FIRST GENERATION 1. Hannah NELSON was born on 17 Apr 1791 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 8 Apr 1847 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. Died unmarried She was buried in Frizzell Hill Cemetery, Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. SECOND GENERATION 2. Edward NELSON was born on 22 Feb 1765 in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts. He died on 10 Dec 1862 in Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of the Town of Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts. 1736 - 1900. by Lucy Cutler Kellogg. Greenfield, Mass, Press of E. A. Hall & Co., 1902, p. 437 In 1781 he took up his residence in Colrain; ten years later he went to Leyden, and when 26 years old. He lived in Leyden until 1857, then removed with his son to Bern. He was a soldier under the leadership of Daniel Shay, and was at the attach of the armory at Springfield. He celebrated his 96th birthday by riding to Greenfield in a railroad car for the first time. He was married to Hannah RAINGER on 11 Nov 1790 in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts. 3. Hannah RAINGER was born in 1773. She died on 7 Jul 1841 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in Frizzell Hill Cemetery, Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. of Colrain, Mass. Edward NELSON and Hannah RAINGER had the following children: 1 i. Hannah NELSON. ii. Matilda NELSON was born on 5 Dec 1793 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. iii. Sally NELSON was born on 25 Feb 1797 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died in 1829 in Montpelier, Washington, Vermont. iv. Lovina NELSON was born on 28 Jun 1799 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. v. John (James) NELSON was born on 17 Jun 1802 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. He died on 15 Jun 1882 in Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts. History of the Town of Gill, Massachusetts. Volume III, Genealogies A- H, by Ralph M. Stoughton, 1960 of Leyden; He resided on the Bald Mountain road, on the farm now owned by his son, Moses R. This place has been owned by col. Chapin, Daniel Wright, Alonzo Parmenter, Seba Green, Sheldon Wright. vi. Lucinda NELSON was born on 22 Feb 1804 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 29 Mar 1829 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. Died unmarried She was buried in Frizzell Hill Cemetery, Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. vii. Abigail NELSON was born on 27 Dec 1806 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 21 Nov 1900 in Greenfield, Franklin, Massachusetts. viii. Mary NELSON was born on 8 Jun 1809 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 15 Jul 1836 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in Frizzell Hill Cemetery, Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. ix. Almeda NELSON was born on 8 Sep 1812 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died on 5 Feb 1901 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. She was buried in East Hill Cemetery, Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. x. Mina Elvira NELSON was born on 27 Jan 1816 in Leyden, Franklin, Massachusetts. THIRD GENERATION 4. John NELSON. History of the Town of Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts. 1736 - 1900. by Lucy Cutler Kellogg. Greenfield, Mass, Press of E. A. Hall & Co., 1902, p. 437 of Brimfield; moved in 1774 to Whitingham, Vt. He was married to Mary WEBBER. 5. Mary WEBBER. John NELSON and Mary WEBBER had the following children: i. John NELSON Jr.. ii. Abigail NELSON. iii. Andrew NELSON. iv. Benjamin NELSON. v. William NELSON. vi. George NELSON was born on 13 May 1762. 2 vii. Edward NELSON. viii. Betsey NELSON. ix. Molly NELSON. 6. Moses RAINGER was born about 1745. He died on 1 Jan 1829. Died of palsy. Moses came to Colrain from Brookfield, staying awhile in Halifax and Bernardston. He bought a 50 acre lot on Green River next to William Stewart, Sept. 9, 1775. Moses Rainger served in Hugh McClellan's company of minutemen in 1777. He was married to Hannah. 7. Hannah was born in 1743. She died on 28 Dec 1828. Moses RAINGER and Hannah had the following children: 3 i. Hannah RAINGER. ii. Bethniel RAINGER was born about 1778 in Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts. Left Colrain by 1831. iii. Moses RAINGER was born about 1780 in Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts. Removed to Wisconsin before 1850. iv. Sally RAINGER was born in 1785 in Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts. She died in 1853. v. Nancy RAINGER was born in Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts. vi. Eliza RAINGER. vii. Laura RAINGER.