Maj.
John
Nelson
Sr.
Born in Greenbrier, Colony of Virginia
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Sarah (Stearns) Nelson
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Winifred (Nelson) Summerfield, John Nelson Jr, Isaac K. Nelson Sr., Matthias Nelson, William Nelson, Elijah Nelson, Hannah (Nelson) Mallow, Benham Nelson, Benjamin B Nelson, Johnathan S Nelson, Absolom Nelson, Hannah (Harrar) Nelson, Solomon Nelson and Susannah (Nelson) Summerfield
Died
at age 71
in Pendleton, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Jan 2011
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Biography
John Nelson Sr. lived in Appalachia, in Virginia.
Son of Thomas Nelson[1]
Research Notes
- Not the same as Maj John Nelson-966, Parents are not Thomas & Lucy Nelson.
D. Zimmerman-2446
- John Nelson Land Patents in Pendleton County, Virginia taken from Pendleton Co., GenWeb website (now West Virginia) and from Library of Virginia online file of Land Office Patents & Grants, 29 Nov 1793: 169 acres at South Bran ch ref. 1:102 On the east side of the north fork of the south branch of Potomack and adjoining on the west side of Summerfield's land at the Moser Lick. Grants 29, p.556. 20 Mar 1795: 68 acres at Five Lick Gap ref. 1:183 On the east side of the n orth fork of the south branch of Potowmack in a gap called the Five Lick Gap and adjoining Robert Manasses land. Grants 31, p. 424. 11 Mar 1799: 180 acres at North Fork ref. 1:491 On the east side of the north fork and adjoining on the north side o f James Cunningham's land and opposite Roert Minness land. Grants 41, p. 102. 23 Dec 1799: 30 acres at Maser Lick ref. 1:540 Above the Moser Lick Gap adjoining his own and Joseph Summerfield's Land. Grants 43, p. 134.
- Note: Owned land in "Nelson Gap", Pendleton Co.(VA/WV), and four of seven farms, which originally were one, and are still owned by Nelson heirs. This is according to Pendleton Co., WV Court House records.
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2745041&id=I157
- URL: trees.ancestry.com
Title: OneWorldTree - Ancestry.com Text: from various sources Type: Web Site Title: Beryl Love Bristow Family Tree URL: http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1158477&id=I405
Sources
- Source: Iris S. Nelson, "The Nelson Gap Lineage" Pendleton Co. West Virginia Past and Present, pp 187.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~1.56%
Kathy (Meadows) Ramirez
:
23andMe
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~1.56%
Martha Bland :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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Living DNA
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Karen Parker :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A564378 [compare], Ancestry member twighunter
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T660531 [compare], FTDNA kit #797237
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H577161 [compare]
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~1.56%
Ronald Todd :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch ZE1469675 [compare], FTDNA kit #N134539
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~1.17%
Sharon (Massie) N. :
23andMe, GEDmatch WD1615011 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch UE2199068 [compare], Ancestry member SLN60
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #b245226
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~0.98%
~3.12%
rr Audia :
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch H018646 [compare]
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Sandy (Craig) Patak :
23andMe, GEDmatch M183771 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A500337 [compare], yourDNAportal SAN7fd492d4, Ancestry member PatakandCraig
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Michelle McCoy :
23andMe, GEDmatch TN4606526 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A935208 [compare], Ancestry member kbcmmom98
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~0.78%
Karen Bennett :
23andMe, GEDmatch A589284 [compare]
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~0.78%
Brian (Phillips) Ward :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member WVWARDHOME
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~0.78%
Rob Hinebaugh :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Terry (Misch) Goff :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A173116 [compare], Ancestry member tgoff93
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~0.78%
Gnanse Nelson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member gnansen
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~0.78%
Carole (Chipps) Boris :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A317773 [compare], Ancestry member missbeenc
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~0.78%
Patricia Carr :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JE6520670 [compare], Ancestry member Patcatpaws
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~0.78%
Tracy (Burgett) Trobaugh :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PL6161656 [compare], Ancestry member Tracy_BurgettTrobaugh
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch PL6161656 [compare], Ancestry member Tracy_BurgettTrobaugh
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~0.78%
Casey Anonymous :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T823868 [compare]
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~0.78%
Brenda (Farthing) Cooter :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch t961860 [compare], FTDNA kit #244204
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~0.59%
Ronald Phillips :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T668947 [compare], FTDNA kit #130263
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~0.39%
Brandon Coleman :
23andMe
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~0.39%
George DeFrieze :
23andMe, GEDmatch KL1657796 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A492523 [compare], Ancestry member percheron27
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~0.39%
Gloria (Martin) Johnson :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Sarah (Roy) May :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jessieblodgett
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~0.39%
Mary Lambert :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Nancy Fansler :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A028990 [compare], Ancestry member nanoleksa
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~0.39%
~1.56%
Carolyn Boggs :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A939994 [compare], Ancestry member crlynbggs
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~0.39%
Kelly (Martin) Ozias :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A656516 [compare], yourDNAportal KEL2dd1dcae, Ancestry member ladybugrwv
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Living DNA, GEDmatch A656516 [compare], yourDNAportal KELdc73e9e7
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~0.39%
Deb Parsons :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A235817 [compare], Ancestry member DebParsons51
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~0.39%
Rosanne Berndt :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A786879 [compare], Ancestry member Majicarpet1
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~0.39%
George Vest :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QQ7682348 [compare]
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Nelson-7017 and Nelson-618 appear to represent the same person because: same person
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by Brian (Phillips) Ward
Rejected matches › Elizabeth Burwell (Nelson) Page (1821-1912) › John Nelson (1653-1734) › John R. Nelson › John M. Nelson › John Andrew Nelson Jr. (abt.1920-) › John N. Nelson (abt.1800-) › John Francis Nelson › John Nelson › John Craig Nelson › John Harvey Nelson (1847-1927) › John Bentley Nelson (abt.1792-) › John William Nelson › John Nelson › John Nelson › Micheal J. Nelson › John Nelson (-bef.1860) › John Nelson › John Nelson › John Sheldon Nelson › John Nelson (abt.1790-)
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