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Dorcas Anne Nelson 1741–1834 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1741

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 14 Jun 1834

Death Location: Clarendon County, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA

Father: Capt. Nelson

Mother: Ester Brunson

Spouse(s): Col Jr

Children(s): Mary Richardson

The story of Dorcas Anne Nelson began in 1741 in South Carolina. Dorcas Anne Nelson married Col Richard Charles Richardson Jr, and had children including Mary Ann Richardson. Dorcas Anne Nelson passed away in 1834 in Clarendon County, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorcas Anne Nelson began in 1741 in South Carolina.
  • Dorcas Anne Nelson married Col Richard Charles Richardson Jr, and had children including Mary Ann Richardson.
  • Dorcas Anne Nelson passed away in 1834 in Clarendon County, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt. Nelson
1718–1755
Birth Location: Pr. Frederick Parish, Craven, South Carolina
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Ester Brunson
1709–1758
Birth Location: Dorchester, South Carolina
EB

Spouses(s)

Col Jr
1741–1817
Birth Location: Prince Frederick, Parish, South Carolina, USA
CJ

Children(s)

Mary Richardson
1763–1803
Birth Location: Sumpter, South Carolina
MR

Dorcas Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Dorcas Nelson
1741–1834
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
Capt. JOHN 'Jared' (Brunson) Nelson
1718–1755
Pr. Frederick Parish, Craven, South Carolina
Ester ('DORCAS' (Nelson)) Brunson
1709–1758
Dorchester, South Carolina
Grandparents
Mathew (Peter Melette Neilson Nelson) Ire-SC
1686–1744
Donegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Jane Matthew
1688–1742
Ireland, Ireland
ISAAC ((Dibble, Olyds) Brownson - Brunson I) surveyor
1672–1739
Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut (1672-1732)
MARGARET ((Brunson)) OLDYS
1672–1761
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
Mathew Neilson
1648–1708
Marion Cowan
1661–1707
Hannah Scott
1645–1711
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Neilson
1590–
Janet Buist
1603–
Hannah Bird
1623–1679

Dorcas Nelson's Descendants

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Dorcas (Anne) Nelson (1741–14 Jun 1834) m. Col (Richard Charles Richardson) Jr (4 Mar 1741–24 Mar 1817)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Richardson 1763–1803 m. William Billups 1763–1817
    1. 1. Col (Richard Richardson) Billups 1788–1852 m. Eliza (Elizabeth Evalina) Humphrey 1801–1852
      1. 1. Robert (Lucius) Billups 1840–1881
        1. 1. Kate Billups 1865–1923 m. Edward Boatwright 1864–1940

Dorcas Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1741
1741
Birth of Dorcas Anne Nelson in South Carolina
South Carolina
1834
14 Jun 1834
Age 93
Death of Dorcas Anne Nelson in Clarendon County, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
Clarendon County, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1741
    Event Place: South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1834
    Event Place: Clarendon County, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
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