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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

It was in 1717 that Alexander Samuel Nelson was born in Orange, North Carolina, United States, a child of John Henry Nelson and Lady Sarah Ann Giles. Alexander Samuel Nelson went on to marry Margaret Donnell Shepard and had children such as David Nelson. Alexander Samuel Nelson was deceased by 1765 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States.

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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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Sources

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

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