When Colonel Robert Chivers was born about 1776, in Georgia, United States, his father, Thomas Chivers, was 32 and his mother, Jane Holley, was 30. He married Mary Digby. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died about 1840, in Wilkes, Georgia, United States, at the age of 66.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
Historical Boundaries 1777: Wilkes, Georgia, United States
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
English (of Norman origin): variant of Cheever .
History: This Norman name has been in southeast Leinster, Ireland, since the 12th century. Thomas Chivers (c. 1627–64) bought land in Surry County, VA, in 1659.
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