19. WILLIAM NICHOLS, of Philadelphia; he was b. 28 Nov., 1754, O. S., at Crieve Hill, Enniskillen, Fermanagh County, Ireland; d. in Philada, 19 Oct., 1804.* Both bu. Christ Church burial-ground, Fifth and Arch Sts. His ances

tors were French Huguenots. He was an officer in the war of the Revolution, in the 6th Pennsyl vania Battalion. Ensign 9 Jan., 1776; promoted to Captain Lewis Bush's Company 21 June, 1776; Quartermaster, 1 Aug., 1776; resigned, 17 Nov., 1776. He was a member of the Troop of Philadelphia Light Horse, and in 1790 was elected a member of the Hibernian Society. Clerk of the Orphans' Court, City Sessions, and Mayor's Court, Philadelphia; 1795, U. S. Marshal; 1797, First Surveyor of the Internal Revenues of the United. States. From 1793 to 1804 he resided at 117 and 119 Sassafras (Race) Street. Notary Public and Tabellion Public.-(See Pennsylvania Archives, 2d Series, Vols. X. and XI.; and Colonial Records, Vols. XIV. and XV.)

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I. Francis Boude, b. 5 Nov., 1793, at Pottstown, Pa.; d. 30 June, 1847. See 20.

20.

21.

II. Henrietta,

b. 1 Feb., 1796, at Philadelphia; d.

there 25 July, 1796.

22. III. Michael Hillegas, b. 7 Apl., 1798, at Philadelphia; d. 4 Apl., 1824. See 22.

HENRIETTA (HILLEGAS) ANTHONY, b. 23 Sept., 1766, at Philadelphia; d. 3 Oct., 1812; m. 29 Dec., 1785, at Philadelphia, by Rev. William White, D. D., to

*The United States Gazette, issued on the afternoon of the 19th Oct., 1804, contains the following notice. "DIED, this morning, WILLIAM NICHOLS, Esq., in the 50th year of his age. His friends are respectfully invited to attend his funeral, at 3 o'clock to-morrow afternoon, from his late dwelling, at the corner of Filbert and Eighth Streets."

23. JOSEPH ANTHONY. He was b. 15 Jan., 1762; d. 5 Aug. 1814.

24.

I. Joseph,

25.

II. Michael,

26. III. Eliza,

27. IV. Thomas,

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b. 27 Sept., 1786; d. 26 Aug., 1804. b. 14 Apl., 1788; d. 15 Aug., 1832. b. 12 Aug., 1789; d. 10 Jan., 1821. See 26.

b. 16 Sept., 1791; d., 1832.

28. V. Henrietta Hillegas, b. 8 June, 1793; d. 23 Dec., 1796.

29. VI. William,

30. VII. Caroline,

31. VIII. Henrietta Hillegas,

32. IX. Caroline,

b. 7 Feb., 1795; d. 25 July, 1802.
b. 24 Oct., 1796; d. 15 Jan., 1797.
b. 6 June, 1798; d. 7 Jan., 1868.
See 31.

b. 13 Mch., 1800; d. 9 Oct. 1812.
b. 12 Apl., 1802; d. 21 Jan., 1806.
b. 27 Sept., 1808; d. 2 Feb., 1809.
All b. at Philadelphia.

33.

34.

X. Josiah Hewes,
XI. Josephine,

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DEBORAH (HILLEGAS) KUHL, b. 7 Aug., 1772, at Philadelphia; d. there 23 Sept., 1853; m. at Philadelphia, 3 Dec., 1795, by Rt. Rev. Bishop White, to

35. HENRY KUHL, son of Frederick and Susanna (Hillegas) Kuhl; he was b. 19 Aug., 1764, at Philadelphia; d. there 18 Aug., 1856; bu. Laurel Hill Cemetery. 1793, Chief Clerk in the U. S. Controller's Office; 1798, Asst. Cashier Bank of the United States.

36.

I. Son.

37.

II. Henry,

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b. 28 June, 1797; d. in infancy.
b. 12 June, 1800; d. 3 Sept., 1804.

38. III. Susanna Catharine, b. 10 Dec., 1802; d. in infancy. 39. IV. Frederick Hillegas, b. 20 Mch., 1806; d. in infancy. 40. V. Matilda,

41.

VI. Catharine, 42. VII. Margaret Nichols,

b. 8 Mch., 1808. See 40.

b. 9 May, 1812; d. in infancy.

b. 25 July, 1813; d. 12 Nov., 1865. See 42.

All b. at Philadelphia.

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MARIA (HILLEGAS) RHEEM, b. 1788; d. 27 May, 1864; bu. Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Pa.; m. 7 Nov., 1816, to

43. JACOB RHEEM, b. 19 Mch., 1777; d. 13 Dec., 1836. A merchant in Philadelphia.

44.

I. Mary Hillegas,

45.

