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Thomas Nelson

• Memorial
• Birth: 1635, England
• Death: Apr. 5, 1712 Age: 77
• Image, Ref.: < findagrave.com > , Rowley Burial Ground, Essex County, Massachusetts
• Parents: Thomas Nelson & Dorothy Stapleton

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Thomas NELSON was christened 9 14 Jul 1636 in Cottingham, East Riding, Yorkshire, England. He died 5 Apr 1712 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts.

Marriages:

• 1. Ann Lambert, m. Dec. 16, 1659, bur. Jan. 7, 1678/9
• 2. Mary (Skerry) Lunt, widow of John Lunt, of Newbury, May 13, 1680, d. Aug. 28, 1688 (Goodwin's The Ancestry of Abel Lunt, 1963)
• 3. Phillippa, widow of Samuel Platts, m. Apr. 9, 1690

Source: Early Settlers of Rowley, 1933.

Note: gravestone was carved by John Hartshorne.

From contributor Paula McRonald:

THOMAS NELSON, baptized at Cottingham, Yorkshire 14 July 1636, died Rowley, Massachusetts 5 April 1712. He married (1st) at Rowley 16 (or 10) Dec. 1659 ANNE LAMBERT,buried at Rowley, Massachusetts 7 Jan 1678. He married (2nd) at Rowley, Massachusetts 13 May 1680 MARY LUNT, of Newbury, Massachusetts, died at Rowley, Massachusetts 28 Aug 1688.He married (3rd) at Rowley, Massachusetts 9 Apr 1690 PHILIPA ANDREWS, widow of George Felt and Samuel Platts, and daughter of Samuel nd Jane Andrews. She died at Rowley, Massachusetts 29 Sept 1709.(Plantagenet Ancestry: A Study In Colonial And Medieval Families, Volume III, 2nd edition 2011, by Douglas Richardson, Kimball G. Everingham, editor, page 275)

Family links:

Parents:

• Thomas Nelson (1601 - 1648)
• Dorothy Stapleton Nelson (1608 - 1637)

Spouse:

• Ann Lambert Nelson (1636 - 1678)*

Children:

• Francis Nelson (1675 - 1720)*

Sibling:

• Philip Nelson (1633 - 1691)*
• Thomas Nelson (1635 - 1712)
• Calculated relationship

Inscription:

• HERE LYS BURIED Mr
• THOMAS NELSON
• WHO DIED APRIL Ye 5
• 1712 AGED 77 YEARS
• Who liv'd a saintLike harmLes Life
• Lov'd ALL good books but no bad strife
• Who dy'd a quiet easie death
• & to christ resign'd his breath
• So Liue my sons my christ o seek
• & when you die Like christ be meek

Burial: Rowley Burial Ground Rowley Essex County Massachusetts, USA

Created by: Bill Boyington Record added: Aug 18, 2005 Find A Grave Memorial# 11553699

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Nelson-3897

Thomas Nelson Jr.was baptized at Cottingham, Yorkshire, England on July 14, 1636, son of Thomas Nelson Sr. and Dorothy Stapleton. [1]

His mother Dorothy died at Rowley, Yorkshire in 1637, and his father emigrated to New England in 1638, settling at Rowley, Massachusetts. [1]

His father Thomas Sr. died in England after August 6, 1648 and prior to February 21, 1650 when his will, written on December 24, 1645, prior to traveling abroad, was proved.[2] [1] In the will he named his second wife Joan and his children, including son Thomas. He also directed that Richard Bellingham and Richard Dummer should be responsible for the education and maintnenance of sons Philip and Thomas Nelson, until they reach age 21. [3]

• 1657: March 31: Thomas Nelson chose in court Mr. Joseph Jewett to be his guardian. [4] Jewett then filed against Richard Dummer for withholding Thomas' legacy from his father Thomas Nelson Sr. which was withdrawn. Thomas' brother Philip also filed a case v. Richard Dumer, for his handling of their father's estate, which was extensive. [5]
• 1667: He was among those assigned an allotment in the Hog Island Marshes. [6]
• 1691: June 9: Thomas was taxed at the rate of L5: 6: 8. [6]
• 1694-96: Thomas Nelson served as Town Clerk at Rowley for 3 years. [6]
• Thomas married first Ann Lambert [7] in December, 1659, at Rowley, Massachusetts. [8] Anne was the daughter of Francis Lambert and Joan Barker. [1]

Ann's brother, Gershom Lambert wrote his will on March 16, 1664, leaving his brother Thomas Nelson 'my best suit' and 'half a thousand acres in Rowley Village', to be equally divided among Thomas Nelson's children by my sister Ann. Thomas Nelson to be my executor. [9]

She was buried at Rowley on January 7, 1678. [8] [1]

He married second Mrs. Mary Lunt [7] on May 13, 1680 at Rowley. His wife Mary died at Rowley on August 26, 1688. [8] [1]

