Brief Life History of Priscilla
When Priscilla Leatherwood was born on 17 December 1790, in Prince William, Virginia, United States, her father, William Leatherwood, was 32 and her mother, Ann Calvert, was 27. She married Pvt. Thomas Jefferson Mills on 11 March 1807, in Fauquier, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She died in 1861, in Fauquier, Virginia, United States, at the age of 71.
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- Priscilla Mills in household of James Bolton, "United States Census, 1860"
- Priscilla Leatherwood, "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940"
- Priscilla Mills, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901"
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1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
1791 · The Bill of Rights
After the Constitution was made, some objections were raised by Anti-Federalists. So, in response ten amendments were discussed and voted on to become The Bill of Rights. These rights were made to clarify and guarantee certain freedoms of residents of the country.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English: perhaps an altered form of Leatherhead, a habitational name from Leatherhead (Surrey), which probably derives from Old English lēode ‘folk, people’ + ride ‘riding, place suitable for riding, bridle path’, or alternatively a habitational name from Lythwood in Shropshire, which is named from Old English hlith ‘slope’ + wudu ‘wood’.
History: Zachariah Leatherwood, a son of John Leatherwood, was born in Prince William County, VA c. 1735. After the revolutionary war, he settled in Spartanburg County, SC with his second wife, Jane Calvert, and many of his fourteen children.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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