Corp William NIXON

1745 - 1801  (55 years)

• Name	William NIXON
  Prefix	Corp
  Born	31 Dec 1745	Carrickfad, County Offaly, Leinster, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Migration	Abt 1748
  DAR#	A083916
  Military Event	American Revolution - NJ, Capt William Britton, Col Oliver Spencer: Pvt  [1]
  Served American Revolution?	Y
  Immigrant?	Y
  Military Flag	Y
  Died	2 Apr 1801	Georges, Fayette, Pennsylvania
  Buried	Little White Rock Cemetery, Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania   [2]
  Person ID	I6125	Main
  Last Modified	31 Oct 2023

  
  

  Father	Allan NIXON,   b. Abt 1723, Carrickfad, County Offaly, Leinster, Ireland ,   d. 24 Mar 1774, Hardwick, Sussex, New Jersey  (Age ~ 51 years)
  Mother	Catherine “Katy” WRIGHT,   b. 31 Jul 1724, Carrickfad, County Offaly, Leinster, Ireland ,   d. 4 Mar 1788, Hardwick, Sussex, New Jersey  (Age 63 years)
  Married	1741	Carrickfad, County Offaly, Leinster, Ireland
  Family ID	F2173	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane Yanacha AYER,   b. 16 Jan 1754, Union, Fayette, Pennsylvania ,   d. 25 Dec 1831, Georges, Fayette, Pennsylvania  (Age 77 years)
  Married	Abt 1771	Sussex, Sussex, New Jersey
  Children	1. Allen NIXON,   b. 12 Sep 1772, Union, Fayette, Pennsylvania ,   d. 9 Feb 1854, Warren, Trumbull, Ohio  (Age 81 years) + 2. Moses NIXON,   b. 19 Jan 1774, Union, Fayette, Pennsylvania ,   d. 17 Mar 1854, Westfork River, Harrison, West Virginia  (Age 80 years)   3. Jacob NIXON,   b. 26 Sep 1775, Union, Fayette, Pennsylvania   4. John NIXON,   b. 20 Feb 1776, Union, Fayette, Pennsylvania ,   d. Jun 1823, Butler County, Ohio  (Age 47 years)   5. William NIXON,   b. 15 Nov 1778, Union, Fayette, Pennsylvania ,   d. 18 Jul 1852, At sea Pacific Ocean  (Age 73 years) + 6. Dorcas NIXON,   b. 30 Sep 1780, Union, Fayette, Pennsylvania ,   d. 1 May 1872, Fayette, Fayette, Pennsylvania  (Age 91 years)   7. George NIXON,   b. 15 Dec 1782, Union, Fayette, Pennsylvania ,   d. Vincennes, Knox, Indiana   8. Jacob NIXON,   b. 3 Sep 1785, Georges, Fayette, Pennsylvania ,   d. 13 Jul 1872, Franklin, Johnson, Indiana  (Age 86 years)   9. Samuel NIXON,   b. 9 May 1787, Union, Fayette, Pennsylvania ,   d. 28 May 1859, Georges, Fayette, Pennsylvania  (Age 72 years)   10. Elizabeth NIXON,   b. 19 Nov 1789, Union, Fayette, Pennsylvania ,   d. 11 Sep 1835, Indiana  (Age 45 years)
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2023
  Family ID	F2172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 31 Dec 1745 - Carrickfad, County Offaly, Leinster, Ireland Married - Abt 1771 - Sussex, Sussex, New Jersey Died - 2 Apr 1801 - Georges, Fayette, Pennsylvania Buried - - Little White Rock Cemetery, Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  william_nixon_headstone Headstone

  
  

• Notes

  He immigrated about 1748 to New Jersey from Ireland with his parents. He was a member of Christ Episcopal Church in 1769 in Newton, Sussex Co, New Jersey. In 1769 he was elected clerk of the meeting at which the church was organized, then elected Vestryman in 1776. He lived in Sussex Co, New Jersey in 1769. He served in the military from 11 Apr 1777 to Apr 1778 in the Sussex Co (New Jersey) Militia of the Continental Army. He enlisted as a private in Capt. Brittan's Company, Col. Oliver Spencer's Regiment for one year. He received Certificate number 608, dated 1 May 1784 and signed by Joseph Gaston, for £4:7, for depreciation of his Continental pay in the Sussex Co Militia. He lived in Georges Township, Fayette Co, Pennsylvania after 1778. He moved here following his service in the Revolutionary War. He died on 2 Apr 1801 in Georges Township, Fayette Co, Pennsylvania. He died here in an old log mansion house. ----- NJ REV WAR RECS, ROLL #17.6, ----- Husband of Jane Ayers, father of 12 children, 9 boys and 3 girls. [3, 4]

  
  

• Sources

  [S24] Daughters of the American Revolution, A083916. [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 49337511. [S89] Large Branches & Small Twigs, Cann, Ida Lee & David E. [S24] Daughters of the American Revolution.