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Joseph Nelson 1720 – 1804 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Dec 1720

Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England

Death Date: Feb. 1804

Death Location: Danbury, Stokes, North Carolina, USA

Father: Mary Nelson

Mother: Joseph Nelson

Spouse(s): Nancy Gilley

Children(s): Roda Nelson

Joseph Nelson was born in 1720 in London, Middlesex, England, the child of Mary Nelson and Joseph Nelson. Joseph Nelson later married Nancy (Nanny) Gilley, and together they raised children including Roda N Nelson. In 1804, Joseph Nelson passed away in Danbury, Stokes, North Carolina, USA.

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Parents

Mary Nelson
1698 –
Birth Location: London, London, England
MN
Joseph Nelson
1695 –
Birth Location: England
JN

Spouses(s)

Nancy Gilley
1740 – 1808
Birth Location: Fredericksville, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
NG

Children(s)

Roda Nelson
1774 – 1860
Birth Location: Danbury, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
RN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 23 Dec 1720
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1800
    Event Place: Salisbury, Stokes, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Feb. 1804
    Event Place: Danbury, Stokes, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998
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