Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Gray was born on 20 February 1763, in Essex, Virginia, United States, her father, James Gray, was 33 and her mother, Sarah Fauntleroy, was 29. She married Captain David Jameson on 25 April 1782, in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Henry, Kentucky, United States in 1850. She died on 11 November 1810, in Port Royal, Caroline, Virginia, United States, at the age of 47.
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- U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
- North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
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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.
1788 · The First Presidential Election
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, and Irish (especially Eastern Ulster; of Norman origin): habitational name from Graye in Calvados, France, named from the Gallo-Roman personal name Graec(i)us, meaning ‘Greek’ + the locative suffix -acum. This is probably the chief source of the surname in Britain.
English: nickname for someone with gray hair or a gray beard, from Middle English grey (Old English grǣg, grēg) ‘gray’. In Ireland it has been used as a translation of various Gaelic surnames derived from riabhach ‘brindled, gray’, including Mac Giolla Riabhaigh; see McGreevy . In North America, this surname has assimilated names with similar meaning from other languages.
French: habitational name from Gray in Haute-Saône or Le Gray in Seine-Maritime.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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