I show RC Nicholas dying in 1786. I also show his son George Nicholas, Col.,
who is born in 1755. Are there others? Can someone show who his and his
wife, Mary Smith's offspring and his descendants are?
John Philip Adams
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Robert Carter Nicholas (1728-1780), first Treasurer of Virginia.
Some call him a fence sitter. Yet those who favored Revolution camed to him
to ask for a day of prayer in the House of Burgess after the Battle of
Lexington and Concord in 1775. I have read that some felt he was somewhat of
a peace keeper between the two factions. I have also read he never really
wanted war with the Crown. There was some old Wm & Mary Quarterly that I
can't locate right now that claimed his wife Anne Cary Nicholas smuggled
some important papers acrossed British lines for him when he was ill and
near death at their Hanover County plantation home, Retreat. I do not know
if this is true or not.
Lonny Watro
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Subject: Great/Important 18th Century Virginian
The last two weeks we have had some discussions about the greatest or
most important Virginians of the 19th and 20th centuries. This week
let's think about the 18th century, including other people than George
Washington who might very well run away with the prize.
Brent Tarter
The Library of Virginia
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