SYME, Col. Nicholas Sr.

1759 - 1812  (53 years)   Has more than 100 ancestors and 63 descendants in this family tree.

SYME, Col. John Jr.

1729 - 1805  (75 years)

Birth	Dec 1729	Studley Plantation - Syme Family Home, Studley, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
	Address: "Studley" Plantation, Syme Family Home Studley, Virginia USA
Died	25 Nov 1805	Rocky Mills - Syme Family Home, Rockville, Hanover, Virginia, USA
	Address: "Rocky Mills", Syme Family Home Original on Route 673 Rockville, Virginia USA
Buried	1805	Rocky Mills Cemetery, Rockville, Hanover, Virginia, USA
	Address: Rocky Mills Cemetery VA Route 673 Rockville, Virginia USA
Father	SYME, Capt. John Sr.,   b. Abt 1690, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
Mother	WINSTON, Sarah,   b. Abt 1710, New Kent County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Family 1	MERIWETHER, Mildred,   b. 19 May 1739, Colony of Virginia, UK
Married	1753	Colony of Virginia, UK
Children	+ 1. SYME, Mildred,   b. 1754, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK + 2. SYME, Capt. John III,   b. 1755, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK + 3. SYME, Col. Nicholas Sr.,   b. 1759, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK + 4. SYME, Sarah,   b. 5 Nov 1760, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Family 2	HOOPS, Sarah
Married	17 Mar 1768
Children	+ 1. SYME, Elizabeth Hoops,   b. Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK + 2. SYME, Jane Isabella,   b. Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK   3. SYME, Martha Hoops,   b. Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK + 4. SYME, Anna Maria,   b. 1777, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK

MERIWETHER, Mildred

1739 - 1764  (22 years)

Birth	19 May 1739	Colony of Virginia, UK
Died	Between Nov 1761 and 1764	Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Buried	Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Father	MERIWETHER, Nicholas "The Younger",   b. Abt 1714, Colony of Virginia, England
Mother	THORNTON, Mildred,   b. 21 Mar 1720/21, Snow Creek - Thornton Family Home, Essex County, Colony of Virginia, UK
Family	SYME, Col. John Jr.,   b. Dec 1729, Studley Plantation - Syme Family Home, Studley, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Married	1753	Colony of Virginia, UK
Children	+ 1. SYME, Mildred,   b. 1754, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK + 2. SYME, Capt. John III,   b. 1755, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK + 3. SYME, Col. Nicholas Sr.,   b. 1759, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK + 4. SYME, Sarah,   b. 5 Nov 1760, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK

JOHNSON, Elizabeth

1760 - Bef 1804  (43 years)

Birth	1760
Died	Bef 1804
Father	JOHNSON, Col. Richard,   b. 7 Jul 1715
Mother	—?—, Dorothea
Family	SYME, Col. Nicholas Sr.,   b. 1759, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Children	1. SYME, Nicholas Jr. + 2. SYME, Eliza   3. SYME, Clarissa + 4. SYME, John Meriwether,   b. Between Aug and Dec 1779

SYME, Nicholas Jr.

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	SYME, Col. Nicholas Sr.,   b. 1759, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Mother	JOHNSON, Elizabeth,   b. 1760

SYME, Eliza

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	SYME, Col. Nicholas Sr.,   b. 1759, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Mother	JOHNSON, Elizabeth,   b. 1760
Family	BOHANNAN, John,   b. Apr 1820

SYME, Clarissa

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	SYME, Col. Nicholas Sr.,   b. 1759, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Mother	JOHNSON, Elizabeth,   b. 1760

SYME, John Meriwether

1779 - 1836

Birth	Between Aug and Dec 1779
Died	28 Jul 1836
Father	SYME, Col. Nicholas Sr.,   b. 1759, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Mother	JOHNSON, Elizabeth,   b. 1760
Family	DIGGS, Frances Cole
Children	+ 1. SYME, Frances F.   2. SYME, Edward + 3. SYME, Martha Isabella,   b. Newcastle, Hanover, Virginia, USA   4. SYME, Mary Elizabeth,   b. Between Apr and Dec 1817

JOHNSON, Jane

- Bef 1839

Died	Bef 1839
Father	JOHNSON, Col. William
Family	SYME, Col. Nicholas Sr.,   b. 1759, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Children	+ 1. SYME, Dr. William Henry Sr.,   b. 5 Sep 1808, Hanover County, Virginia, USA + 2. SYME, Jane Grey,   b. 1810

SYME, Dr. William Henry Sr.

