William Arbuckle

1752 - 1836  (Age 84)



Birth	3 Mar 1752 Balcony Falls, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Died	21 Mar 1836 Mason County, West Virginia, USA
Buried	​ Craig-Douglas Cemetery, Grimms Landing, Mason County, West Virginia, USA
Father	James Arbuckle, Sr b. 30 Aug 1713, Port Glasgow, Renfrew, Scotland
Mother	Margaret Thompson b. 1 Jan 1714, Scotland
Married	12 Feb 1734 Avondale, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine Madison

1754 - 1818  (Age 64)



Birth	1754 Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Died	18 Jul 1818 Buffalo, Putnam County, West Virginia, USA
Buried	​ Craig-Douglas Cemetery, Grimms Landing, Mason County, West Virginia, USA
Father	Humphrey Madison b. 25 Apr 1730, King & Queen County, Virginia, USA
Mother	Mary Dickinson b. 1725, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Married	17 Aug 1753 Augusta County, Virginia, USA
1	Robert McClenachan, Jr b. 19 Apr 1747, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Married	15 May 1770 Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Children	1. Robert McClanachan, III b. 1771, Augusta County, Virginia, USA 2. John Burns McClanahan, Sr b. Dec 1774, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
2	William Poague b. 1754, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Married	Abt 1776
Children	1. John Poage b. 1776, Augusta County, Virginia, USA

Family	William Arbuckle & Catherine Madison
Married	30 Oct 1779 Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Children	1. Jane Madison Arbuckle b. 2 Apr 1780, Fort Union, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA 2. Margaret Thompson Arbuckle b. 26 Mar 1782, Fort Randolph, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 3. Mary (Polly) Dickinson Arbuckle b. 4 Apr 1784, Fort Randolph, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 4. William Arbuckle, Jr. b. 26 Nov 1788, Fort Randolph, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 5. Elizabeth Arbuckle b. 15 Jul 1790, Fort Randolph, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 6. Catharine (Kitty) Brown Arbuckle b. 11 Jul 1793, Fort Randolph, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 7. Frances Littlepage Arbuckle b. 11 Jul 1793, Fort Randolph, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA 8. Nancy Arbuckle b. 8 Sep 1796, Kanawha City, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA

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Name	John Griffith Nelson  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
Gender	Male
Birth	2 Apr 1776 Charles County, Maryland, USA [1]
Died	4 Mar 1847 Emporia, Madison County, Indiana, USA [1, 11]
	FindAGrave Memorial 42026242 says "Pendleton", but they lived in the country much closer to Emporia
Buried	​ Gilmore Cemetery, Madison County, Indiana, USA [1]
	FindAGrave Memorial 42026242; Inscription: "In memory of John G. Nelson who died March 4, 1847 aged 70 years 1 month and 15 days"

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Family ID: F20775 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  

Father	Richard Nelson (ID:I21742) (Age 83) b. Abt 1740, Maryland, USA d. 1823, Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA (Age 83)
Mother	Elizabeth Griffith (ID:I21743) b. Abt 1740, Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland, USA d. unknown
Marriage	Abt 1772
Children	1. John Griffith Nelson (ID:I20901) (current person) (Age 70) b. 2 Apr 1776, Charles County, Maryland, USA d. 4 Mar 1847, Emporia, Madison County, Indiana, USA (Age 70)

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Family ID: F20418 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  |  Last Modified: 5 Feb 2025  

