Abimael Youngs Nicoll (1766-1835) was a son of John and Hannah Youngs Nicoll of New York State. He graduated from Princeton and from the Medical College of the University of New York. He entered the U.S. Army in 1791 as Lieutenant of Artillery; he was promoted to Captain of 1st Artillerists and Engineers in November, 1794, to Major in December, 1804, to Adjutant and Inspector of the Army in April 1807, and to Inspector General with the rank of Colonel in March, 1813. He resigned from the Army in June, 1814. In October, 1792, Nicoll married Caroline Agnes Ledbetter in Greensborough, Georgia.
From the description of Abimael Youngs Nicoll orderly books and letter books, 1792-1812. (Georgia Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 123765411
