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Richard P. NICHOLS

Richard P. NICHOLS

Male 1767 - 1850  (82 years)

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  • Name Richard P. NICHOLS 
    Born 5 Aug 1767  Stratford, Fairfield Co, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1790  Newtown, Fairfield Co, CT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1810  Stratford, Fairfield Co, CT Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1820  Charlestown, Clark Co, IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1829  Tyler Co, VA (now Doddridge Co, WV) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • On 3 Sep 1829, John George signed a deed of release to Richard P. Nichols for 100 acres on Flint Run.
    Residence 1833  Tyler Co, VA (now Doddridge Co, WV) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • On 10 Jun 1833, Richard P. Nichols sold 2,666 acres of land on the waters of McElroy Fork to his daughter, Maria C. McReynolds, for $1,300. On the same date, he sold 1,566 acres on the south side of McElroy Fork to his other daughter Catherine for $700.
    Census 1840  Tyler Co, VA (now Doddridge Co, WV) Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1845  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Died BTWN 1845 - 1850  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried McReynolds Family Cemetery, Little Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I121987  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 10 Dec 2020 

    Family Catharine CLARK 
    Married 28 Jan 1793  Stratford, Fairfield Co, CT Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Notes 
    • 1840 Census, Tyler County, Virginia (now West Virginia):
      Name: Richard P Nichols
      Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Tyler, Virginia
      Free White Persons - Males - 15 thru 19: 1
      Free White Persons - Males - 70 thru 79: 1
      Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
      Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
      Persons Employed in Agriculture: 2
      Free White Persons - Under 20: 1
      Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
      Total Free White Persons: 4
      Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 4
    Children 
    +1. Maria C. NICHOLS,   b. CA 1800, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. BTWN 1862 - 1868  (Age ~ 68 years)
     2. Catherine C. NICHOLS,   b. 1803, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1868  (Age 65 years)
    Family ID F52508  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2328] Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection).

    2. [S181] 1845 Taxable Property List, Doddridge County, (W)VA, (Joseph Gray, Commissioner of Revenue (on microfilm at WV State Archives)).

    3. [S5] Headstone.

    4. [S2329] Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection).