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Thomas Nelson 1675 – 1755 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 May 1675

Birth Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 28 Mar 1755

Death Location: Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Nelson

Mother: Ruth (Nelson)

Spouse(s): Hope (Nelson)

Children(s): Hannah (Wood), Hope Nelson, John Nelson, Lois (Thomas), Ruth Nelson, Elizabeth (Cole), Thomas Nelson, Sarah Nelson, William Nelson, Foxel Nelson, Amos Nelson, Ebenezer Nelson

In 1675, Thomas Nelson * entered the world in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, born to William Nelson and Ruth Foxel\Foxwell (Nelson). Thomas Nelson * married Hope Huckins (Nelson), and had children including Hannah Nelson (Wood), Hope Nelson, John Nelson, Lois Nelson (Thomas), Ruth Nelson, Elizabeth Nelson (Cole), Thomas Nelson, Sarah Nelson, William Nelson, Foxel Nelson, Amos Nelson, Ebenezer Nelson. Thomas Nelson * passed away in 1755 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1675, Thomas Nelson * entered the world in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, born to William Nelson and Ruth Foxel\Foxwell (Nelson).
  • Thomas Nelson * married Hope Huckins (Nelson), and had children including Hannah Nelson (Wood), Hope Nelson, John Nelson, Lois Nelson (Thomas), Ruth Nelson, Elizabeth Nelson (Cole), Thomas Nelson, Sarah Nelson, William Nelson, Foxel Nelson, Amos Nelson, Ebenezer Nelson.
  • Thomas Nelson * passed away in 1755 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Nelson
1645 – 1718
Birth Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Ruth (Nelson)
1641 – 1723
Birth Location: Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Hope (Nelson)
1677 – 1782
Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Hannah (Wood)
1699 – 1772
Birth Location: Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Hope Nelson
1700 – 1746
Birth Location: –
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John Nelson
1702 – 1732
Birth Location: Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Lois (Thomas)
1704 – 1799
Birth Location: Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Ruth Nelson
1706 –
Birth Location: Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth (Cole)
1708 – 1748
Birth Location: Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
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Thomas Nelson
1710 – 1768
Birth Location: Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Sarah Nelson
1712 –
Birth Location: Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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William Nelson
1714 – 1776
Birth Location: Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Foxel Nelson
1716 – 1743
Birth Location: Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Amos Nelson
1718 –
Birth Location: Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Ebenezer Nelson
1721 –
Birth Location: Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Thomas Nelson's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Nelson
1675 – 1755
Birth Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
William Nelson
1645 – 1718
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Ruth (Foxel\Foxwell) (Nelson)
1641 – 1723
Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
William (Boswell Nelson "Keeper of the) Cows"
1615 – 1679
Humber, Lincolnshire, , England
Martha (Forde) (Nelson)
1619 – 1683
Surrey, England
Richard Foxwell
1610 – 1668
Hillingdon, England
Anne (Mary Shelley) (Foxwell)
1614 – 1668
East Harling, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
William Forde
1562 – 1621
Martha (Brown)
1580 – 1630
Robert Shelley
1586 – 1636
? (Shelley)
– 1636
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Forde
1530 – 1590
Elizabeth (Forde)
1542 – 1562
John Shelley
1527 – 1592
Eleanor (Shelley)
1565 – 1606

