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DULCENA, b. April 13, 1788; m. Charles Tillinghast, Providence, R.I.
DIANA, b. April 20, 1790; m. Matthias M. Monroe, Bristol, R.I.
PAUL, b. July 13, 1792; d. in promising bloom, Cuba, W.I., yellow fever, 1813.
RUTH, b. Oct. 6, 1794; d. in infancy, Oct. 15, 1797.
RUTH, 2d, b. June 1, 1798; m. Peter Hunt; both d. ; no chn.
ANGELINA, b. Feb. 15, 1801 ; m. Joseph Tompkins, and had 2 chn.
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ELIZA A., b. June 8, 1803; d. unm., Oct. 17, 1826 ..
HORATIO, b. Feb. 25, 1805; d. in infancy, Sept. 19, 1805.
ABIGAIL GREEN, b. Nov. 25, 1807; m. Jonathan N. Spencer, Pawtucket, R.I. MATTHIAS, b. July 24, 1810; d. unm. ; date not given.
The descendants of Maj. Paul and Grace (Wood) Nelson are wholly through their drs. Dulcena was bereft of her hus. 2 yrs. after mge., by whom she had a dr. Anna. Anna Tillinghast m. John Tompkins, manufacturer, Newburg, N.Y., and by him had 3 chn .; viz., Eliza N., who m. William N. Rodman, some time mayor of Providence, R.I; no chn .; both d .; Gen. Charles H. Tompkins, Staten Island, N.Y .; and John A. Tompkins, now of Baltimore, Md. Their fr. was accidentally killed by a misstep in landing from a steamboat. Their mr. m., 2d, A. D. Lippett, and has since d. The venerable Dulcena (Nelson) Tillinghast was still living 1879, only survivor of her fr.'s family.
Diana Nelson, the second dr., m. Rev. Matthias Monroe, Bristol, R.I., an Episcopal clergyman, and had 3 chn., whose record is briefly told as follows: Diana m. Willis G. Eaton, machinist, Lowell; 4 chn. Anna L. m. George B. Allen, Lowell, organist; Dr. Willis G. Eaton res. Lowell; Harriet H .; Matthias M. res. Taunton. Grace Wood m. Gilbert Richmond; 1 child; family all d. William M. m. a Miss Noyes of Poland, Me., and had 4 chn. The 2d dr. m. a Mr. Hathaway of Boston; Daniel is a clerk in Boston; Rachel d. young; their fr. was lost at sea.
Angelina, 6th child of Paul Nelson, m. Joseph Tompkins, and had 2 chn .; viz., Susan G. and Angelina N. The latter m. Theodore Horton; no chn .; both have passed away.
Abigail G., 9th child, m. Jonathan N. Spencer of Pawtucket, and had 1 dr., Abigail N. She m. Jerome Kimball, lawyer, Providence, R.I., and had 2 chn., Helen E. and Arthur L., who res. with their parents.
I have followed out the descendants of Maj. Paul and Grace (Wood) Nelson much further than my general rule allows, out of respect to the great pains taken by certain relatives to procure me information.
NELSON, ARBA 6 (Josiah,5 Nathaniel,4 Gershom,3 Thomas,2 Thomas1), b. April 14, 1772; m. Abigail Parkhurst, Oct. 2, 1791; cer. by Rev. A. Frost. She was a dr. of Nathaniel and Sarah (Brown) Parkhurst, and b. May 9, 1774. They removed to Craftsbury, Vt., and afterwards into one of the Western States. Mrs. Abigail is said to have had 7 chn., and to have lived to the age of 92 yrs. I have not attempted to trace the family record. Arba, a son or gd. son, some yrs. since, m. Mrs. Charlotte H. Rand, youngest dr. of our Capt. Henry Nelson.
NELSON, Capt. EZRA 6 (Josiah,5 Nathaniel,4 Gershom,3 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b. May 8, 1777; m. Polly Parkhurst, May 22, 1800; cer. by Samuel Jones, Esq. She was a dr. of Nathaniel and Sarah (Brown) Parkhurst, and b. Feb. 25, 1776. Their chn. were, -
WILLIAM, b. April 19, 1802; d. Oct. 13, 1803.
NATHANIEL PARKHURST, b. Aug. 25, 1804; d. April 20, 1809.
CAROLINE, b. May 10, 1807; d. March 7, 1833.
JAMES MADISON, b. Nov. 24, 1809; removed to Grand Rapids, Mich .; m. and set. there.
