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Lt. Abner Nelson 1748–1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jul 1748

Birth Location: Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 16 February 1816

Death Location: Tennessee, Tennessee, USA

Father: Hon. Virginia)

Mother: Elizabeth (Nelson)

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In 1748, Lt. Abner Nelson entered the world in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Hon Gov William James Nelson Sr President Of The Dominion Of Virginia And Elizabeth Betty Carter Burwell Nelson. Lt. Abner Nelson passed away in 1816 in Tennessee, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1748, Lt. Abner Nelson entered the world in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Hon Gov William James Nelson Sr President Of The Dominion Of Virginia And Elizabeth Betty Carter Burwell Nelson.
  • Lt. Abner Nelson passed away in 1816 in Tennessee, Tennessee, USA.

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Lt. Nelson's Ancestors

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Lt. Nelson
1748–1816
Birth Place: Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Hon. Gov. William James Nelson Sr. (President of the Dominion of Virginia)
1711–1772
Yorktown, York County, Virginia, United States of America
Elizabeth ("Betty" Carter Burwell) (Nelson)
1718–1772
Lancaster, Lancaster County, Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Thomas ("Scotch Tom") NELSON
1677–1745
Penrith, Eden District, Cumbria, England
MARGARET (Reade) (Nelson)
1681–1719
Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Sir Nelson\Nealson
1658–1708
Sarah Jackson
1653–1740
Robert Col.
1644–1712
Mary (Reade)
1662–1722
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Jr.
1621–1670
Lady Tom"
1620–1670
Robert Jackson
1634–1677
Ellen (Jackson)
1635–1709

Lt. Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1748
29 Jul 1748
Birth of Lt. Abner Nelson in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1816
16 February 1816
Age 68
Death of Lt. Abner Nelson in Tennessee, Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1748
    Event Place: Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 February 1816
    Event Place: Tennessee, Tennessee, USA

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