Thomas Nelson's Descendants

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Thomas Nelson (16 May 1675 – 28 Mar 1755) m. Hope (Huckins) (Nelson) (10 May 1677 – 7 Dec 1782)
  1. 1. Hannah (Nelson) (Wood) (10 Apr 1699 – Aft. Mar 1772) m. Jabez Wood (1 Jul 1691 – 1734)
    1. 1. Jabez Wood (10 Mar 1719 – 9 Apr 1793)
    2. 2. Thankful Wood (28 Sep 1722 – 18 Dec 1809)
    3. 3. Nathan Wood (14 Mar 1724 – )
    4. 4. Alice (Wood) (Thurber) (27 Mar 1726 – Bef. 1785)
    5. 5. Patience (Wood) (Freeman) (11 Jul 1729 – 28 Feb 1814) m. Simeon Freeman (28 Feb 1733 – 2 Apr 1776)
      1. 1. Peleg Freeman (20 Feb 1758 – 1843) m. Hannah (Deane) (Freeman) (10 Jul 1764 – Abt. 1861)
        1. 1. Lydia (Freeman) (Tupper) (19 Jan 1780 – 30 Mar 1834)
        2. 2. Simeon Freeman (2 Nov 1781 – ) m. Mehitable (McLearn) (Freeman) (1786 – 1 Jan 1877)
        3. 3. Bartlett (Bradford) Freeman (19 Nov 1783 – 26 Sep 1840) m. Nancy (McLearn\McClearn) (Freeman) (4 May 1787 – 2 Nov 1884)
        4. 4. Elisha Freeman (7 Sep 1786 – 12 May 1842)
        5. 5. Eunice (Freeman) (Ringer) (12 Mar 1788 – )
        6. 6. Hannah (Freeman) (Brown) (17 Feb 1791 – 7 Jun 1872)
        7. 7. Zohith (Freeman) (Parker) (14 Jan 1794 – 14 Jan 1848)
        8. 8. Hope (Freeman) (Ferman) (2 Oct 1797 – )
        9. 9. Jemima (Freeman) (Ferman) (30 Jan 1800 – 24 Aug 1850)
        10. 10. Peleg Freeman (17 May 1802 – 20 Sep 1885)
        11. 11. James (Deane) Freeman (7 Feb 1806 – )
      2. 2. Lydia Freeman (22 Feb 1760 – 21 Apr 1834)
      3. 3. Simeon Freeman (12 Mar 1762 – 13 Jun 1847)
      4. 4. Nelson Freeman (14 Jul 1764 – 19 Mar 1819) m. Mercy (Whitman) (Freeman) (26 Mar 1763 – 13 Feb 1828)
      5. 5. Jabez Freeman (6 Feb 1766 – Mar 1801)
      6. 6. Patience Freeman (29 Mar 1768 – )
      7. 7. Samuel Freeman (10 Aug 1770 – 15 Feb 1834)
      8. 8. Hope Freeman (6 Jul 1772 – 24 Apr 1835)
      9. 9. David Freeman (11 Mar 1774 – 1778)
    6. 6. Dinah (Wood) (Rayment) (27 Dec 1731 – 25 Mar 1766)
    7. 7. Caleb Wood (8 Oct 1733 – )
    8. 8. Amos Wood (13 Apr 1738 – 30 Sep 1818)
  2. 2. Hope Nelson (23 Dec 1700 – 10 Nov 1746)
  3. 3. John Nelson (1 Aug 1702 – 6 Jul 1732)
  4. 4. Lois (Nelson) (Thomas) (19 Apr 1704 – 9 Mar 1799)
  5. 5. Ruth Nelson (25 Feb 1706 – )
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Nelson) (Cole) (3 Jun 1708 – 25 Mar 1748)
  7. 7. Thomas Nelson (12 Apr 1710 – 7 Mar 1768)
  8. 8. Sarah Nelson (22 Jan 1712 – )
  9. 9. William Nelson (Jun 1714 – 14 Dec 1776)
  10. 10. Foxel Nelson (22 Jun 1716 – 15 May 1743)
  11. 11. Amos Nelson (31 Dec 1718 – )
  12. 12. Ebenezer Nelson (22 Dec 1721 – )

Thomas Nelson's Timeline

2 Records

1675
16 May 1675
Birth of Thomas Nelson * in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1755
28 Mar 1755
Age 80
Death of Thomas Nelson * in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1675
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 23886.005; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 8
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Middleboro, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Mayflower Deeds and Probates, 1600-1850

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1755
    Event Place: Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Mayflower Deeds and Probates, 1600-1850
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lakeville, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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