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John J Nelson 1752 – 1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1752

Birth Location: Lunenberg County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Dec 1823

Death Location: Maury County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Matthew Nelson

Mother: Mary Lee

Spouse(s): Mary NELSON

Children(s): Mary Nelson

According to available records, John J Nelson Sr. \ 1st Lt. was born in 1752 in Lunenberg County, Virginia, USA, the child of Matthew Nelson and Mary NELSON Lea \ Lee. Following those early years, John J Nelson Sr. \ 1st Lt. married Mary NELSON, and their family grew to include Mary Polly TRIBBLE Nelson. In the later years of life, John J Nelson Sr. \ 1st Lt. died in 1823 in Maury County, Tennessee, USA.

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Parents

Matthew Nelson
1728 – 1781
Birth Location: Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
MN
Mary Lee
1734 – 1789
Birth Location: New Brunswick, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary NELSON
– 1824
Birth Location: –
MN

Children(s)

Mary Nelson
1790 – 1845
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
MN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1752
    Event Place: Lunenberg County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Dec 1823
    Event Place: Maury County, Tennessee, USA
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