PUBLIC "-//Thomas Balch Library//TEXT (US::ViLeTBL::viletbl00054:: Nixon Family Tree 1416-1797)//EN" "viletbl00054.xml" A Guide to the Nixon Family Tree, 1416-1797 Nixon Family Tree SC 0010 Rebecca K. Ottinger Thomas Balch Library © 2006 By Thomas Balch Library. All rights reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word, created by Beth Schuster, 22 February 2008 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Nixon Family Tree, 1416-1797 A Collection in theThomas Balch Library SC 0010 Rebecca K. Ottinger

Thomas Balch Library 2006 Rebecca K. Ottinger Thomas Balch Library Descriptive Summary Thomas Balch Library Nixon Family Tree 1416-1797 SC 0010 3 items English The collection consists of three items: the Nixon family tree, an ancestral chart, and pedigree charts Unknown Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection open for research

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Preferred Citation

Nixon Family Tree, 1416-1797 (SC 0010), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.

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Accruals

1995:0010X

Biographical Information

The ancestry of three brothers, John (23 Mar 1728-?), Jonathan (4 May 1729-May 1791), and George Nixon (25 Feb 1730-1797?), is traced to William Nykson (n.d.) who became a freeman of York, England, in 1416. A man designated a "freeman" was allowed to trade or become a master craftsman. During the 17th century a descendent of Nykson's, James Nixon (21 Jan 1605-11 Nov 1694), moved to Ireland with his family and bought property in Killamagh, County Mayo, in 1687. He continued to acquire land, including some in Connaugh province. His descendents resided in the old homestead at Inniskillen, where John, Jonathon, and George were born. The three brothers immigrated to America in 1758, settling in Virginia. Other members of the family line settled in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of three items. The family tree presents information about the Nixon family from 1416-1797. The first column of the family tree lists names of the first seven generations; the second column shows the eighth generation and the following columns trace the family through succeeding generations to the eleventh. Ancestral Charts and Pedigree Charts tracing the lineage of the three brothers, John, Jonathan, and George Nixon (eleventh generation) in the left column of the family tree are included in the file.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Bibliography Family File #10, Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA. Family File #224, Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA. Guild of the Freemen of York, http://www.freemenofyork.org/ Other Finding Aid

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Related Material

Family Files #10 and #224

Contents List Nixon Family Tree 1416-1797 Nixon Family Tree Ancestral Chart - William Nykson to John Nixon Pedigree Charts - William Nykson to John Nixon