GEORGE CLINTON, b. March 24, 1812; removed to Grand Rapids, Mich. ; m. and set. there.
MARY MARILLA b. April 17, 1815; m. A. Hosford Smith, G. Rapids, Mich., 1839.
MARTHA MURTILLA
(twins),
b. April 17, 1815; d. yrs. ago.
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POLLY DIANA, b. Jan. 28, 1818; m. Rev. W. R. G. Mellen.
EZRA THAYER, b. May 9, 1823; m. Augusta M. Valentine of Hop .; set. G. Rapids, Mich.
Capt. Ezra was the youngest son of his fr., and dwelt witli his parents in their declining yrs. The homestead was bought by his fr. of Ebenezer Torrey in 1784, and remained in family possession during the lifetime of Ezra. Its location on the road to Upton, now called West St., is well known to the present generation as the Capt. Ezra Nelson place, though it has had several owners since his death. In 1801 Josiah, the fr., deeded to Ezra, mainly as a gift, one full third of this homestead, and it is presumable that the latter afterwards purchased most of the other two-thirds. He was captain of the once famous Mil. Artillery Co. in his time, honored with various official trusts by his fellow- townsmen, and universally respected as a worthy man. His wf. d. March 19, 1827; and he, Oct. 19, 1835. His posterity now surviving are wholly settled in distant parts of the country. Not one of them dwells in Mil. See farther on.
NELSON, EBENEZER6 (Seth,5 Nathaniel,4 Gershom,3 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b.
Feb. 1, 1758; m. Patience Twitchell, March 8, 1781; cer. by Rev. A. Frost. She was a dr. of Ephraim and Patience Twitchell, and bap. July 2, 1758. I have not found a record of her birth. No chn. are recorded to this pair as either b. or bap. here. I am told that they emigrated to wild land near Paris, Me., where both d. of consumption, and also their only child.
NELSON, NATHAN6 (Seth,5 Nathaniel,4 Gershom,3 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b. Oct. 24, 1759; m. Jerusha Chapin, March 8, 1781, the same day that his bro. Ebenezer was; cer. by Rev. A. Frost. She was a dr. of Moses and Lydia (Atwood) Chapin, and was b. 1760. I find no record of chn. b. to them. They are said to have emigrated to Hebron, Me. No further traced. A Dr. Tewksbury of Portland, Me., is said to be their gd. son.
NELSON, JOHN 6 (Seth,5 Nathaniel,4 Gershom,3 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b. Aug. 27, 1761; m. Betty Brown, Nov. 28, 1782; cer. by Rev. A. Frost. She was a dr. of Israel and Experience (Thayer) Brown, but I have not found the date of her birth. No record of chn. here. If I have been correctly informed, John set. in Worcester, where he became a deacon, and the fr. of several chn. Among these was Rev. John Nelson, long an eminent preacher and pastor in Leicester.
NELSON, DAVID 6 (Seth,5 Nathaniel,4 Gershom,3 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b. July 28, 1765; m. Elizabeth Hunting, Jan. 10, 1788; cer. by Rev. A. Frost. No chn. recorded here. Reported to have set. in New Gloucester, Me., where he became a Baptist deacon and prominent citizen. He, his wf., and a dr. 4 yrs. old, once visited Mil., riding horseback all the way, 150 miles.
NELSON, SIMEON 6 (Seth,5 Nathaniel,4 Gershom,3 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b. April 26, 1772; m. Esther Parkhurst, Oct. 30, 1794; cer. by Samuel Jones, Esq. She was a dr. of Ephraim and Jemima Parkhurst, b. Feb. 5, 1774. Their chn. were, -
AUSTIN, b. Jan. 19, 1796.
HARRIOT, b. Jan. 20, 1798; d. Sept. 12, 1799.
HARRIOT, b. Oct. 29, 1800; d. March 22, 1807.
LUCY, b. April 24, 1803.
PASCHAL, b. May 27, 1805; drowned May 29, 1810.
MARY ANN, b. April 29, 1811.
It appears from the ch. records, under Rev. David Long's pastorate, that Mr. Nelson and wf. had removed to Clinton, N.Y., and were recommended to the ch. there, Feb. 25. 1816. Twice m .; all d.
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NELSON, SETH, Jun.6 (Seth,5 Nathaniel,4 Gershom,3 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b.
