Mary NICHOLSON^[1]

- 1761

• Name	Mary NICHOLSON
  Gender	Female
  Death	1761
  Will	11 Sep 1761	Norfolk Co, Virginia Colony   [2]
  	Mary stated in her will that she was a resident of Norfolk County, Virginia. She appointed her "beloved Son Willis Langley, Captain Joshua Nicholson and Mr. Godfrey" as executors. Mary signed her will by mark and seal. These were witnessed by John Cheshire, Sr, Lemuel Langley and Margaret Boyd. Mary named "Grandson Lemuel Langley" whose parents are yet to be identified.
  Will Recorded	Dec 1761	Norfolk Co, Virginia Colony   [3]
  	The will was proved and ordered to be recorded by the Norfolk County Court of December 1761.
  Person ID	I10072	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	William NICHOLSON
  Mother	Alice (UNKNOWN)
  Family ID	F2588	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Capt. Lemuel LANGLEY   d. c. 1748/9
  Marriage	Before 24 Feb 1727/8  [4]
  	The couple had married prior to 24 February 1727/8 when Mary was named in her father's will of that date as "Mary Langley."
  Children	1. Willis LANGLEY   d. Abt 1767   2. Samuel LANGLEY   d. Between 1770 and 21 Mar 1771   3. (unknown male) LANGLEY   4. Nathaniel LANGLEY,   b. After 1727   d. Abt 1751 (Age 23 years)   5. Mary LANGLEY   d. Between 18 Jan 1754 and 1757
  Family ID	F548	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S169] Charles Fleming McIntosh, compiler, McIntosh, Brief Abstracts of Norfolk County Wills 1710 - 1753, ((1922, Rpt. Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1982)), ISBN 0-89308-324-0. pp. 118-119: William Nichalson, Sr. will. [S4909] Mary Langley will (1761), Norfolk Co, VA Will Book 1, ff. 74 - 74a. [S194] Elizabeth B. Wingo, compiler, Wingo, Norfolk Couty, Virginia Will Book 1, 1755 - 1772., ((Norfolk, VA: by the compiler, 1986)), pp. 49-50: Mary Langley will. [S169] Charles Fleming McIntosh, compiler, McIntosh, Brief Abstracts of Norfolk County Wills 1710 - 1753, ((1922, Rpt. Easley, SC: Southern Historical Press, 1982)), ISBN 0-89308-324-0. pp. 118-119: William Nichalson, Sr. will.