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     Frederick Hopson Jordan was born circa 1867; Listed as aged 29 on 1896 marriage record.
Ancestry.com - Washington, U.S., Death Records, 1883-1960
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Washington, U.S., Death Records, 1883-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
Original data: Various county death registers. Microfilm. Washington State Archives, Olympia, Washington.^1,3 He married Mary Louise Vaut, daughter of William Harrison Vaut and Mary Jane "Mollie" Boydstun, on 2 July 1896 at Vancouver, Clark Co., Washington, USA,
; Ancestry.com - Washington, U.S., Marriage Records, 1854-2013
Record
Source
Source.Citation
Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Marriage Records, 1854-2013; Reference Number: SWCLMR156.¹
Frederick Hopson Jordan died on 29 May 1922 at Seattle, King Co., Washington, USA; Ancestry.com - Washington, U.S., Select Death Index, 1907-1960
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Washington, U.S., Select Death Index, 1907-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Washington, Death Certificates, 1907-1960. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.⁴
     Frederick Hopson Jordan and Mary Louise Vaut appeared in the census of 12 April 1900 at Seattle, King Co., Washington, USA; p. 16, lines 71-73, dwelling 241, family 281

Frederick Hopson Jordan and Mary Louise Vaut appeared in the census of 11 April 1910 at Ward 7, District 0141, Seattle, King Co., Washington, USA; Emery D. Vaut shows up twice in the 1910 census, once in Seattle (with his sister and brother-in-law) and once in Berkeley, CA with his wife and adopted daugher.
p. 1A, lines 66-71, dwelling 15, family 16
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.²

Frederick Hopson Jordan and Mary Louise Vaut appeared in the census of 3 January 1920 at Seattle, King Co., Washington, USA; p. 1-B, lines 63-67, dwelling 13, family 16

     Maude Elizabeth Marfield was born in 1876 at Iowa, USA.^2,3,4 She married Emery D. Vaut, son of William Harrison Vaut and Mary Jane "Mollie" Boydstun, on 21 May 1902 at Tacoma, Pierce Co., Washington, USA,
; Ancestry.com - Washington, U.S., Marriage Records, 1854-2013
Source Citation: Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Marriage Records, 1854-2013; Reference Number: prcmc_v3_0629-DA1
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Washington, U.S., Marriage Records, 1854-2013 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: Washington State Archives. Olympia, Washington: Washington State Archives.¹
Maude Elizabeth Marfield died in 1957.²
Maude Elizabeth Marfield was buried in 1957 at Hillcrest Burial Park, King, King Co., Washington, USA; From Find A Grave:
     Maude Elizabeth Marfield and Emery D. Vaut appeared in the census of 16 April 1910 at 1627 Grove St., Berkeley, Alameda Co., California, USA; Emery D. Vaut shows up twice in the 1910 census, once in Seattle (with his sister and brother-in-law) and once in Berkeley, CA with his wife and adopted daugher.
p. 3-B, lines 51-53, dwelling 56, family 59
51 VAUT, Emory D. Lodger (Husband) M W 36 [1874] Married 1x 6yrs TX US US Hardware Merchant
52 " , Maud Lodger (Wife) F W 35 [1875] Married 1x 6yrs IA IA NY
53 SMITH, Hazel L. Adopted Daughter F W 24 1886 Married 1x 2yrs AR ENG MI.⁴

Maude Elizabeth Marfield was listed as a resident in Mary Jane "Mollie" Boydstun's household in the census report on 1 May 1920 at Meadow Point, King Co., Washington, USA; p. 1-B, lines 51-53, dwelling 11, family 12

Maude Elizabeth Marfield appeared in the census of 23 April 1930 at Meeker, King Co., Washington, USA; Maude's husband, Emery D. Vaut, was absent in her households in the 1930 and 1940 census. They reappeared together in the 1950 census. I have no explanation for his absence.
p. 13-B, line 50, dwelling 338, family 345

Maude Elizabeth Marfield appeared in the census of 10 April 1940 at Meeker, King Co., Washington, USA; Maude's husband, Emery D. Vaut, was absent in her households in the 1930 and 1940 census. They reappeared together in the 1950 census. I have no explanation for his absence.
p. 5-A, line 16

Maude Elizabeth Marfield and Emery D. Vaut appeared in the census of 12 May 1950 at King Co., Washington, USA; Maude's husband, Emery D. Vaut, was absent in her households in the 1930 and 1940 census. They reappeared together in the 1950 census. I have no explanation for his absence.
p. 38, lines 19-20

     Lucius DeVaut Jordan was born on 3 October 1898 at Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon, USA; Aged 1 in 1900 census, 11 on 1910 census.

