Brief Life History of Abigail
Abigail Wilson was born on 1 June 1791, in Virginia, United States. She married William Penn on 5 August 1813, in Franklin, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Trion, Chattooga, Georgia, United States in 1850 and Chattooga, Georgia, United States in 1860. She died on 23 March 1868, in Georgia, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Trion, Chattooga, Georgia, United States.
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- Abigail Penn in household of Wm Penn, "United States Census, 1860"
- Abigail Wilson, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- Abigail Wilson Penn, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1795 · Yazoo Land Fraud
As Georgia had been weakened during the Revolutionary War, it was unable to defend its Yazoo lands, or land west of the Yazoo River. Thirty-five million acres were sold to four companies for $500,000 as Governor George Mathews signed the Yazoo Act on January 7, 1795. Angry Georgians protested in the streets as they felt bribery and corruption were involved and the sale was far below market value. The legislation tried to rescind the Yazoo Act, but much of the land had been sold to third parties. The issue made its way to the United States Supreme Court and it was determined that rescinding the law was an unconstitutional infringement on a legal contract. The government took full possession of the territory by 1814 and awarded its claimants over $4,000,000.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Will + patronymic -son ‘son of Will’. Will was a very common medieval short form of William . This surname is also very common among African Americans.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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