Please do not post long surname lists. Dave Carlsen looks after the Bucks surname list, which is the proper place for such postings. Go to: http://webpages.charter.net/dcarlsen/genuki/BKM/bucksurname.html