Nancy East [E4a2a4b],1293 daughter of Isaac East and Joyce Pemberton, was born 18 November 1802 in Pittsylvania Co VA and moved to Adams Co OH when she was a girl. She married William Nichols on 6 January 1819 in Adams Co. He was born in Pittsylvania Co on 10 February 1794. William fought in the War of 1812 against the British and Nancy received a war pension of $8 per month. In 1830 they lived at Fairfield Twp, Butler Co OH (census page 15), four counties west of Adams Co. Nancy’s sister Rhoda and her husband James Cox and their two sons also lived in Farfield Twp, Butler Co that same summer.

In 1840 in Bartholomew Co IN, both Nancy and Nancy’s husband William Nichols were found. Living a few doors away was James Cox (and wife Rhoda East). This Nichols family’s name was then Nicholson in error, but living next door to William Nicholson was (widow) Sarah Awalt; Sarah’s son William married Nancy East’s daughter Mariah in 1841, thus identifying the William Nicholson family as actually William Nichols.

In 1860 they lived at Union, Davis Co IA a few doors from, her sister Rhoda. Nancy died in Union Twp Nodaway Co MO on 18 March 1885.

They had seven children, all born in OH, before they moved to IA and MO.
1. Ezekiel Nichols, b 13 Nov 1819
2. Mariah Nichols, b 12 Aug 1821
3. Sampson Nichols, b 29 Oct 1824
4. Susan Nichols, b 18 Feb 1828
5. Henry C Nichols, b 1829-1830
6. son Nichols, b 1830, died or married in 1840s. (737j,482k)
7. Mary Nichols, b Apr 1830
8. Thomas East Nichols, b 27 Jul 1838
9. Martha J Nichols, b 1842

In 1830 in Fairfield Twp, Butler Co, Nancy’s sister Rhoda and her family lived there. (census page 18). (M92, 737j,482k,483nq, 484r)

William Nichols was a War of 1812 veteran.

1870 Census of Union, Nodaway Co MO

Name Age
William Nichols 76 VA retired farmer
Nancy Nichols 67 VA

Name Age
Thomas E Nichols 33 IN
Mary E Nichols 26 IN
Edward Nichols 4 MO
Haley Nichols 2 MO