Individual Details

BIOGRAPHY: He was born in Ireland in about 1730. He married Elizabet h Taylor, an English lady, in 1752. In 1753 they migrated to the US a nd located temporar ily in Pennsylvania. Nicholas was noted for his p iety. He, along with three o f his sons, served as one of the "Overmo untain" boys during the Revolutionary W ar. They fought in 1780 at th e Battle of King's Mountain. DAR Number 115745. Later, Nicholas an d Elizabeth moved to Dandridge, Tennessee. Nicholas is buri ed near M illers Creek, Tennessee in an unmarked grave. Sources: Men Of Mark W i lliam Lafayette Fain, Elijah Clarke Chapter, DAR #155627, Public Rec ords of Che ster County, Pennsylvania, Washington County, Tennessee, N orth Carolina, Revolu tionary Grant, the book on the Overmountain Boy s by Celia Bruce, and the Histor y and Genealogy of the Bicknell Famil y and some colateral lines. By Thom. Will. Bicknell. Providence, RI. 1 913. Volume: 52 Page Number: 55 (36, 584p.):430.

Birth	1730	Ireland
Marriage	Bet 1752 and 1754	Ireland - Elizabeth Taylor
Death	1783	Knob Creek, Washington County, Tennessee

Spouse	Elizabeth Taylor (1734 - 1795)
Child	Samuel Fain (1753 - 1794)
Child	John Fain (1755 - 1788)
Child	David Fain (1756 - 1807)
Child	William Fain (1757 - 1815)
Child	Thomas Fain (1760 - 1832)
Child	Ebenezer Fain (1762 - 1842)
Child	Reuben Fain (1764 - )
Child	Elizabeth Fain (1764 - 1850)

Father	William Fain (1698 - )
Mother	Margaret McMahon (1702 - )