Jesse Nelson

When Jesse (b. 1756) was around 30 (abt 1786), soon after his father died in 1784, he and his younger brother John and members of his mother's family, the Whitsons, left northern Virginia for new country to the south .

They took the wagon trail that traversed southwest along the edge of the Appalachian Mountains through Virginia and the western edge of North Carolina to just the other side of the mountains into Green and Cocke County, Tennessee.

Either during their travels or when they arrived in Tennessee Jesse met a woman from South Carolina named Anna Stephens. They were married around 1789 and had 8 children, all born in Cocke County. Their children were: Nancy born 1790, John born 1792, Josiah born 1795, Sarah born 1797, Rebecca, born 1799, George Stephens born 1801, Thomas born 1803, and Mary born 1810.

The Nelson Family Narrative The sons' approximate ages during the war were Jesse 20, William 16, and John 19. Jesse is reported to have participated in the Revolutionary War but there no details on his activities at this time. William is listed as a Lieutenant of Militia for Shenandoah County VA in 1779. Note: (Research):https://dcms.lds.org/view/action/ieViewer.do?dps_pid=IE229820&dps_d...

19 Feb 1788 Shenandoah County, Virginia. Jesse Nelson of Greene County, Tennessee to Harmon Rector of Fauquier, land given by father, John Nelson, Sr. Witnesses were William Nelson, Charles Utterback, John Bruin, Tilman Weaver and John Martin. (This Jesse was a son of John Nelson, Sr. and Sarah Whitson of Fauquier).

See letter to Nancy Nelson Phillips from Francis C. Gill dated 24 Dec 1997 in folder John Nelson Jr.

NELSON, JESSE Ancestor #: A202083 Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank(s): PRIVATE Birth: 1-22-1756 STAFFORD CO OVERWHARTON PARISH VIRGINIA Death: POST 1809 COCKE CO-LIV TENNESSEE Service Source: ROSTER OF SOL FROM NC IN THE REV, PP 241,609 Service Description: 1) CAPT ROBERT FENNER, COL JOHN PATTEN, 2ND NC BTTN

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Created: 2004-06-21 08:58:25.953, Updated: , By: mlenguyen 1) ANNA STEPHENS