Hi listers, though I've been researching my British families for some years,
this is my first venture into USA research and I hope for some help with
starting out.
One of my maternal lines, the NELSONs, were connected with Sulgrave in
Northamptonshire. I have just discovered that George NELSON, the brother of
my 5 x great-grandfather Thomas NELSON, was a Yeoman in Philadelphia, in the
Province of Pennsylvania, in January 1772, according to a property deed held
by Sulgrave Manor, Northants (home of George WASHINGTON's ancestors though I
should say immediately I don't think there is any connection at all between
my NELSONs and the WASHINGTONs!).
I would really appreciate some guidance on what sources exist that might
tell me more about this George NELSON especially any available online (free
or pay to view, other than Ancestry which I know about). I'm particularly
keen to look for a Will or a record of a gravestone inscription. I don't
suppose there would be anything miraculous like an immigration record?
For the record, I believe that my Philadelpia George NELSON and his brother
Thomas (who in 1772 was an Innkeeper in Northampton, soon afterwards moving
to run the Crown coaching inn in Buckingham, Bucks) were the sons of George
NELSON and Sarah COOPER who married in Sulgrave on 9 Nov 1727. They also
had a dau Jane who married William CHECKLEY on 29 Oct 1755 in Sulgrave and a
William CHECKLEY is named as a Trustee in the property document mentioned
above. It appears that the family were regular Church of England and not
dissenters, so I guess would be most likely Episcopal in Phil.
Any info or guidance will be much appreciated.
Celia Renshaw
in Chesterfield UK