Behethland Dade

Brief Life History of Behethland

When Behethland Dade was born on 23 December 1745, in Saint Pauls Parish, King George, Virginia, British Colonial America, her father, Baldwin Dade, was 29 and her mother, Verlinda Jones, was 30. She married Justinian Burch on 30 June 1777, in Saint Pauls Parish, King George, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 8 daughters. She died before 1801, in Charles, Maryland, United States.

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Family Time Line

Justinian Burch
1742–1805
Behethland Dade
1745–1801
Jane Burch
1779–
Theophilus Young Burch
1790–1814
Henry Burch
1790–
Ramajus Burch
1790–
Joseph Alexander Burch
1792–1834
Augustine Oliver Burch
1781–1861
Anne Burch
1783–1811
Harrison Burch
1783–
Henry BURCH
1785–
Verlinda Burch
1785–
Jane Burch
1787–
Verilinda Burch
1787–
Sarah D. Burch
1791–
Remajus Burch
1793–
Joseph A. Burch
1795–
Martha Tolliver Burch
1797–

Sources (3)

  • Behethland Dade in entry for Justinian Birch, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
  • Genealogies of Virginia Families From Tyler's Quarterly Historical and Genealogical Magazine, Vol. 1
  • Descendent of Original Settler of Jamestown

World Events (3)

1775

"Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

Maryland is the 7th state.

Name Meaning

Irish: shortened form of McDade , ‘son of David’.

English: from Middle English dade, ded(e), dide ‘deed, exploit’, probably applied as a nickname commemorating some exploit perpetrated by the bearer or for someone noted for his derring-do. Compare Deeds .

North German: from the personal name Dode, based on the element dod, which was formed by reduplication (it may be derived from baby talk) and does not have a particular meaning.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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