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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

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. John J Nelson Sr. \ 1st Lt. married Mary NELSON, and had children including Mary Polly TRIBBLE Nelson. John J Nelson Sr. \ 1st Lt. passed away in 1823 in Maury County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • 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.
  • John J Nelson Sr. \ 1st Lt. married Mary NELSON, and had children including Mary Polly TRIBBLE Nelson.
  • John J Nelson Sr. \ 1st Lt. passed away in 1823 in Maury County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Nelson's Ancestors

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John Nelson
1752 – 1823
Birth Place: Lunenberg County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Matthew Nelson
1728 – 1781
Cumberland County, Virginia, USA
Mary (NELSON Lea \) Lee
1734 – 1789
New Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Nelson's Descendants

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John (J) Nelson (1752 – Dec 1823) m. Mary NELSON ( – after 1824)
  1. 1. Mary (Polly TRIBBLE) Nelson (Abt. 1790 – 1845) m. Abraham (Abram) Tribble (1780 – 1829)
    1. 1. Hezekiah (Trible \) Tribble (15 September 1807 – 24 August 1888)
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Trible \) Tribble (1812 – aft 1850)
    3. 3. Nelson (Trible \) Tribble (11 July 1814 – 24 December 1882) m. Henrietta (Ann) Reed (22 Jan 1817 – 12 Sep 1882)
      1. 1. Mary (Carene) Tribble (30 Jan 1840 – 15 Apr 1918)
      2. 2. Ann (Elizabeth) Tribble (26 Oct 1842 – 12 Mar 1920)
      3. 3. Albert (King) Tribble (27 Aug 1843 – 4 Aug 1917)
      4. 4. Hezekiah (Daniel "Kye") Tribble (25 May 1845 – 12 Jun 1886)
      5. 5. James (Nelson "Jim") Tribble (3 Sep 1847 – 3 Feb 1928)
      6. 6. John (William "J W") Tribble (18 Oct 1849 – 15 Jan 1924)
      7. 7. Lucinda (Imoerene "Lou") Tribble (11 Nov 1851 – 6 Nov 1928)
      8. 8. Madison (Reed "Mattie") Tribble (8 Mar 1854 – 1 Jun 1932)
      9. 9. Thomas (Ewing) Tribble (21 Oct 1856 – 9 Feb 1911)
      10. 10. Elvis (Turner) Tribble (31 Mar 1859 – 13 Dec 1922)
    4. 4. Abraham (Trible \) Tribble (Abt 1820 – Aft. 1880)

John Nelson's Timeline

3 Records

1752
1752
Birth of John J Nelson Sr. \ 1st Lt. in Lunenberg County, Virginia, USA
Lunenberg County, Virginia, USA
1823
Dec 1823
Age 71
Death of John J Nelson Sr. \ 1st Lt. in Maury County, Tennessee, USA
Maury County, Tennessee, USA
1823
1823
Age 71
John J Nelson Sr. \ 1st Lt. - Probate in Maury, Tennessee, USA
Maury, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 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 Date: Dec 1823
    Event Place: Maury County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: Maury, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1779-2008, Estate Records (Maury County, Tennessee); Author: Tennessee County Court (Maury County); Probate Place: Maury, Tennessee

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