Ancestry.com - Oregon, U.S., State Births, 1842-1920
Source Citation: Oregon State Archives; Salem, Oregon; Oregon, Birth Records, 1842-1902, 1917
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Oregon, U.S., State Births, 1842-1920 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018.
Original data: Oregon State Archives. Oregon, Birth Records, 1842-1920. Salem, Oregon.^1,4,5 He married Edith A. Blevins on 9 November 1929 at Spokane Co., Washington, USA,
;
Her 1st husband.⁶
     Lucius DeVaut Jordan was listed as a resident in Frederick Hopson Jordan and Mary Louise Vaut's household in the census report on 12 April 1900 at Seattle, King Co., Washington, USA; p. 16, lines 71-73, dwelling 241, family 281

Lucius DeVaut Jordan was listed as a resident in Frederick Hopson Jordan and Mary Louise Vaut's household in the census report on 11 April 1910 at Ward 7, District 0141, Seattle, King Co., Washington, USA; Emery D. Vaut shows up twice in the 1910 census, once in Seattle (with his sister and brother-in-law) and once in Berkeley, CA with his wife and adopted daugher.
p. 1A, lines 66-71, dwelling 15, family 16
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.¹

Lucius DeVaut Jordan began military service on 19 February 1919 Ancestry.com - U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT. USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019.
Original data: United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2019.
Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917 - 9/16/1940. NAI 76193916. Record Group 15: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007. National Archives at St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.²

Lucius DeVaut Jordan was listed as a resident in Frederick Hopson Jordan and Mary Louise Vaut's household in the census report on 3 January 1920 at Seattle, King Co., Washington, USA; p. 1-B, lines 63-67, dwelling 13, family 16

Lucius DeVaut Jordan began military service on 19 February 1942 at Seattle, King Co., Washington, USA, Ancestry.com - U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Source Citation: National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Washington, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 91
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.³

     Margaret Elizabeth Jordan was born on 28 March 1903 at Seattle, King Co., Washington, USA; Aged 7 on 1910 census.
Ancestry.com - Washington, U.S., County Birth Records, 1870-1935
Source Citation: Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Births, 1891-1919; Film Info: Various county birth registers. Microfilm
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Washington, U.S., County Birth Records, 1870-1935 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
Original data: Washington Births, 1891-1929. Various county birth registers. Microfilm. Washington State Archives, Olympia, Washington.^1,2
     Margaret Elizabeth Jordan was listed as a resident in Frederick Hopson Jordan and Mary Louise Vaut's household in the census report on 3 January 1920 at Seattle, King Co., Washington, USA; p. 1-B, lines 63-67, dwelling 13, family 16

Margaret Elizabeth Jordan was listed as a resident in Mary Louise Vaut's household in the census report on 10 April 1940 at Seattle, King Co., Washington, USA; p. 7-A, lines 13-15

     Clark Jordan was born on 11 December 1910 at Seattle, King Co., Washington, USA; Aged 9 in 1920 census.^1,2 He married Jean M. (?) before 1942
; Their daughter, K. Dianne, is listed as 8 years old in the 1950 census.³ Clark Jordan married Pamela Fayek Bishara on 12 November 1955 at Maadi, Egypt,
;
His 2nd wife.⁴
Clark Jordan died on 23 December 1974 at Victoria Hospital, Gozo, Malta, at age 64; Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Source Citation: Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014.
Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.

Ancestry.com - U.S., Reports of Deaths of American Citizens Abroad, 1835-1974
Source Citation: National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland, U.S.A; NAI Number: 613857; Record Group Title: General Records of the Department of State; Record Group Number: Record Group 59; Series Number: Publication A1 5166; Box Number: 130; Box Description: 1974 HL - KK
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Reports of Deaths of American Citizens Abroad, 1835-1974 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data:
     Clark Jordan was listed as a resident in Frederick Hopson Jordan and Mary Louise Vaut's household in the census report on 3 January 1920 at Seattle, King Co., Washington, USA; p. 1-B, lines 63-67, dwelling 13, family 16

Clark Jordan was listed as a resident in Mary Louise Vaut's household in the census report on 2 April 1930 at Seattle, King Co., Washington, USA; p. 1-A, lines 24-27, dwelling 5, family 5

