Brief Life History of Rebecca 'Nancy'
When Rebecca 'Nancy' Burr was born in 1810, in Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States, her father, Aaron Burr, was 34 and her mother, Rebecca Collins, was 30. She married John Bolar McClung Sr. on 18 April 1833, in Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Greenbrier Parish, Greenbrier, Virginia, United States in 1850. She died on 8 December 1854, in United States, at the age of 44.
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Sources (15)
- Nancy M Clung in household of John B M Clung, "United States Census, 1850"
- Rebecca Burr, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
- Nancy in entry for John Ballar Mc Clung, "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928"
Spouse and Children
1803–1866 Male
1810–1854 Female
Children (6)
1838–1854 Female
1842–1904 Female
1846–1909 Male
1848–1930 Female
1851–1860 Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1776–1834 Male
1780–1851 Female
Siblings (11)
1796– Male
1798–1858 Female
1799–1852 Male
1800–1871 Male
1801–1862 Female
+6 More Children
World Events (7)
1812
Age 2
1812 · Monumental Church Built
Age 2
1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""
Age 14
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English burre ‘bur’ (a seed-case or flower-head with clinging prickles), used by Shakespeare to denote someone who sticks like a bur, a person difficult to ‘shake off’, a sense which may well be older.
German: topographic name from Burr(e) ‘mound, hill’, or in the south a variant of Burrer .
History: The American political leader Aaron Burr (1756–1836) was the son of a clergyman and academic, president of Princeton University. On his mother's side he was descended from the Puritan preacher Jonathan Edwards; on his father's from Jehu Burr, who emigrated from England to MA with John Winthrop (see Winthrop ) in 1630.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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