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Captain Phillip Nelson 1634–1691 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jan 1634

Birth Location: Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 19 Aug 1691

Death Location: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, British America

Father: Thomas Nelson

Mother: Dorothy (p9GGM)

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lowell, Sarah Jewett

Children(s): Sarah Nelson

The story of Captain Phillip Nelson began in 1634 in Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Captain Phillip Nelson married Elizabeth Lowell, Sarah Jewett, and had children including Sarah Nelson. Captain Phillip Nelson passed away in 1691 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, British America.

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Biography

  • The story of Captain Phillip Nelson began in 1634 in Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
  • Captain Phillip Nelson married Elizabeth Lowell, Sarah Jewett, and had children including Sarah Nelson.
  • Captain Phillip Nelson passed away in 1691 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, British America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Nelson
1601–1648
Birth Location: Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
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Dorothy (p9GGM)
1608–1637
Birth Location: Pannal, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Lowell
1646–1731
Birth Location: Newburyport/ Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
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Sarah Jewett
1636–1664
Birth Location: Bradford, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Sarah Nelson
1673–1772
Birth Location: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Captain Nelson's Ancestors

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Captain Nelson
1634–1691
Birth Place: Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Parents
Thomas Nelson
1601–1648
Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Dorothy ((Descendant of King Philip III) Stapleton (Stappleton) (Plantagenet)) (p9GGM)
1608–1637
Pannal, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (15 Nelson) #2096A
1581–1614
Thoresby, Lincolnshire, England
Mary (Elinor Levitt) #2097A
1581–1639
Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
DOROTHY (Hill (of) Pannal)
1587–1639
Tatefield, Pannal, Harrogate, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Nelson's Descendants

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Captain (Phillip) Nelson (22 Jan 1634–19 Aug 1691) m. Elizabeth Lowell (16 Feb 1646–14 Dec 1731) m. Sarah Jewett (3 January 1636–17 February 1664)
  1. 1. Sarah Nelson 1673–1772 m. Robert Wadleigh 1659–1734
    1. 1. Robert (Amos) Wadley 1698–1733 m. Deborah (*) Smith 1700–1780 m. Deborah Smith 1700–1780
      1. 1. Deborah Wadleigh 1723–1796 m. Samuel Goodhue 1719–1808
        1. 1. Anna Goodhue 1759–1863 m. Mark (Alonso) Jenkins 1765–1861 m. Mark Jenkins 1756–1803
      2. 2. Deborah Wadleigh 1723–1796

Captain Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1634
22 Jan 1634
Birth of Captain Phillip Nelson in Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
1691
19 Aug 1691
Age 57
Death of Captain Phillip Nelson in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, British America
Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, British America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1634
    Event Place: Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1691
    Event Place: Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, British America
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