When Robert Nelson was born on 4 September 1818, in Muff, County Donegal, Ireland, his father, Samuel Nelson, was 34 and his mother, Martha Burns, was 29. He married Elizabeth Joseph on 12 December 1842, in Muff, County Donegal, Ireland. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He immigrated to United States in 1850. He died on 11 February 1902, in Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Smithfield City Cemetery, Smithfield, Cache, Utah, 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 NamesElizabeth Joseph born 16 September 1818 at Donegal Ireland. Parents: John Joseph (1793-1867), Martha Carr (1797-1865). Siblings: Richard (1820), John (1822), Jane (1829). Spouse: Robert Nelson Ma …
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