Alfred and Mary Pauline Jenkins Nelson were parents to at least 11 children, your Margaret included. I have a good bit of info on the Alfred Nelson family, children, grandchildren, etc. and will be glad to share what I have. My husband is a descendant of Margaret's brother John D. Nelson. I am thrilled to see the Margaret Nelson obit on the rootsweb site and would like a copy of it. If possible,. please scan and send to my e-mail directly or just provide me the specific newspaper and date and I will try and obtain it from the Macon GA library. I have Alfred Nelson's obit that states he was born in Louisa Cty VA, came to Elbert Cty GA, settling in Twiggs first, then Houston Cty GA. Another Margaret Nelson descendant, JC Dover, resident of AL, states that Margaret Nelson's records state her grandfather was (Maj) John Nelson. So far, I have not uncovered the right piece of evidence that ties this Nelson family with the famous Nelson families of VA. Looking forward to our correspondence.

Kim, I was reading this thread with interest and wanted to say that according to all my research, your information is the correct data. My great,great grandfather, John Nelson was the son of John Nelson and Jennet Tate and the brother of your 4th great grandfather, Alfred. I have spent many hours going over Revolutionary War records trying to confirm D. I. Craig's belief that John Nelson,Sr. was an officer of the Continental Army but have found nothing to substantiate that. Everything I have found makes me believe our John Nelson and Major John Nelson were two separate men. Do you have any information in this regard?

I am a tenth generation descendant from Thomas "Scotch Tom" Nelson researching the Yorktown, VA. Nelsons. "Scotch Tom" had three children: 1)William Nelson, 2)Mary Nelson, and 3)Thomas Nelson.

Thomas Nelson, Jr. (he was not a junior, but added that to his name to distinguish him from his uncle) was a son of William Nelson.

Thomas Nelson was one of the seven signers of The Declaration of Independence from Virginia. He was the third colonial governor of Virginia after Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson.

Are you a male Nelson descendent? If so, I will encourage you to have your DNA added to the Nelson DNA project (Family Tree DNA). Please google on Family Tree DNA and read about how the Y-DNA test works. The Y chromosone is pased from father to son and will indicate the male family line for many generations.
There are many Nelson researchers with ancestors coming from Virginia that are struggling to determine if they are or are not related to the famous Yorktown Nelson family.
Your help would be much appreciated. Sincerely, Sherrie Nelson

My ggg-grandfather was a William Nelson, born in the early 1800s. The relationship continues from William to Thomas B. Nelson and James Steadman Nelson. They all lived near Fountain Inn, SC; the family is predominantly in Greenville, Laurens, and Spartanburg counties of SC. Is it likely that the John referenced here is the father or uncle of William? There is a persistant rumor that we are direct descendants of Thomas Nelson.

Please tell me more about William Nelson born in early 1800s. Recent DNA testing has linked Alfred Nelson to James F. Nelson (Ga, LA) and to ancestors in TN that supposedly migrated from the Greenville SC area. Since your response stated the families are in Greenville, Laurens and Spartanburg SC, I am interested in any info you have to share. I have posted queries under several userIDs (ShNelson1, Shnelson2, and SherrieNelson42). Pls feel free to respond to me at shnelson2@windstream.net.

My gg grandfather is Matthew M. Nelson (1825 Knox Co, TN - May 1, 1858 Knox Co, TN) who married Frances Jane Hackney November 30, 1846 in Knox Co, TN. His parents were John L. Nelson (Sept 17, 1786 VA - ?) and Lucinda Payne (1788 VA - ?). I think his parents were John Nelson (May 14, 1743 York, VA - January 2, 1790 Louisa, VA) and Rebecca Woodleif.

I have info on Matthew and Frances, but would like more info on this family line.

I think his father was William Nelson 1707 Barbados, West Indies who married margaret Bissell.

Do you have info ?

Thanks
Margaret

There is a John Nelson that married Rebecca Woodleif. Col. John Nelson was born 14 May 1743, York Co, VA and died in 1789, Louisa Co. VA. According to my research notes, their known children were Sarah Phillips, Anne, Hepsibah, Rebekah (1773-), Mary, Elizabeth, Lucy Epps (1781-), William, Catherine Griffin (1783-), John (1786-), Salmon Hughes (1788-). A first spouse may have been Frances Anderson Armstead. Most of this information is in print in the Louisa County, Virginia history book. You are correct about John being son of William Nelson of Barbados. At least that is the concensus of other researches/printed material, etc. There is an extensive post on Genealogy.com by Jim Nelson (ID***6268) Oct 29, 2004 that provides more detail & some source information. Hope this is helpful.

Thanks
I'll check it out.
Margaret

Thomas "Scotch Tom" Nelson and his wife Margaret Reid had three children: William; Thomas; and Mary. I have seen some of the names mentioned on so called geneology manuscripts, but, there were only three. William was the father of Thomas Nelson (a signer of the Declaration of Independence) who was not a junior at all. He added the junior to distinguish him from his uncle Thomas Nelson in signing the declaration.

I have no knowledge of an Alfred Nelson in my line. I am representative of the eighth generation from "Scotch Tom".