Person:Thomas Nelson (36)

Thomas Nelson, Governor of Virginia
m. 2 Feb 1737
  1. Thomas Nelson, Governor of Virginia1738 - 1789
  2. Hugh NelsonAbt 1744 -
  3. Nathaniel Nelson1745 - 1782
  4. Robert Nelson1752 -
  • HThomas Nelson, Governor of Virginia1738 - 1789
  • WLucy Grymes1743 - 1830
m. 29 Jul 1762
  1. William Nelson1763 - 1801
  2. Thomas Nelson1764 - 1794
  3. Philip Nelson1766 - 1850
  4. Francis Nelson1767 - 1833
  5. Hugh Nelson1768 - 1836
  6. Lucy Nelson1770 - 1861
  7. Elizabeth Nelson1770 - 1853
  8. Mary Nelson1774 - 1803
  9. Robert Nelson1778 - 1818
  10. Susannah Nelson1780 - 1819
  11. Judith Nelson1782 - 1869
  12. Thomasina Nelson - 1836
Facts and Events
Name Thomas Nelson, Governor of Virginia
Gender Male
Birth[2] 26 Dec 1738 Yorktown, York County, Virginia
Education[1] From 1748 to 1760 England
Marriage 29 Jul 1762 York County, Virginiato Lucy Grymes
Occupation[1] 1781 Governor of Virginia
Military[1] commanding General of the Lower Virginia Militia
Death[2] 4 Jan 1789 Mont Air (his son's estate), Hanover County, Virginia
Burial[1] Yorktown, York, Virginia, United StatesGrace Churchyard
Reference Number[1] Q880222?

Records in Augusta County, VA

From Chalkley’s Augusta County Records:

  • Vol. 2 - Nelson &c vs. Burwell--O. S. 43; N. S. 15--Bill filed November, 1805. Complainants, viz: William and Philip Nelson, Francis, Hugh and Robert Nelson; Mann Page and Elizabeth, his wife; Carter Page and Mary, his wife; Thomas Nelson and Judith, his wife; and Susannah Nelson; children, representatives and creditors of General Nelson, deceased, by Mrs. Elizabeth Nelson, their grandmother, who was a considerable creditor of the said Genl. Thomas Nelson. Copy of will of Gen. Thomas Nelson of York County. Proved in York County, 16th February, 1789. Wife Lucy (his mother was alive); son Thomas, land on which Skelton Smith lives; son Philip; son Francis; son Hugh; brother Hugh; son Robert; daughter Elizabeth Page; daughters Mary, Lucy, Susanna and Judith Nelson; legatee Dr. Augustine Smith, whom he maintained and educated; son William; nephew William Nelson, son of brother Nathaniel Nelson. Will dated 26th December, 1788. Copy of mortgage by Thomas Nelson and Lucy, his wife, 30th December, 1788, conveys 5,200 acres in Prince William, conveyed to Thomas by Lewis Burwell of Gloucester, deceased, and by Lewis Burwell, Jr., of Gloucester, eldest son and heir of Lewis, deceased, dated 1789, and recorded in General Court; also 1,115 acres conveyed by James Maury Fontaine of Gloucester by deed recorded in Genl. Ct. Also 700 acres in Loudoun conveyed by Nathaniel Burwell, late of Lancaster County, deceased.
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Thomas Nelson, Jr., in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.

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    Thomas Nelson Jr. (December 26, 1738 – January 4, 1789) was an American soldier and statesman from Yorktown, Virginia, and is considered one of the U.S. Founding Fathers. In addition to serving in the Virginia General Assembly for many terms, he twice represented Virginia in the Continental Congress. Fellow Virginia legislators elected him to serve as the commonwealth's governor in 1781.

    He signed the Declaration of Independence as a member of the Virginia delegation and fought in the militia during the siege of Yorktown.

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  2. 2.0 2.1 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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