Aug. 2, 1776; m. Sarah Jones of Farmington, Me., March 8, 1802; her birth- date and ptge. not ascertained. This was his 1st wf. Their chn. were, - ELIZABETH SARAH, b. April 10, 1803; m. Dr. John Payne, Montague, March 23, 1826.
EBENEZER JONES, b. Jan. 12, 1805; m., 1st, Charity Dunbar; 2d, Emeline Knapp; both d.
ABIGAIL TYLER, b. March 10, 1807; d. March 2, 1808.
The mr. d. Dec. 2, 1808. The fr. m., as 2d wf., Sophia Aspinwall of Lis- bon, Ct., some time in the month of Oct., 1810; her birth-date and ptge. not ascertained. Their chn. were, -
ABIGAIL SOPHIA, b. Aug. 29, 1811; m. Wilton A. Kinney, June 9, 1840; since d. ; no chn.
HANNAH URANIA, b. Jan. 25, 1813; d. Nov. 25, 1877.
SETH BUELL b. April 22, 1815; m. Jane Graham. He was a phy- sician.
(twins), b. April 22, 1815; m. Emily Dorman; res. So. Bos- LEVI HALE L ton, Mich.
FANNY MELISSA CLARK, b. Oct. 17, 1817; m. Rev. Silas Mckinney; mis- sionaries to Africa.
HENRY ADDISON, b. Oct. 31, 1820; m. Margaret Mills, Auburn, N.Y., Feb. 23, 1847.
DAVID BRAINERD, b. May 12, 1823; m. Jane Baird, Newark Valley, Dec. 28, 1848.
SAMUEL WORCESTER, twin with D. Brainerd; m. Amanda Griffin, July, 1849. WILLIAM TRACY, b. Feb. 1, 1826; d. March 16, 1829.
The family homestead, before removal from town, is understood to have been what has since been known as the John Parkhurst place, near Silver Hill. Mr. Nelson was chosen deacon of the Cong. ch. here, Oct. 7, 1813, and officiated as such until he moved with his family to Amherst. The ch. here voted him and his wf. recommendations to the ch. in Amherst, April 7, 1816. Subsequently he moved to Cortland, N.Y. There he became deacon of the Presbyterian ch., was a man of much influence, and lived out the remainder of his days, enjoying high respectability. He d. Feb. 5, 1857; his 2d wf. d. May 5, 1860.
I am indebted to Miss Emily A. Nelson, an intelligent gd. dr. of Dea. Seth Nelson, jun., for valuable information concerning his bros., himself, and his posterity. She res. in Elmira, N.Y .; and our correspondence was accidentally introduced by inquiries sent to one of our citizens about her ancestors, who referred the matter to me. I may, therefore, as well give in this place the data she sent me relating to the family descendants.
1. Dea. Seth, Jun.'s, dr., ELIZABETH SARAH, m. Dr. John Payne, Montague, March 23, 1826. He d. 1873, in Janesville, Wis. She has been quite an author- ess, and now lives with her son in Lima, N.Y. Their chn. : -
MARY LOUISA, b. Feb. 17, 1827; d. March 16, 1873.
CHARLES HOWARD, b. April 15, 1830; m. Eunice Preston, July 11, 1872; res. Janesville, Wis.
SARAH SOPHIA, b. March 21, 1832; m. James Wiggins, Jan. 6, 1853; res. Whiting, Kan .; several chn.
WILLIAM HENRY, b. March 14, 1834; m. Mary C. Albee, Feb. 21, 1870; res. Sandwich, Ill. Inventor.
ANN AMELIA, b. Aug. 6, 1838; d. Feb. 14, 1848.
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HENRY NELSON, b. Nov. 4, 1840; m. Elizabeth Porter, Sept. 7, 1872; 3 chn. He was lieut .- col. in a Missouri regt. during the late war, and is now pastor of the Presbyterian ch., Lima, N.Y.
2. EBENEZER JONES NELSON; m., 1st, Charity Dunbar, date not given ; and 2d, Emeline Knapp, Dec. 16, 1851. Two chn. by 1st wf .; none by 2d.
BRAINERD, date of birth not given; m. Mary S. Horton.
FANNIE ELIZABETH, b. Oct., 1846; d. Nov., 1846.
Mrs. Charity, the 1st wf., d. April 1, 1849; Mrs. Emeline, the 2d, d. April, 1878. The hus. and fr. now lives with his son in Oswego, N.Y.