Wife	Mary (Polly) Dickinson Arbuckle (ID:I20850) (Age 63) b. 4 Apr 1784, Fort Randolph, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 13 Sep 1847, Pendleton, Madison County, Indiana, USA (Age 63)
Marriage	22 May 1807 Gallia County, Ohio, USA [2, 10, 11]
	She is listed as "Polly"; they were married by Thomas Rodgers J.P.
Children	1 . William 'Arbuckle' Nelson (ID:I20902) (Age 68) b. 13 Sep 1807, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 4 Aug 1876, Cambria, Wayne County, Iowa, USA (Age 68) 2 . Davis Griffith Nelson (ID:I26414) (Age > 77) b. 24 May 1809, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. Aft 1885 (Age > 77) 3 . Thompson Nelson (ID:I26415) (Age 73) b. 12 Jan 1811, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 17 Sep 1884, Wisconsin, USA (Age 73) 4 . Eliza Jane Nelson (ID:I26416) (Age 70) b. 12 Jan 1811, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 12 Feb 1881, Dade County, Missouri, USA (Age 70) 5 . John Nelson (ID:I26417) (Age 5) b. 30 Dec 1812, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 27 Jan 1818, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA (Age 5) 6 . Mary Ann Nelson (ID:I26418) (Age > 67) b. 6 Feb 1814, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. Aft 1880 (Age > 67) 7 . Katherine Madison Nelson (ID:I26419) (Age 76) b. 18 Oct 1816, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 11 Jun 1893, Fall Creek, Madison County, Indiana, USA (Age 76) 8 . Elizabeth R Nelson (ID:I26420) (Age 69) b. 28 Dec 1818, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 20 Jan 1888, Madison, Greenwood County, Kansas, USA (Age 69) 9 . Nancy Jane Nelson (ID:I24694) (Age 59) b. 19 Oct 1820, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 18 Jan 1880, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, USA (Age 59) 10 . Frances Nelson (ID:I26421) (Age 23) b. 5 Dec 1822, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 16 May 1846, Madison County, Indiana, USA (Age 23) 11 . John William Nelson (ID:I26422) (Age > 56) b. 29 Jan 1825, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. Aft 1880, Indiana, USA (Age > 56) 12 . Susan Nelson (ID:I26423) (Age 45) b. 20 Mar 1827, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 1873, Madison County, Indiana, USA (Age 45) 13 . Agnes Nelson (ID:I26424) (Age 77) b. 22 Jun 1829, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 13 Oct 1906, Madison County, Indiana, USA (Age 77) 14 . Maglin Nelson (ID:I26425) (Age 83) b. 13 Aug 1831, Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia, USA d. 5 Jan 1915, Kennard, Henry County, Indiana, USA (Age 83)
Documents		Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993
Histories » Slide Show		North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 William Arbuckle.Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 088 : 1911
		DAR Recognition of Mary Arbuckle Nelson "DAR To Honor Grave of Soldier's Daughter", From the Anderson, Indiana Herald, June 8, 1953. A Revolutionary War medallion was placed next to her grave
		PollyArbuckleDARCeremony1953

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Residence	6 Aug 1810 Mason County, West Virginia, USA [7]
	Males<10: (Arbuckle & Davis), 10-16 (??), 27-45:1 (John G), >45:1 (??) Females: 17-26:1 (wife Polly?). >45:1 (??)
Military	13 Mar 1813 Henrico County, Virginia, USA [4, 12]  –  Muster Roll for Capt Martin Smith's co of the 33rd Regiment
Residence	7 Aug 1820 Mason County, West Virginia, USA [9]
	Farmer; Males: <10:1 (Thompson), 11-16:2 (Arbuckle,Davis), 27-45:2 (father John G & ??), Females: <10:4 (Eliza Jane,Mary Ann,Katherine,Elizabeth), 17-26:1 (??), 28-45: ((mother Polly) Slaves: Male under 14, Female 14-26 Total whites: 11, Slaves: 2
Residence	1830 Mason County, West Virginia, USA [8]
	Male 0-5:2( John W,?), 20-30:3 (Arbuckle, Davis, Thompson), 50-60:(John) F 0-5:2( Agnes, Susan); 5-10:1 (Frances); 10-15:(Nancy, Elizabeth, Katherine); 15-20:(Mary Ann). 40-50:(Polly). Daughter Eliza Jane (19) married in 1828
Possessions	1834 Emporia, Madison County, Indiana, USA [11]  –  The family settled on "a 127-acre tract near the present community of Emporia". Of couse, that property might have been acquired some time after they moved to Indiana.
Residence	1834 Emporia, Madison County, Indiana, USA [11]  –  Parents John and Polly Arbuckle Nelson and their 14 children (some adult) moved to a 127-acre tract near the present community of EmporiaParents John and Polly Arbuckle Nelson and their 14 children (some adult) moved to a 127-acre tract near the present community of Emporia
Possessions	30 Sep 1835 Madison County, Indiana, USA [3]  –  Purchased 49.74 acres of public land
Residence	1840 Madison County, Indiana, USA [5]  –  Males: 60-69: 1(John G); 30-39:1(Davis?); 10-14: (John W) Females: 50-59:1(Polly); 20:29:1(Nancy); 15-19:2(Susan,Frances); 5-9:2 (Agnes,Magin)

Documents » Slide Show		Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993
		Virginia Militia in the War of 1812, Vol. II pp 229,230
		U.S. General Land Office Records, 1776-2015 Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; Washington D.C., USA; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes
		William Arbuckle Wiill - 1836 Lots of $1 bequests to his children, but substantial bequests to at least one son-in-law.

