Gil, I have a birth date for Edward as 7 Nov 1686. My source is an article "The Lineage of Frances Nix Doss", an article written by Libbie Griffin, and published in The DOSS CONNECTION, Vol 2, No. 1 Jul 1996, p 12 published by Libbie Griffin, P.O. Box 271, Greenbush, MA 02040. It would also appear that his father was James. Quoting from the article "She was the daughter of Edward Nix and his wife, Eunice Gibson. The record survives of the christening of Edward Nix on 7 Nov 1686 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co., parents named as James Nichs [sic] & Elizabeth (most sources give her father's name as John Nix.) His father had recently came to Va. from Barbados; Edward seems to have been the only child, and his father died about the time of his birth. In 1687, Elizabeth Nix married Abraham Venable Sr. (St. Peter's Parish Register.) In 1701 the Parish Register records the birth of Abraham Venable Jr." Ralph > Subject: [NIX-L] NIX, Edward, Valentine, Loderick, Mary (Polly) - VENABLE - ANDERSON > Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 08:49:07 -0500 > From: "Gil & Sonia Murray" <happyman@datasync.com> > To: NIX-L@rootsweb.com > > NIX, John or James? b. ca 1665 New Kent Co.,VA, md. Elizabeth possibly Lewis? ch. Edward, d. > ca 1687 > > NIX, Edward b. ca 1686 New Kent Co., VA, son of John or James Nix, stepson of Abraham > VENABLE d. Oct 8, 1776 Camden District, SC, md. Eunice (Nice) GIBSON, ch. Valentine, George, > Sabra (LAX), Francis (DASS) > > NIX, Valentine b. before 1755 SC?, d. before Feb 10, 1826, Pickens Co., SC, son Loderick > > NIX, Loderick b. ca 1778 SC d. after 1850 Cherokee Co., GA, dtr. Mary (Polly) > > NIX, Mary (Polly) b. 1820 GA? SC? md. Ambrose ANDERSON ca 1838, d. after 1860 Blount > Co., AL, ch. William, Horatio, Martha, Thomas, Loderick > > My Nix line. > > Happy hunting, > > Gil -- Ralph Hayes searching among others Hayes, Earles, Clonch, 10533 Crestridge Ct, NW Sullivan, Arthur, Thacker, Blankenship, Dillon, Albuquerque, NM 87114 Stubbs, Maddock, Hite, Doss, Elix and Booker alternate e-mail may be sent to rlhayes@juno.com My ancestor must be in a witness protection program! Whoever said Seek and Ye shall find was NOT a genealogist!