II. Henry Kuhl,

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b. 28 Aug., 1817; d. 6 Mch., 1886. See 44.

b. 12 Apl., 1819. Served in the army, War of the Rebellion; enlisted first at Mt. Holly, New Jersey, 4 July, 1863, for 30 days. Second enlistment, 17 Oct., 1864, at Philadelphia, in Co., O., 198th Regiment, Penna. Volunteers; discharged 4 June, 1865. Was present at the surrender of Lee, at Appomattox Court House; unm. 46. III. Henrietta Matilda, b. 8 Mch., 1821; d. ; unm. 47. IV. Eliza Chambers, b. 19 June, 1823; d. 15 Mch., 1890;

FRANCIS BOUDE NICHOLS, b. 5 Nov., 1793, in Pottstown; baptized 18 Mch., 1795, Francis. About the year 1814, adopted the middle name, Boude, the maiden name of his grandmother Hillegas; died at Pottsville, Pa., 30 June, 1847. He was appointed a Midshipman in the Navy of the United States, by President Madison, 18 June, 1812. Was assigned, with Captain Lawrence, to the Chesapeake, and was in the engage

Z. B. Nichol

ment between that frigate and the Shannon, 1
June, 1813. Was severely wounded in the breast,
by a musket ball, which he carried to the grave.
Was taken prisoner and sent to Halifax, Nova
Scotia. Was paroled June, 1813, and permitted to
return to the United States for exchange.-(See
Appendix J.) Resigning his commission in the
navy, he became a successful druggist and busi-
ness man, in Philadelphia. As early as 1820, he
removed to Schuylkill County, Pa.
Was ap-
pointed by Gov. Hiester, Register and Recorder of
Deeds, and Clerk of the Orphans' Court of that
county, and Justice of the Peace. Later, he re-
moved to Pottsville, and became the first President
of the Miners' Bank of Pottsville. Was Chief
Burgess of the Borough of Pottsville, and first
Captain of the First Schuylkill County Cavalry.
Was a Freemason, and District Deputy Grand
Master in that order. Was a devout Episcopalian,
and for many years Senior Warden of Trinity
Church, Pottsville. Married 30 Jan., 1814, in

Christ Church, Philadelphia, by the Rt. Rev. Wil

liam White, D. D., to

50. ANNA MARIA NICHOLS, dau. of Gen. Francis Nichols, of the Revolutionary Army.-(See Appendix K.) She was born at Fottstown, Pa., 6 Oct., 1796; d. at Pottsville, Pa., 26 Mch. 1872; bu. there, in Trinity Church-yard, beside her husband.*

*On the Sunday following, (Easter Day), her pastor, Dr. Wm. P. Lewis, spoke as follows from the pulpit :

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Every year is adding to the number of those whom God is feeding with his own hand in Paradise, and one has passed away quietly and peacefully during the past week, through the grave and gate of death to whose memory I stop to pay the tribute of a few words. The pulpit is not the place to eulogize man, but Christ is admired in his saints who are what they are, simply because of His power working in them, and all that was good in her she laid at His feet, claiming nothing for herself. Her history was a landmark of this Church,- she was the communicant of longest standing. She and her husband have communicated alone. There are many who can speak of her from much longer acquaintance than my own; few, I think, who better prized the gentle virtues, which made no parade or show, but which had their roots deep in the grace of

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51.

I. Margaret Hillegas, b. 6 Nov., 1814, in Philadelphia; d. 1 May, 1881, in Pottsville. See 51.

52.

II. Mary Kean,

53.

54.

IV. Anna Maria,

b. 17 Aug., 1816, in Philadelphia. See 52.

III. William Augustus, b. 12 May, 1818, in Philadelphia ;

d. 8 Apl., 1869. See 53.

b. 8 July, 1822, in Orwigsburg, Pa. ;

d. 16 Dec., 1847, in Pottsville. See 54.

V. Martha Chambers, b. 28 Apl., 1825; d. 29 Apl., 1825, at Orwigsburg.

VI. Francis Michael, b. 24 Feb., 1827, in Orwigsburg; d. 23 Dec., 1890, in Philadelphia. See 56.

57. VII. Henry Kuhl,

b. 24 Aug., 1830, in Pottsville. See

57.

58. VIII. Harriet Richards, b. 3 Sept., 1834, in Pottsville; d. 12 Dec., 1856, in Wilkes-Barre. See 58.

59. IX. Emma St. Clair,

b. 26 Sept., 1840, in Pottsville. See

59.

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MICHAEL HILLEGAS NICHOLS, b. 7 April, 1798, in Philadelphia, Pa.; d. 4 April, 1824, in Derry Township,

Christ.

Evil speaking was a thing unknown to her, and if ever she reproved, it was those who, in her presence, spoke evil of others. She walked with God, and her death was like a translation. She was not-for God took her. She died, with two generations around her, the second mourning her as the first. When she was falling asleep (thanks be to God, on this day, that we may use such a word), she made as though she were trying to find her offering for the Communion Alms, and repeated parts of the Communion office. She longed to be at the service on Maunday Thursday coming, and to-day. God has denied her wishes in the letter, but He is, even now, more abundantly fulfilling them in the spirit. There are two scriptures we may well apply to her : ‘Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile'; and Blessed are the pure in heart' (death and the grave but fulfil the blessing), for they shall see God.'"

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