ORANGE COUNTY, NC - MILITARY - Abraham Nelson Rev War Pension Records
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                 ABRAHAM NELSON REV WAR PENSION

Abstracted by Mary Lu Johnson 27 July 1999


ABRAHAM NELSON, Pvt., NC Line, #W.865, widow Jennett

Family Bible:
John Nelson was b December (torn) 1790
Sarah Nelson was born Febuary ?th 1793
George Nelson was born Febuary ?7th 1795
Elisabeath Nelson was born July 5th 1797
Nancy Nelson was born Decm 8th 1799
Enoch Nelson was born January 25th 1802
Unicy Nelson was born January 21st 1804
Janet Nelson was born October 10th 1807
Rispah Nelson was born August 15th 1809
Rebeckah Nelson was born June 22th 1813

Rebecah Nelson was maried October 17 1831
Luisagaine Bally was borne November the 27 1831
Sarah Emyline born November the 4 1831

Franklin Co., TN} App. Of Jennett Nelson, wid of Abraham 7 July 1838; 
H L  & P Turney Agents, Winchester, Tenn

5 Nov. 1851:  Abraham died 1825 or 1826, served Revolution under Gens. 
Green, Morgan, Rutherford & Davidson.  James Byron, JP for Franklin Co.

25 Feb 1938:  Bureau of Pension typed synopsis:  Date and place of birth 
and names of parents not shown.  While a resident of Orange Co., NC, 
enlisted, served 2+ years as private and ranger of NC troops, in battle of 
Guilford.  Married February 1787, Spartanburg Dist. SC, Jennett, maiden 
name & day of marriage not stated.  Allowed pension on application executed 
2 August 1852, age 90 years past, resident of Franklin Co., TN.  Roll of 
Nashville.

31 January 1853, Taze W. Newman, Winchester, TN atty.

29 January 1853, Franklin Co., TN:  A. M. Wilson signed affidavit, aged 
81.  Raised in the county at Orange in the state of NC.    Lived near 
Abraham Nelson, was related to him and intimate with Nelson from affiants 
earlyest recollection up to the day of the death of Nelson, remembers 
travling in company with Nelson when he was a boy and going into Guilford 
Co. NC, Nelson pointed out the Guilford battle ground.

August 1852, Franklin Co., TN:  Jennett Nelson said her husband Abraham 
Nelson served in NC Troop, went from the County of Orange, in NC.  They 
married Spartanburg Dist., SC 1787, husband died 1826.  Signed Jennett 
Nelson [X] her mark.  Witnessed A. M. Wilson and A. B. Muse

August 1852, Franklin Co., TN, Sarah Nelson, aged 64 years past, well 
acquainted with Abraham Nelson, knew him more than 55 years ago, Jennett 
Nelson is his widow.

4 August 1852, Franklin Co., TN, William Farol, aged 68 knew Abraham Nelson 
after he came out of service until his death 1826, was not at marriage, 
living as man & wife in 1790 as that was the year affiant moved from the 
State of NC to SC.  Talked of said Rev War service in Orange Co. in NC 
where affiant and said Nelson lived after war.