3. Dea. Seth, Jun.'s, dr., ABIGAIL TYLER, as seen above, d. in infancy.
4. His next child, ABIGAIL SOPHIA, m. Wilton A. Kinney, June 9, 1840. No chn. He d. 1860; and she lives in So. Boston, Mich.
5. His next child, HANNAH URANIA, lived unm., and d. Nov. 25, 1877.
6. SETH BUELL NELSON; m. Jane Grey Graham, Aug. 16, 1837. He was an allopathic physician. He d. March 25, 1852; she Jan. 16, 1876. Their chn. : --
LEVI BUELL, b. May 4, 1838; m. Eliza Hendry, Oct. 20, 1866; 5 chn .; cashier Savings Bank, Toledo, Ia.
SOPHIA JANE, b. May 2, 1841; m. George R. Struble, Esq., April 19, 1860; 5 chn .; Toledo, Ia.
WILLIAM, b. July 17, 1847; d. 1848.
JOHN ROSE, b. April, 1850; d. Oct., 1850.
7. LEVI HALE NELSON; m. Emily Dorman of So. Coventry, Ct., date not given. They res. So. Boston, Mich .; farmer; deacon Presbyterian ch .; found the place a forest, and left it a beautiful home; d. rich, Oct. 13, 1873. Chn. - WILLIAM E., b. June 17, 1848; res. So. Boston, Mich.
SETH BUELL, b. Jan. 9, 1851; res. So. Boston, Mich.
JOSEPH HENRY, b. March 19, 1855; m. Marcia Carver, June, 1878; res. So. Boston, Mich.
8. FANNY MELISSA CLARK NELSON; m. Rev. Silas Mckinney, Feb. 24, 1847. Chn. : -
CHARLES EDWARD, b. March 25, 1848; m. Ida George of Vineland, N.J .; res. Lynn, Mass. ; 2 chn.
HENRY NELSON, b. Dec. 8, 1850; m. Lydia Connard ; res. Philadelphia; 3 chn. ELLEN LOUISE, b. Nov. 4, 1853; one of the faculty Oxford Sem., O.
FANNIE ELIZABETH, b. Aug. 4, 1859.
MARY URANIA, b. and d. March 25, 1861.
These devoted parents went as missionaries to So. Africa; and, after 12 yrs., the wf. d. there, in Natal, Nov. 26, 1861. The hus. is now pastor of the Presby- terian ch. at Tuscarora, N.Y.
9. HENRY ADDISON NELSON, m. Margaret Mills of Auburn, N.Y., Feb. 23, 1847.
During the civil war he was pastor of the 1st Pres. ch. in St. Louis, Mo. He is now pastor of the 1st Pres. ch., Genesee, N.Y., and bears the title D.D. His wf. d. in Sept., 1878. Their chn .: -
EDWIN MILLS, b. Nov. 18, 1847; physician, St. Louis, Mo.
HELEN MARIA, b. June 29, 1849; m. Rev. Henry Bullard, St. Joseph, Mo., Aug. 30, 1871; 3 chn.
FANNY URANIA, b. Oct. 18, 1851.
FRED STAR, b. July 23, 1853; d. 1854.
MARY SOPHIA, b. March 3, 1855.
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ELIZABETH MILLS, b. March 19, 1857; member of the Faculty of Oxford Sem., O.
WILLIAM SHEDD, b. Jan. 25, 1860.
10. DAVID BRAINERD NELSON, m. Jane C. Baird of Newark Valley, N. Y., Dec. 28, 1848; both understood to be living, and, for some years past, in Elmira, N.Y. He was for many years a teacher; since an inventor of useful agricul- tural implements. Formerly a dea. in the Pres. ch., but latterly one in the Cong. ch. Their chn. : -
FANNY JANE, b. Aug. 18, 1850; d. same day.
EMILY ALMIRA, b. June 23, 1852; preceptress of Nat. Science, Elmira High School. This is my intelligent correspondent, before referred to.
11. SAMUEL WORCESTER NELSON, In. Amanda Griffin of Richford, N.Y., July, 1849. He was a merchant, and dea. of the Pres. ch., in Hosford, N.Y., where he d. April 4, 1871. I suppose his wf. still survives. Their chi .: -
FRANCES AMANDA, b. April 3, 1851; d. April, 1866.
FRANKLIN, b. and d., no date given.
CHARLES WORCESTER, b. Sept. 2, 1855; supt. telegraph and train despatches on the Southern Central R.R .; res. Auburn, N.Y.
