Brief Life History of William John
When Rev. William John Hinton Sr. was born on 10 August 1810, in Wake, North Carolina, United States, his father, John "Jack" Hinton IV, was 39 and his mother, Sarah "Sally" Bryan, was 31. He married Elizabeth "Betsy" Vinson Bryan before 1821, in Johnston, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States in 1866 and Newton, Georgia, United States in 1870. He died on 27 March 1875, in Social Circle, Walton, Georgia, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Oxford Historical Cemetery, Oxford, Newton, Georgia, United States.
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- J W Hinton, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: William John Hinton - Published information: birth-name: William John Hinton
- John W. Hinton, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1818
Historical Boundaries: 1818: Tuscaloosa, Alabama Territory, United States 1819: Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the many places called Hinton (for example, in Shropshire, Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Hampshire, and Northamptonshire). Some of the placenames, such as those in Northamptonshire, Shropshire, and Herefordshire, derive from Old English hīna, genitive plural form of hīwan ‘household, religious community’, + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’ (compare Hine as the first element). Others, such as those in Gloucestershire, Somerset, and Hampshire, derive from Old English hēan, dative form of hēah ‘high’ + tūn.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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