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Philip Nelson 1766–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 March 1766

Birth Location: Yorktown, York County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 5 September 1851

Death Location: Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas Nelson

Mother: Lucy GRYMES

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Philip Nelson was born in 1766 in Yorktown, York County, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Nelson And Lucy Gaines Grymes. Philip Nelson passed away in 1851 in Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Philip Nelson was born in 1766 in Yorktown, York County, Virginia, USA, the child of Thomas Nelson And Lucy Gaines Grymes.
  • Philip Nelson passed away in 1851 in Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia, USA.

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Philip Nelson's Ancestors

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Philip Nelson
1766–1851
Birth Place: Yorktown, York County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Thomas Nelson
1738–1789
Yorktown, Virginia
Lucy (Gaines) GRYMES
1734–1792
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Charles GRYMES
1697–1753
Middlesex, Virginia, United States
Frances Jennings
1715–1753
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Grymes
1651–1748
ALICE TOWNELEY
1675–1710
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reverand Grymes
1612–1672
KATHERINE JENNINGS
1613–1678
LAWRENCE V
1635–1690
SARAH WARNER
1636–1679

Philip Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1766
4 March 1766
Birth of Philip Nelson in Yorktown, York County, Virginia, USA
Yorktown, York County, Virginia, USA
1851
5 September 1851
Age 85
Death of Philip Nelson in Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia, USA
Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 March 1766
    Event Place: Yorktown, York County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 September 1851
    Event Place: Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia, USA

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