Robert was the son of Robert Nelson and Alice ________.
During his lifetime he was a Revolutionary War soldier, lawyer, deputy surveyor, Justice of the Peace and Stewart County Clerk.
tngennet.org/stewart/revwar.them / Ancestry.com:
- Born in 1760, educated in North Carolina
- Enlisted in North Carolina Regiment in 1776
- Discharged May, 1779
- Received warrant for 357 acres of land for 30 months service
- Took oath of office as deputy surveyor in North Carolina on 3 Jan 1786
- Married Elizabeth Bell, dau. of George and Nancy (Lowthing) Bell on 1 September 1789 in Davidson County, Tennessee
- U. S. Census Reconstructed Records 1660-1820:
Household Remarks: He was appointed a Captain in the Cavalry for Mero District, 15 Dec 1790.
Household Remarks: He was appointed a Justice of the Peace for Tennessee County, 7 Mar 1791.
Household Remarks: He was replaced by Thomas Johnson, 15 Sep 1791, after serving as a Captain of the Cavalry for Mero District because he resigned.
- Came in 1800 to the part of Montgomery County that later became Stewart County
- Stewart County Court Clerk from 1804-1806
- Represented Stewart County in the 6th General Assembly
- Died at Clarksville on 5 Nov 1808; buried at Riverview (old City) Cemetery.
During his lifetime he was a Revolutionary War soldier, lawyer, deputy surveyor, Justice of the Peace and Stewart County Clerk.
tngennet.org/stewart/revwar.them / Ancestry.com:
- Born in 1760, educated in North Carolina
- Enlisted in North Carolina Regiment in 1776
- Discharged May, 1779
- Received warrant for 357 acres of land for 30 months service
- Took oath of office as deputy surveyor in North Carolina on 3 Jan 1786
- Married Elizabeth Bell, dau. of George and Nancy (Lowthing) Bell on 1 September 1789 in Davidson County, Tennessee
- U. S. Census Reconstructed Records 1660-1820:
Household Remarks: He was appointed a Captain in the Cavalry for Mero District, 15 Dec 1790.
Household Remarks: He was appointed a Justice of the Peace for Tennessee County, 7 Mar 1791.
Household Remarks: He was replaced by Thomas Johnson, 15 Sep 1791, after serving as a Captain of the Cavalry for Mero District because he resigned.
- Came in 1800 to the part of Montgomery County that later became Stewart County
- Stewart County Court Clerk from 1804-1806
- Represented Stewart County in the 6th General Assembly
- Died at Clarksville on 5 Nov 1808; buried at Riverview (old City) Cemetery.
Robert was the son of Robert Nelson and Alice ________.
During his lifetime he was a Revolutionary War soldier, lawyer, deputy surveyor, Justice of the Peace and Stewart County Clerk.
tngennet.org/stewart/revwar.them / Ancestry.com:
- Born in 1760, educated in North Carolina
- Enlisted in North Carolina Regiment in 1776
- Discharged May, 1779
- Received warrant for 357 acres of land for 30 months service
- Took oath of office as deputy surveyor in North Carolina on 3 Jan 1786
- Married Elizabeth Bell, dau. of George and Nancy (Lowthing) Bell on 1 September 1789 in Davidson County, Tennessee
- U. S. Census Reconstructed Records 1660-1820:
Household Remarks: He was appointed a Captain in the Cavalry for Mero District, 15 Dec 1790.
Household Remarks: He was appointed a Justice of the Peace for Tennessee County, 7 Mar 1791.
Household Remarks: He was replaced by Thomas Johnson, 15 Sep 1791, after serving as a Captain of the Cavalry for Mero District because he resigned.
- Came in 1800 to the part of Montgomery County that later became Stewart County
- Stewart County Court Clerk from 1804-1806
- Represented Stewart County in the 6th General Assembly
- Died at Clarksville on 5 Nov 1808; buried at Riverview (old City) Cemetery.
During his lifetime he was a Revolutionary War soldier, lawyer, deputy surveyor, Justice of the Peace and Stewart County Clerk.
tngennet.org/stewart/revwar.them / Ancestry.com:
- Born in 1760, educated in North Carolina
- Enlisted in North Carolina Regiment in 1776
- Discharged May, 1779
- Received warrant for 357 acres of land for 30 months service
- Took oath of office as deputy surveyor in North Carolina on 3 Jan 1786
- Married Elizabeth Bell, dau. of George and Nancy (Lowthing) Bell on 1 September 1789 in Davidson County, Tennessee
- U. S. Census Reconstructed Records 1660-1820:
Household Remarks: He was appointed a Captain in the Cavalry for Mero District, 15 Dec 1790.
Household Remarks: He was appointed a Justice of the Peace for Tennessee County, 7 Mar 1791.
Household Remarks: He was replaced by Thomas Johnson, 15 Sep 1791, after serving as a Captain of the Cavalry for Mero District because he resigned.
- Came in 1800 to the part of Montgomery County that later became Stewart County
- Stewart County Court Clerk from 1804-1806
- Represented Stewart County in the 6th General Assembly
- Died at Clarksville on 5 Nov 1808; buried at Riverview (old City) Cemetery.
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