12. WILLIAM TRACY NELSON, d., as aforesaid, in infancy.
There were 75 descendants of Dea. Seth Nelson, jun., in 1879. Of these, all but one or two of those who have arrived at adult years are regular members of orthodox churches. It is said that there is not one among them of intem- perate or vicious habits. Most of them are evidently of more than ordinary in- tellectual standing; and, as to aptitude for deaconship, it would be hard to find their parallel in any of our lineages. In this case I have again transcended my general limitations by carrying my genealogical specifications abroad. And I have done so for the same reasons as in Paul Nelson's case. Such expansions may seem to aggravate the size of this volume, but perhaps a few of them may not detract from its value.
NELSON, Rev. LEVI6 (Seth,5 Nathaniel,4 Gershom,3 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b.
Aug. 8, 1779; youngest son of the 1st Dea. Seth; sought a liberal education, partly in B. U. and partly in Williams Col., but was prevented by ill health from ever graduating. Converted in 1795 while preparing for col., and resolved to devote himself to the ministry; he was much frustrated by continuous poor health, but studied divinity with Dr. Emmons of Frank- lin, and was finally approbated. In 1803 he was commissioned by the Mass. Miss. Society, to labor six months in Oneida and Lewis Co's., N.Y., but was unable to preach more than sixteen weeks. He preached after- wards two months in Tewksbury, and then in Lisbon, Ct. There he gave such satisfaction that lie recd. a call to set., and was ordained pastor Dec. 5, 1804. He was a member of the Cong. ch. here, and evidently a favorite; for they gave him a hearty recommendation to the Lisbon people, and sent two delegates with their pastor, Rev. Mr. Long, to assist in his ordination. He in., 1st, Abigail Tyler of Mendon; cer. April 17, 1805, by Rev. David Long. She d. 1806, leaving an infant dr., whose name I have not ascertained. That dr. lived to be m., Jan., 1826, but d. the June follow- ing. Rev. Levi m., 2d, Mary Hale of Franklin, Ct., dr. of Joseph Hale, Coventry, Ct. She d. childless, May 2, 1851. So Rev. Levi left no ยท posterity. He d. in Lisbon, Ct., 1855, a. 77 yrs., and in the 52d yr. of his ministry. He is said to have preached 5,700 different sermons, several of which were published, besides other productions of his pen. He was a
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stanch old-school theologian, and bequeathed $1,000 to his parish on con- dition that they should not set. as his successor a man embracing the "New Haven Theology."
NELSON, NEWELL, Esq.7 (Samuel,6 Gershom,5 Nathaniel,4 Gershom,3 Thomas, 2 Thomas 1), b. March 20, 1784; m. Betsey Kelley, dr. of Luke and Hannah (Drusey) Kelley, b. April 18, 1786; cer., and by whom, not found. Inten- tion of m. dated March 8, 1806. Their chn. : -
FRANCIS DRAKE, b. Dec. 15, 1806; m. Lydia T. Pond; d. Colesburg, Ia., June 4, 1849.
ELIZA WING, b. July 4, 1808; d. unm., Aug. 6, 1835.
SALLY TORREY, b. June 5, 1810; m. Willis Graves, April 20, 1836; d. Nov. 28, 1841.
OTIS TORREY, b. Sept. 15, 1812; well-known fellow-citizen; always res. Mil. SYLVANIA KELLEY, b. Sept. 13, 1815; m. Rufus Claflin, Oct. 7, 1849.
SAMUEL, b. Jan. 3, 1818; has res. little in town since manhood.
DAVID, b. Nov. 21, 1819; our well-known citizen on his fr's. homestead.
HANNAH, b. July 5, 1822; d. Oct. 1, 1844.
NEWELL NEWTON, b. July 25, 1825; also our well-known citizen on the homestead.
