Brief Life History of John
When John Hobbs Sr was born about 1718, in Prince William, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, William Hobbs Sr, was 25 and his mother, Sarah Drury, was 21. He married Elizabeth Hamlin about 1749. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died in 1808, in Greensville, Virginia, United States, at the age of 91.
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- John Hobbs in entry for Elisabeth Hobbs, "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917"
- John Hobbs in entry for Howell Hobbs, "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917"
- John Hobbs in entry for Martha Hobbs, "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917"
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1758 · Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.
1775
"Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
Name Meaning
English (southern): from the Middle English personal name Hobb(e), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. Compare Hobb .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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