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Philip NELSON, Captain

Male 1635 - 1691  (56 years)


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  1. 1.  Philip NELSON, Captain was born on 22 Jan 1635 in Cottingham, Yorkshire, England; died on 19 Aug 1691 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts.

    Notes:

    Philip Nelson, the eldest son of Thomas, came to America with his fatherin 1638. He graduated from Harvard in 1654, and was admitted freeman in1667. He caused some trouble in the church at Rowley by pretending tocure a deaf and dumb boy in imitation of our Saviour, by sayingEphphatha. The ministers of the neighbouring churches were calledtogether, and the boy was brought before them to see whether he couldspeak or not. He was interrogated, but "there he stood," say the records,"like a deaf and dumb boy as he was." They could not make him hear, norcould he speak. Coffin, MS Letter. Philip died 20 Aug. 1691.

    Philip married Elizabeth LOWELL on 1 Dec 1666 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of John LOWELL and Elizabeth GOODALE) was born on 16 Feb 1646 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 14 Dec 1731 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Martha NELSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 Oct 1677 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 19 Apr 1743.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Martha NELSON Descendancy chart to this point (1.Philip1) was born on 30 Oct 1677 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 19 Apr 1743.

    Martha married George DICKINSON on 2 May 1705 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts. George (son of James DICKINSON and Rebecca STEVENSEN) was born on 6 Mar 1683 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 18 Jun 1732. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Rebecca DICKINSON  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Nov 1710 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 6 Feb 1776 in Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Rebecca DICKINSON Descendancy chart to this point (2.Martha2, 1.Philip1) was born on 5 Nov 1710 in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 6 Feb 1776 in Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts.

    Rebecca married Jeremiah FOSTER on 21 Jun 1735 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts. Jeremiah (son of Abraham FOSTER and Abigail PARSONS) was born about 1700 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts; died on 12 Dec 1788 in Ashburnham, Worcester, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Rebecca FOSTER  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Oct 1750 in ???; died on 22 Mar 1831 in Ashburnham, Worcester, MA, U.S.A..


Generation: 4

  1. 4.  Rebecca FOSTER Descendancy chart to this point (3.Rebecca3, 2.Martha2, 1.Philip1) was born on 29 Oct 1750 in ???; died on 22 Mar 1831 in Ashburnham, Worcester, MA, U.S.A..

    Rebecca married Caleb WARD on 22 Jan 1772. Caleb (son of Thaddeus WARD and Lydia BENJAMIN) was born on 22 Nov 1748 in Waltham, Middlesex, MA, U.S.A.; died on 20 Jun 1813 in Ashburnham, Worcester, MA, U.S.A.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Jonas WARD  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Feb 1785 in Ashburnham, Worcester, MA, U.S.A.; died on 28 Apr 1842 in Oxford, Worcester, MA, U.S.A..


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