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John Nelson 1701 – 1755 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: SEP 1701

Birth Location: Carteret, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1755

Death Location: Craven, North Carolina, United States

Father: John Nelson

Mother: Ann Bell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Delamar

Children(s): Sarah Nelson, James Nelson

John Nelson was born in 1701 in Carteret, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Nelson and Ann Elizabeth Bell. John Nelson married Elizabeth Jean Delamar, and had children including Sarah Nelson, James Robert Nelson. John Nelson passed away in 1755 in Craven, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • John Nelson was born in 1701 in Carteret, North Carolina, United States, the child of John Nelson and Ann Elizabeth Bell.
  • John Nelson married Elizabeth Jean Delamar, and had children including Sarah Nelson, James Robert Nelson.
  • John Nelson passed away in 1755 in Craven, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Nelson
1670 – 1760
Birth Location: Norfolk, England
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Ann Bell
1680 – 1746
Birth Location: Carteret, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Delamar
1705 – 1755
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Sarah Nelson
1718 – 1828
Birth Location: Bedford, Westchester, New York, United States
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James Nelson
1720 – 1795
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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John Nelson's Ancestors

Self
John Nelson
1701 – 1755
Birth Place: Carteret, North Carolina, United States
Parents
John Nelson
1670 – 1760
Norfolk, England
Ann (Elizabeth) Bell
1680 – 1746
Carteret, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John Nelson
1640 – 1715
England, United Kingdom
Jane (Lee) Harker
1637 – 1707
Maryland, United States
Joseph Bell
1658 – 1745
Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States
Margaret (Mary) Withers
1655 – 1745
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Nelson's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. Henry (Hopkins) Woolsey (ABT 1799 – 1 MAY 1848) m. Mary Casteen (1803 – AFT 1860)
        2. 2. Thomas Woolsey (3 NOV 1805 – 5 JAN 1897) m. Mary Burrell (11 APR 1813 – 2 APR 1897) m. Eliza (Ann) Holdway (ABT 1805 – ABT 1903) m. Catherine (Lukettis) Hickerson (3 FEB 1818 – ) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Holdaway (14 JUL 1829 – 14 JAN 1905) m. Julia (Ann) Mitchell (18 FEB 1828 – 10 JAN 1896) m. Mary Lane (13 MAR 1847 – BEF 1880) m. Lucretia Willis (27 APR 1800 – 15 AUG 1850) m. Susan (Maria) Miles (28 OCT 1851 – 4 OCT 1916)
        3. 3. Hyrum Woolsey (4 MAY 1807 – ) m. Rachael Mitchell (1807 – )
        4. 4. Richard Woolsey (28 AUG 1808 – 13 FEB 1878) m. Clarissa Cole (6 MAY 1825 – 13 MAR 1885)
        5. 5. John Woolsey (ABT 1810 – 12 MAR 1847) m. Jane Haley (1814 – AFT 19 MAR 1863)
        6. 6. Mary Woolsey (1812 – BEF 1837) m. Thomas Whitson (1796 – AFT JUN 1870)
        7. 7. Agatha (Ann) Woolsey (18 JAN 1814 – 4 JUN 1866) m. John (Doyle) Lee (6 SEP 1812 – )
        8. 8. Nancy Woolsey (ABT 1817 – ) m. Thomas (A) Gatewood (1806 – AFT 1870)
        9. 9. Elizabeth Woolsey (25 MAR 1818 – 8 AUG 1847) m. John (Bunyon) Heninger (23 NOV 1819 – 27 JUN 1908)
        10. 10. Sarah Woolsey (2 OCT 1820 – 21 FEB 1899) m. William (M.) Stevens (1814 – AUG 1834) m. George (Washington) Hickerson (13 DEC 1813 – 17 AUG 1884)
        11. 11. Rachel (Andora) Woolsey (5 AUG 1825 – 7 JUL 1912) m. John (Doyle) Lee (6 SEP 1812 – )
        12. 12. William (Andrew) Woolsey (1 JAN 1833 – 8 DEC 1893) m. Emily (Amanda) Rockwell (31 JAN 1833 – 28 MAR 1908) m. Ann Jones (13 JUN 1832 – 8 SEP 1910)
      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

1701
SEP 1701
Birth of John Nelson in Carteret, North Carolina, United States
Carteret, North Carolina, United States
1755
1755
Age 54
Death of John Nelson in Craven, North Carolina, United States
Craven, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: SEP 1701
    Event Place: Carteret, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1755
    Event Place: Craven, North Carolina, United States
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