Robert Nelson (1656 - 1715)

Born 22 Jun 1656 in London, Middlesex, England

Husband of Theophilia (Berkeley) Nelson — married 23 Nov 1682 in Westminster, Middlesex, England

Died 16 Jan 1715 at age 58 in Kensington, Middlesex, England

Biography

He was the only surviving son of John Nelson, a merchant in the Turkey trade, by Delicia, daughter of Sir Lewes Roberts.^[1]He was born on the 22 Jun 1656 in London, Middlesex, England.^[2]He married Lady Theophilia Berkeley, daughter of George Berkeley, 1st Earl of Berkeley and Elizabeth Massingberd, on 23 November 1682 in Westminster, Middlesex, England.^[3]He died 16 Jan 1715 in Kensington, Middlesex, England.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Nelson_(nonjuror)
2. ↑ Mosley, Charles, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A, Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 1, page 350.
3. ↑ George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume I, page 114
4. ↑ Ligon, William D., The Ligon Family and Connections (New York: 1947.), p. 200

• Stephen, Sir Leslie & Sir Sidney Lee (Editors), The Dictionary of National Biography: From the Earliest Times to 1900 (Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 1993.), 14:210-2

• Wikipedia Robert Nelson (22 June, 1656 – 16 January, 1715)