Histories » Slide Show		North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 William Arbuckle.Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 088 : 1911
		DAR Recognition of Mary Arbuckle Nelson "DAR To Honor Grave of Soldier's Daughter", From the Anderson, Indiana Herald, June 8, 1953. A Revolutionary War medallion was placed next to her grave
		JG Nelson Family Bible Images PDF (From 1949!?) Pages badly damaged, but much is readable. Originally furnished by Mrs. Ruth Forcum, Lannon, Obion Tennessee from Photostat furnished by John B(D?)ille family Miami Florida who had possession of John G. Nelson’s old Bible. jmbaker1954 originally shared this on 29 Apr 2017
		Will of John Griffith Nelson
		DAR record on Nelson family Daughters of the American Revolution - Spirit of Liberty Chapter, Salt Lake City, Utah
		JG Nelson Family Bible Transcription (From 1949!?) Originally furnished by Mrs. Ruth Forcum, Lannon, Obion Tennessee from Photostat furnished by John B(D?)ille family Miami Florida who had possession of John G. Nelson’s old Bible. jmbaker1954 originally shared this on 29 Apr 2017
		PollyArbuckleDARCeremony1953

Censuses » Slide Show		1840 United States Federal Census Year: 1840; Census Place: Madison, Indiana; Page: 182; Family History Library Film: 0007727
		1810 United States Federal Census - John Griffith Nelson Year: 1810; Census Place: Mason, Virginia; Roll: 69; Page: 421; Image: Vam252_69-0715; FHL Roll: 0181429
		1830 United States Federal Census - John Griffith Nelson Year: 1830; Census Place: Mason, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 198; Page: 156; Family History Library Film: 0029677
		1820 United States Federal Census - John Griffith Nelson Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Mason, Virginia; Page: 127; NARA Roll: M33_138; Image: 141

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Birth - 2 Apr 1776 - Charles County, Maryland, USA Marriage - 22 May 1807 - Gallia County, Ohio, USA Residence - 6 Aug 1810 - Mason County, West Virginia, USA Military - 13 Mar 1813 - Henrico County, Virginia, USA Residence - 7 Aug 1820 - Mason County, West Virginia, USA Residence - 1830 - Mason County, West Virginia, USA Possessions - 1834 - Emporia, Madison County, Indiana, USA Residence - 1834 - Emporia, Madison County, Indiana, USA Possessions - 30 Sep 1835 - Madison County, Indiana, USA Residence - 1840 - Madison County, Indiana, USA Died - 4 Mar 1847 - Emporia, Madison County, Indiana, USA Buried - - Gilmore Cemetery, Madison County, Indiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth

