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Alexander Samuel Nelson 1717 – 1765 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1717

Birth Location: Orange, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: Apr 1765

Death Location: Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Nelson

Mother: Lady Giles

Spouse(s): Margaret Shepard

Children(s): David Nelson

In 1717, Alexander Samuel Nelson entered the world in Orange, North Carolina, United States, born to John Henry Nelson and Lady Sarah Ann Giles. Alexander Samuel Nelson married Margaret Donnell Shepard, and had children including David Nelson. Alexander Samuel Nelson passed away in 1765 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1717, Alexander Samuel Nelson entered the world in Orange, North Carolina, United States, born to John Henry Nelson and Lady Sarah Ann Giles.
  • Alexander Samuel Nelson married Margaret Donnell Shepard, and had children including David Nelson.
  • Alexander Samuel Nelson passed away in 1765 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Nelson
Birth Location: –
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Lady Giles
1692 – 1755
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Shepard
1717 – 1765
Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

David Nelson
1737 – 1825
Birth Location: Orange Co North Carolina U S A
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Alexander Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Nelson
1717 – 1765
Birth Place: Orange, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John Henry Nelson
Lady (Sarah Ann) Giles
1692 – 1755
Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Sir (William Gyles) II
1670 – 1710
Lancashire, England
Lady (Anne) West
1666 – 1702
England
Great-Grandparents
William Gyles
1643 – 1700
Dorcas Phoebus
1640 – 1723
William West
Ann Gardner
1645 – 1728
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Phoebus
1626 – 1699
Anne Streete
1627 – 1702
Thomas Gardner
1625 –
Anne Armstead
1628 – 1679

Alexander Nelson's Descendants

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Alexander (Samuel) Nelson (1717 – Apr 1765) m. Margaret (Donnell) Shepard (1717 – May 1765)
  1. 1. David Nelson (1737 – Nov 1825) m. Isabel Craig (1737 – 1821)
    1. 1. Samuel Nelson m. Kitturah\Catherine Tate (January 1768 – 6 March 1852)
      1. 1. Isabella Nelson (1780 – 21 Apr 1828) m. John (Pinkney) Crump (Abt. 1785 – 21 Dec 1829)
        1. 1. Eruby Crump (10 Mar 1808 – 02 Nov 1878) m. Glover Hall (11 Feb 1801 – 19 Oct 1831) m. Beverly Bloxton (1805 – 20 Aug 1844) m. Beverly Bloxton (1805 – 20 Aug 1844) m. Glover Hall (11 Feb 1801 – 19 Oct 1831)

Alexander Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1717
1717
Birth of Alexander Samuel Nelson in Orange, North Carolina, United States
Orange, North Carolina, United States
1765
Apr 1765
Age 48
Death of Alexander Samuel Nelson in Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1717
    Event Place: Orange, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1765
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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