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John Nelson 1670 – 1760 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 JUL 1670

Birth Location: Norfolk, England

Death Date: ABT 1760

Death Location: Carteret, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Nelson

Mother: Jane Harker

Spouse(s): Ann Bell

Children(s): John Nelson

John Nelson was born in 1670 in Norfolk, England, the child of John Nelson and Jane Lee Harker. John Nelson married Ann Elizabeth Bell, and had children including John Nelson. John Nelson passed away in 1760 in Carteret, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • John Nelson was born in 1670 in Norfolk, England, the child of John Nelson and Jane Lee Harker.
  • John Nelson married Ann Elizabeth Bell, and had children including John Nelson.
  • John Nelson passed away in 1760 in Carteret, North Carolina, United States.

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John Nelson's Ancestors

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John Nelson
1670 – 1760
Birth Place: Norfolk, England
Parents
John Nelson
1640 – 1715
England, United Kingdom
Jane (Lee) Harker
1637 – 1707
Maryland, United States
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Nelson's Descendants

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John Nelson (2 JUL 1670 – ABT 1760) m. Ann (Elizabeth) Bell (1680 – 1746)
  1. 1. John Nelson (SEP 1701 – 1755) m. Elizabeth (Jean) Delamar (1705 – 1755)
    1. 1. Sarah Nelson (ABT 1718 – 1828) m. Joseph Plumstead (1720 – 1753)
      1. 1. Dorothy Plumstead (1739 – ) m. Charles Wheeler (1735 – )
      2. 2. Joseph Plumsted (1742 – )
      3. 3. Margaret Plumsted (ABT 1745 – ) m. Richard Woolsey (1750 – 20 OCT 1832) m. Abraham Wheeler (1742 – ) m. Richard Woolsey (1725 – 1811)
        1. 1. Josiah Woolsey (1766 – 2 JUN 1861)
        2. 2. Wesley Woolsey (1768 – 1782)
        3. 3. Nathaniel Woolsey (1769 – BEF 1850) m. Rebecca Rice (1787 – ) m. Susannah (1786 – 1850) m. Rebecca Glenn (<1786> – )
        4. 4. Joseph Woolsey (1771 – 1839) m. Abigail Schaffer (13 SEP 1786 – 3 SEP 1848)
        5. 5. Thomas Woolsey (ABT 1771 – 1819) m. Margery Burns (ABT 1778 – ) m. Sally Barnes (ABT 1777 – )
        6. 6. Sarah Woolsey (1777 – ABT 1840) m. John Grassham (1780 – ) m. Ebenezer Vaughan
        7. 7. Ruth Woolsey (22 DEC 1777 – 28 JUN 1820) m. Valentine Lewis (ABT 1772 – 20 MAY 1832)
        8. 8. Richard Woolsey (22 OCT 1779 – 30 JUL 1832) m. Polly Loveall (ABT 1782 – 29 OCT 1857)
        9. 9. Jacob (C) Woolsey (22 AUG 1781 – AFT 1850) m. Elizabeth Weger (1783 – 1831) m. Eliza Trick (20 MAR 1812 – 12 AUG 1878) m. Catherine (1787 – From 1860 to 1870)
        10. 10. Eli Woolsey (1792 – )
        11. 11. George (Washington) Woolsey (1795 – 10 JUL 1830) m. Jane Haley (1792 – 1865) m. Elizabeth Goforth (1791 – )
        12. 12. Nancy Woolsey (1795 – 4 JAN 1874) m. John Parker (<1781> – ) m. Jonathan Shepherd (<1781> – ) m. Matthew Hall (<1781> – )
      4. 4. James Plumstead (1752 – )
      5. 5. Nathaniel Plumstead (ABT 1754 – ) m. Sarah Quimby (ABT 1754 – 1844)
    2. 2. James (Robert) Nelson (1720 – 1795) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Milbourne (1723 – 1818)

John Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1670
2 JUL 1670
Birth of John Nelson in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1760
ABT 1760
Age 90
Death of John Nelson in Carteret, North Carolina, United States
Carteret, North Carolina, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 JUL 1670
    Event Place: Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: ABT 1760
    Event Place: Carteret, North Carolina, United States

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