Lettice NELMS^{[1, 2]}

1738 - 1807  (68 years)

• Name	Lettice NELMS
  Nickname	Letty
  Birth	14 Nov 1738	St. Stephens Parish, Northumberland Co, Virginia Colony   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	Feb 1807  [3]
  	Letty died during February 1807. She was 68 years old.
  reinterment	7 Jun 1999	Yale, Sussex Co, VA   [4]
  	On 7 June 1999, the remains of John and his wife Letty were exhumed and moved to Antioch Baptist Church in Yale, Virginia. There they were reinterred in front of the monument that had been erected in John's honor in 1932.
  Burial	Southampton Co, VA   [5]
  	Her remains were interred on the property of her home near Joyner in Southampton County, Virginia.
  Person ID	I25782	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Joshua NELMS   d. 1769
  Mother	Sarah NORTHEN,   b. 22 Jul 1713, North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co, Virginia Colony d. After 16 Apr 1772 (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	12 Feb 1728/9	North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co, Virginia Colony   [6]
  	The couple was married in North Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia on 12 February 1728/9.
  Family ID	F1214	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elder John MEGLAMRE,   b. 7 Jun 1730, Somerset Co, Province of Maryland d. 13 Dec 1799 (Age 69 years)
  Children	1. Sarah MEGLAMRE   d. 1842, Hardeman Co, TN   2. Elizabeth MEGLAMRE   d. 31 Aug 1833   3. Nancy MEGLAMRE   d. Before 15 May 1797   4. Hettable MEGLAMRE   d. 1842   5. John MEGLAMRE,   b. 29 Jun 1774, Virginia Colony d. 7 May 1851 (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F1008	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S3637] St. Stephen's Parish (Northumberland Co, VA) Births and Death, 1661 - 1810., p. 105., LVA: Accession 26044. [S4034] John Nelms will (1787), Somerset Co, MD Will Book EB1, 1777-1788, p. 257. [S385] "Meglamre - Stuart family Bible record, 1774 - 1888", Accession no. 31576.. [S4093] Rev. Nash A. Odom address, "Dedication of the John McGlamre Grave Site", 13 June 1999, Antioch Baptist Church, Yale, Virginia. [S4012] Petersburg Association, Hitherto-Henceforth 1772-1972 The History of Antioch Baptist Church, ((Yale, VA: Petersburg Association, n.d.)), p. 31-32. [S5044] Joshua Nelms - Sarah Northen, North Farnham Parish, Richmond Co, VA marriage record (1728/9).