Researching John Nicholas
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5848 people with the Nicholas surname? In that year Nicholas was ranked number 724 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Nicholas on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Nicholas and the Nicholas Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Nicholas Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Nicholas family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 8741 people with the Nicholas surname in the UK? Nicholas is now ranked number 670 for popularity in the UK. |
Nicholas Family Tree Databases
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John Nicholas (congressman)
John Nicholas (January 19, 1764 – December 31, 1819) was an American lawyer, farmer, and politician from Williamsburg, Virginia. He represented Virginia in the U.S. House from 1793 to 1801.
In 1798, before the enactment of the Sedition Act, which made it a crime to publish "false, scandalous, and malicious writing" against the government or its officials, Nicholas declared the proposed Act to be unconstitutional. The Act was inconsistent with the freedom of speech protected by the First Amendment, Nicholas said, because the press could be punished for publishing true statements if it were not possible to prove the truth of the statements, which is often the case. In 1799, when Republicans in the House proposed to repeal the Sedition Act, a party line vote resulted in the rejection of the proposal. Nicholas wrote a minority report describing the policy goal of the Act as being related to Great Britain's form of government: "The King is hereditary, and according to the theory of their Government, can do no wrong. Public officers are his representatives, and derive some portion of his inviolability." Nicholas distinguished this form of deferential respect for public officers to the level of respect owed to their American counterparts, who serve the people and can be removed from office during elections.
In 1803 Nicholas moved to Geneva, New York and started a farm. From 1806 until 1809 he served in the New York State Senate. He died at home, and is buried in the Glenwood Cemetery in Geneva.
State Senator Robert C. Nicholas (1801–1854) was his son.
Source: John Nicholas (congressman), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Nicholas
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