When Silas Nelson was born on 15 June 1791, in Hebron, Washington, New York, United States, his father, John Younglove Nelson Jr., was 44 and his mother, Mary Howe, was 40. He married Cynthia Felt on 17 April 1813, in Hebron, Washington, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 14 November 1869, in Colesburg, Allegany Township, Potter, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Coudersport, Potter, Pennsylvania, United States.
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English: patronymic from the personal name Nell or Nele, either of which might be a pet form of Elias or less commonly of Niel (from Latin Nigellus). See also Neal .
Americanized form of Swedish Nilsson and also of the Danish, Norwegian, and North German cognates Nielsen and Nilsen (compare Nelsen ). Compare also Neilson and Nielson .
History: The Nelson name was an important one in 18th-century VA, starting with Thomas ‘Scotch Tom’ Nelson, who emigrated to VA at the close of the 17th century from Penrith, Cumbria, where the Nelsons were numerous. Scotch Tom settled c. 1700 at Yorktown, VA, where he became a successful merchant and landholder. His son was sheriff and a member of the VA Council, and his grandson, Thomas Nelson (1738–89), a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was governor of VA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesNELSON FAMILY – Held picnic at Lymansville at home of Hon. Almeron Nelson, it being the old homestead of the first Nelson family that settled in Potter County. About 200 guests were present. Among t …
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