Re: Nixons from Hampshire County, VA
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In reply to:
Nixons from Hampshire County, VA
8/24/98
William C. Nixon, son of George and Rachel (Parks),was bornApril 11, 1789 in Cacapon Valley, Hampshire County, VA, and died Feb. 19, 1869. He married Mary Ann Caudy, daughter of James and Elizabeth (Lyons) Caudy, April 12, 1812.Burial was in Capon Chapel cemetery. Mary Ann was born Jan. 5, 1797, and died Jan. 9, 1867, at Capon Bridge. William served in the War of 1812, where he allegedly served as a Captain. He also served three terms in the Virginia House of Delegates, 1834-1837. According to a Caudy-Nixon descendant, the late Gertrude Ward, Capon Chapel was built on William Nixon’s land.In fact, the first burial in the church cemetery was William’s mother-in-law, Elizabeth (Lyons) Caudy, 1773-1816. Historically, the church was affiliated with the Primitive Baptists, whose chief spokesperson was the Rev. Dr. John Monroe.
Children of William C. and Mary Ann (Caudy) Nixon were:
a. James Caudy Nixon was born in 1813. He married Malinda L. Stump, daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth (Boggess) Stump.Ten children were born to this union. (Note: see the chapter on the Stump family)
b. David W. Nixon was born Sept. 30, 1814 and died May 13, 1886. He married Harriett E. (Taylor) Anderson, daughter of James Taylor of Richmond, Va., on March 28, 1837. Harriett was born on March 2, 1812, and died Sept. 6, 1884. Their marriage occurred during the period when William C. Nixon served in the Virginia Assembly.
c. George Washington Nixon was born Jan. 23, 1817, and died Jan. 10, 1894. He married Elizabeth Offut, daughter of Nathaniel and Margaret (Frazier) Offut.Elizabeth was born on Jan. 5, 1831, and died Dec. 17, 1909. Nine children were born to their union. The family lived on the ancestral Nixon lands, and were buried at Capon Chapel.
d. Lemuel Nixon was born Dec. 23, 1818 at Capon Bridge, and died on Mrch 12, 1900. He married Nancy Jane Pugh (1830-1911), daughter of Jesse and Nancy Pugh, March 1, 1866. One child was born to this union: William O’Dell Nixon married Emma Bennett.
e. Margaret Nixon was born Oct. 30, 1825, and died Feb. 23, 1853. Buried at Capon Chapel, Margaret did not marry.
f. Sarah C. Nixon was born Nov. 16, 1827 and died Aug. 5, 1882. She married Dr. John James T. Offut.
g. Rebecca A. Nixon was born March 23, 1830, and died Jan. 7, 1916. She did not marry and was buried in Capon Chapel cemetery.
h. Martha Jane Nixon was born April 1, 1832, and died Nov. 23, 1910.Martha J. married Samuel Cooper, son of Adam and Catherine (Kurtz) Cooper.Samuel was a merchant and businessman in Capon Bridge. They had no children. Both were buried at Capon Chapel.
i. William Jackson Nixon was born April 19, 1834 and died Feb. 24, 1884.William J. served in the Civil War, in CSA Company E, 23rd Virginia Cavalry. During the War he was captured and held as a prisoner in Ohio. After the war he went to Kansas but returned, and was buried in the Capon Chapel Cemetery.
From book manuscript on Hampshire County Families by Wilmer L. Kerns