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Col. William Nelson 1746–1807 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 June 1746

Birth Location: Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 25 November 1807

Death Location: Hanover, Virginia, USA

Father: Lucy Nelson

Mother: Sec. letter)

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Col. William Nelson began in 1746 in Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA. Col. William Nelson passed away in 1807 in Hanover, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Col. William Nelson began in 1746 in Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA.
  • Col. William Nelson passed away in 1807 in Hanover, Virginia, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Col. Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Col. Nelson
1746–1807
Birth Place: Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA
Parents
Lucy Burwell Armistead Nelson
1725–1772
Middlesex County, Virginia, USA
Sec. (Thomas Nelson (A. Lincoln) letter)
1716–1782
Yorktown, York County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Col (Henry Robinson) Armistead
1673–1740
Hesse, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Martha (Burwell Harrison Martin) Armistead
1685–1710
Fairfield, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Thomas (Scotch Tom) Nelson
1677–1745
Penrith, Cumberland, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Reade
1677–1719
York County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Judith ROBINSON
1645–1693
Hugh Nelson
1658–1708
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Parliament)
1615–1688
Elizabeth Potter
1619–1688
Lady Ramney\Rumney-Nelson\Nealson
1620–1670
Lady Ramney\Rumney-Nelson\Nealson
1620–1670

Col. Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1746
17 June 1746
Birth of Col. William Nelson in Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA
Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA
1807
25 November 1807
Age 61
Death of Col. William Nelson in Hanover, Virginia, USA
Hanover, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 June 1746
    Event Place: Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 November 1807
    Event Place: Hanover, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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