John
Nelson
Born about [location unknown]
Son of Arthur Nelson
and Valentine (UNKNOWN) Nelson
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Jane (UNKNOWN) Nelson
— married
before 1720 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 61
in Frederick, Maryland
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Oct 2013
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Biography
John Nelson was a Maryland colonist.
Birth date is a loose estimate and may be off by several years.
According to Dern and Tracey, John's wife is named as Jane in a 1743 land transaction, where John and Jane divided the tract of land "Sweed's Folly" between sons-in-law Elias Delashmutt and John Delashmutt.[1]
John wrote his will on 4 September 1750; the will was probated 5 October 1750. The will names children John Nelson, Bazzell (Basil?) Nelson, Lydia Nelson, Valentine Nelson, Sarah Delashmutt, and Elizabeth Delashmutt, and Arthur Nelson; John's wife is mentioned but not named.[2]
Sources
- ↑ Grace L. Tracey and John P. Dern. Pioneers of Old Monocacy: the Early Settlement of Frederick County, MD, 1721-1743. Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1987. p. 43
- ↑ Will of John Nelson, Sr. Frederick County, Maryland, Will Book A-1-40. Viewable onilne in collection "Maryland, Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-24293-55304-82?cc=1803986&wc=9YSS-92W:146535301,147297001 : accessed 12 Aug 2014), Frederick > Wills 1744-1777 vol 1 > image 29 of 315; citing Hall of Records, Annapolis.
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Thank you to Sharon Casteel for creating WikiTree profile Nelson-4967 through the import of slc2.ged on Oct 22, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Sharon and others.
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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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~0.39%
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Nelson-4967 and Nelson-12550 appear to represent the same person because: Father's name matches; death date matches; both have daughters Sarah who married Delashmutt.
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Rejected matches › Jon Nilsson (bef.1688-bef.1765)
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