Hawkins County TN Archives Military Records.....Nelson, William 
Revwar - Pension 
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WILLIAM NELSON



    William Nelson applied for revolutionary pension while living in Hawkins

County, Tennessee, in 1834. He was born in Prince Edward County, Virginia, in

1747. He moved to Surry County, North Carolina, and while living there he

enlisted in July, 1777, in Captain Cox's company, Colonel Williams' North

Carolina regiment. He enlisted again in July, 1779, and served two months in

Captain Joseph Claud's (Cloud?) company and was in an engagement with Tories. He

enlisted again in the fall of 1779 in Captain Claud's company. He moved from

Surry County, North Carolina, to Hawkins Court, Tennessee. He died August 9, 1834.



Additional Comments:
From:



SOME TENNESSEE HEROES

OF THE

REVOLUTION

Compiled From Pension Statements

PAMPHLET NO. III



by Zella Armstrong





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