The NELSON HOUSE circa 1790This house and lot passed through several families over the years. Names such as Pigott, Cooke, Perry, Duncan, and Nelson are all mentioned in the research on the house. In 1875 Thomas Duncan sold Lot #30, along with the waterfront lot, to John Hancock Nelson for $2000.
John Hancock Nelson, born in 1814, was a direct descendant of Captain John Nelson, Jr., who was one of the first permanent settlers in what was to becomeCarteret County
John Hancock Nelson inherited Garbacon Plantation and was living there before he bought this house in Beaufort.
John Hancock Nelson, born in 1814, was a direct descendant of Captain John Nelson, Jr., who was one of the first permanent settlers in what was to become
John Hancock Nelson inherited Garbacon Plantation and was living there before he bought this house in Beaufort.
