Brief Life History of Nancy
When Nancy Shipp was born in April 1828, in Green, Kentucky, United States, her father, Martin I. Shipp, was 28 and her mother, Elizabeth Puryear, was 41. She married George Washington Presser on 2 March 1847, in Clark, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Missouri, United States in 1870 and Sherrill, Texas, Missouri, United States in 1880. She died in 1900, in Licking, Texas, Missouri, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Missouri, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (9)
- Nancey Presser, "United States Census, 1870"
- Nancy Ship, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
- Nancy Shipp Presser, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1816–1868 Male
1828–1900 Female
Children (10)
1848–1905 Male
1849–1910 Female
1853–1912 Female
1855–1934 Female
1858–1933 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1799–1858 Male
1787–1854 Female
Siblings (4)
1824–1892 Male
1826–1851 Female
1828–1900 Female
1829–1891 Female
World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 2
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Age 2
1850 · 8th Most Populated State
Age 22
Name Meaning
English:
nickname for a mariner or perhaps a boatbuilder, from Middle English schip ‘ship’. Compare Shipman .
in addition, the name may occasionally also have been topographic or habitational, referring to a house or inn distinguished by the sign of a ship. Surnames derived from house and inn signs are rare in English.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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