Brief Life History of W John
When W John Nelson was born in 1750, in Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States, his father, William James Nelson, was 41 and his mother, Susannah Cornelius Burroughs, was 40. He married Susanna Coleman in 1772, in Berkeley Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 12 June 1809, in Campbell, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 59.
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- W John Nelson, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Legacy NFS Source: John Nelson - Published information: death: 12 June 1809; Campbell, Kentucky, United States
- John Nelson in entry for Lewis Faulcon and Suzana Nelson, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
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1758 · Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
Name Meaning
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.
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