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[S15] FindAGrave.com SC Details: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; Citation: Page: FindAGrave Memorial 42026242; John Griffith Nelson Text:  Birth: Jan. 28, 1776, Charles County, Maryland, USA Death: Mar. 4, 1847, Pendleton, Madison County, Indiana, USA Burial: Gilmore Cemetery, Madison County, Indiana, USA The stone says " in memory of John G. Nelson who died March 4, 1847 aged 70 years 1 month and 15 days." John and relatives Archibald and William Nelson are listed in The Pioneer by county historian Samuel Hardin as among the first to settle in the township. [S94] Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993 SCI Details: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016; Citation: Page: Film Number: 000317652 Text:  John G Nelson & Polly Arbuckel Marriage Date: 22 May 1806 Marriage Place: Gallia, Ohio, USA Ohio, County Marriages, 1774-1993 [S994] U.S. General Land Office Records, 1776-2015 SCI Details: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008; Citation: Page: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; Washington D.C., USA; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes Text:  30 Sep 1835 John Nelson of Madison County, Indiana [[Price not listed]] Meridian: 2nd PM Township 20-N, Range 8-E, Section 7 .. full payment has been made... according to the provision of the act of Congress of the 24th April, 1820...[[providing] for the sa The South West quarter of the South West quarter of Section Seven in Township twenty North of Range eight East in the District of Lands subject to Sale at Indianapolis Indiana, containing Forty nine acres and Seventy four hundredths of an acre. U.S. General Land Office Records, 1776-2015 Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; Washington D.C., USA; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes [S494] U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815, by Direct Data Capture, comp SC Details: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999; Citation: Page: John G Nelson, 33rd Virginia Regiment Text:  Name: John G Nelson Company: 33 REG'T (MAYO'S) VIRGINIA MILITIA. Rank - Induction: PRIVATE Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE Roll Box: 152 Microfilm Publication: M602 [S859] 1840 United States Federal Census SCI Details: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Citation: Page: Year: 1840; Census Place: Madison, Indiana; Page: 182; Family History Library Film: 0007727 1840 United States Federal Census Year: 1840; Census Place: Madison, Indiana; Page: 182; Family History Library Film: 0007727 [S335] West Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1985 SCI Details: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015; Citation: Page: Will books; Author: West Virginia. County Court (Mason County); Probate Place: Mason, West Virginia Text:  [[Names 4 surviving daughters; 1 deceased daughter, several grandchildren. Most bequests are $1 "by way of remembrance" and $100 notes due from son-in-law Samuel Alexander, who recieved the most significant bequest of Williams property, including, "my blacksmith tools and all my property belonging to or appertaining to my shop" See note in William Arbuckle's profile]] Note: https:/​/​search​.ancestry​.com/​cgi-bin/​sse​.dll?db=9087&h=168616&indiv=try William Arbuckle Wiill - 1836 Lots of $1 bequests to his children, but substantial bequests to at least one son-in-law. [S318] 1810 United States Federal Census SCI Details: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Third Census of the United States, 1810. (NARA microfilm publication M252, 71 rolls). Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. Nationa; Citation: Page: Year: 1810; Census Place: Mason, Virginia; Roll: 69; Page: 421; Image: Vam252_69-0715; FHL Roll: 0181429 Text:  Record for John G Nelson Note: https:/​/​search​.ancestry​.com/​cgi-bin/​sse​.dll?db=7613&h=679578&indiv=try 1810 United States Federal Census - John Griffith Nelson Year: 1810; Census Place: Mason, Virginia; Roll: 69; Page: 421; Image: Vam252_69-0715; FHL Roll: 0181429 [S818] 1830 United States Federal Census SCI Details: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Citation: Page: Year: 1830; Census Place: Mason, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 198; Page: 156; Family History Library Film: 0029677 Text:  Record for John Nelson Note: https:/​/​search​.ancestry​.com/​cgi-bin/​sse​.dll?db=8058&h=918389&indiv=try 1830 United States Federal Census - John Griffith Nelson Year: 1830; Census Place: Mason, Virginia; Series: M19; Roll: 198; Page: 156; Family History Library Film: 0029677 [S250] 1820 United States Federal Census SCI Details: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record G; Citation: Page: Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Mason, Virginia; Page: 127; NARA Roll: M33_138; Image: 141 Text:  Record for John G Nelson Note: https:/​/​search​.ancestry​.com/​cgi-bin/​sse​.dll?db=7734&h=1095106&indiv=try 1820 United States Federal Census - John Griffith Nelson Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Mason, Virginia; Page: 127; NARA Roll: M33_138; Image: 141 [S1121] DAR Lineage Books SCI Details: Name: National Society of the DAR; Citation: Page: p.205, Volume 088 : 1911, Miss Ida Evelyn Steele. #87674 & Mrs Mabe A Steele Bahls #87675 Text:  1. Charles Wesley... 2. Andrew Jackson Chapman (1831-1903) m, 1855, Nancy Jane Nelson (b. 1835) 3. Arbuckle Nelson m. Jane Greenlee 4. John Nelson m. Mary D Arbuckle 5. William Arbuckle m. 3rd Katherine Madison) William Arbuckle (1746-1836) enlisted, 1774, in Capt. John Stewarts company at the battle of Point Pleasant and 1779 served with George Rogers Clark.... He was born in Augusta County, Va; died in Mason County, W. Va North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 William Arbuckle.Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 088 : 1911 [S202] Newspaper: Anderson (Indiana) Daily Bulletin CI Citation: Page: June 8, 1953, p1, DAR To Honor Grave of Soldier's Daughter June 13,1953 p2, Descendants of Revolutionary Daughter Attend DAR Ceremony Text:  (1) Biographical story of Mary (Polly) Arbuckle Nelson, daughter of Revolutionary War-era soldier William Arbuckle. (2) Story about a DAR ceremony at Mary Nelson's grave, honoring the notion that she was the only daughter of a Revolutionary War veteran buried in Madison County. (Whether William Arbuckly actually was a "Revolutionary War" veteran in dispute, though he definitely served as a Private at the 1774 Battle of Point Pleasant, which was, in a meaningful sense, a precursor to the American Revolution) The two articles have essentially the same geneological information and make essentially the same historical errors. Note: https:/​/​www​.newspapers​.com/​search/​results/​?city=Anderson&county=Madison&date=1953-06-08®ion=us-in DAR Recognition of Mary Arbuckle Nelson "DAR To Honor Grave of Soldier's Daughter", From the Anderson, Indiana Herald, June 8, 1953. A Revolutionary War medallion was placed next to her grave PollyArbuckleDARCeremony1953 [S995] Virginia Militia in the War of 1812, Vol. II CI Citation: Page: pp 229,230 Text:  Muster Roll of Capt Martin Smith's Co, of the 33rd Regiment, in the County of Henrico, called into actual Service under the general orders of the 13th March 1813, from 19th to 29th March in the same year ... John G Nelson, Private Note: https:/​/​search​.ancestry​.com/​cgi-bin/​sse​.dll?db=FLHG-VAMilitiaWar1812II&h=349487&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Virginia Militia in the War of 1812, Vol. II pp 229,230