1808 - 1875  (66 years)

Birth	5 Sep 1808	Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Died	15 Jan 1875	Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA
Father	SYME, Col. Nicholas Sr.,   b. 1759, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Mother	JOHNSON, Jane
Family	MAYS, Anna
Married	4 Oct 1832
Children	1. SYME, Jane Rebecca,   b. Abt 1834 + 2. SYME, Richard Johnson,   b. 1835, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA   3. SYME, William,   b. 1837, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA + 4. SYME, Col. Samuel Augustus Maverick,   b. 8 Apr 1838, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA   5. SYME, William Henry Jr.,   b. 1840 + 6. SYME, Chapman Johnson,   b. 3 Sep 1842, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA + 7. SYME, James Nesmith,   b. 1843, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA + 8. SYME, Susan M.,   b. 1848   9. SYME, John S.,   b. 1849, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA   10. SYME, Alexander Kossuth,   b. 1852 + 11. SYME, Thomas Creigh,   b. 1854, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA

SYME, Jane Grey

1810 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	1810
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	SYME, Col. Nicholas Sr.,   b. 1759, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK
Mother	JOHNSON, Jane
Family	NESMITH, James Hall,   b. 1798, Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, USA
Children	1. NESMITH, William Henry,   b. 1834

• Name	SYME, Nicholas  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Prefix	Col.
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	1759	Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK   [2, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1797	Newcastle, Hanover, Virginia, USA   [4]
  Death	1812  [2]
  Age	53 years
  Person ID	I220	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	SYME, Col. John Jr.,   b. Dec 1729, Studley Plantation - Syme Family Home, Studley, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK d. 25 Nov 1805, Rocky Mills - Syme Family Home, Rockville, Hanover, Virginia, USA (Age 75 years)
  Mother	MERIWETHER, Mildred,   b. 19 May 1739, Colony of Virginia, UK d. Between Nov 1761 and 1764, Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK (Age 22 years)
  Family ID	F88	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	JOHNSON, Elizabeth,   b. 1760   d. Bef 1804 (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1, 2, 6]
  Children	1. SYME, Nicholas Jr.   d. Yes, date unknown >   2. SYME, Eliza   d. Yes, date unknown     3. SYME, Clarissa   d. Yes, date unknown +   4. SYME, John Meriwether,   b. Between Aug and Dec 1779   d. 28 Jul 1836
  Family ID	F115	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2016

  
  

  Family 2	JOHNSON, Jane   d. Bef 1839
  Marriage	Y  [1, 2, 3, 7]
  	Jane JOHNSON was a cousin of Nicholas SYME's first wife, Elizabeth JOHNSON. [2]
  Children	+   1. SYME, Dr. William Henry Sr.,   b. 5 Sep 1808, Hanover County, Virginia, USA d. 15 Jan 1875, Lewisburg, Greenbrier, West Virginia, USA (Age 66 years) +   2. SYME, Jane Grey,   b. 1810   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1759 - Newcastle, Hanover, Colony of Virginia, UK Residence - 1797 - Newcastle, Hanover, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Signature - Nicholas Syme

  
  

• Sources

  [S944] Cochran, Dr. William, Artifact - Cochran Family History - William Cochran (1779-1853), 10 Dec 2010. [S159] Miriam Margaret (Cochrane) Hunter, Book - Four John Symes of VA, (Coshocton, OH: School Annual Publishing Co., 1986.), 19 Dec 2010, p. 58. [S1461] J. R. Cole, Book - History of Greenbrier County (WV), (N.p.: n.p., 1917.), 31 Aug 2021, p 166-171. History Greenbrier County, WV - Conrad Syme [S1600] Hanover Co. (VA) Historical Society, editor, Book - Hanover Co. (VA) Historical Society Bulletins - Vol. I, (PO Box 91, Hanover, Virginia 23069: n.p., n.d.), 3 Sep 2025, p 160-162. (No. 8, May 1973) HCHS Bulletins Vol I, p 160-162 [S609] V. Cabell Flanagan, Book - John Syme's Rocky Mills Mansion, (Brookneal, Virginia: The Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation, 2004.), 13 May 2021. John Syme II did not move his family from Newcastle to Rocky Mills until 1782. [S514] Eugenia G. and Preston G. Glazebrook, Book - Virginia Migrations Hanover Co., Vol. I, (1943; reprint, Baltimore, MD: Genealogy Publishing Company, 2000.), 12 Apr 2015, Backhouse's Administrators v Johnson: p 5-6. [S1600] Hanover Co. (VA) Historical Society, editor, Book - Hanover Co. (VA) Historical Society Bulletins - Vol. I, (PO Box 91, Hanover, Virginia 23069: n.p., n.d.), 3 Sep 2025, p 155. (No. 8, May 1973) HCHS Bulletins, Vol I, p 155