Nicolls was a grandson of William Nicoll and, therefore, a nephew of his mother-in-law, Frances Nicoll Holland. In 1739, two years after the death of his first wife, Holland was married to Frances Nicoll (1704--1787), the daughter of William and Anna (n*e Van Rensselaer) Nicoll. Her father was Speaker of the New York Assembly from 1702 to 1718, her maternal grandfather was Col.
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