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Nicholas Zeigler
Nicholas Zeigler was born in 1778 in SC and died 11 Feb 1841
in Autauga Co, AL. His parents were probably John Jacob Zeigler and
Catherine Wannamaker. Nicholas' first wife is unknown. She probably
lived and died in South Carolina. They had four known children.
Their eldest was Catherine Zeigler born 10 May 1797 in SC and
died 3 June 1834 in Crawford Co, GA. She married William Dent of
Sumter, SC, and they had 4 known children.
Nicholas' next child was William Zeigler born 15 Nov 1799 in
Orangeburgh District, SC and died 11 June in 1855 in Crawford Co,
GA. He owned three plantations and was buried in an elaborate
gravesite at Rosehill Cemetery in Macon, Bibb Co, GA. There is
also a monument there to his sister Catherine Zeigler Dent. There
is no record of a marriage for William but in his will of 1855 he
named 3 children by his slave Mary leaving them $100,000 as well as
about $80,000 to each of his 3 siblings or their heirs. He
conveniently named all his siblings and half-siblings in his
extensive will.
Nicholas' son Henry was born in SC about 1802. He and his wife Nancy
are listed in the 1850 and 1860 censuses of Wetumpka, Autauga Co.
Lewis was the youngest child of Nicholas' first marriage and
was born about 1803 in SC. He and his wife Sarah and their children
lived in Wetumpka, and by 1856 they migrated to Jackson Parish, LA.
Nicholas Zeigler's second wife was Mildred known as Milley who
was born about 1805 in SC. They had 4 known children.
Their first child was Louisa W born in SC. She married
William T Hall. Her tombstone in the Hall Cemetery in Autauga Co
reads that she was born 20 Oct 1820 and died 18 Jul 1862.
Edward Jefferson Zeigler was born about 1822 in SC. He
married Caroline C Booth 4 Dec 1844 in Autauga Co, AL.
Daughter Caroline Zeigler was born about 1829 in AL and
married Thomas H Hall 28 Jul 1842 in Autauga Co, AL.
Son David George Washington Zeigler was born about 1838 in AL
and died in 1861. He married Martha Davis 21 Mar 1857 in Autauga Co, AL.
On 4 February 1820 in Richland District, SC, Nicholas recorded
five Deeds of Gift to his five oldest children. He gave 2 slaves
to daughter Catherine Dent plus 1 slave to his granddaughter Polly
C Dent. He gave 6 slaves to Lewis, 10 to Louisa, 6 to Henry, and
2 to William. All the slaves except those given to Catherine and
her daughter Polly were to be held by Nicholas until his children
attained the age of 21.
Nicholas Zeigler served on the first jury ever summoned in
Autauga Co on 12 April 1820. It is possible that his his wife
Milley, his children Lewis, Henry, Louisa, and Edward arrived in
Autauga Co a bit later. Between 1827 and 1831, Nicholas purchased
400.15 acres of land in Autauga Co, AL from the US government in
land patents.
In his will of 1840, Nicholas left his estate to his youngest
3 children and wife Milley. They shared about 800 acres; 44
slaves; furniture, including a piano forte, books, and maps;
plantation equipment; livestock; food and crops. He noted that
his five older children had already received their share of his
estate earlier.
Nicholas' widow Milley married Henry P David about 1842 in AL.