Chalfant Nelson
 

 Alexandria Court Order Book 4, Page 529, 22 August 1842

It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that a Patrol is very essentially needed in the upper part of this County the Court then proceeded to lay off a Patrol District as follows: To wit all that portion of the County lying East of Well's Creek commencing at its Mouth and ending at the County line be Made one District - and that Levi Dicken be appointed Captain who was duly qualified according to law - and that the following persons attend him on the exercise of his duties - to Wit: Robert Biggs, Chalfant Nelson, Harrison Young and Augustine Morris for the ensuing 12 months and that they be required to Serve 12 Hours in each Month.
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