A worthy family, parents and chn. Newell Nelson, Esq., deserves an honorable eulogy. He was a man of sterling natural ability and moral integrity. He was a stanch lover of truth, justice, human rights, and the public welfare. He was sagacious to learn what he needed to know, resolute to put it in practice, and firm to maintain his convictions of right : a man of exemplary uprightness, sound judgment, and solid usefulness. He struggled manfully against considerable disadvantages, rose by merit to the respectful appreciation of his fellow-citizens, and proved himself eminently trustworthy in all the relations of life. As a land-surveyor, a settler of estates, a referee in contro- versies, and a responsible municipal officer, he long commanded public con- fidence throughout this general vicinity. He was commissioned justice of the peace, Jan. 30, 1830, by Gov. Levi Lincoln, and creditably discharged the duties of that office for twenty-one years. He was, however, a man of little pretension, and averse to all ostentatious display ; a plain, homespun, frugal, economical husbandman - not ashamed to earn his bread by the sweat of his brow - who wanted his own rights and dues, and was scrupulous to render to others theirs. His deafness during declining life was a great privation, which he deeply felt, but bore with commendable patience. He lived to the good old age of almost 85 yrs. He sunk at length under the complicated infirmities of age, and d. Jan. 26, 1869. His worthy companion had preceded him by seven yrs., having d. Jan. 9, 1862. Let not this memorial notice be construed to the disparagement, in the writer's mind, of other excellent citizens less known to him, of whom he has thought proper to say little or nothing.
NELSON, SAMUEL, Jun.7 (Samuel,6 Gershom,5 Nathaniel, 4 Gershom,3 Thomas, 2 Thomas 1), b. Oct. 17, 1789; m. Cynthia Aldrich, Dec. 6, 1812; cer. by Rev. D. Long. She was a dr. of George Aldrich, Mendon; other particulars not traced. I understand him to have set. in Hallowell, Me., as a merchant, afterwards in Portland, to have had several chn., and finally, to have d. a few yrs. since in Galveston, Tex. Family no further traced.
NELSON, JOSEPH7 (Samuel,6 Gershom,5 Nathaniel,4 Gershom,3 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b. Dec. 29, 1791 ; m. Lydia Hayward of Upton. They removed to New York City, where they had two sons and four drs. Not traced. He d. March 5, 1854.
Sewell Nelson
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NELSON, NATHANIEL TORREY 7 (Samuel,6 Gershom,5 Nathaniel,4 Gershom,8 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b. Nov. 15, 1799; m. Silence Kenny of Sutton. Bride's parentage, birth-date, and other particulars of marriage, not ascertained. Their chn. were, -
ADELIA, b. Oct. 13, 1824, in New York City; m. Ezekiel Taylor.
ELIZA, b. April 23, 1826; m. George Fox, May 9, 1847.
ANGELINA, b. March 16, 1829; m., 1st, Jona. C. Bradford, Dec. 25, 1855; 2d, Charles P. Skillings.
MARIA, b. June 10, 1832; d. March 21, 1838.
GEORGE HENRY, b. Dec. 1, 1833; res. in Holl.
CHARLES NEWELL, b. April 29, 1836; m. Mary Ellen Wales, Dec. 25, 1872; res. Mil.
Two infants, unnamed on record, d., one April 20, 1839, the other dateless.
Honest, industrious people. The fr. d. Sept. 13, 1840. The mr., April 9, 1859. They res. in Sutton, New York, and Mil., but mostly here.
NELSON, HENRY, Jun.7 (Henry,6 Josiah,5 Nathaniel,4 Gershom,3 Thomas,2 Thomas 1); records blind and meagre; birth not found, and of marriage, only wf's. name Sarah. Two chn. are found: -
SAMUEL, b. May 7, 1811; what became of him not ascertained.
CLARISSA, b. Dec. 4, 1812; nothing ascertained.
NELSON, LEVI7 (Stephen,6 Josiah,5 Nathaniel,4 Gershom,8 Thomas,2 Thom- as 1), birth-date not found; m. Sarah Park, Sept. 21, 1806; cer. by Rev. D. Long. Parentage and birth-date not ascertained. Their chn. were, - STEPHEN ATWOOD, b. March 22, 1807; understood to have d. in our Asylum. HOLLOWAY TAYLOR, b. Dec. 9, 1808; believed to have d. some yrs. ago.
The fr. d., date not found; and the mr. d. Dec. 27, 1834. An undesirable fortune seems to have overhung this family.
NELSON, CAPT. HENRY 7 (Josiah, jun.,6 Josiah,5 Nathaniel,4 Gershom, 3 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b. Sept. 2, 1786; adopted, as his heir, by Samuel Jones, Esq .; m. Catherine Parkhurst, Jan. 17, 1810; cer. by Samuel Jones, Esq. She was a dr. of Nathaniel and Sarah (Brown) Parkhurst, b. Aug. 19, 1789. Their chn .: -
WARREN J., b. Nov. 25, 1810; went West, and d. many years ago.
