Individual Details

Census (family)

Jno Nixon 142 (7 in family)
1 male 16+ (Jno. Jr.)
4 males under 16 (prob 4 sons)
2 females (wife & 1 daughter)

Jno Nixon 211
2 males 16+ (Jno. & son?)
1 male under 16 (prob 1 young son)
1 female (prob wife)

Will

WILL OF JOHN NIXSON SENR.
Kershaw County, SC 1797
SC Will Transcripts
Vol 2 1775-1839, Page 60

In the Name of God Amen
I John Nixson Senr* of the County of Kershaw and State of South Carolina being Very weake and in A low Condition—but of Sound mind and memory but Cauling to mind the mortallity of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die I Do make Constitute and ordain this my last will and Testament in the manner and form as followeth IMPRIMIS—First I give and bequeath to my Daughter Nancy Reynaulds—Travis Nixon John Nixson Elizebeth Ballard William Nixson[“Hanner Pendorgrass” typed between lines] and Henry Nixson--- an Equel Part of my Worldly Estate both Real and Personnal to be Divided by and at the Discresion of my Executors hereafter-Secondly and lastly- IConstitute and Appoint my Eldest Son Travis Nixson and Thomas Gardner Executors to this my last Will And testament- Disannuling and Revokeing all other testaments wills Cordicils of wills by me Made Ratifying this to be my last will and testment. In Witnefs Whereof I have hereunto Set my Hand and Seal this fifteenth day of march in the year of our Lord one thousand Seven hundred and Ninty Seven- and in the twenty first year of the Independence of the United States of America---
Signed Sealed and acknowledged)
In the presence of us---------) John Nixson (Seal)
Robert Brown
Jean (her j mark)Gardner
Milley (her x mark) Gardner

Recorded in Will Book C page 291
Recorded 7th Nov. 1797.
C.C. Francis Boykin.
Apt. 53 Pkg. 1850.

[Note: * Denotes raised letter precedes symbol. Typed including typos and misspellings from microfilmed copy.]
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