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We could find no personal information about Mary Nixon. Our research did find a common thread of the typical woman's life in Pennsylvania at the time Mary was alive.
"For many women, being single was not an option they were willing to take since the life of a single woman did not necessarily provide stability even if it gave them freedom that they would not experience in their married lives. While it was ideal for a woman to get married marriage rates varied depending on race, ethnicity and especially social class. Among the elite, there was a higher percentage of women that did not marry or married later than their poorer female counterparts. Once a woman did decide to wed, unlike single women who had property rights that were protected, married women lost their independent control of their property to their husbands. On the one hand while a married woman lost many of her rights she hoped in return she would gain stability. Under Pennsylvania law, a husband would be required to support their wives as long as they were married in order for these women to not become a financial burden to their friends and families, themselves and society." (Pennsylvania, Women,
Women in Early America and Pennsylvania by apayne@rollins.edu)
"On the surface, the revolution did little for ordinary people because it had never initially promised to: it had been sparked by opposition to unfair taxation, standing armies and oppressive government – not the mistreatment or the rights of the poor, women, slaves or ‘Indians’. If there were social changes then they were subtle, complex and incidental, rather than being an explicit aim of the revolution." (
Post-Revolution Social Changes, Alpha History 2018)
Family Group
Mary Davis Nixon
Birth: 29 Sep 1770 in British Colony of Massachusetts
Death: 7 Oct 1848 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial: 15 Oct 1848 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
WikiNo:
Nixon-3656
Married: 10 Jan 1793 in Pennsylvania County, Pennsylvania, USA
to
Francis West
Birth: 14 Sep 1761 in Philadelphia, British Colony of Pennsylvania
Death: 29 Jun 1843 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial: 03 Jul 1843 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
WikiNo:
West-15257
Children:
Elizabeth Ann West (Alexander Hemsley)
Born: 28 Sep 1795 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: on 08 Jun 1887 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
WikiNo:
West-15356
William Henry West (Anne C Wharton)
Born: 16 Mar 1797 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 05 Jun 1853 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
WikiNo:
West-15357
John Wharton West (Mary Catherine Edloe Holt)
Born: 27 Oct 1798 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 24 Nov 1852 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
WikiNo:
West-15250
Anna Maria West
Born: 12 Jul 1800 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 28 Feb 1873 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
WikiNo:
West-15361
James West (Ann Bell Welsh)
Born: 16 May 1802 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 03 Nov 1883 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
WikiNo:
West-15358
Helen Catherine West (Richard Mather Champlin)
Born: 25 Mar 1804 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 08 Apr 1889 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
WikiNo:
West-15362
Francis West (Maria Emily Reed)
Born: 05 Mar 1810 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 24 Sep 1868 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
WikiNo:
West-15359
Caroline West
Born: 05 Jan 1812 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 02 Feb 1890 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
WikiNo:
West-15360