Clark Jordan was listed as a resident in Mary Louise Vaut's household in the census report on 10 April 1940 at Seattle, King Co., Washington, USA; p. 7-A, lines 13-15

Clark Jordan and Jean M. (?) appeared in the census of 5 April 1950 at Everett, Snohomish Co., Washington, USA; Nary Louise (Vaut) Jordan seems to appear twice in the 1950 census: once as a Roomer in Seattle, and secondly in her son Clark Vaut's household in Everett, Snooomish Co.
p. 73, lines 6-9, dwelling 63

     Edith A. Blevins was born on 15 March 1904 at Great Falls, Cascade Co., Montana, USA; Date from death certificate seen on FAG memorial.² She married Lucius DeVaut Jordan, son of Frederick Hopson Jordan and Mary Louise Vaut, on 9 November 1929 at Spokane Co., Washington, USA,
;
Her 1st husband.¹ Edith A. Blevins married John Leonard Wright in 1948
;
Her 2nd husband.³
Edith A. Blevins died on 19 January 1978 at Trinity Hospital, Wolf Point, Roosevelt Co., Montana, USA, at age 73; Date from death certificate seen on FAG memorial.²
Edith A. Blevins was buried on 24 October 1978 at Greenwood Cemetery, Wolf Point, Roosevelt Co., Montana, USA; From Find A Grave:

     John Leonard Wright was born on 30 November 1906 at Dunseith, Rolette Co., North Dakota, USA.¹ He married Edith A. Blevins in 1948
;
Her 2nd husband.¹
John Leonard Wright died on 4 June 1993 at Billings, Yellowstone Co., Montana, USA, at age 86.¹
John Leonard Wright was buried after 4 June 1993 at Highland Cemetery, Great Falls, Cascade Co., Montana, USA; From Find A Grave:

     Jean M. (?) was born circa 1920 at Canada; Aged 30 in 1950 census.¹ She married Clark Jordan, son of Frederick Hopson Jordan and Mary Louise Vaut, before 1942
; Their daughter, K. Dianne, is listed as 8 years old in the 1950 census.¹
     Jean M. (?) and Clark Jordan appeared in the census of 5 April 1950 at Everett, Snohomish Co., Washington, USA; Nary Louise (Vaut) Jordan seems to appear twice in the 1950 census: once as a Roomer in Seattle, and secondly in her son Clark Vaut's household in Everett, Snooomish Co.
p. 73, lines 6-9, dwelling 63

     John (I) Nicks was born on 29 November 1716 at Talbot Co., Maryland, USA.³ He married Margaret Quinton Edwards on 3 May 1737 at Talbot Co., Maryland, USA.⁴

