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| Nelson family | |
|---|---|
| Current region | United States Canada |
| Place of origin | England |
| Founded | 17th century |
| Founder | John Nelson |
| Connected families | Gedney family Secord family Henderson family |
The Nelson family is a family of English origin from New York. unlike other branches of the family, The New York Nelsons have been fortunate in keeping an unbroken line of descent.[1] The first known ancestor was John Nelson, who settled first in Flat Lands and later in Mamaroneck.[2] He was of Puritan stock and is believed to have traveled from Norfolk to New York between 1660 and 1665.[3] Descendents of the Nelson family include Gouverneur K. Warren,[4] Emily Warren Roebling,[4] Lily James, and Helen Horton, as well as various government officials and businessmen.
The Nelson family has spread across the United States and Canada and has married into families including Gedney, Secord, and Henderson.
Pedigree of Nelson
John Nelson (1654–1713)
- Maria Nelson (born 1671)
- Catherine Nelson (born 1675)
- Mehitable Nelson (born 1678)
- Mary Nelson (born 1680)
- Polycarpus Nelson (1680–1738) m. Ruth Gedney of the Gedney family
- Thomas Nelson (1722–1796)
- John Nelson (1761–1845)
- Sarah Nelson (1797–1869) m. Cornelius Van Buskirk
- Charlotte Van Buskirk (1818–1844) m. Elon Rupert
- Sarah Rupert (1835–1892) m. Hiram Jones
- Alice Jones (1860–1931) m. Walter S. Horton
- Walter Horton
- Helen Horton (1923–2009)
- Jamie Thomson
- Lily James (born 1989)
- Jamie Thomson
- Helen Horton (1923–2009)
- Walter Horton
- Alice Jones (1860–1931) m. Walter S. Horton
- Sarah Rupert (1835–1892) m. Hiram Jones
- Charlotte Van Buskirk (1818–1844) m. Elon Rupert
- Sarah Nelson (1797–1869) m. Cornelius Van Buskirk
- John Nelson (1761–1845)
- Enoch Nelson (1712–1767)
- Isaac Nelson (1762–1846) m. Rachel Secord of the Secord family
- Daniel Nelson (1797–1876)
- Richard Nelson (1839–1922)
- Marcus Nelson
- Richard Nelson (1907–2001)
- Meredith Nelson (1921–2001)
- Robert Nelson (born 1946) m. Joanne Henderson of the Henderson family
- Marcus Nelson
- Richard Nelson (1839–1922)
- Daniel Nelson (1797–1876)
- Isaac Nelson (1762–1846) m. Rachel Secord of the Secord family
- Thomas Nelson (1722–1796)
- Eli Nelson (1684–1728)
- Thomas Nelson (born 1688)
- Francis Nelson (1691–1750)
- John Nelson (1718–1796)
- Thomas Nelson (1744–1823)
- William Nelson (1784–1869)
- Thomas Nelson (1819–1907)
- William Nelson (1784–1869)
- Thomas Nelson (1744–1823)
- Justus Nelson (1737–1803)
- Sarah Nelson (1766–1833) m. John Warren
- Sylvanus Warren (1799–1859)
- Gouverneur K. Warren (1830–1882)
- Emily Warren Roebling (1843–1903) m. Washington Roebling
- John A. Roebling II (1867–1952)
- Donald Roebling (1908-1959)
- John A. Roebling II (1867–1952)
- Cornelius Warren (1790–1849)
- Hannah Warren m. Charles A. Fowler
- Sylvanus Warren (1799–1859)
- Sarah Nelson (1766–1833) m. John Warren
- Reuben Nelson (1713–1784)
- Reuben Nelson Jr. (1756–1839)
- Reuben Nelson (1782–1837)
- John Nelson (1801–1867)
- Homer Augustus Nelson (1829–1891)
- John Nelson (1801–1867)
- Leonard Nelson (1785–1826)
- Isaac De Groff Nelson (1810–1891)
- William Rockhill Nelson (1841–1915)
- Isaac De Groff Nelson (1810–1891)
- Reuben Nelson (1782–1837)
- Reuben Nelson Jr. (1756–1839)
- John Nelson (1718–1796)
- ^ Nelson, pp. 153
- ^ Nelson, pp.154
- ^ Nelson, pp. 161
- ^ a b Nelson, pp. 291