Brief Life History of James
When James Warren Sr was born on 12 January 1778, in Randolph, North Carolina, United States, his father, Mr. Warren, was 41 and his mother, Anne Wilcox, was 38. He married Sarah Williams in 1791, in Orange, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Wayne, Indiana, United States in 1820. He died in November 1839, in Henry, Indiana, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Henry, Indiana, United States.
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- James Warren Sr, "United States Census, 1820"
- James Warran, "Find A Grave Index"
- James Warren Sr in the Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1789 · Becomes 12th State
On November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state in the Union.
1799 · Gold Nuggets Found
In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow ""rock"" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the ""rock"" was a gold nugget.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from the Middle English (Old French) personal name Warin, Werin, a borrowing of ancient Germanic Warino, a short form of various compound names based on the element warin ‘protection, shelter’ or ‘guard’. Compare Waring .
English and Irish (of Norman origin): habitational name from La Varrenne in Seine-Maritime, France, named with a Gaulish element probably descriptive of alluvial land or sandy soil. This was the name of a major Norman family after the Conquest. In Ireland, this name has been Gaelicized as Bharain.
Irish: adopted as an English form of Gaelic Ó Murnáin (see Murnane , Warner ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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