Family:Nicholas Syme and Elizabeth Johnson (1)

Parents: John Syme and Mildred Meriwether Nicholas Meriwether Syme b. Abt 1759 Hanover, Virginia, United States d. 30 Apr 1808 Hanover, Virginia, United States	Parents: Richard Johnson and Dorothea Unknown Elizabeth Johnson b. Bef 1763 Virginia, United States d. Bef 1803 Virginia, United States

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Facts and Events

Marriage^? Bef 1780 Virginia, United States

Children

		Birth	Death
1.	John M Syme	1780 Hanover, Virginia, United States	28 Jul 1836 Richmond City, Virginia, United States
2.	Nicholas Syme	Abt 1782 Hanover, Virginia, United States
3.	Elisa Syme	Abt 1784 Hanover, Virginia, United States
4.	Clarissa Syme	Abt 1786 Hanover, Virginia, United States

References

Deposition of John B. Johnson, 30 Nov 1803.

... Elizabeth another of his [Richard Johnson's] daughters intermarried with Nicholas Syme and is now deceased leaving the sd Nicholas and four children by him, to wit John M., Nicholas, Elisa, and Clarissa.
Children of Richard Johnson-iii, 1715-1771, and his wife, Dorthea.
1. Jane Johnson ... married Dr. William Marshall first, and then Nicholas Syme.

Her children were John M. Syme, Nicholas Syme, Elisa Syme, and Clarissa Syme.
[Virginia Migrations, Deposition of Chapman Johnson, pg. 4.] ...

9. Elizabeth Johnson-iiii married Nicholas Syme. [Ibid., pg. 6.]
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Chapman is mistaken in his entry for Jane Johnson. It was not Jane who married Nicholas Syme, but rather her sister Elizabeth, as proven by the 1803 deposition of their brother Capt. John Boswell Johnson.