Samuel Nelson (1683 - 1758)

Born 4 Jul 1683 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Ford) Nelson — married 13 Dec 1704 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Bathsheba (Nichols) Nelson — married 1 Apr 1706 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Sarah (Holmes) Nelson — married 12 Sep 1718 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 3 Apr 1758 at age 74 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Born in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony on 4 July 1683, son of John and Lydia (Bartlett) Nelson.^[1]

On 22 June 1697, Samuel made the choice of William Shurtloff and Nathaniel Wood to be his guardians.^[2]

Samuel married Hannah Ford on 13 December 1704 in Plymouth.^[3]

Samuel married his second wife, Bathsheba (Nichols), in Plymouth, on 1 April 1706.^[4][5]

Together they had 4 children:

1. Sarah Nelson
2. Hannah Nelson
3. John Nelson
4. Samuel Nelson

Samuel married his third wife, Sarah Holmes on 12 September 1718 in Plymouth.^[6]

Together they had 4 children:

1. Bathsheba Nelson
2. Samuel Nelson
3. Ebenezer Nelson
4. Patience Nelson

He passed away on April 3, 1758, in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay.

Probate

The Will of Samuel Nelson of Plymouth, yeoman, was dated 17 June 1754 and proved on 3 April 1758 in Plymouth. He mentions his wife Sarah, his children, Ebenezer Nelson (youngest son), Hannah Dyer, widow of John Dyer, Samuel Nelson (second son), Samuel Nicolas Nelson, John Nelson (eldest son), Sarah Shurtleff, and Bathsheba Holmes, and his grandchildren, Sarah Cobb, Lemuel Morton Nelson, Samuel Nelson, ^[7]

His inventory was taken on 28 April 1759 in Plymouth.^[8]

In 1764, a list of claims and creditors was recorded. His son John Nelson petitioned the court to sell some of the land to pay for the debts.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-L1NK : 20 May 2022), Samuel Nelson, 4 Jul 1683; citing Birth, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934186.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-J851 : 21 March 2023), Probate records 1686-1702 and 1849-1867 vol 1-1F > image 141 of 490; State Archives, Boston.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-GZK9 : 20 May 2022), Samuel Nelson, 13 Dec 1704; citing Marriage, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934186.
4. ↑ Shurtleff, Benjamin (compiler). Descendants Of William Shurtleff Of Plymouth And Marshfield, Massachusetts> Volume I. Revere, Massachusetts: MCMXII (1912).
5. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHL9-DVW : 29 December 2022), Samuel Nelson, 1706.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-G4VT : 20 May 2022), Samuel Nelson, 12 Sep 1718; citing Marriage, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934186.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-XH7W : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1755-1758 and 1859-1862 vol 14-14E > image 260-263 of 498; State Archives, Boston.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-69LP : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1758-1764 vol 15-16 > image 88-89 of 623; State Archives, Boston.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-JQGK : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1763-1771 vol 19-20 > image 120 of 641; State Archives, Boston.

• [Pane-Joyce Genealogy page for Family of Lydia Bartlett (8796) & John Nelson

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Nelson-2237 created through the import of Jessica Green.ged on Oct 3, 2011 by Jessica Green. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Jessica and others.