Brief Life History of Lucinda
When Lucinda Welborn was born in 1810, in North Carolina, United States, her father, Richard Welborn, was 46 and her mother, Susanna Roberts, was 36. She married Allen Jonathan Gentry on 3 January 1831, in Surry, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She lived in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States in 1850. She died in Grayson, Virginia, United States.
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Sources (13)
- Lucinda Gentry in household of Johnathan Gentry, "United States Census, 1850"
- Laissrealy Wilbourn, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Lucinda Wilburne in entry for Letty Ann Creed, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1830 · Trail of Tears
In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
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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