|
...Distinguished Members of the Nesbitt/Nisbet Clan Murdoch Nisbet of Hardhill, born 1500, had to leave Scotland because of Religious persecution. who translated
the New Testament, and the original text was found and purchased in 1889-90 by "Text Society of Edinburgh." Experts
consider it very valuable as it maybe the purest form of Gaelic found to date.
Captain John Nesbit, born 1627, "Hero of Drumclog", After the battle of Bothwell
Brig, he was denounced as a rebel and a price put on his head. He fled to the hills. His goods and gear was taken by the King
and his wife and daughter were killed. Hearing the news, Capt John returned to avenge their death, but was captured and hanged
in Glasgow in December of 1685. Alexander Nisbet
(1657-1725), heraldic writer, studied
at Edinburgh University in 1675, and then became a private student of heraldry, making a living as a writer in Edinburgh.
Rev. Dr. Charles Nesbit studied theology
at Divinity Hall; then left his charge at Montrose to become the first president of Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA in 1783,
and he did the noble honor of officiating the marriage of the Rev. Jonathan Witherspoon, signer of the Declaration of Independance.
He died January 18, 1804. ...Contemporary Members of the Nesbitt/Nisbet Clan The current Chief, Mark Nesbitt of that Ilk succeeded
his father in 2000 as 29th in succession to Aldan. He
is a direct descendant, representing over 900 years of family lineage, and he is married with two children, lives in London, and takes an active role in clan affairs. In 1981, the Nesbitt/Nisbet Society of North America was founded by Professor John and Dolores Nesbitt of Iowa City,
Iowa. John and Dolores Nesbitt
were married in 1961. They have two adult children, John and Victoria. John earned a master’s degree in 1961 and obtained
his Ph.D. in education in 1968. In 1972, the family settled in Iowa
City where John took a teaching position at the
University
of Iowa.
John retired from the University of Iowa in 1991 at the age of fifty-eight.
Tom Nesbitt, founder of the DNA project, is doing
much to clarify relationships between different Nesbitt/Nisbet families in North America and the British Isles. See the DNA
page for more information. The years you spent on this project has and will help families understand their heritage better.
Applause, Applause for your time and efforts moving us into the 21st century.
Hal Nesbitt, our Western Representative, has designed a beautifully informative
Nesbitt/Nisbet DNA Family Tree of North America.This chart of Family Trees and DNA evidence is the most up-to-date
record of the North American Nesbitts/Nisbet's. The chart is suitable for framing and can be purchased directly from Hal.
Thank you for your endless hours of devotion to our Society.
|
Famous Nesbitt/Nisbets Mary Nisbet, Countess of
Elgin, born April 18,1778, Dirleton - died July 9, 1855 was the first wife of British diplomat Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin during his term as Ambassador
Extraodinare to the Ottoman Empire and one of the most influential and wealthiest heiresses of the late 18th and early 19th
century. Mary Nisbet is one of the central characters in Karen Essex's novel, Stealing Athena (2008). Evelyn Nesbit (December 25, 1884 – January 17,
1967) was the artists' model and chorus girl who was at the heart of what at the time was known as the Crime of the
Century. Her abusive husband, Pittsburgh millionaire HarryThaw, murdered 52-year old architect and socialite Stanford White who had taken advantage of a sixteen-year old Evelyn and subsequently become her lover a couple of years before Thaw and she married. The book Ragtime and
the musical of the same name revolve around this “Crime of the Century.”  Edith Nesbit
(married name Edith Bland; 15 August 1858 – 4 May 1924) was an English author and poet whose children's works were published
under the name of E. Nesbit. She wrote or collaborated on over 60 books of fiction for children, several of which have been
adapted for film and television. The Railway Children is a children's book by Edith Nesbit, originally published
in 1906. It has been adapted for the screen several times, of which the 1970 film version is the best known. |
