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An entry from Francis Nicholson appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 27 October 2005.

The College of William and Mary was chartered in 1693. Nicholson did not move the capital of Virginia to Middle Plantation until 1705. Clearly he did not help found the College after the move, which is how the article currently reads. Could somebody with a little more knowledge on this subject please clarify? Also, was Nicholson ever married, and did he have any children? Gnosticdogma 01:51, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

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He was a bachelor...It would seem that he could not have had a connection with the college but I couldn't confirm. Stormbay 01:28, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

"On July 25, 1690, Lieutenant Governor Francis Nicholson authorized several gentlemen to take subscriptions in Virginia for the proposed college" [1]. Apparently, he was involved to some extent prior to the move of the capital. --Gnosticdogma 18:00, 20 July 2006 (UTC)