Elias Hitch (Abt 1750-1792/1793)

Esther (?) (Abt 1748-After 1798)

John Nicholson (-Bef 1842)

Elizabeth (Betsy) Hitch (1788/1794-After 1880)

Elias Hitch Nicholson Sr. (1817-1865/1869)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: 1. Mary Hitch John R. Nichols Joshua J. Nichols+ Esther Nichols Emily E. Nichols+ Christopher Nichols George W.T. Nichols+ Elias Hitch Nichols Jr.+ Sarah E. Nichols Elias Hitch Nicholson Sr. Born: 11 Dec 1817, MD 3 4 5 Marriage (1): Mary Hitch on 20 Dec 1845 in Somerset Co., MD 1 2 Died: 1865-1869, MD    It appears that at some point around this generation, the surname NICHOLSON was shortened to NICHOLS in this line. Elias married Mary Hitch on 20 Dec 1845 in Somerset Co., MD.1 2 (Mary Hitch was born in 1826-1828 in Somerset Co., MD 6 7 8 9 and died after 1880.)

1 Bible Records of Theodore P. Nicholson, Salisbury, MD - See "A Hitch Orchard", Daisy Hitch Davies, 1931, These state the date of marriage as 12/24/1844.

2 Somerset Co., MD Marriage Records.

3 Bible Records of Theodore P. Nicholson, Salisbury, MD - See "A Hitch Orchard", Daisy Hitch Davies, 1931.

4 1860 MD Census, Listed as Elias Nicholas, age 42, in the 1860 Somerset Co., MD Census, born in MD (pg 409). Nichols, Nicholson, and Nicholas seemed to be used interchangably in the early 19th century.

5 1850 MD Census, Listed as Elias Nichols, age 29, in the 1850 Somerset Co., MD Census, born in MD.

6 1860 MD Census, Listed as Mary Nicholas, age 32, in the 1860 Somerset Co., MD Census, born in MD.

7 1850 MD Census, Listed as age 24 in the 1850 Somerset Co., MD Census, born in MD.

8 1870 MD Census, Listed as age 43 in the 1870 Wicomico Co., MD Census, born in MD.

9 1880 MD Census, Listed as age 53 in the !880 Wicomico Co., MD Census, born in MD.