John (I) Nicks died in 1781 at Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA.^1,3
John (I) Nicks was buried in 1781 at Buffalo Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA; From Find A Grave:
     Reference: Per Adams [2009:135-6]: "John Nicks/Nix (1716-1781) 215
"BORN: in St. Peteres Parish, Talbot Co., Md.216 DIED: in Guilford Co.217 FAMILY BACKGROUND. FATHER: George Blake Nicks (1689 in London, Kent, Eng..?).218 MOTHER: Phoebe Price (?.?).219 SIBLINGS: unknown. MARRIED Margaret Quinton Edwards (1717.?) in 1736, in Md.220 CHILDREN. SONS: Quinton (1740.1813), unmarried; George (1756.1838); and John (1758.1825), who m. Margaret Doaks.221 DAUGHTERS: Margaret (abt. 1734.?), who m. Moses Short; Phoebe (1738-1811), who married Robert Samuel Brashears; Elizabeth (1741.?), who m. George Purcell; Rebecca (1742.?), who m. George Ford; Sarah (1742.1819), who m. William Spruce.222 ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: came to N.C. from Md. after stopping in Culpepper Co., Va.223 PRIVATE CAREER. EDUCATION: level of literacy unclear; his mark. appears on his Granville land grants instead of a signature.224 OCCUPATION: farmer. PUBLIC CAREER. COUNTY OFFICES: served as constable for the lower settlement on Saxopahaw (Haw River) in Rowan (Guilford) Co.225 MINOR OFFICES: served on petit jury in March 1754.226 WEALTH DURING LIFETIME. LAND: obtained a Granville land grant containing 650 acres in Rowan (Guilford) Co. for three shillings proclamation money (and twenty-six shillings yearly rent) on December 4, 1753, and sold to James Denny for £200 in June 1762; obtained a Granville land grant containing 640 acres in Orange Co. for ten shillings sterling (and twenty-five shillings and seven and one-half pence yearly rent) on July 29, 1760; sold 230 acres in Guilford Co. to James Denny for £100 (currency of Va.) in March 1772.227 WEALTH AT DEATH. PERSONAL PROPERTY: unknown. No record of a will or estate inventory has been located."
Notes:
215 Rankin, Buffalo Presbyterian Church, 26; and Karen Blagg, J&N Blagges Roots. http://rootsweb.com (accessed October 7, 2008).
216 Blagg, J&N Blagges Roots. (Karen Blagg, J&N Blagges Roots. http://rootsweb.com (accessed October 7, 2008)).
217 Ibid; and Rankin, Buffalo Presbyterian Church, 26.
218 Blagg, J&N Blagges Roots..
219 Ibid.
220 Ibid; and Rankin, Buffalo Presbyterian Church, 26.
221 Rankin, Buffalo Presbyterian Church, 26; and Blagg, J&N Blagges Roots..
222 Ibid. Rankin claims Nicks had three other daughters, one named Nancy. and two unnamed daughters who married Bazell Brasher and Isaac Brasher; Blagg disputes these.
223 Blagg, J&N Blagges Roots..
224 John Nix, 640 acres, Rowan (July 29, 1760), Granville Grants.
225 Rowan Co. Minutes, 2:59, 112. 226 Ibid., 1:36.
227 John Nicks, 650 acres, Rowan (December 4, 1753), Granville Grants; Rowan Co. Deeds, 5:395–396; John Nix, 640 acres, Rowan (July 29, 1760), Granville Grants; and Guilford Co. Deeds, 1:139–140, 146–49. at Citation.⁵ GAV-6.

Reference: Per Rankin [1934:26]: "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, Geore, Elizabeth, Yarburough and Anne. George, Sr., lived at the J. Al Rankin place. John Nicks, Sr., died in 1781." at Citation.⁶ He was a mentioned with George Blake (I) Nicks and Phoebe Price at Citation; See attached.⁷
John (I) Nicks was mentioned in a land transaction on 4 December 1753 at North Fork Buffalo Creek, Rowan Co., North Carolina, USA,
Memo: Per Adams [2009:135-6]: "...obtained a Granville land grant containing 650 acres in Rowan (Guilford) Co. for three shillings proclamation money (and twenty-six shillings yearly rent) on December 4, 1753, and sold to James Denny for £200 in June 1762"
Adams cites: "John Nix, 640 acres, Rowan (July 29, 1760), Granville Grants"

Ancestry.com - North Carolina, U.S., Land Grant Files, 1693-1960
Source Information: Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Land Grant Files, 1693-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
Original data: North Carolina Land Grants. Microfilm publication, 770 rolls. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina.^8,9
John (I) Nicks was mentioned in a land transaction on 29 July 1760 at Buffalo Creek, Rowan Co., North Carolina, USA,
Memo: Per Adams [2009:136]: "...obtained a Granville land grant containing 640 acres in Orange Co. for ten shillings sterling (and twenty-five shillings and seven and one-half pence yearly rent) on July 29, 1760"
Adams cites: "John Nix, 640 acres, Rowan (July 29, 1760), Granville Grants"

Ancestry.com - North Carolina, U.S., Land Grant Files, 1693-1960
Source Information: Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Land Grant Files, 1693-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
Original data: North Carolina Land Grants. Microfilm publication, 770 rolls. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina.^10,11
John (I) Nicks was mentioned in a land transaction in 1763 at Buffalo Creek, Guilford (now Rockingham) Co., North Carolina, USA,
Memo: Per Stockard [1902:23]: "In 1763 John Nicks sold James Denny of Pennsylvania, six hundred fifty acres of land on the North Buffalo."^12,13

John (I) Nicks and Margaret Quinton Edwards appeared in the census of 1768 at Rowan Co., North Carolina, USA; Ancestry.com - North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
Source Information: Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
Original data: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. North Carolina Census, 1790-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.¹⁴
John (I) Nicks was mentioned in a land transaction in March 1772
Memo: Per Adams [2009:135-6]: "sold 230 acres in Guilford Co. to James Denny for £100 (currency of Va.) in March 1772."
Adams cites: Guilford Co. Deeds, 1:139–140, 146–49.¹¹

     Margaret Quinton Edwards was born on 29 September 1717 at Talbot Co., Maryland, USA.¹ She married John (I) Nicks, son of George Blake (I) Nicks and Phoebe Price, on 3 May 1737 at Talbot Co., Maryland, USA.¹

Margaret Quinton Edwards died in 1760 at Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA.¹
Margaret Quinton Edwards was buried in 1760 at Buffalo Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA; From Find A Grave:
     Reference: Per Rankin [1934:26]: "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, Geore, Elizabeth, Yarburough and Anne. George, Sr., lived at the J. Al Rankin place. John Nicks, Sr., died in 1781." at Citation.³ GAV-6.

