John Nicholson 
John was born about 1738. John's father was Culbert\Cuthbert Nickelson and his mother was Jennet Candor. He had two brothers named George and Joseph. He was the second oldest of the three children. He died in Oglethorpe County GA. He was buried in 1818 in Nicholson Family Cemetery Ogelthorpe County GA.1 General Notes
Oglethorpe Wills:
Page 153 NICHOLSON, JOHN. Nov. 1, 1817; Mch. 2, 1818.
To son John Nicholson, gr. son John Lewis Nicholson. To sons Joseph andGeorge Nicholson; daus. Jennie McLaughlin, Peggy Patrick, and SallyMoncrief. To my dau. Mary Ellison. To my dau. Ann Nicholson. To gr.children William Nicholson and Prudence Barber. Exrs: David McLaughlinand George Nicholson. Wit: Christopher Bass, James Burt, AndersonFambrough.
Oglethorpe County GA Loose Estate Papers 1817
GA Dept of Archives & History
Bk 307 page 23
Georgia Oglethorpe County
In the name of God Amen. I John Nicolson of the County and Stateaforesaid revoaking all others making this my last Will and Testament.
Item 1. I give to my son John Nicolson fifty dollars.
Item 2. I give to my Grand Son John Lewis Nicolson one Negroe boy nownby the name of Lacy.
Item 3. I give my sons Joseph & George Nicolson the tract of landwhereon my son George & myself now live containing two hundred fiftyacres being the same more or less my son Joseph the lower part, so as todivide the said land equaly between them.
Item 4. I give to my Three daughters Jincey McLaughlin, Peggy Patrick,& Sally Moncrief Three Negroes nown by the names of Nancy Augustus &Harry to be equally divided by drawing for by my three daughters payinginto the hands of my Executors the forth part of the valuation the threeabove married negroes for the benefit of my daughter Mary Ellison as herpart of my estate.
Item 5. I give to my daughter Anne Nicolson one negroe girl nown by thename of Sibbey and to the heirs of her boddy I likewise give her all thehousehold and kitchen furniture that she claims, also my bed andfurniture.
Item 6. I give to my Grand Children William Nicolson & Prudence Barberforty dollars each making eighty dollars in the hole.
Item 7. It is my will and desire that the hole of my unwilled propertyshould be sold at six months credit to pay my just debts and my manylegatees.
Item 8. In case there should not be money enough arising from myunwilled property to pay my just debts & many legatees it is my will thatit shall be raised by the legatees that I have willed my property to, bepaid agreeable to the value that they received.
Item 9. I nominate & appoint David McLaughland & George Nicolson toExecute this my last Will and Testament. Intestamoney where of I havehere unto set my hand and fixed my seale this 1 first day of November1817 in the presence of
Christopher Bass
James Burt John Nickelson (seal)
Anderson Fambrough
Various expenditures on the estate of John Nicolson dec'd by DavidMcLaughlin
March 5, 1818 Recd from George Nickelson by David McLaughlin Exexutor ofJohn Nickelson decd - a negro boy named Lacey left by the Last will &testament of the dec'd to his grandson John Lewis Nickelson appraised at375 Dollars. John Nickelson - Guardian
Dec 12, 1820 …a negro girl named Cibby appraised at four hundred & twentyfive dollars.
Ann (X her mark) Nickelson
Dec 11, 1820..two hundred & fifty six dollars & 25 cents - it beingdivision of 3 negroes by name Gustae & Harry …to his daughter PeggyPatrick.
John Patrick
Dec 9, 1820.. two hundred & fifty six dollars & 25 cents - it beingdivision of 3 negroes by name Gustae & Harry to his daughter SallyMoncrief.
William Moncrief
Dec 11, 1820.. two hundred & fifty six dollars & 25 cents - it beingdivision of 3 negroes by name Gustae & Harry to his daughter MarryAllison as her part of the estate.
Joseph Allison
May 2, 1825.. two hundred & fifty six dollars & 25 cents - it beingdivision of 3 negroes by name Gustae & Harry to his daughter JinceyMcLaughlin.
David McLaughlin
July 4, 1818 paid William Nickelson in part his legacy
$37.90 in part a legacy left him.William Nickelson
Dec 25, 1818 paid Jesse Barber in full of her legacy
$40.00..in full of a legacy left my wife Prudence Barber
Jesse Barber
Nov 6, 1819 paid William Nickele
Family Notes
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1 Genealogies of VA Families Vol IV, Nicholson Family of Virginia @ 14-20
Further source/citation:
Georgia Revolutionary War Soldiers' Graves @ 527
Further source/citation:
Georgia Revolutionary War Soldiers' Graves @ 527