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  1. Thomas Nelson Jr. Family Tree and Descendants. Thomas Nelson Jr. is known for his contributions to the American Revolution and his role in the founding of the United States. He was born in 1738 in Yorktown, Virginia, and was the son of a wealthy planter and merchant. He was educated at home by private tutors and went on to attend the College of ...

  2. In 1738 Thomas Nelson Jr. was born to one of Virginia’s “first families” in Yorktown, and at the age of fourteen sailed to England to receive an education at Trinity College, Cambridge. At twenty-three, on his return home to join in the family mercantile business, he was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses. One year later, in 1762 ...

  3. bioguide.congress.gov › search › bioNELSON, Thomas, Jr.

    NELSON, Thomas, Jr. , (father of Hugh Nelson ), a Delegate from Virginia; born in Yorktown, Va., on December 26, 1738; attended private schools and was graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University in England, in 1761; member of the House of Burgesses of Virginia in 1774; member of the provincial convention in Williamsburg in 1774; Member of the Continental Congress 1775-1777; a signer ...

  4. Throughout the 17th century, the era that “Scotch Tom” Nelson, Thomas Nelson, Jr.’s grandfather, arrived in Virginia, the practice of indentured servitude, which released laborers from contracts after approximately seven years, waned and resulted in the importation of enslaved Africans. The number of these laborers, who would unwillingly serve in perpetuity, dramatically increased as ...

  5. 6 de ene. de 2023 · Genealogy for Thomas Nelson, Sr. (1738 - 1789) family tree on Geni, with over 255 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives.

  6. Thomas, Jr. was the grandson of Thomas "Scotch Tom" Nelson, an immigrant from Cumberland, England who was an early pioneer at Yorktown. His parents were Elizabeth (Burwell) and William Nelson, who was also a leader of the colony, and briefly served as governor. Thomas was born at Yorktown, and like many Virginians of his time, was educated in England. He attended Newcome's School for six years ...

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