Selected Families and Individuals


Joseph WAGGONER [Parents] was born 1773 in Pendleton Co., VA. He married Catherine NICHOLS on 6 Oct 1794.

Catherine NICHOLS [Parents] was born 1773 in Greenbrier Co, VA. She married Joseph WAGGONER on 6 Oct 1794.

They had the following children:

  M i Henry WAGGONER was born 1795.
  M ii Samson WAGGONER was born 1802. He died 1862.
  M iii Soloman WAGGONER was born 5 Oct 1805. He died 18 Mar 1887.
  M iv William WAGGONER was born 1820.
  F v Elizabeth WAGGONER was born 1822.

Philip YEAGER married Barbara NICHOLS on 6 Feb 1794.

Barbara NICHOLS [Parents] was born 1774 in Renick, Greenbrier Co., VA. She died 1850. Barbara married Philip YEAGER on 6 Feb 1794.

They had the following children:

  M i Samuel YEAGER was born 9 Nov 1810.
  F ii Matilda YEAGER was born 15 Jun 1818.
  M iii William James YEAGER was born 7 Nov 1822 and died 19 Feb 1901.

Francis NICHOLS [Parents] was born 1775. He died 13 Dec 1864. Francis married Catherine J. WAYBRIGHT on 1800.

1810 Pendleton census
1109 13 Nicholas Francis
Source:http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/wv/pendleton/1810/index.txt

1820 Pendleton Census
36b 12 Nicholas Francis pg0032.txt
36b 16 Nicholas William pg0032.txt
Source:http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/wv/pendleton/1820/index.txt

1830 Pendleton Census
61 14 Nicholas Francis pg0056.txt
61 15 Nicholas William pg0056.txt
Source: http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/wv/pendleton/1830/pg0056.txt

Catherine J. WAYBRIGHT married Francis NICHOLS on 1800.


Henry NICHOLS [Parents] was born 3 Feb 1783 in Pendleton Co., VA. He died 1 Nov 1877 in Greenbrier Co., VA. Henry married Hester NICHOLAS on 1809 in Greenbrier Co., VA.

Source: Norman
http://www.rootsweb.com/~hcpd/norman/NICHOLS/ZEPENIAH

1810 census
1109 13 Nicholas Francis
1101 20 Nicholas Harper
1107 26 Nicholas Henry
Source:http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/wv/pendleton/1810/index.txt

Hester NICHOLAS was born 1785. She married Henry NICHOLS on 1809 in Greenbrier Co., VA.

They had the following children:

  M i James NICHOLS was born 12 Feb 1812 and died 18 Feb 1901.
  F ii Rebecca NICHOLS was born 15 Oct 1813.
  M iii Jacob T. NICHOLS was born 8 Aug 1817.
  M iv John NICHOLS was born 13 Jan 1824.
  F v Francina NICHOLS was born 24 Jan 1826. She died 28 Jan 1912.
  M vi Franklin H. NICHOLS was born 9 Jan 1828.
  M vii Michael NICHOLS was born 13 Oct 1832. He died 18 Feb 1907.
  M viii William NICHOLS was born 10 May 1818.
  M ix George NICHOLS was born 13 Aug 1815.
  F x Elizabeth NICHOLS was born 17 Sep 1810.
  F xi Nancy NICHOLS was born 17 Sep 1821.

Nathan NICHOLS [Parents] married Nancy GRESHAM.

Nancy GRESHAM married Nathan NICHOLS.


Levan NICHOLAS [Parents] was born 1730 in Germany or Pendleton Co., VA. He died 1821 in Bath County, VA. Levan married Lucretia.

Levan Nicholas, a son of Zepeniah Nihols, was born in German or in
Pendleton County VA about 1730 and died in September 1821 in Bath
County, VA. He came to Fort Redstone, VA in 1772. He married Lucretia
Source: Norman
http://www.rootsweb.com/~hcpd/norman/NICHOLS/ZEPENIAH

Lucretia married Levan NICHOLAS.

They had the following children:

  M i Levan NICHOLS Jr. was born 1756 and died 1821.
  M ii Zepeniah NICHOLS was born 1763.
  M iii William NICHOLS.
  F iv Lucretia NICHOLS.
  M v James William NICHOLLS was born 1780.

Levan NICHOLS Jr. [Parents] was born 1756 in Kent, MD. He died 1821. Levan married Margaret MACE.

