James
Nelson
Born about in Fauquier, Virginia
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of John Nelson
and Mary Toby
Husband of
Elizabeth (O'Bannon) Nelson
— married
11 Feb 1765 in Fauquier County, Virginia
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 29
in Fauquier County Virginia
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| Created 20 Jun 2011
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Biography
Born: James Nelson was born in 1742.
Marriage Bond: On February 11, 1765, James Nelson and Humphrey Brooks signed a marriage bond in Fauquier, Virginia, British Colonial America for the impending marriage between James Nelson and Betty Obannon, Spinster.[1][2][3]
Land Transactions:
- By instrument dated November 11, 1761, Alan McCrae and James Douglas, Directors and Trustees of the Town of Dumfries, Prince William County, Colony of Virginia conveyed four .5 acre lots (Lots 48, 49, 51, 52) in the Town of Dumfries, to James Nelson of the same town.[4]
- By instrument dated October 22, 1770, John O'Bannon of the Parish of Leeds, County of Fauquier, Virginia, and Sarah, his wife, conveyed 100 acres on Pignut Ridge in the same county, to James Nelson, of the same county. William Nelson was one of the witnesses.[5]
Death: James Nelson passed away in November of 1771. His father's Will of March 22, 1791 recites that James is deceased, and leaves his share to James' daughters Catherine Horton and Elizabeth Green.
Probate: James Nelson's Estate was probated in Fauquier, Virginia during the period November 25, 1771 (Inventory dated November 14, 1771[6]) to September 25, 1793 (Final Accounting). Members of the family mentioned in the Probate Record are Thomas Nelson, Joseph Nelson and William Nelson as well as John, William, Bryant, Joseph, Samuel and Thomas O'Bannon, [7]
Children:
With Elizabeth O'Bannon:
Research Note
John O'Bannon was one of the appraisers of John Nelson's Initial Inventory.
An 1830 Farquier Chancery Court Case arising out of John Nelson's Estate. Nelson. v. Horton, Case No. 1830-079 Case file images available here
Plaintiffs were Thomas Nelson, Sr., Joseph Nelson, Mary, Nelson, William and Francis Settle, Sally James, William James, Joseph James, George James and Daniel James.
Defendants were Elijah and Catharine Horton, Jesse and Elizabeth Green, John and Elizabeth Green, John James, Benjamin James, Thomas James, George and Dinah Green, John and Polly Mason, and Thomas Nelson, Jr.
An Affidavit in the case file dated March 23, 1818 signed by Aaron Grigsby states that James Nelson, son of Old John Nelson, "had but three children".
Sources
- ↑ Virginia, Fauquier, Marriage Bonds and Returns, Book 1, p. 18 Available here
- ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR8X-KMQ : 6 August 2020), James Nelson, 1765.
- ↑ Gibson, O.N., Descendants of John Nelson, Sr.-Mary Toby, Stafford County, Virginia, 1740-1959, with related families, pp.33-36 (1961). Available here
- ↑ Virginia, Prince William, Deed Book P. 169 Available here
- ↑ Virginia, Fauquier, Deed Book 4, p. 66 Available here
- ↑ Virginia, Fauquier, Will Book 1, p. 188 Available here
- ↑ Abstract of Fauquier, Virginia Probate record for James Nelson Available here
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
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~1.56%
Alice (Horton) Pickering
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~0.78%
Bob Pickering :
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~0.78%
Valerie Downey :
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~0.39%
Kelly Sinclair :
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~0.39%
P. Varner :
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~0.39%
Juliana (Pickering) Dahl :
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Bob Nichol
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Nelson-1580 and Nelson-5233 appear to represent the same person because: Obviously the same person.
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Rejected matches › James Aaron Nelson (1723-1795)
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