Brief Life History of Frances " Fannie"
When Frances " Fannie" Williamson was born in 1744, in Campbell, Virginia, United States, her father, Robert Williamson, was 52 and her mother, Elizabeth George, was 46. She married Joseph Tweedy about 1761, in Campbell, Albemarle, Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 15 January 1832, in her hometown, at the age of 88.
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- Fanny Tweedy in entry for Richard Calleham, "Virginia Marriages, 1811"
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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.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
Name Meaning
English (Northern) and Scottish: from the Middle English personal name William + patronymic -son ‘son of William’. This surname is also found in Northern Ireland (Ulster), especially in Antrim.
Americanized form of Norwegian, Danish, and North German Wilhelmsen , Swedish Wilhelmsson, or Dutch and North German Willemsen , all cognates of 1.
History: This surname was brought to North America from northern England and northern Ireland independently by numerous different bearers from the 17th century onward. Timothy Williamson is recorded in Plymouth Colony in 1643.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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