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William Nelson Sr.

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William Nelson Sr.

Birth
Yorktown, York County, Virginia, USA
Death
8 Jan 1801 (aged 37)
Yorktown, York County, Virginia, USA
Burial
Yorktown, York County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Eldest son and child of Governor Thomas Nelson, Jr., Signer of the Declaration of Indepence, also buried in this cemetery. He married his cousin, about 1790, Sally Burwell Page, eldest daughter and fourth child of Governor John Page, of Rosewell, Gloucester, Co., Va. and Frances (called Fannie) Burwell, his first wife. Their children included:
1. Thomas Nelson born about 1791 - married about 1815, Mary Lewis and died soon afterwards. - no issue
2. Elizabeth Nelson, born about 1793, married about 1813, John Roweles West.
3. William Nelson, Jr., born in 1801 married first Catherine Fox and secondly Martha Whiting Shield.
(Ref: Genealogy of the Page Family of Virginia)
Eldest son and child of Governor Thomas Nelson, Jr., Signer of the Declaration of Indepence, also buried in this cemetery. He married his cousin, about 1790, Sally Burwell Page, eldest daughter and fourth child of Governor John Page, of Rosewell, Gloucester, Co., Va. and Frances (called Fannie) Burwell, his first wife. Their children included:
1. Thomas Nelson born about 1791 - married about 1815, Mary Lewis and died soon afterwards. - no issue
2. Elizabeth Nelson, born about 1793, married about 1813, John Roweles West.
3. William Nelson, Jr., born in 1801 married first Catherine Fox and secondly Martha Whiting Shield.
(Ref: Genealogy of the Page Family of Virginia)

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No Marker is present in the cemetery. William Nelson, the grandfather's monument, is between Scotch Tom Nelson and Gov. Thomas Nelson.

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  • Created by: Thomas
  • Added: Jan 13, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103509952/william-nelson: accessed ), memorial page for William Nelson Sr. (9 Aug 1763–8 Jan 1801), Find a Grave Memorial ID 103509952, citing Grace Episcopal Churchyard, Yorktown, York County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Thomas (contributor 47966515).