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Jesse Nelson was born in September 1838 in Cortland, NY.1   Jesse Nelson's father was Simeon Dewey and his mother was Lydia Higgans.  His paternal grandparents were Simeon Dewey and Elizabeth Turner; his maternal grandparents were William Higgans and Keziah Littlefield. He had three brothers and four sisters, named Charles, Joseph Bradley, John R., Lucinda, Lovina Emoretta, Lydia L. and Mary J.  He was the fourth youngest of the eight children. He had four half-brothers and four half-sisters, named Lorenzo Low, Francis Asbury, Charles Henry, Simeon J., Eliza, Eliza, Statia and Sophia Statia.1 

Family Details of Jesse Nelson's family with Adline F. McMartin

1 phelps.FTW @ Tree #1353
Further sources/citations:
World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1 @ Tree #3310, phelps.FTW, World Family Tree Vol. 4, Ed. 1 @ Tree #2332, 2332.ftw