He married third Philipa (Andrews) (Felts) Platts [7] on April 9, 1690, widow of George Felt and of Samuel Platts. [10] Philippa was the daughter of Samuel Andrews and Jane (___) , and the widow of George Felt and Samuel Platts. [1] [2]

His wife Phillipa died there on September 9, 1709. [8]

Thomas died at Rowley on April 5, 1712, aged 77. [8] [1] He is buried in the Rowley Burial Ground, at Rowley, Massachusetts. His inscription reads:

• HERE LYS BURIED Mr THOMAS NELSON WHO DIED APRIL Ye 5 1712 AGED 77 YEARS
• Who liv'd a saintLike harmLes Life Lov'd ALL good books but no bad strife
• Who dy'd a quiet easie death & to christ resign'd his breath
• So Liue my sons my christ o seek & when you die Like christ be meek [11]

Thomas' will was written on December 17, 1709. In it he names: [12]

• eldest son Thomas Nelson
• daughter Hannah Gardener
• daughter Dororthy Roofe
• son Gershom Nelson
• son Francis Nelson
• youngest son Ephraim Nelson [12]

Children

by wife Ann

1. Thomas born on March 10, 1660/1died on May 20, 1719 [8]; married Hannah French. [2]
2. Dorithee born on January 14, 1663 [14: 11m: 1662.] [8]; married John Rolfe of Newbury. [2]
3. Hannah born on June 22, 1665. [8]; married Joseph Gardener of Charlestown. [2]
4. Jonathan born on November 20, 1667. [8]; not mentioned in his father's will [12]; may have died in the Canada Expedition of 1690. [2]
5. Elizabeth born on February 25, 1669/70; died on Octoeber 31, 1689. [8] [2]
6. Gershom born on July 11, 1672; married Abigail Elithorp on July 17, 1700 [8]; he died at Milford on September 14, 1727. [2]
7. Francis born on February 19, 1675/6; married first Mercy Roy on November 14, 1702; married second widow Elizabeth Platts, June 6, 1716 [8]. He died between March 11, and August 2, 1720. [2]

by wife Mary

1. Ephraim born on March 23, 1681/2; died on May 28, 1761; married first, Sarah Brockelbanke on February 2, 1709/10; married second, Debora Searels on June 14, 1715; married third, Mary Kilburn on July 31, 1723. [8] [2]

Origins

Thomas Nelson (b. Abt. 1601, d. 06 Aug 1648)

Thomas Nelson (son of Thomas Nelson and Mary Leavitt)145 was born Abt. 1601 in Cottingham, Yorkshire, England, and died 06 Aug 1648 in North Stoneham, Southhampton, England (returning to England on ship). He married (1) Dorothy Stapilton on 17 Nov 1626 in All Saints North St., York, Yorkshire, England, daughter of Philip Stapelton and Dorothy Hill. He married (2) Joan Dummer on Abt. Oct 1644 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, daughter of Thomas Dummer.

More About Thomas Nelson and Dorothy Stapilton:

Marriage: 17 Nov 1626, All Saints North St., York, Yorkshire, England.

More About Thomas Nelson and Joan Dummer:

Marriage: Abt. Oct 1644, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts.

Children of Thomas Nelson and Dorothy Stapilton are:

• Katherine Nelson, b. 06 May 1630, Cottingham, (parish), Yorkshire, England, d. date unknown.
• Mari Nelson, b. 1632, Cottingham, (parish), Yorkshire, England, d. date unknown.
• Dorothy Nelson, b. 1633, Cottingham, (parish), Yorkshire, England, d. date unknown.
• +Philip Nelson, b. 1633, England, d. 20 Aug 1691, Rowley, Essex, Masasachusetts, USA.
• +Thomas Nelson, b. 1635, Rowley, Yorkshire, England, d. 05 Apr 1712, Rowley, Essex, Masasachusetts, USA.

Children of Thomas Nelson and Joan Dummer are:

• Mercy Nelson, b. 26 Feb 1643, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, d. 23 May 1702, Romsey, Hamps., England.
• Samuel Nelson, b. 1646, Rowley, Essex, Masasachusetts, USA, d. 1656.
• Mary Nelson, b. 1648, Rowley, Essex, Masasachusetts, USA, d. date unknown.
• John Nelson, d. date unknown.

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References

• Updated from Ancestry Genealogy via brother Charles Nelson by SmartCopy: Nov 29 2015, 2:50:59 UTC
• Updated from Ancestry Genealogy via brother Charles Nelson by SmartCopy: Nov 29 2015, 2:50:59 UTC
• “Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts” Page 307, 308
• Title of "Sergeant" Thomas Nelson, Ref.:"Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County Massachusetts", page 519, Ellery Bicknell Crane, 1907.
• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hwbradley/aqwg2484.htm#51435

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Thomas Nelson (1635 - 1712)

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Nelson-3897