Hello I am interested in the Nicholls history. I had trouble trying to trace my ancestry in U.K. and found our name was Nickless through 3 generations in Madeley Shropshire England.There were large families between 1700 & 1850 and some could well have finished up in America. My Grandfather came to N.Z in 1870. Rex Nicholls. New Zealand. ---- Original Message ----- From: "Mrs Craig" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 1:18 AM Subject: [NICHOLLS] "Absalam" Nichols/Nicholls born 1817 TN > I'm trying to connect my Nichols/Nicholls line. The usual spelling has > been > Nichols though I've found it in several variations including Nicholls. I > found these censuses for Absolem and Martha Nichols 1860 & Absolom and > Martha Nichols 1870 both in Johnson Co, IL, see below. > > 1860 Census Vienna P.O., Johnson Co., IL > Dwelling no. 547 > Family no. 423 > Absolem Nichols 43, farmer, RE 1,160 PP 735, TN > Martha Nichols 42, AL > Coleman Nichols 21, KY > Wilson Nichols 17, IL > Eliza Nichols 15, KY > Amy C. Nichols 13, IL > Minerva Nichols 10, KY > Melinda Nichols 8, KY > > 1870 Census Reynoldsburg P.O., Twp 11 R11E, Johnson County, Illinois > Dwelling NO. 60 > Family No. 60 > Absolom Nichols 53, farmer, RE 2000 PP 600, TN > Martha Nichols 52, AL > Malinda Nichols 17, IL > Sarah Nichols 9, IL > Nancy Nichols 7, IL > > I believe this is the same Absalam Nichols who witnessed the sale of land, > with Thomas Wood, October 17, 1854 in Pope County, IL which is > back-to-back > with Johnson county. Thomas Wood was my GG-Grandfather. My GG-Grandmother > was a Nichols. See deed record below. I also found a government land > patent > for Absalom Nichols for Johnson County, IL purchased November 10, 1855. > Each > document has a different spelling for his given name: Absalom, Absolom, > Absolem, and Absalam. Anyone researching this Nichols family? > > Deed Book G, pg 741,742: Oct 17, 1854, Stephen Step and Susan Step his > wife > of Pope Co, IL selling the same 160 acres back to Wm Wood for the same amt > of money ($450.00). > Deed signed by: Stephen Step and Susan Step > Witnesses: Thomas Wood and Absalam Nichols > Recorded Oct 23, 1856. > > Government land patent: > Accession/Serial #: IL1980__.396 BLM Serial #: IL NO S/N > > Names Patentee: ABSALOM NICHOLS > Survey State: ILLINOIS > Acres: 80 > Metes/Bounds: No > > Title Transfer > Issue Date: 11/10/1855 > Land Office: Shawneetown > Cancelled: No > Mineral Reservations: No > Authority: April 24, 1820: Sale-Cash Entry (3 Stat. 566) > Document Numbers > Document Nr.: 22573 > Accession/Serial Nr.: IL1980__.396 > BLM Serial Nr.: IL NO S/N > Land description: > SWNE 23/ 11-S 4-E No 3rd PM IL Johnson > SWNW 24/ 11-S 4-E No 3rd PM IL Johnson > > > ==== NICHOLLS Mailing List ==== > Keep messages short and succinct. > No postings about viruses or hoaxes, flames, netiquette lessons, > political or religious discussions. Violators may be unsubbed. > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.6/337 - Release Date: 11/05/2006