Overton-Knox County TN Archives Military Records.....Nelson, John 
Revwar - Pension 
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JOHN NELSON



   John Nelson applied for revolutionary pension November 18, 1818, in Overton

County, Tennessee. He was born in March 1752. He enlisted in Botetourt County,

Virginia, later Rockbridge County, in 1776 or 1777. He served twelve months in

Captain Thomas Posey's company. When Captain Posey was promoted John Nelson

served under Captain James Buckhanon in Colonel Daniel Morgan's regiment. Later

he served in the militia. He was in skirmisihes at Monmouth and Seony Point He

refered in his application to his wife and five children who were living with

him in 1818. Mathew and Daniel Nelson, citizens of Knoxville, declared that in

1818 that they were sons of John Nelson. In July 1820 John Nelson, aged 68 in

March 1820, wrote to say that his family consisted of wife, Sarah, aged about 60

years, daughter, Rachel, aged about 19 and a son Samuel aged 17.



Additional Comments:
From:



SOME TENNESSEE HEROES

OF THE

REVOLUTION

Compiled From Pension Statements

PAMPHLET NO. III



by Zella Armstrong





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