Elizabeth Burwell Nelson
(1718-1772)
BIRTH
January 22, 1718
PLACE
DEATH
November 19, 1772
PLACE
FAMILY
HUSBAND
William Nelson
(1711-1772)
CHILDREN
Thomas Nelson Jr.
(1738-1789)
HOMES
RELIGIOUS VIEWS
RELIGION NOT DOCUMENTED
DENOMINATION NOT DOCUMENTED
MEMBERSHIPS
AWARDS
Elizabeth Burwell Nelson was the wife of William Nelson and mother of Declaration signer Thomas Nelson Jr. Born about 1718, she belonged to the Burwell family and married William in 1737. His 1772 will gave her lifetime use of Cheesecake plantation, its enslaved workers, and livestock, with remainder to their son Hugh. Robert Feke painted her portrait about 1750. Her death date is uncertain; the master appears to repeat her husband’s date.
EARLY LIFE
Elizabeth Burwell was born on Jan 22, 1718. The surviving biographical summary provides only limited evidence about childhood, schooling, and the daily circumstances of the household, so those details are not reconstructed here without documentation. What can be stated securely is that this person belonged to the interconnected family world from which HistoryGPS traces participants, relatives, and later descendants of the Revolutionary generation.
No distinct public profession or office for Elizabeth Burwell is established by the source summary used for this entry. The surviving record is primarily genealogical and documents family identity rather than an independent public career. Elizabeth Burwell died on Nov 19, 1772. Additional claims about employment, public service, or accomplishments have been omitted where the consulted source did not support them.
CAREER
DEATH
Elizabeth Burwell died on Nov 19, 1772. Elizabeth Burwell Nelson was the wife of William Nelson and mother of Declaration signer Thomas Nelson Jr. Born about 1718, she belonged to the Burwell family and married William in 1737. His 1772 will gave her lifetime use of Cheesecake plantation, its enslaved workers, and livestock, with remainder to their son Hugh. Robert Feke painted her portrait about 1750. Her death date is uncertain; the master appears to repeat her husband’s date. The available account does not establish a medical cause or a dependable sequence of final symptoms and care.
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