Nickles

The following information came from Dave Hanna of Georgetown, Texas.

James Nickels (the name is sometimes spelled as Nichols) married Elizabeth Reid in

Ireland. He came to America in 1773 and was granted 100 acres on Mudlick Creek in 96 District (Laurens County), South Carolina. In 1776 he purchased an additional 100 acres from John O’Neal. James had brothers, William, Chartus and Nathaniel Nickels.

James Nickels joined General Cunningham’s Loyalist foreces in 1775 and was with the British in Savannah in 1779. By 1783 he was in Rawdon, Hants County, Nova Scotia where he filed a claim for his Loyalist services on 18 July 1786. In 1793 he was arranging to buy 225 acres of land on Canes Creek in South Carolina and the family moved back to Laurens County.

James and Elizabeth (Reid) Nickels had the following children:

1.James Nickels

2.Thomas Nickels

3.George Nickels

4.Elizabeth Nickels

5.*Mary Nickels born 21 March 1790 in Nova Scotia married James Bryson

6.Elizabeth Nickels

In 1814 James Nickels migrated to Franklin County, Indiana and settled in an area that would later be in Union County. He helped found the Presbyterian Church in Dunlapsville (Union County) Indiana. He was the first ruling Elder. He died in 1826 in

Union County and is buried in the Presbyterian Church cemetery in Dunlapsville.

The children of James and Elizabeth (Reid) Nickels:

1.James Nickels, Jr. was born 5 February 1779 in South Carolina. He came

to Union County and was popularly called “Bachelor Jimmie.” In 1813 he built his log cabin below the swamp on the farm now owned by William Booth. He lived there two years alone, putting in his spare time building another cabin on the farm now occupied by George Hubbell. In 1815 he returned to South

Carolina. He came back bringing his father, mother, brother and two sisters, one the wife of James Bryson. The Nickels and the Bryson’s settled the farms now owned by the Booth’s, the Hubbell’s and the Crawford’s. James Nickles, Jr. died

22 July 1849 in Union County, Indiana and is buried in the Dunlapsville Presbyterian cemetery.

2.Thomas Nickels was probably born in South Carolina. He married Margaret Hutchinson

3. George Nickels

4. Elizabeth Nickels married William Nickels 9 November 1820 in Franklin County, Indiana. He was born about 1792 in South Carolina and Elizabeth was born about1788 in Nova Scotia. In 1850 they were living in Liberty township Union County near the Bryson’s and the West’s and were farming.

Their family living at home in 1850 was Thomas born about about 1822 Mary born about 1824; James C. born about 1825 and William H. born about 1827.

5.*Mary Nickels married James Bryson about 1812 in South Carolina. James Bryson was born 31 December 1785 in now Laurens County, South Carolina. James Bryson and Mary (Nickels) Bryson had the following children:

William Bryson born 21 June 1813

James Dickey Bryson born 1814

John Bryson born 11 August 1816

Thomas Reed Bryson born 1818

Henry Hunter Bryson born 1819

Jane Bryson born 1821

Robert Bryson born 30 December 1823

**Elizabeth Bryson born 23 June 1826

Mathew Bryson born 1828

Thomas Bryson born 1831

Mary Nickels Bryson died 10 May 1858

James Bryson died 2 December 1861

**I am a descendant of Elizabeth Bryson who married Abner Hanna

Dave Hanna, Georgetown, Texas.

The following information came from Norvetta Bryson R2 Box 124 Liberty, Indiana and printed in “History of Union County Indiana 1821-1989”

James D. Bryson(1787-1861) married Mary Nickels (1790-1858) in 1812.

Their children were:

William Bryson 1813-1882 married Melinda McCollough x

*James Dickey Bryson 1814- ? married Adaline Bell

*John Bryson 1816-? married Elizabeth McCollough x

Thomas Bryson 1818-1819

Henry Bryson 1819-1837

Jane Bryson 1821- ? married John Burke x

Robert Bryson 1823-1901 married Phebe Ann West x

*Elizabeth Bryson 1826 - ? married Abner Hanna x

Mathew Bryson (1828-1829)

Thomas Bryson 1831 ? married (1) Eliza McCann (2) Caroline Crawford

* moved to Iowa after their marriages

Marriages of above Bryson’s in Union County, Indiana

William Bryson - Malinda McCullough - 29 December 1836 Book 2 page 380

John Bryson - Elizabeth McCullough – 22 December 1840 BookC page 72

Robert Bryson - Phebe Ann West - 14 September 1848 Book C page 359

Thomas Bryson - Martha E. McCann - 30 September 1858 Book D page354

Thomas Bryson - Caroline Crawford - 3 October 1865 Book E page 152

Elizabeth Bryson - Abner Hanna - 22 August 1844 Book C page 200

Jane Bryson - John Burk - 25 November 1851 Book C page 100

From Family Search:

