When John Pollard was born in 1798, in Bedford, Virginia, United States, his father, John Pollard, was 49 and his mother, Catharine Nicholls, was 11795. He married Elizabeth Moore Clemens on 4 October 1820, in Bedford, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Liberty, Bedford, Virginia, United States in 1850. He died after 1860, in Bedford, Virginia, United States.
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While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
English:
perhaps a nickname from an unrecorded Middle English pollard, a derivative of the Middle English verb poll ‘to clip’ or the noun poll ‘the head’. It may have denoted someone with a close‐cropped head or a big head.
from the Middle English (Old French) personal name Pollard, a pet form of Paul (Old French Pol). The surname has been established in both England and Ireland since the 13th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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