 David Nelson, son of David Nelson and Margaret Rugg.Born ± 24 Mar 1754 Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, died 28 Aug 1788 Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada, approximately 34 years == Biography ==David was born in 1754 (see research notes about his birth location). He married [[Archibald-369 Margaret Archibald]] in 1775 in Truro Halifax and they had six children source required for number of children . He passed away in 1788 in Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada source required for death and burial. ===Life and Death=== '''Birth''';Mar 1754, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZKB-K99 : 15 January 2020), David Nelson, 1754. '''Christening''';31 Mar 1754, Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America ;Child's Name -David Nelson ;Father - David Nelson ===Family=== '''Marriage''';28 Nov 1775, Truro, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL5V-YGM : 13 February 2020), David Nelson, 1775. ;Husband - David Nelson ;Wife - Margaret Archibald '''Children''' *Robert Nelson 1776-1850 *[[Nelson-11140 Samuel D. Nelson]] 1778-1875 *[[Nelson-16368 Martha Sarah Nelson]] 1779-1848 *[[Nelson-4800 John Nelson]] 1782- *David Nelson 1785-1851 *Elizabeth Nelson 1787-1848 ==Research notes==*'''Possible Duplicate''' There has been discussion among descendants of David Nelson as to where he was born. Some believe he was born in Northern Ireland. It's possible there 2 different David Nelsons are being confused. Sources for the birth of David Nelson who was born in the United States has been included in this profile. The other [[Nelson-4801 David Nelson]] should be reviewed as well. == Sources == *Unsourced family tree handed down to [[Mercer-912 Kathy Mercer]]. Married/ Related to:  Margaret Archibald, daughter of Samuel Archibald Sr. and Eleanor Taylor.Married name: Murphy, also known as: Nelson, born 1759 Londonderry, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire, died 1794 Truro, Colchester Co., Nova Scotia, 34 or 35 years, 1st marriage to: David Nelson, 2nd married/ related to: David Nelson, 3rd marriage to: Jeremiah Murphy ---- == Biography == Margaret was born in 1759 to Samuel Archibald and Eleanor Taylor. She first married David Nelson and 1775-1788 then married Jeremiah Murphy in 1789. She died in 1794 at Truro. (see children below). Margaret was the Mother of 8 children. == Sources == *Vital statistics of New Hampshire and Nova Scotia *dghall.ca genealogy Person ID 1802 Family ID F333 and F334 *Household polls for Truro *Marriage recorded 1775 (David Nelson) *Marriage recorded 1789 (Jeremiah Murphy) *Death registered 1794 Truro *Sprague project Person ID 206498 *MacNutt-Murray page 925 & 926 (children) Children of David Nelson and Margaret Archibald: *Robert 1776 *Samuel 1778-1875 *Martha 1779 *John 1782 *David 1785 *Elizabeth 1787 Children of Jeremiah Murphy and Margaret Archibald: *Jeremiah 1789-1863 *James 1792-1868 Child: 1. John NelsonBorn 12 Mar 1782 Truro, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, died after 1814, at least 32 years == Biography ==John Nelson was born March 3, 1782, the son of David and Margaret (Archibald) Nelson of Truro, Nova Scotia"Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLRJ-FN5 : 27 November 2014), John Nelson, 12 Mar 1782; citing , TRURO, COLCHESTER, NOVA SCOTIA, 12 Mar 1782, reference 2:16T0N9B; FHL microfilm 928,972. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/archibald-family-of-nova-scotia-no-reward-without-effort/oclc/495616945?referer=di&ht=edition "The Archibald Family of Nova Scotia: No Reward Without Effort"] by Allan E. Marble, Past President and Fellow of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society, printed by the Friesens Book Division in Altona Manitoba on February 2008, page 38 Circa 1803, he married Margaret the daughter of John and Alice Moore Archibald of Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia, and they had children. According to Thomas Miller's History of Colchester County[https://archive.org/details/cihm_11106 Historical and genealogical record of the first settlers of Colchester county down to the present time] by Miller, Thomas, Published 1873, page 49, they had five sons and three daughters, but he doesn't list them. Other sources suggest some of the children included: Hugh Nelson 1804–1870, who married Nancy CameronNancy Nelson 1808–1877, who married George McLeod Margaret, 1814-1895, who married Daniel George Hyndman The marriage and death dates shown in this profile are inferred by the children's dates of birth. No reference has yet been found. === Acknowledgments === Thank you to [[Mckenna-456 Matthew Mckenna]] for creating WikiTree profile Nelson-4800 through the import of MckennaFamilyTree.ged on Aug 29, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Matthew and others. == Sources == | |||