William Nelson

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Husband William Nelson ^{1 2}

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           Born:  - ? Ireland
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           Died: 1804 - ? Huntingdon Co, PA 1
         Buried:  - Manor Hill, Huntingdon Co, PA

       Marriage: 

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Wife

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Children

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1 M John Nelson ^{4 5 6}

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            AKA: John Wilson 3
           Born: 24 Dec 1774 - Logan Twp, Huntingdon Co, PA 6
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           Died: 1859 - Springfield Twp, Mercer Co, PA 6
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         Spouse: Margaret "Peggy" Graffius (1776-      ) 6 7
           Marr: 1802 2

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2 M William Nelson ¹

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           Born: 1777 1
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           Died: 1853 1
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         Spouse: Elizabeth Thompson (      -      ) 8

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General Notes: Husband - William Nelson

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An Irishman, he was with Braddock in his campaign in 1755. In 1765 he settled on the John C. Wilson place, on Nelson's Run, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. He was a scout during the Revolution.

William Nelson was a native, it is supposed, of Ireland. He came to America in colonial days, settled in Pennsylvania, and during the French and Indian wars fought under General Braddock, being with him at the time of his defeat, in 1755. Subsequently locating in Huntingdon County, he there resided during the remainder of his life.

1 J. Simpson Africa, The History of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), Pg 309.

2 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 909.

3 J. Simpson Africa, The History of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), Pg 403.

4 J. Simpson Africa, The History of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), Pg 309, 417.

5 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 688.

6 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 909, 914.

7 J. Simpson Africa, The History of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), Pg 417.

8 J. Simpson Africa, The History of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1883), Pg 310.