Margaret Quinton Edwards and John (I) Nicks appeared in the census of 1768 at Rowan Co., North Carolina, USA; Ancestry.com - North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
Source Information: Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
Original data: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. North Carolina Census, 1790-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.⁴

     Margaret Nicks was born in 1739.¹ She married Moses Short in 1750 at North Carolina, USA.²

Margaret Nicks died in 1799.¹
     Margaret Nicks and Moses Short appeared in the census of 1755 at Rowan Co., North Carolina, USA; Ancestry.com - North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
Source Information: Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
Original data: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. North Carolina Census, 1790-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.³

Margaret Nicks and Moses Short appeared in the census of 1759 at Rowan Co., North Carolina, USA; Ancestry.com - North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
Source Information: Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
Original data: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. North Carolina Census, 1790-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.⁴

Margaret Nicks and Moses Short appeared in the census of 1760 at Rowan Co., North Carolina, USA; Ancestry.com - U.S., Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820
Source Citation: Document: Tax Records, 1758/1759 [NC State Archives]; Call Number: C.R. 085.701.5; Page Number: 21; Family Number: 16
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Census Reconstructed Records, 1660-1820 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Census Publishing. State Census Records. West Jordan, Utah: Census Publishing, 2003-2009.⁵

Margaret Nicks and Moses Short appeared in the census of 1768 at Rowan Co., North Carolina, USA; Ancestry.com - North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
Source Information: Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999.
Original data: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.. North Carolina Census, 1790-1890. Compiled and digitized by Mr. Jackson and AIS from microfilmed schedules of the U.S. Federal Decennial Census, territorial/state censuses, and/or census substitutes.⁶

Margaret Nicks and Moses Short appeared in the census of 1790 at Rockingham Co., North Carolina, USA; There is a Samuel Short on the prior page (column 1), and a Samuel Short Senr and a Oldham Short on p. 533 (same column)
p. 533, column 1, line 17

     Sarah Nicks was born on 11 May 1740 at Talbot Co., Maryland, USA.^1,2 She married William Simpson Spruce on 12 June 1758 at Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA.³

Sarah Nicks died in 1819 at Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA.^1,2
Sarah Nicks was buried in 1819 at Buffalo Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA; From Find A Grave:
     She was a mentioned with John (I) Nicks and Margaret Quinton Edwards at Citation; Per Rankin [1934:26]: "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, Geore, Elizabeth, Yarburough and Anne. George, Sr., lived at the J. Al Rankin place. John Nicks, Sr., died in 1781."⁴

     Elizabeth Nicks married George Purcell.²
Elizabeth Nicks was born in 1741.¹
Elizabeth Nicks died in 1817.¹
     She was a mentioned with John (I) Nicks and Margaret Quinton Edwards at Citation; Per Rankin [1934:26]: "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, Geore, Elizabeth, Yarburough and Anne. George, Sr., lived at the J. Al Rankin place. John Nicks, Sr., died in 1781."³

     Rebecca Nicks married George Ford.²
Rebecca Nicks was born in 1743.¹
Rebecca Nicks died in 1819.¹

     Quinton Nicks was born in 1750.¹
Quinton Nicks died in 1813.¹
     He was a mentioned with John (I) Nicks and Margaret Quinton Edwards at Citation; Per Rankin [1934:26]: "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, Geore, Elizabeth, Yarburough and Anne. George, Sr., lived at the J. Al Rankin place. John Nicks, Sr., died in 1781."²

     Nancy Nicks was born in 1745.¹
     She was a mentioned with John (I) Nicks and Margaret Quinton Edwards at Citation; Per Rankin [1934:26]: "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, Geore, Elizabeth, Yarburough and Anne. George, Sr., lived at the J. Al Rankin place. John Nicks, Sr., died in 1781."²

