Brief Life History of Jacob
When Jacob Hamman Jr. was born on 7 April 1775, in Mount Jackson, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States, his father, Jacob Hamman, was 25 and his mother, Anna Hottel, was 18. He married Elizabeth Will on 31 December 1796, in Shenandoah, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 7 March 1816, in Shenandoah, Virginia, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Mount Jackson, Shenandoah, Virginia, United States.
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- Jacob Hammon, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
- Jacob Hammon, "Find A Grave Index"
- Unknown in entry for Mary Schmucker, "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912"
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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.
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Hammann .
English: variant of Hammond .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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