Mary Ann Main NIXON

Female 1866 - 1946  (80 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Mary Ann Main NIXON was born in 1866 (daughter of James NIXON*+ and Margaret Peggy WALKER*); died in 1946.

    Family/Spouse: John Jack Sanford TOPPING. John (son of Calvin TOPPING* and Mary Ann NORTON*) was born in 1862; died in 1943. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James NIXON*+ was born in 1828 (son of James NIXON* and Margaret SUMMERS*); died on 25 Jul 1907 in Westminster Tp, Ontario.

    Notes:

    DWT says James & Margaret are both buried at BSC but only Margaret has been found.; her stone is a double one, (Nixon4) but only her inscription is there, the other is blank; GPR reading in 2012 shows there are 3 burials at the stone; G. Curnoe confirmed James is buried at BSC so it is presumed he is there with wife Margaret, but the stone was never inscribed [who is the 3rd one buried there?]
    farmed L75 ETR at corner of Bostwick and Pack roads

    James married Margaret Peggy WALKER*. Margaret (daughter of William WALKER and Elizabeth KERR) was born in Aug 1837; died on 15 Oct 1891. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Margaret Peggy WALKER* was born in Aug 1837 (daughter of William WALKER and Elizabeth KERR); died on 15 Oct 1891.

    Notes:

    Nixon 4

    Children:
    1. Elizabeth NIXON was born in 1861; died in 1940.
    2. 1. Mary Ann Main NIXON was born in 1866; died in 1946.
    3. Jane NIXON was born in 1868; died in 1925.
    4. Elinor Ella NIXON* was born in Nov 1874; died on 7 Apr 1901.
    5. Margaret NIXON*+ was born on 9 May 1868; died on 24 Jul 1924.
    6. William James NIXON was born about 1864.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  James NIXON* was born in 1788 in Cumberland, England (son of John NIXON and Elizabeth KENNEDY); died on 25 Dec 1873.

    Notes:

    Nixon 3
    moved from Bewcastle, Cumberland, England to Hall's Corners, NY near Geneva in 1816
    settled Westminster S1/2 L21 and 22 C1 in 1819
    (The Nixons, Summers and Routledges (of London Township) all came from Bewcastle; the Robsons of London Township came from Roxburghshire, not far from Bewcastle)

    no known 1812 War connection;
    ancestry military search 2013: Commissioned Sea Officers of the Royal Navy, 1660-1815: James Nixon L[?] 3 Jan. 1812
    UK Waterloo Medal Roll 1815: James Nixon, Corporal, Light Company Grenadier Guards, Wounded, Not Since Heard of
    James Nixon, Lieutenant and Captain, Light Company 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards
    James Nixon, Private, 2nd Battalion 35th Regiment of Foot
    War of 1812 Prisoner of War Records: James Nixon, 27 Regt. Inf. recruit
    War of 1812 Papers, 1789-1815: James Nixon, private in militia, captured at Detroit

    Middlesex Death Record: James Nixon, 85, Farmer, died 25 Dec. 1873; b. England; died old age and cold on the lungs; Physician: J.J. Lancaster; informant: John Nixon farmer of Westminster; Religion: Church of England

    [HCM, p. 945]: James Nixon was born in England, and was there married to Margaret Summers, and with her immigrated to America in 1816, locating in New York State, where he resided three years, and then came to Canada and settled on and cleared the farm now occupied by his son John, which consists of between 700 and 800 acres. He and wife became the parents of the following children: - John, Robert, George, William (deceased), James, Margaret, Mary and Elizabeth. At the time of their settlement Westminster Township was a wilderness, and he and wife were compelled to suffer many of the privations and hardships incident to pioneer life. He died December 25, 1873, at the age of eighty-five years, but his wife is still living at the advanced age of ninety-four years, and possesses her strength and mental faculties to a remarkable degree. Mr. Nixon was a member of the Church of England, and was an honorable and upright citizen.

    James married Margaret SUMMERS*. Margaret (daughter of Robert SUMMERS* and Margaret BELL*) was born in 1795 in Cumberland, England; died on 5 Feb 1890. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Margaret SUMMERS* was born in 1795 in Cumberland, England (daughter of Robert SUMMERS* and Margaret BELL*); died on 5 Feb 1890.

    Notes:

    Nixon 3

    Children:
    1. John NIXON* was born in Jun 1817 in Hall, Ontario, New York, USA; died on 13 Aug 1899.
    2. Margaret NIXON* was born in Jan 1818 in Hall, Ontario, New York, USA; died on 4 May 1911.
    3. Robert NIXON* was born on 12 Dec 1821; died on 26 Dec 1912.
    4. George NIXON* was born on 9 Apr 1824; died on 22 Nov 1906.
    5. William Bryant NIXON* was born in Aug 1826; died on 20 Feb 1882.
    6. 2. James NIXON*+ was born in 1828; died on 25 Jul 1907 in Westminster Tp, Ontario.
    7. Mary NIXON* was born in 1834; died on 21 Feb 1926.
    8. Elizabeth NIXON

  3. 6.  William WALKER was born in 1805 in Roxburghshire, Scotland; died in 1892.

