The NELSON Family
First Generation
WILLIAM NELSON (m. 1640) of Plymouth
Parents:
William Nelson married Martha Ford on 29 Oct 1640. [Ref]
Martha was the daughter of the Widow Ford who came in the Fortune in
1621. [Ref, p. 5_2]
William was one of the 26 men who purchased land for Middleborough from the
Indian sachem Wampatuck in Mar 1662. [Ref]
Children of William Nelson and Martha Ford:
- John Nelson married first Sarah Wood on 28
Nov 1667. [Ref] Sarah, the daughter
of Henry Wood of Middleboro, died on 4 Mar 1675. [Ref]
He married second Lydia (Bartlett) Barnaby. [Ref]
Lydia, the daughter of Robert and Mary (Warren) Bartlett and the widow of
James Barnaby of Plymouth, was born on 8 Jun 1647. [Ref]
He married third Patience Morton, the daughter of Ephraim and Ann (Cooper)
Morton of Plymouth. [Ref][Ref,
p. 5_2] John had two children who died in infancy with his first wife, a son
and daughter with his second wife and two daughters with his third wife. [Ref]
He resided in Middleboro and was chosen Constable in 1669 and 1684; Selectman
in 1681-83 and 1685-6; Grand Juryman in 1675. [Ref]
some descendants of John Nelson
- Martha Nelson married John
Cobb.
- Jean Nelson married Elder Thomas Faunce in 1672. [Ref, p. 121] Thomas was the son of John Faunce, who came in the Ann in 1623. [Ref, p. 121] He was born in 1647. [Ref, p. 121] He died in Feb 1745/6, age 99. [Ref, p. 121]
some descendants of Jean Nelson
Second Generation
MARTHA NELSON (m. 1658)
Parents: William Nelson and Martha Ford [Ref]
Martha married John Cobb on 28 Apr 1658. [Ref]
On 22 Jun 1715 Martha deposed that the inventory on her husband's estate was
accurate. [Ref]
References
Davis, William Thomas, History of the Town of Plymouth, Philadelpha, J. W. Lewis & Co., 1885.