Richard Welborn

Brief Life History of Richard

When Richard Welborn was born in 1764, in Granville, North Carolina, United States, his father, Edward Wilbourn Sr., was 36 and his mother, Mary St. Clair, was 20. He married Susanna Roberts on 9 March 1791, in Surry, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 10 January 1848, in Surry, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Surry, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard Welborn
1764–1848
Susanna Roberts
1775–1861
Marriage: 9 March 1791
Thomas G Welborn
1793–1848
Robert Welborn
1795–1871
Temperence Welborn
1820–
Sarah Welborn
Righter Welborn
1798–
Mary Welborn
1799–1880
Nancy Jane Welborn
1800–1863
Lucinda Welborn
1820–
Susannah Welborn
1812–1865
Thomas Elliot Aaron Wilburn
1820–1848
Elliott Welborn
1824–1908

Sources (19)

  • Richard William, "United States Census, 1820"
  • Richard Wilburn, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Richard Wilborn in entry for Robert Wilborn and Sarah Mosely, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

North Carolina is the 12th state.

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

Name Meaning

English (Lincolnshire, East and North Yorkshire): variant of Wilburn .

Dutch: americanized form of Welboren 'well born', a nickname for descendents of a noble family.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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