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Francis NELSON 1767–1833 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 June 1767

Birth Location: Yorktown, York Co., Virginia Colony

Death Date: 1833

Death Location: Hanover Co., VA, USA

Father: Thomas Virginia)

Mother: Lucy GRYMES

Spouse(s): Lucy PAGE

Children(s):

Francis NELSON was born in 1767 in Yorktown, York Co., Virginia Colony, the child of Thomas The Signer Nelson Governor Of Virginia And Lucy Grymes. Francis NELSON married Lucy Page, and had children including Judith Nelson, Philip Nelson. Francis NELSON passed away in 1833 in Hanover Co., VA, USA.

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Biography

  • Francis NELSON was born in 1767 in Yorktown, York Co., Virginia Colony, the child of Thomas The Signer Nelson Governor Of Virginia And Lucy Grymes.
  • Francis NELSON married Lucy Page, and had children including Judith Nelson, Philip Nelson.
  • Francis NELSON passed away in 1833 in Hanover Co., VA, USA.

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Francis NELSON's Ancestors

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Francis NELSON
1767–1833
Birth Place: Yorktown, York Co., Virginia Colony
Parents
Thomas "The Signer" NELSON (Governor of Virginia)
1738–1789
Yorktown, York Co., Virginia Colony
Lucy GRYMES
1742–1822
Grandparents
William (NELSON (Governor of) Virginia)
1711–1772
Yorktown, York Co., Virginia Colony
Elizabeth ("Betty") BURWELL
1718–1798
Lancaster, Virginia Colony
Philip GRYMES
1720–1768
Mary RANDOLPH
1729–1768
Virginia Colony
Great-Grandparents
Thomas NELSON
1677–1745
Margaret READE
1654–
Nathaniel Hon.
1680–1721
Elizabeth CARTER
1692–1734
John (Col.)
1691–1748
Lucy LUDWELL
1698–1748
John Sir
1693–1737
Susanna BEVERLY
1693–1754
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert II
–1712
Mary LILLY
–1722
Lewis (Hon.)
1652–1710
Abigail SMITH
1657–1692
Robert Virginia)
1663–1732
Judith ARMISTEAD
1665–1699
John (Col.)
1660–1709
Alice TOWNELEY
1675–1710
Philip (Hon.)
1671–1726
Hannah HARRISON
1678–1731
William I
1650–1711
Mary ISHAM
1659–1735
Peter Virginia)
1663–1728
Elizabeth PEYTON
1668–1723

Francis NELSON's Timeline

2 Records

1767
25 June 1767
Birth of Francis NELSON in Yorktown, York Co., Virginia Colony
Yorktown, York Co., Virginia Colony
1833
1833
Age 66
Death of Francis NELSON in Hanover Co., VA, USA
Hanover Co., VA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 June 1767
    Event Place: Yorktown, York Co., Virginia Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1833
    Event Place: Hanover Co., VA, USA

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