Levan Nichols Jr., a son of Levan and Lucretia Nichols, was born
in Kent County, MD 1756 and came to Fort Redstone Virginia in 1772 with his parents. The family returned to Kent County Maryland in 1774, but soon returned to Virginia. Levan joined the Pennsylvania Militia in Fayette County, PA in 1776 as a regular (S-9440) and did garrison duty at Fort Redstone, at Camp Union and at Fort Donnely. He also served in the VA line under Colonel Crawford at Point Pleasant and Fort Warwick. He was pensioned in Lewis County VA in 1833 (Pension Number 23027.) The Nichols brothers came to Nicholas County VA (WV) about 1794. Levan married Margaret Mace, a daughter of Isaac and Mary Mace and about 1820, the family moved to present day Calhoun County WV. Levan presented a land deed from David and Miriam Robinson in Kanawha County VA court for proof March 9, 1802. He was listed in Kanawha County land records in 1807 and in LAND RECORDS AND TITHABLES of KANAWHA COUNTY in 1811.
Source: Norman
http://www.rootsweb.com/~hcpd/norman/NICHOLS/ZEPENIAH

Margaret MACE [Parents] married Levan NICHOLS Jr..

They had the following children:

  F i Rebecca NICHOLS was born 1805 and died 1860.
  M ii John NICHOLS was born 8 Nov 1800.
  M iii Solomon NICHOLS was born 1801 and died 30 Jan 1887.
  F iv Anna NICHOLS was born 1803 and died 1845.
  F v Lucretia NICHOLS was born 1821.
  M vi Jeremiah NICHOLS.
  F vii Elizabeth NICHOLS.

Zepeniah NICHOLS [Parents] was born 1763. He married Rebecca DAVIS on 30 Oct 1790 in Augusta Co., VA.

Zepeniah Nichols, a son of Levan and Lucretia Nichols, was born in
1763 and came to Fort Redstone VA in 1772 with his parents. The family returned to Kent County Maryland in 1774, but soon returned to VA.
Zepeniah joined the VA Militia late In the Revolution as an Indian
scout. He applied for a pension in Lewis County, VA August 20, 1834.
(S-9439). His pension was dropped in May 1836.
Zepeniah married Rebecca Davis in Augusta County VA October 30,
1790. Rebecca, a daughter of James and Rebecca (Brand) Davis, was born in 1766 and died in Gilmer County VA after August 6, 1850.
The Nichols brothers and their families came to Nicholas County VA (WV) about 1794 and to present day Calhoun County WV sometime before 1820.
Source: Norman
http://www.rootsweb.com/~hcpd/norman/NICHOLS/ZEPENIAH

Rebecca DAVIS [Parents] was born 1766. She died 6 Aug 1850 in Gilmer Co., VA. Rebecca married Zepeniah NICHOLS on 30 Oct 1790 in Augusta Co., VA.

They had the following children:

  M i William NICHOLS was born 1794 and died Jul 1869.
  M ii Zepeniah NICHOLS Jr. was born 1800.
  M iii Hugh NICHOLS was born 1801.
  M iv James NICHOLS was born 1802.


Nicholas County, (W)VA 1820 Federal Census
THIS IS AN INDEX SORTED BY NAME. FOR THE COMPLETE CENSUS INFORMATION IN PAGE NUMBER SEQUENCE, OPEN THE FILE IN THE FILE pg0204.txt
ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/wv/nicholas/1820/pg0204.txt
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PG# PG# LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME
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204A 151 35 Nicholas James
204A 151 40 Nicholas James
204A 151 36 Nicholas John
204A 151 37 Nicholas William
http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/wv/nicholas/1820/index.txt
  M v Robert NICHOLS was born 1805.
  M vi Miles NICHOLS was born 1807.
  M vii Johnathan NICHOLS was born 1808 and died 8 Apr 1843.
  M viii Andrew NICHOLS was born 1815 and died 20 Aug 1884.

William NICHOLS [Parents] married Isabella DOUGHERTY on 7 Apr 1796.

Isabella DOUGHERTY married William NICHOLS on 7 Apr 1796.


Ralph WANDLESS married Lucretia NICHOLS on 30 Sep 1788.

Lucretia NICHOLS [Parents] married Ralph WANDLESS on 30 Sep 1788.

Lucretia "Crissy" Nichols, a daughter of Levan and Lucretia Nichols,
was born about 1770 in Augusta County VA. She married Ralph Wanless
September 30, 1788 in Augusta County. Ralph Wanless was born March 28, 1756 in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England and died July 26, 1842 in VA.
Ralph was a blacksmith and farmer. He is listed in Augusta County
militia rolls between 1780 and 1783. During the Revolutionary War, he
was drafted from his home on the Calfpasture River and served under
Captain McCoy and was discharged at Richmond. He was at Norfolk for 9
months under an unknown captain. He also served under Captain Buchanan, and under George Poage as an "Indian spy" at Clover Lick in Bath County.
He appears in the personal property tax listings for that part of
Bath County, VA that is now Pocohontas County, WV beginning in 1794 and was apparently a resident of the Knapp's Creek area near Huntersville until his death on July 26, 1842.
Source: Norman
http://www.rootsweb.com/~hcpd/norman/NICHOLS/ZEPENIAH

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