MARIA, b. Feb. 21, 1813; m. Oliver B. Parkhurst, Mil., May 12, 1833.
CATHERINE, b. Oct. 17, 1815; d. April 26, 1818.
NANCY PARKHURST, b. Feb. 15, 1818; m. Samuel Frink, jun., 1840.
ANGELINA PARKHURST, b. Dec. 4, 1821 ; m. Daniel S. Chapin, Mil., April 13, 1842.
CATHERINE, b. Aug. 21, 1824.
CHARLOTTE HELEN, b. Aug. 15, 1827; m., 1st, Rev. L. P. Rand, Orono, Me., 1847; 2d, Arba Nelson.
Capt. Harry Nelson, familiarly so called, was first set. on the Esq. Jones homestead in N. Purchase, where, I think, all his chn. were b. He had the honor, in his prime, of commanding the Mil. Artillery Co., was elected first and last to various responsible town offices, and, through a long life, was a much respected citizen. He and his worthy wife lived to celebrate their golden wed- ding in 1860, - an interesting occasion, which I well remember as a guest. He sold his N. Purchase homestead, moved into the Centre, and was for a time landlord of the Sumner Hotel. Later he established himself and family in a home on the lower common, where he spent the evening of his days. His wf, d., date not given; and he, July 22, 1874, in his 88th yr.
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BIOGRAPHICO-GENEALOGICAL REGISTER.
NELSON, Dr. JOHN 7 (Josiah, jun.,6 Josiah,5 Nathaniel,4 Gershom,3 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b. Sept. 8, 1790; studied medicine, and became a successful practising physician, settling as such in Carlisle. He m. Lucinda Parkhurst of his native town, July 6, 1812; cer. by Samuel Jones, Esq. She was a dr. of Jonas and Mary (Nelson) Parkhurst, and b., as our records have it, Dec. 20, 1786. Their only offspring recorded here was, -
ALBERT HOBART, b. March 12, 1812; who rose to distinction in Middlesex Co. as lawyer and judge, and later to be chief justice of Suffolk Co. Superior Court.
NELSON, FRANCIS DRAKE 8 (Newell,7 Samuel,6 Gershom,5 Nathaniel,4 Ger- shom,3 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b. Dec. 15, 1806; m. Lydia Thurber Pond, April 5, 1832; cer. by the writer. She was the dr. of Barzillai and Lydia (Wheelock) Pond, and b. in Mil., Oct. 30, 1809. Issue :-
DANIEL THURBER, b. Sept. 16, 1839; grad. Am. Col., 1861; now M.D., Chi- cago, Ill.
The fr. d. June 4, 1849, in Colesburg, Ia. His worthy wid., Mrs. Lydia, still survives, and has a good home with her son, Dr. Daniel T. Nelson, Chi- cago, Ill.
NELSON, DANIEL THURBER, M.D.9 (Francis Drake,8 Newell,7 Samuel,6 Ger- shom,5 Nathaniel,4 Gershom,3 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b. in Mil, Sept. 16, 1839; great-nephew, on the maternal side, of the celebrated Dr. Daniel Thurber; grad. from Amherst College and from Harvard Medical School; m. Sarah Helen Travis, dr. of Clark and Ede G. (Bacon) Travis, b. in Lempster, N.H., Aug. 11, 1834; cer. in Boston, Nov. 24, 1862, by Rev. J. T. Tucker. Issue : -
LILLIAN TRAVIS, b. Chicago, Ill., July 1, 1866.
FRANCIS CLARK, b. Chicago, Ill., June 6, 1869.
FLORA HELEN, b. Chicago, Ill., Sept. 30, 1871.
EDGAR DANIEL, b. Chicago, Ill., Jan. 26, 1874; d. June 3, 1874.
LOTTIE MAY, b. Chicago, Ill., Oct. 28, 1875; d. Oct. 23, 1880.
The doctor set. in Chicago, perhaps 1861. Professional, social, and religious standing high.
NELSON, OTIS TORREY 8 (Newell,7 Samuel,6 Gershom,5 Nathaniel,4 Gershom, 8 Thomas,2 Thomas 1), b. Sept. 15, 1812; m., 1st, Laura Maria Chapin, May 3, 1838; cer. by Rev. D. Long. She was a dr. of Amos and Harriot (Stowell) Chapin of Mil., and b. Nov. 27, 1812. Their chn .: -
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