Isaac Nickell, Sr.

Isaac Nickell, the son of Joseph Nickell and Elizabeth (Fowler) Nickell, was the husband of two wives. He first married Priscella Jones (1787-1805) and then Marraida Brown (1780-1838)
From their dates of birth, (and the date of his first wife's death) we can determine that all of these children of Isaac Nickell were from his second marriage:
Martha Nickell (1809 - 1851);
Elizabeth Nichols (1810 - 1890);
William P Nickell (1813 - 1885)
Isaac, Priscella, Marraida, and Elizabeth "Betsy" Nichols are buried in the Isaac Nickell Cemetery, in Matthew, Morgan County, Kentucky

The following was retrieved October 22, 2007 from http://nickell.tierranet.com/craigcg.htm:
“Isaac was reared in Bourbon Co., Kentucky. About 1810 he settled near the mouth of the White Oak Creek on the Licking River in the southeastern part of what is now Morgan County, KY, and about 20 miles east of the home of his brother John on Red River. He purchased this home from the Floyd County Seminary Association, acquiring 600 acres of land. He gave the ground for the first church in Morgan Co., founded by his nephew ‘Preacher Joe’ Nickell at White Oak in 1832. He and his third wife, Isabell, were two of the original eight members of this church.

“1824: Isaac Nickell sued Uriah Cottle, Uriah was accused of getting Isaac’s daughter, Martha, pregnant. He sued for $5,000, but settled for $50 and costs. It is possible that Uriah raised the child which was born 1824/25. Witness for Isaac were: Ambrose Jones, Ben Wells, William Dyer, William Adams, James Brown, Richard Ferguson and wife, William McClintock Sr., Hezekiah McClintock, and Richard Jones.

“Kentucky Land Warrants: Isaac Nickell, 200 acres, book V, pg 412, survey date 12-21-1827, Morgan Co, Main Licking R watercoure. Isaac Nickell, 50 acres, book Z, pg 40, survey date 09-24-1828, Morgan Co, War Cr watercourse. Isaac Nickell, 50 acres, book Z, pg 41, survey date 11-16-1826, Morgan Co, None watercouse. Isaac Nickle, 200 acres, book F2, pg 304, survey date 10-17-1834, Morgan Co, Lyon Cave Br watercourse.

“1844: Isaac, sons William P. and Greenup, were sued by Samuel Keeton for breaking into ‘three or four of his houses and carrying away boards, roofs, and such, breaking windows and exposing his wife, who is in a very dangerous situation and jeopardized by exposure.’ He settled for $40 damages. Many Nickells were witnesses for Keeton, there were no witnesses for Isaac and his sons.

“Isaac was one of the first to promote the lumber industry in the county and at one time had 30,000 acres under lease according to the old Morgan County tax rolls. Isaac was buried by the Licking River.”

“From the file of Winston Nickell, Oct 29, 1997: ‘Isaac Nickell (b 1775, on the Greenbrier River, Augusta County., Va., d 20 Feb 1850, Licking River, Matthew, Morgan Co., Ky, buried on Licking River in Isaac Nickell Cemetery #552), son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Fowler) Nickell. He was one of the three pioneer Nickell brothers who migrated with parents in 1789 to Kentucky where he was reared in Bourbon County, Ky. Isaac Nickell was married (1) to [1G22] Priscilla Jones (b 18 Feb 1787, probably in Augusta Co., Va, d 1805, buried at Matthew, Morgan Co., Ky.) of Southwest Virginia, daughter of the Revolutionary War Veteran, Ambrose, and Martha (Craig) Jones. Priscilla is a grand daughter of [1G] Elizabeth Nickell. Date of marriage to Isaac Nickell and death in Morgan Co., Ky, unknown. Morgan County Kentucky Cemetery Records - Isaac Nickell Cemetery #552: Isaac Nickell (???? - ????), husband of Priscilla Jones and Marrieda Brown. Isaac Nickell Cemetery is located a point above mouth of Tarkiln Branch and Licking River on Canada Nickell’s farm, at Matthew, Ky. Isaac Nickell was married (2) in 1805 to Miraida Brown (b 1776, buried on the Licking River, Ky, buried in the Isaac Nickell Cemetery #552). Children, 2nd wife, Unknown. Isaac Nickell was married (3) on 30 Oct 1830 by John Williams, J.P., to Ibbe Cole. Isabell ‘Ibbe’ Montgomery (b 20 May 1785, d aft 1853) is a widow of John Cole.(Morgan County Kentucky Marriage Record No. 1, pg. 18)

“Demoy and William Pine (http://pages.tca.net/billpine/index.html) believe that Robert Nickell (=Alsey Lawson) was a son of Isaac. Robert’s line is currently (1/13/2000) in the Unplaced Nickell data base until we can make sure of the connection.”

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Settled on a farm in Madison County 30 miles south of Lexington