b Mar 1789**** Burke Co. NC
                                                                       d 1863 Cocke Co. TN                                                                 
      m 7 Sep 1809**** NC or TN
Nichols, Charles****
 b 1788 (NC?)
 d 1840 Cocke Co. TN
(Note: I have found very little research
in regard to Charles!)

Family Tradition: "Sallie married a Nichols and moved to Arkansas."

As tradition often goes, this one too, is in error.  The descendants state
that Charles & Sarah didn't migrate to Arkansas, but lived in
North Carolina and Tennessee!  Records prove this is true!
Note:  Each of us need to remove this error from our research files!  When
misinformation is continually passed, it takes years to undo! 

 Did Sarah & Charles marry in North Carolina and move across the
 state line into Tennessee, or did they marry there?  To my knowledge,
a  marriage bond has not been found.
 Philip Hoodenpyl was building and maintaining the
Hoodenpyl Turnpike to Newport, TN during this time period.  

Cocke County, Tennessee

It was here the Nichols lived and raised their family!

In 1850, Sarah was living in the home of her daughter Mary "Polly"
and James McKay.  She was listed as 65 years old.
But she died in the home of her daughter Judith and Thomas B. Huff.

Six Children of Sarah & Charles:

NOTE: * "Stephen Huff Cemetery is located behind a house on the left
                  directly across from the turnoff to the Del Rio Bridge, on Highway 25 - 70
          east of Newport, Tennessee."     ~ From Cocke Co. TN Home Page

NOTE: ** "James N. McKay's grandparents were Lt. Col. Abraham & Rachel O'Dell McKay.
                        Abraham McKay was born 1750-1752 Frederick Co. VA d 1831 Cocke Co. TN m 17 Mar 1797
                    Rachel O'Dell b 1755 VA.  He migrated from Shenandoah Co. VA to Cocke Co. TN in 1783."
                                                                  ~ Kerry FlemingResearch - Jan 2000 - (Thanks, Kerry!)
Abraham & Catherine McKay married 10 May 1812 Cocke Co. TN

NOTE: ***"Hezekiah Barnard ran the tavern and ferry at Barnard Station (Stand)
between Hot Springs and Marshall, NC. on the French Broad River."
~Donna Nichols 8/8/99

**** Philip & Jane Rounsavall Hoodenpyl Family Bible

Children of Evelina & John Harvey Penland:

* Note: The years of  birth of these two children are questionable.
 Thomas H. Penland was a Physician in Philadelphia, TN
** Stephen H. Napoleon Penland was a Physician in Madisonville, TN.

Children of Eliza R. & Americus:
(The first six children are per the 1850 Cocke Co. TN Census)

Name	Born	Died	Married	Spouse	Born	Died
Charles	abt 1840	-	-	Mary  Stokley	-	-
Judy	abt 1842	-	-	-	-	-
Mary	abt 1844	-	-	John  Drummond	-	-
Nancy	abt 1845	-	-	-	-	-
Eliza J.	1 May 1847	28 Oct 1928	8 Aug 1876	William  Harned	29 Jan 1835	14 Dec 1885
James Nichols (Corrected 4/7/03)	10 Apr 1849	-	-	(1) Elizabeth Calvert  (2) Martha Davis	-	-
*Marvel	-	-	-	Lena  Stokley	-	-
*Matilda	-	-	-	Jack  Bailey	-	-
*Thomas	-	Died  Young	-	-	-	-
*Sarah	-	-	-	Drew  Huff	-	-
*John A.	-	-	-	Josephine  Nease	-	-

NOTE: The names with an asterisk are from May Hackney's research.  I haven't
proved or disproved them.
Lena Stokley was the daughter of Charles Stokley.

Correction: James Nichols Jones wife's name was incorrect.
 He was married twice; 1st to Elizabeth Calvert and
2nd to Martha Davis.  By the two wives, he had 15 children.

All of Eliza R. & Americus' children were born in Tennessee.

Children of Mary "Polly" & James:
(Per 1850 Cocke Co. TN Census)

Note:  All of Mary "Polly" & James' children were born in Tennessee.

     Children of James Americus & Mary Ann:

Nichols & related lines researchers who have opened new doors:

Bruce Morrison  - A descendant of Sarah & Charles through
James Americus & Mary Ann Nichols.  
The first to provide positive confirmation of our Hoodenpyl connection and to send
me the names of Charles & Sarah's children.
"I obtained this information from my grandmother (Winifred Ross Massey)
and my mother (Carolyn Winifred Nichols) prior to their deaths.
 Additionally, the same information is in a genealogy book I have
             that was researched by a great aunt (May Hackney)."
Bruce, I can't thank you enough for sharing this much needed information with our family!

Thanx to Donna Nichols whose husband Gordon Nichols is a descendant through
James Americus & Mary Ann Nichols.  Donna found me as I was in the process
of building this page.
Their research added additional information.

Thanx to Max K. Huff for sharing his and Dr. Granville W. Hough's
research on the Internet.  Max Huff's site is the epitome of striving to reach as many
as possible with Prof. Hough's lifetime of genealogical work!

Thanx to Kathy Bialk - For a while we thought we were "cousins" and
who knows, we may find that we ARE somewhere down the road.

A very special thanx to Linda Sheehan...a very diligent  family researcher who
enjoys sharing her findings!

Thanx to Karen Dawson Zwingman - Karen has provided most all of
the research for Samuel D. & William Harned! She's descended through
Americus & Eliza Nichols Jones - (Jan. 2000)

Thanx to Carolyn Whitaker for adding her Matthias Wall Faubion link to this page!
(Jan. 2000) - Very nice site.  Check it out!

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St. Matthew 18:11*
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