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Major John Nelson

Male 1744 - 1785  (41 years)

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  • Name John Nelson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] 
    Title Major 
    Birth 1744  Guilford County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Gender Male 
    Will 18 Oct 1765  Rowan County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Mentioned in Father-in-law's will 
    Death Aug 1785  Guilford County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I54147  Rountree Family | John McCuistion and Isabella Crelon
    Last Modified 17 Feb 2025 

    Family Lavinia McCuistion,   b. 22 May 1742, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1807, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 19 Jun 1764  Rowan County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8] 
    Children 
    >1. William John Nelson,   b. 1760, Stokes County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1830, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >2. Jane Nelson,   b. 10 Apr 1770, Roane County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1850 (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >3. Charles Nelson,   b. 1777   d. 1805, Columbia County, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Sarah Nelson,   b. 5 Sep 1777, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1802, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 24 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >5. Elizabeth Nelson,   b. 1779, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 1849, Franklin County, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >6. Moses Andrew Nelson,   b. 6 Feb 1780, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jan 1864, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >7. John I Nelson,   b. 1783, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Aug 1830, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    >8. Nancy Nelson,   b. 1784, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1825 (Age 41 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F35860  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Feb 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1744 - Guilford County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Jun 1764 - Rowan County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsWill - Mentioned in Father-in-law's will - 18 Oct 1765 - Rowan County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Aug 1785 - Guilford County, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S4698] McCuistion, Douglas, Genforum posting from Douglas McCuistion, (Name: Name: Genforum; Date: 25 Aug 2001;;), Information posted on Genforum about James McQuistion.

    2. [S3763] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;).
      Record for John Nelson
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60548&h=3699062&indiv=try

    3. [S3370] Ancestry.com, North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741-2004, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), Data Source: North Carolina State Archives.
      Record for John Nelson
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8909&h=1599707&indiv=try

    4. [S4705] Ancestry.com, U.S., Presbyterian Records, 1743-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;), Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Accession Number: 2000.109 79G.
      Record for John Nelson
      http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61048&h=1784684&indiv=try

    5. [S4754] Flack, Jim, Flack Family Website, (Name: Flack Genealogy; Location: http://www.flackgenealogy.com/;), Nelson, John (1744-1785) Accessed KRM 24 Jan 2020 8:20am www.flackgenealogy.com.
      http://www.flackgenealogy.com/newtng/getperson.php?personID=I9773&tree=Tree664J
      http://www.flackgenealogy.com/newtng/getperson.php?personID=I9773&tree=Tree664J

    6. [S4757] McQuiston, Leona Beane, The McQuiston, McCuiston and McQuesten Families 1620-1937, (Name: Standard Press; Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA; Date: 1937;), Pages 323-330 001 James McCuistion and Sarah Behol.
      https://archive.org/details/mcquistonmccuist00mcqu

      Book Available on Heritage Quest
      Book also at California Genealogy Society
      Book also available at Ancestry.com

    7. [S3454] Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      Record for John Nelson
      https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2204&h=793145&indiv=try

    8. [S4754] Flack, Jim, Flack Family Website, (Name: Flack Genealogy; Location: http://www.flackgenealogy.com/;), McCuistion Nelson, Lavinia (1742-1807) Accessed KRM 24 Jan 2020 8:18am www.flackgenealogy.com.
      http://www.flackgenealogy.com/newtng/getperson.php?personID=I9772&tree=Tree664J
      http://www.flackgenealogy.com/newtng/getperson.php?personID=I9772&tree=Tree664J



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