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| Birthplace: | Middlesex, Virginia |
| Death: | Died in Hanover, Virginia, United States |
| Managed by: | Bjørn P. Brox |
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Birth: Aug. 24, 1743 Middlesex County Virginia, USA Death: Sep. 18, 1830 Hanover County Virginia, USA
Patriot, wife of a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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Parents: Philip Grymes (1720 - 1768) Mary Randolph Grymes (1729 - 1768) Spouse: Thomas Nelson (1738 - 1789) Children: Thomas Nelson (1764 - 1804)* Philip Nelson (1766 - 1851)* Francis Nelson (1767 - 1833)* Hugh Nelson (1768 - 1836)* Elizabeth Nelson Page (1770 - 1853)* Mary Nelson Carter (1774 - 1803)* Robert Nelson (1778 - 1818)* Susan Nelson Page (1780 - 1850)* Susannah Nelson Page (1780 - 1819)* Judith Nelson Nelson (1782 - 1869)*
Inscription: In Memory of Lucy Nelson, Wife of Gov. THomas Nelson, Died 9/18/1830; 87 yeras old, wife of a signer of the Declarationof Independence 1743-1830
Note: Based on the calendar and the date of birth I have, it should read 25 days. Thus if anyone has a different opinion on the birth date it would be welcomed. If the number is 14 then the birth date would have been Sept. 4.
Burial: Fork Episcopal Church Cemetery Doswell Hanover County Virginia, USA Plot: 2 graves over from the large flat monument which is also to a Lucy but very hard to read
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