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Dorcas NIXON

Dorcas NIXON

Female 1780 - 1872  (91 years)

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  • Name Dorcas NIXON 
    Born 30 Sep 1780  Union, Fayette, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 1 May 1872  Fayette, Fayette, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Great Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Uniontown, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I6115  Main
    Last Modified 19 Oct 2023 

    Father Corp William NIXON,   b. 31 Dec 1745, Carrickfad, County Offaly, Leinster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1801, Georges, Fayette, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Jane Yanacha AYER,   b. 16 Jan 1754, Union, Fayette, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1831, Georges, Fayette, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married Abt 1771  Sussex, Sussex, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2172  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ezekial AYERS,   b. Abt 1777, Somerset County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 18 Jun 1807, Fayette, Fayette, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 30 years) 
    Married Abt 1798  Fayette, Fayette, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Husband and wife are 1C1R.
    Children 
     1. Deacon Squire AYERS,   b. 15 Aug 1801, Georges, Fayette, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1859, Van Buren County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     2. Ann AYERS,   b. 1805, Georges, Fayette, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1866, Bonaparte, Van Buren, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
    Last Modified 4 Nov 2023 
    Family ID F2171  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Rev Isaac WYNN,   b. 1784, Toboyne, Perry, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1858, Fayette, Fayette, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 1809  Fayette, Fayette, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Jane “Jennie” WYNNE,   b. 28 Sep 1811, Georges, Fayette, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 1875, Highland County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     2. Rev Isaac WYNN,   b. 9 Apr 1813, Georges, Fayette, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1885, Georges, Fayette, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    +3. Mary “Polly” WYNN,   b. 15 Feb 1815, Georges, Fayette, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 1877, Mt Pleasant, Henry, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     4. Clarinda WYNNE,   b. 1817, Georges, Fayette, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1844  (Age 27 years)
     5. Sarah Ann WYNNE,   b. 9 Sep 1820, Georges, Fayette, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Jun 1908, Fayette, Fayette, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
    Last Modified 4 Nov 2023 
    Family ID F11928  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Sep 1780 - Union, Fayette, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Abt 1798 - Fayette, Fayette, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1809 - Fayette, Fayette, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 May 1872 - Fayette, Fayette, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Headstones
    Dorcas Nixon Wynn    		Dorcas Nixon Wynn
    Headstone

  • Notes 
    • Later in life, Isaac and Dorcas (Nixon, Ayers) Wynne cared for her aged mother, Jane "Yanacha" (Ayers) Nixon, who died at their home.

  • Sources 
    1. [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 39926120.


Notes

This website uses dates from the Gregorian calendar (New Style), unless otherwise noted.

For more information on dates, see Wikipedia: Old Style and New Style dates.

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Updated 23 Dec 2023