    Notes:

    came to Canada 1842
    -settled L26 C2 but later moved to Pond Mills
    -very prominant in Westminster

    William married Elizabeth KERR. Elizabeth was born in 1805; died in 1845. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Elizabeth KERR was born in 1805; died in 1845.
    Children:
    1. Isabella WALKER* was born in Apr 1840; died on 14 Nov 1907.
    2. Elizabeth WALKER* was born on 26 Dec 1844; died on 29 Jan 1881.
    3. 3. Margaret Peggy WALKER* was born in Aug 1837; died on 15 Oct 1891.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John NIXON

    John married Elizabeth KENNEDY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth KENNEDY
    Children:
    1. 4. James NIXON* was born in 1788 in Cumberland, England; died on 25 Dec 1873.
    2. Robert NIXON* was born in 1787 in Bewcastle, Cumberland, England; died on 3 Apr 1867.
    3. William NIXON* was born in 1793 in Bewcastle, Cumberland, England; died on 29 Aug 1873.

  3. 10.  Robert SUMMERS* was born in 1758 in Cumberland, England; died on 21 Aug 1833.

    Notes:

    came to Canada in 1819
    bought L36 & L37 C1 in 1820
    [History of the County of Middlesex, Canada p.572] "Robert Summers came from Cumberland County, England, in 1819, bringing with him his family. It is stated that the family came the time that James Nixon's family came; but this is wrong, as the Nixons settled in New York in 1816, and came to Westminster in February, 1819
    [London Township Families Past & Present, p485] "Robert Summers (1756-1833) was a farmer and weaver in Bewcastle, Cumberland, England. His wife was Margaret Bell (1767-1858). They immigrated to Upper Canada in 1819 with their three sons and four daughters and settled in Middlesex County. They spent the first winter on Con. 2, then moved to Brick St., Westminster Twp. in 1820 where the parents lived out their lives. Some of their children married people from London Township. The children were Margaret (Mrs. James Nixon), Jane (Mrs. George Routledge), Mary (Mrs. Eli Trowbridge), John, Elizabeth (Mrs. George Robson), Robert Jr. (Isabella Robson), and Thomas.
    Summers 11

    [HCM, p. 1013]: Robert Summers was a farmer and weaver by trade, and when sixty-four or sixty-five years old came to Canada, in June, 1819, and nine weeks fromt the day he started landed in Quebec. He came soon after to Middlesex County, and the first winter lived on the 2nd Concession. Early in February, 1820, he bought a place on Brick street, in Westminster Township, and moved there on the 1st of May. Here he lived until his death in August, 1833, at the age of seventy-seven years. His wife died in 1858, at the age of ninety-one. their family consisted of three sons and four daughters, whose names are as follows: -- Margaret (the wife of James Nixon), Jane (wife of George Routledge, died in 1847), Mary (wife of Eli Trowbridge, who is also dead), John (died 11th of April, 1889), Elizabeth (wife of George Robson), Robert and Thomas. Four of the children are now living. Margaret, the eldest daughter, is ninety-four years of age; Mary is eighty-five; Robert is seventy-nine; and Thomas is 72.

    [HCM, p. 1029]: Robert Summers came with his family from Cumberland County, England, in 1819, and to his marriage were born six children -- Jane, Mary, Joh, Elizabeth, Robert and Thomas. Mr. Summers settled on Lot 36, 1st Concession, \nx li sx fhsds fhs dsm\inxsd oc hiz x\yz. s xisx in fhs ys\d 1833 at the age of 77. He was the owner of about 500 acres of land, and was a well-to-do farmer.

    Robert married Margaret BELL*. Margaret was born in 1772 in Cumberland, England; died on 17 Nov 1862. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Margaret BELL* was born in 1772 in Cumberland, England; died on 17 Nov 1862.

    Notes:

    Summers 10

    Children:
    1. 5. Margaret SUMMERS* was born in 1795 in Cumberland, England; died on 5 Feb 1890.
    2. Mary SUMMERS* was born in 1803; died on 17 Sep 1897.
    3. John SUMMERS* was born in 1806; died on 12 Apr 1889.
    4. Robert SUMMERS* was born on 14 Jul 1810 in Cumberland, England; died on 24 Mar 1897 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Elizabeth SUMMERS was born in 1808 in Cumberland, England; died in 1880.
    6. Thomas SUMMERS* was born in 1817 in Cumberland, England; died on 22 Oct 1889.
    7. Jane SUMMERS was born in 1795 in Cumberland, England; died in 1864 in London Tp,, Middlesex, Upper Canada.