Brief Life History of John
When John Hobbs Jr was born in 1754, in Brunswick, Virginia, United States, his father, John Hobbs Sr, was 37 and his mother, Elizabeth Hamlin, was 30. He married Mrs John Hobbs Jr about 1780. They were the parents of at least 2 sons.
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- John Hobbes, "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917"
- John Hobbs, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
- John Hobbs Jr, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901"
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World Events (8)
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."
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
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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