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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- 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 "
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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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