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William Nicholson

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Nicholson was born in 1732 (son of John Nicholson and Mary Walker).

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    • Reference Number: 1818


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Nicholson was born on 13 Jan 1691 in Hall's Mill, Lawercetown, County Downm Ireland (son of John Nicholson and Margery Brownlow).

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    • Reference Number: 1775

    John married Mary Walker on 20 Jul 1710. Mary was born in 1695 in Lurgan, Armagh, Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mary Walker was born in 1695 in Lurgan, Armagh, Ireland.

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    • Reference Number: 1811

    Children:
    1. Sarah Nicholson was born on 12 May 1712.
    2. John Nicholson was born on 31 Mar 1714.
    3. Mary Nicholson was born on 15 Feb 1716.
    4. Jonathan Nicholson was born in Sep 1718.
    5. Benjamin Nicholson was born in 1724.
    6. Thomas Nicholson was born on 5 Jun 1730.
    7. 1. William Nicholson was born in 1732.
    8. James Nicholson was born on 3 Dec 1734; died in 1779.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Nicholson was born in in Derryclaw, Ballwilley, Co Armagh, Northenr Ireland (son of William Nicholson and Isabella Gilbert); died on 2 Dec 1704.

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    • Reference Number: 1761

    John married Margery Brownlow. Margery (daughter of William Brownlow and Elizabeth) was born in 1702 in Ballwilly, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Margery Brownlow was born in 1702 in Ballwilly, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland (daughter of William Brownlow and Elizabeth).

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    • Reference Number: 1736

    Children:
    1. William Nicholson was born in 1683.
    2. Isabel Nicholson was born on 1 Sep 1684.
    3. James Nicholson was born in 1686.
    4. Elizabeth Nicholson was born in 1688.
    5. 2. John Nicholson was born on 13 Jan 1691 in Hall's Mill, Lawercetown, County Downm Ireland.
    6. Isaac Nicholson was born on 24 Jun 1693.
    7. Benjamin Nicholson
    8. Thomas Nicholson


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  William Nicholson

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    • Reference Number: 1762

    William married Isabella Gilbert. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Isabella Gilbert

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    • Reference Number: 1763

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth Nicholson was born in 1661 in Ballywilly, Armagh, Irleand; died in 1728 in Ballywilly, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland.
    2. 4. John Nicholson was born in in Derryclaw, Ballwilley, Co Armagh, Northenr Ireland; died on 2 Dec 1704.

  3. 10.  William Brownlow was born in 1614 (son of John Brownlow and Duglas Robarts); died on 7 Sep 1703 in Armagh, Ireland.

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    • Reference Number: 1162

    Notes:

    William “William the Quaker” Brownlow, son of John Brownlow, was born about 1614 in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. He was an early convert to the Society of Friends.

    About 1680, he gave the following statement as to why he refused to pay church tithes: “Good is the lord and his love unchangeable and undeclareable in that he hath redeemed me in agood measure from under the false teachers and when I Could noe longer putt into their mouthes they prepared warr against me soe I wittness the prophet Isiah Jeremyah and Ezekill to true prophetts in that they ponounsed woe against them for I never proffitted by them for they fedd themselves and fed nott the flock but with foce and Cruelty have they ruled and I have often suffered the spoyling of my good goods because I Denyed their unjust ways and wages of unrighteousnesse as tithes and offerings and Clark wages and this is my testymony against the preistss and their tithes and I have never payd or Consented to the payment of tithes since I was Convinced of the truth neither Doe I ever intend to Doe.”

    He died on 9 January 1702/3 at the age of 89 in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. He was buried in Money Hill Friends Burial Ground, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. He married Elizabeth. She died after 1703 in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. She was buried in Money Hill Friends Burial Ground, County Armagh, Northern Ireland.

    About 1680, she gave the following statement regarding her views on tithes: “According to the understanding and strength god hath given me I never intend to pay tithes because Christ did nott camand itt neither did his apostles practice any such thing. I have never payd tithes since I was Convinced of the truth and with gods assistance I never intend to pay any.”

    William married Elizabeth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Elizabeth

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    • Reference Number: 4314

    Children:
    1. William Brownlow was born in 1656 in Ballywilly, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland; died on 15 Sep 1728 in Ballywilly, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland.
    2. Alice Brownlow was born in 1702 in Ballwilly, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland.
    3. 5. Margery Brownlow was born in 1702 in Ballwilly, Co Armagh, Northern Ireland.



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