James Nichols Nickels born about 1747 in Antrim County Ireland

Wife Elizabeth Reid born about same year in Ireland. They say her father’s name was John Reid. Elizabeth Reid Nickels had a sister Isabella born about 1749 in Ireland and died in Laurens County SC

1850 census Liberty twp, Union Co IN

William Nickels

From Roots Web The Bryson family Sam Alsup

Elizabeth McCullough born 1822 Indiana

John Bryson 1817 Indiana He says married 22 December 1840 in Indiana

In 1850 1870 1880 they family was in Des Moines County Iowa

Their children:

Matthew James born 6 Nov 1841 in Indiana

Gilbert born 1844 Iowa

Allen born 1846 Iowa

Ann born 1850 Iowa

Lewis Emmet born 1851 Iowa

Albert R. born 1853 Iowa

Anthony Wayne born Mar 1856 Iowa

Hugh Burton born 1858 Iowa

He has about James Bryson born 31 December 1785 SC

Mary Nickels his wife born 1796 in Nova Scotia

John 1817

Jane

Elizabeth

William 1814

James B.1814

Robert Dec 1823

Barbara 1825

Thomas 1831 m Martha E born 1830 children James A born Dec 1859 Emma S. 1862 The family was in Union Co census 1850 thru 1880

James C Nickels, farmer, P.O. Dunlapsville, was born in Liberty Township, 8 May 1825. His grandfather was William Nickels of the District of Laurens, N.C. who immigrated with his family to this county in1806 and settled where Dunlapsville is now where he entered 320 acres of land. They suffered the same privations of the pioneers of that early day, living in wagons under a beech tree for three months while they cleared 40 acres and planted it in corn. Here they lived until 1827, when they moved to Vermillion County, IN.Here the father and mother both died. Mr. Nickels was a strong anti-slavery man, although Democrat.

One of his six children was William, the father of the subject of this sketch. He married Miss Elizabeth Nickels. He served in the war of 1812, against the Indians. In this, he helped to build the block house at Connersville and did many other services. His children were; Thomas, Mary, James C., William H. He was a Presbyterian. His wife died in 1859 and he died in 1869. James C. Nickels received a common school education and today owns 218 acres of land. He married Margaret J. Abernathy who was born in this township 12 June 1836. They married 12 April 1855. There children is

Mary E. Nickels and William W. Nickels.

Illustrated Historical Atlas of Union County, Indiana 1884. (Copied almost the same)

J. H. Beers and Co Publishers

Union County Marriages

William L. Nickels Permilia West 6 October 1842 C 135

James Reed Nickels Mary Fosdick 27 Oct 1842 C 139

James C. Nickels Margaret Abernathy 12 Apr 1855 D 220

Elizabeth Nickels Alfred Burk 20 December 1843 C 177

Elizabeth Nickels Lawrence West 8 February 1831 2 163

Mary Nickels Columbus A. Crawford 9 May 1857 D 310

George Nickels Etta Grove 20 Dec 1882 F107

James C Nickels Lucretia Macy 6 Dec 1873 E 431

Karl Nickels Cora Sanford 31 Dec 1913 G 384

Ray Nickels Lennie Olive Johnson 8 Feb 1900 G 29

Nickels, Reed Carrie C Stanton 27 Nov 1879 F 15

Thomas Elsworth Nickels Mary Rosella White 2 Mar 1913 G 368

Wallace Nickels Elmira B Mason 14 Aug 1892 F 387

James D. Bryson 1787-1861 married Mary Nickels 1790-1858 in 1812

Their children William Bryson 1813-1882 m Melinda McCollough

James Dickey Bryson 1814-? M Adaline Bell

John Bryson 1816 ? m Elizabeth McCollough

Thomas Bryson 1818-1819

Henry Bryson 1819-1837

Jane Bryson 1821- married John Burke

Robert Bryson 1823 – 1901 m Phebe Ann West in 1848

Elizabeth Bryson 1826- m Abner Hanna

Mathew Bryson1828-1829

Thomas Bryson 1831- m (1) Eliza McCann (2) Caroline Crawford

*James, John and Elizabeth moved to Iowa after marriage

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