When Esther Topping was born in 1750, in Chester Township, Morris, New Jersey, United States, her father, Thomas Topping, was 25 and her mother, Mehetable Sandford, was 23. She married John Hudson about 1771, in Roxbury Township, Morris, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She died in 1816, at the age of 66.
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"During the six-year Revolutionary war, more of the fights took place in New Jersey than any other colony. Over 296 engagements between opposing forces were recorded. One of the largest conflicts of the entire war took place between Morristown and Middlebrook, referred to as the ""Ten Crucial Days"" and remembered by the famous phrase ""the times that try men's souls"". The revolution won some of their most desperately needed victories during this time."
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
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.
English (Lancashire):
nickname from Middle English topping(e) ‘hair on the head’, probably given to someone with a distinctive head of hair or forelock. See also Topp and Topham .
perhaps from an unrecorded Old English personal name Topping, a pet form of Topp. See also Topp .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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