Individual Details
Major John Nelson
(Abt, 1749 - August, 1785)
Texas DAR membership book (1976) shows John Nelson died in 1802. It also lists an additional son, Alexander, who married Elizabeth McFarland, but questions that this might be the son, Moses, who other researchers believe it to be.
John Nelson was shown as a Captain in the Revolution, 4th North Carolina Reg't. on April 16, 1776; Major, 1st NC Reg't, February 3, 1778. He was taken prisoner at Charleston on May 12, 1780 and exchanged March 1781, transferred to the 1st NC Line in February 1782. Retired January 1, 1783.
Additional information about the family of John Nelson and his descendents from the DAR applications of: Annie Key (DAR #56196, page 67, vol. 57), Marie Garland (DAR #479258), Carrie Marshall Williams (DAR #56196), Beatrice Wheeler Peeler; Kizziah Genealogical Report on the Nelson Family; BUFFALO CHURCH.
"Concerning John being born ca 1749 in North Carolina. The earliest ownership of land in the area was that obtained by David as a grant from the Earl of Granville, May 23, 1758, proved in open court, Rowan County, May term, 1759, for 600 acres on the waters of South Buffalo Creek (now Guilford County). It is highly unlikely that John was born in North Carolina, probably in Pennsylvania. The McQuiston brothers came to the area from Pennsylvania, and the pioneers may have come together. There were three of the Nelson clan who came to the Guilford area of Rowan County, David, William and Alexander. Alexander had a large family of more than seven children, of which the second child was named John. What is your source of Samuel and Margaret Nelson being the parents of your John? (Raymond D. Donnell, 622 Ridgeway Drive, Burlington, North Carolina 27217, 1991.)
John Nelson was shown as a Captain in the Revolution, 4th North Carolina Reg't. on April 16, 1776; Major, 1st NC Reg't, February 3, 1778. He was taken prisoner at Charleston on May 12, 1780 and exchanged March 1781, transferred to the 1st NC Line in February 1782. Retired January 1, 1783.
Additional information about the family of John Nelson and his descendents from the DAR applications of: Annie Key (DAR #56196, page 67, vol. 57), Marie Garland (DAR #479258), Carrie Marshall Williams (DAR #56196), Beatrice Wheeler Peeler; Kizziah Genealogical Report on the Nelson Family; BUFFALO CHURCH.
"Concerning John being born ca 1749 in North Carolina. The earliest ownership of land in the area was that obtained by David as a grant from the Earl of Granville, May 23, 1758, proved in open court, Rowan County, May term, 1759, for 600 acres on the waters of South Buffalo Creek (now Guilford County). It is highly unlikely that John was born in North Carolina, probably in Pennsylvania. The McQuiston brothers came to the area from Pennsylvania, and the pioneers may have come together. There were three of the Nelson clan who came to the Guilford area of Rowan County, David, William and Alexander. Alexander had a large family of more than seven children, of which the second child was named John. What is your source of Samuel and Margaret Nelson being the parents of your John? (Raymond D. Donnell, 622 Ridgeway Drive, Burlington, North Carolina 27217, 1991.)
Events
| Birth | Abt, 1749 | Guilford County, North Carolina | |||
| Marriage | June 19, 1764 | Rowan County, North Carolina - Lavinia McCuistion | |||
| Death | August, 1785 | Guilford County, North Carolina |
Families
| Spouse | Lavinia McCuistion (1742 - 1804) |
| Child | Jane "Jenny" Nelson (1768 - 1850) |
| Child | Lavinia Nelson (1773 - ) |
| Child | Sarah Nelson (1777 - 1860) |
| Child | Elizabeth Nelson (1779 - ) |
| Child | Moses Andrew Nelson (1780 - 1864) |
| Child | John Nelson (1783 - 1830) |
| Child | Nancy Nelson (1784 - ) |
| Father | Samuel Nelson (1717 - 1765) |
| Mother | Margaret (1717 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Nelson ( - ) |
| Sibling | David Nelson (1737 - 1779) |
| Sibling | Ellen Nelson ( - ) |
| Sibling | Margaret Nelson ( - ) |