David
Nelson
Born about in Albany County, New York, USA
Son of William Nelson
and Eunice (Young) Nelson
Brother of
Aaron Nelson
Husband of
Katherine Williams
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Eleanor (Nelson) Kearney and Rodney Nelson
Died about
at about age 47
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Jun 2016
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David Nelson served in the 2nd Regiment of York Militia, Canada in the War of 1812
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Biography
David was born about 1792. He was the son of William Nelson and Eunice Young. He passed away about 1839.[1]
In 1806, David's parents were living in Nelson Township. In 1815, he married Katherine Williams.
During the War of 1812, David served as a private in the 2nd York Militia. On June 4, 1812, he was selected at age 20 from a group of volunteers for service in the 1st Flank Company. [2]
He served from September 25 to December 19, 1812 in Captain John Chisholm’s Company and was present at the Battle of Queenston Heights on October 13th. [3]
David's brother, Aaron, served in the same company in 1813.
On April 27, 1850, David Nelson, of Gore District and a former private in the [2nd] York, received 100 acres-worth of scrip. [4]
David received his militia land grant as a veteran of a flank company. If David died in 1839, who applied for his 1850 land grant? Was it one of his heirs or was David still alive?
Sources
- ↑ A source for this information is needed.
- ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10383, pages 1186-1188
- ↑ Collections Canada, War of 1812: Upper Canada Returns, Nominal Rolls and Paylists, Microfilm t-10384, pages 103-112 & 123-125
- ↑ Ontario Archives, Militia Land Grants Register, Microfilm MS693, Reel 140, Volume 132, Grant 5589
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with David:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with David:
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~3.12%
Kirsten Nelson
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member kirstengenealogy
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T516887 [compare], FTDNA kit #528745
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~3.12%
Rick Heaslip :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A552554 [compare], Ancestry member R_Heaslip
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Gretchen (Rupp) Winters :
23andMe, GEDmatch M349314 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member gretchen_winters42
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