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Philip Nelson 1766–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 March 1766

Birth Location: York, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 5 September 1851

Death Location: Clarke, Virginia, USA

Father: Gov Independence

Mother: Lucy Grymes

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Philip Nelson was born in 1766 in York, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA, the child of Gov Major Gen Thomas Nelson Jr Declaration Of Independence And Lucy Grymes. Philip Nelson passed away in 1851 in Clarke, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Philip Nelson was born in 1766 in York, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA, the child of Gov Major Gen Thomas Nelson Jr Declaration Of Independence And Lucy Grymes.
  • Philip Nelson passed away in 1851 in Clarke, Virginia, USA.

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Philip Nelson's Ancestors

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Philip Nelson
1766–1851
Birth Place: York, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
Parents
Gov Major Gen Thomas Nelson, Jr. Declaration of Independence
1738–1789
Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA
Lucy Grymes
1743–1830
Christ Church, Middletown, VA, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Nelson) Governor
1711–1772
Yorktown, York, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth ("Betty") Burwell
1718–1772
Fairfield, Gloucester County, Virginia
Philip (Ludwell) Grymes
1721–1768
Middlesex County, Virginia, USA
Mary Randolph
1722–1768
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Nelson
1677–1745
Margaret Nelson
1681–
Nathaniel Burwell
1680–1721
Elizabeth Carter
1692–1734
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lewis 7MGF
1649–1710
Abigail Smith
1656–1692

Philip Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1766
4 March 1766
Birth of Philip Nelson in York, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
York, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
1851
5 September 1851
Age 85
Death of Philip Nelson in Clarke, Virginia, USA
Clarke, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 March 1766
    Event Place: York, British Colonial America, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 September 1851
    Event Place: Clarke, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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