I apologize to the list - I did not realize Kim had sent this to the list, so I thought I was sending a private note just for her. I just wasn't paying attention to where the mail came from. Sorry. Wilma K. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wilma C. Kirkland" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 5:15 PM Subject: Re: [SC-OPD] Ambrose Nichols > Kim, > > Thanks - I have just never had time to work on the Nichols. Mama has > Ambrose on my chart as father of Archibald. In just glancing at this, seems > John Nichols and Mary Owen would have been 9 and 10 years old when their > first child was born. If they didn't marry until she was 24, then seems > some of the older children are illegits. > > I have just glanced at this, though, and may be reading it the wrong way. I > see this Ambrose d. in Hall Co., Ga. while I was under the impression mine > died in Anderson. I have read in some books about some heirs of Ambrose > selling land in Anderson Co., but have never seen the real thing. This > could have said from Hall Co., Ga. for all I know, but what I read did not. > I have not looked yet to see if Ambrose has an estate in Anderson Co. > > I'm in a stew right now - my son from Oxford, NC & family of 5 are due in > tomorrow night and will go back Thursday. I am having to have two > Christmases this year. Their just turned 17 year old son has finished high > school early so he could join the Marines and since this is all he has ever > wanted to do, they signed for him. He is leaving the 12th of Jan for boot > camp, so he wanted to tell come down and tell us all bye. He will be at > Paris Island, SC but he can't see anyone for 3 months when he then > graduates. > > I will go over this site either after they leave, or maybe even tonight, to > read it more thoroughly and study it. > Thanks for sending this. Mama is now 93, so she probably won't remember > much about Ambrose. I can't even get her to pull her records out any more. > > Wilma K. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "kim" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 4:09 PM > Subject: [SC-OPD] Ambrose Nichols > > > > Hi Wilma, > > > > You may be interested in this: > > > > http://members.fortunecity.com/jdw4/Owen1/rr01_002.html > > 3. Mary OWEN. Born abt 1709 in Caroline Co., VA. Mary died in Halifax Co., > > VA aft 1782; she was 73. > > > > bef 1733 when Mary was 24, she married John NICHOLS, in Goochland Co., VA. > > Born in 1710. John died in Halifax Co., VA bef 22 Apr 1774; he was 64. > > > > They had the following children: > > 15 i. William (~1719-<1807) > > 16 ii. John (~1721-~1785) > > 17 iii. Jesse (~1725-1806) > > 18 iv. Sarah (~1725-<1791) > > 19 v. Elizabeth "Betsy" (~1727-<1803) > > 20 vi. Ambrose (~1731-~1833) > > 21 vii. Agnes "Aggy" (~1732-<1803) > > 22 viii. Nanny (~1733-) > > 23 ix. Bird (~1735-<1782) > > 24 x. David (~1737-) > > ----------- > > > > > >I also claim Ambrose Nichols as an ancestor, but I'm not sure from where > he > > >came. > > > > >Wilma C. Kirkland > > > > > > > > ==== SC-OLD-PENDLETON-DIST Mailing List ==== > > Kindness is contagious, pass it on. > > List Admin - Derrell Oakley [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > ==== SC-OLD-PENDLETON-DIST Mailing List ==== > EDIT YOUR QUERIES > Remember to edit those replies. > Excess information takes up valuable web space. > > >