John was one of the original Nottingham Colony settlers who moved to what is now Guilford County, NC to settle and form a new colony around the Buffalo Presbyterian Church area.∼He was born in St. Peter's Parish, Talbot County, MD. He married Margaret Edwards Quinton on May 3, 1737 in Talbott, MD. He migrated from Talbot or Dorchester Co, Maryland, to Orange Co, NC in 1753, with a stopover in Culpepper Co, Virginia. He is listed among the "Nottingham Colony," the founders of Buffalo Presbyterian Church in Orange, later Guilford Co, North Carolina.
Church records "History of Buffalo Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina ~ Members of the Congregation ~" on page 26 states: "John Nicks secured grants for two sections just east of the church. His wife was Margaret, and their children were Sarah, George (1756-1838), John, Elizabeth, Nancy, Quinton, and two other daughters, one of whom married Bazell Brasher, and the other married Isaac Brasher, sons of Robert, and both moved to Tennessee after the War; Sarah married William Spruce and lived on the south side of North Buffalo; John moved to Tennessee after the War; Elizabeth married George Purcell of Rockingham County; Nancy married Zacheriah Roberts and moved to Tennessee after the War; Quinton died unmarried; George married Elizabeth, and their children were John, Sarah, Margaret, George, Elizabeth, Yarburough and Anne. George, Sr., lived at the J. Al Rankin place. John Nicks, Sr., died in 1781."
Children:
Phoebe Rice (1738-1811)
Margartet (1739-1799)
Sarah (1740-1819)
Elizabeth (1741-1817)
Rebecca (1743-1819)
Nancy (1745-)
Quinton (1750-1813)
John (1753-1825)
George (1755-1830)
John was one of the original Nottingham Colony settlers who moved to what is now Guilford County, NC to settle and form a new colony around the Buffalo Presbyterian Church area.∼He was born in St. Peter's Parish, Talbot County, MD. He married Margaret Edwards Quinton on May 3, 1737 in Talbott, MD. He migrated from Talbot or Dorchester Co, Maryland, to Orange Co, NC in 1753, with a stopover in Culpepper Co, Virginia. He is listed among the "Nottingham Colony," the founders of Buffalo Presbyterian Church in Orange, later Guilford Co, North Carolina.
Church records "History of Buffalo Presbyterian Church, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina ~ Members of the Congregation ~" on page 26 states: "John Nicks secured grants for two sections just east of the church. His wife was Margaret, and their children were Sarah, George (1756-1838), John, Elizabeth, Nancy, Quinton, and two other daughters, one of whom married Bazell Brasher, and the other married Isaac Brasher, sons of Robert, and both moved to Tennessee after the War; Sarah married William Spruce and lived on the south side of North Buffalo; John moved to Tennessee after the War; Elizabeth married George Purcell of Rockingham County; Nancy married Zacheriah Roberts and moved to Tennessee after the War; Quinton died unmarried; George married Elizabeth, and their children were John, Sarah, Margaret, George, Elizabeth, Yarburough and Anne. George, Sr., lived at the J. Al Rankin place. John Nicks, Sr., died in 1781."
Children:
Phoebe Rice (1738-1811)
Margartet (1739-1799)
Sarah (1740-1819)
Elizabeth (1741-1817)
Rebecca (1743-1819)
Nancy (1745-)
Quinton (1750-1813)
John (1753-1825)
George (1755-1830)
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