Nixons of Sussex/Warren County NJ
                          by Vicki Titus
                   Wed Jan 30 1991  21:59:45
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It is beginning to look if there were 2 sets of Nixon's in Sussex County, 
or maybe 3.  I am not refering to our group - Francis's kids.

I finally got all my notes together and re-organized them by location 
instead of name, and it looks like there were the Irish (which is what my 
grandmother insisted she was), and a Dutch group.  A Joshua Nixon's will 
was probated in 1771/2 in Sussex county and a Joseph Nixon appears as the 
parents of a Ludwig and Margareth in baptism records in a Lutheran church 
in what is now Warren Co in 1780.  In the 1773 Sussex rateables ages were 
sometimes given, and aWilliam Nixon gives his age as 50. (born 1723).  This 
is not consistant with either of the Williams born to the ok2 brothers.  
One was born in 1745 and 1 in 1776.

There is also a Ann (widow) in the 1773/4 census, which is probably the
widow of the Joshua listed above.  (sorry I am rambling, but its a little 
had to trace this down still).  I don't know where the two men who came 
over from Morris Co (Daniel and John) fit into all of this yet. Maybe they 
are Lutheran too, maybe not.  I said Dutch, because there are records of 
Nixon baptisms in essex co, Second River Dutch Church in 1779, 1783.   See 
next message.

It seems like there were two separate Francis Nixon's in the area. Our 1832 
Francis (inventory index 278u) is possible the one listed in the 1793 
Revolution records, and then maybe not.  I found records in Sussex Co of a 
Francis Nixon who died intestate in 1795.  Now our Francis could be THAT 
Francis son, I have no records of his children.  I do know that a William 
Nixon died in 1735 (index 366u).

Now, there were a William and Francis, son of George, son of original
immigrant Patrick (1 of the two Irish brothers), and the 1795 Francis
might be the other Dutch line or something, but it is something to
remember.  The Computer in the LDS I go to croaked, or I would get
all the old Nixon ancestor files.  I know that there were Nixon's in
Cumberland Co in 1716 from Will's.  Jeremiah Nixon had his will
probated then.  Right now all I have on the Cumberland crowd is a
bunch of weird disassociated names - VAVASOR, Seaborney, etc. They
are on a back burner until we establish the Francis line a little
better.


Date:   Wed Feb 13 1991  07:57:17
From:   Vicki Titus
To:     Merryann Palmer
Subj:   Re: NIXON'S OF NJ.
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You are going to MI in June..I am envious.  I can't even get over to FT. 
Worth, only 2-3 hours away, where the National Archives are.  I got the NJ 
probate from Warren Co.  It looks like Francis had under age kids because 
there are records in the Orphans court files it said.  I ordered these 
files and the inventories for Francis and his brother William.  I don't 
know if the clerk made mistakes or what, but they are all listed under 
Nixson.  There is an index for Francis and 1 for Francis L., which is my 
guy, I think.  Rebecca's father is Francis F. Isn't he?  There is no 
initial with the first Francis.  If my Francis is indeed underage, it lets 
me place his birth within a couple of yrs.  In 1835, he signed a petition 
to the govt.  Assuming he was at least 18, he was born 1817 or before.  To 
be underage in 1832, he must have been born in 1815 or later.  That means 
he was born 1815-17.  Also, if we are lucky enough that he was underage, 
the records have to be pretty complete, to protect the minor's share of the 
inheritance, with the state acted on his behalf to appoint guardian etc.  
The records will be here in 2 weeks or so.  Till later.   Vicki


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