     John (II) Nicks was born on 20 December 1753 at Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA.^1,2 He married Margaret Amanda Doak, daughter of Samuel Doak, on 18 January 1770 at Julian, Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA.³

John (II) Nicks died in 1825 at Hickman Co., Tennessee, USA.^1,2
John (II) Nicks was buried in 1830 at Burial location unknown ; From Find A Grave:
     He was a mentioned with John (I) Nicks and Margaret Quinton Edwards at Citation; Per Rankin [1934:26]: "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, Geore, Elizabeth, Yarburough and Anne. George, Sr., lived at the J. Al Rankin place. John Nicks, Sr., died in 1781."⁴

     George Nicks married Elizabeth Yarbrough.²
George Nicks was born on 30 October 1755 at Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA.^1,3
George Nicks died on 17 July 1838 at Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA, at age 82.^1,3
George Nicks was buried after 17 July 1838 at Buffalo Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA; From Find A Grave:
     He was a mentioned with John (I) Nicks and Margaret Quinton Edwards at Citation; Per Rankin [1934:26]: "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, Geore, Elizabeth, Yarburough and Anne. George, Sr., lived at the J. Al Rankin place. John Nicks, Sr., died in 1781."⁴

     William Simpson Spruce was born on 7 January 1738 at Julian, Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA.¹ He married Sarah Nicks, daughter of John (I) Nicks and Margaret Quinton Edwards, on 12 June 1758 at Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA.¹

William Simpson Spruce died on 10 August 1808 at Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA, at age 70.¹
William Simpson Spruce was buried after 10 August 1808 at Buffalo Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA; From Find A Grave:
     He was a mentioned with John (I) Nicks and Margaret Quinton Edwards at Citation; Per Rankin [1934:26]: "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, Geore, Elizabeth, Yarburough and Anne. George, Sr., lived at the J. Al Rankin place. John Nicks, Sr., died in 1781."²

Reference: See attached.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Guilford's Scotch-Irish [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data:Rankin, William C.. Guilford's Scotch-Irish. Charlotte? N.C.: Rankin?, 1979.

Transcribed 11 May 2022 by GA Vaut:
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"WILLIAM SPRUCE (d. 1808) was unmarried when he came to Guilford. In 1760 he acquired by Granville grant 394 acres of land on the sourth side of North Buffalo Creek adjoining lands of John Nicks and Robert donnell. He married Sarah Nicks (d. 1818), daughter of the Guilford pioneer John Nicks and his wife Margaret. His will (Guilford Will Book A, page 362) names his wife Sarah and the following children: George, Elizabeth, Joh, William, Quinton, Joseph, Sarah Strain and Thomas; and the will of Sarah Spruce (Guilford willl book B, page 74) names the same eight children.
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     George Spruce was born on 18 March 1774 at Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA.¹ He married Nancy Swain on 4 January 1828 at Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA.²

George Spruce died on 15 August 1846 at Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA, at age 72.¹
George Spruce was buried after 15 August 1846 at Buffalo Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA; From Find A Grave:

     Nancy Swain was born in 1795 at Scotland.¹ She married George Spruce, son of William Simpson Spruce and Sarah Nicks, on 4 January 1828 at Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA.¹

Nancy Swain died on 1 January 1867 at Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA.¹
Nancy Swain was buried after 1 January 1867 at Buffalo Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Greensboro, Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA; From Find A Grave:

     Margaret Amanda Doak was born on 18 January 1752 at Julian, Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA.³ She married John (II) Nicks, son of John (I) Nicks and Margaret Quinton Edwards, on 18 January 1770 at Julian, Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA.³

Margaret Amanda Doak was buried in 1798 at Burial location unknown ; From Find A Grave:
Margaret Amanda Doak died in 1798 at Hickman Co., Tennessee, USA.³
     Margaret Amanda Doak was also known as Margaret Amanda Doaks.³

     Samuel Doak was born at Ireland.¹
Samuel Doak died circa 19 May 1772 at Augusta Co., Virginia, USA.¹
      ; This is an SAR application for Samuel Doak's son, also named Samuel Doak (1749-1829), a brother of Margaret Amanda (Doak) Nicks.
Ancestry.com - U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.¹

     George Nicks was born on 12 November 1772 at Julian, Guilford Co., North Carolina, USA.¹ He married Jean/Jane Anderson, daughter of William Anderson Jr., in 1793.²

George Nicks died on 2 June 1840 at Lawrence Co., Illinois, USA, at age 67.¹
George Nicks was buried after 2 June 1840 at Burial location unknown ; From Find A Grave: