Brief Life History of Nancy
When Nancy Bobbitt was born on 6 January 1827, in Grayson, Virginia, United States, her father, Greenberry George McKenzie Bobbitt, was 29 and her mother, Lydia Jennings, was 34. She married Tobias Quesinberry on 14 September 1844, in Carroll, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Laurel Fork, Carroll, Virginia, United States for about 30 years. She died on 9 March 1905, in Carroll, Virginia, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Tobias Quesinberry Cemetery, Fancy Gap, Carroll, Virginia, United States.
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- Nancy in household of Tobias, "United States Census, 1850"
- Nancy, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
- Nancy Bobbitt Quesinberry, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
1861 · The Battle of Manassas
The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run.
Name Meaning
English (Suffolk and Somerset): perhaps from an unrecorded Middle English personal name Bobbet, which could be a diminutive of Bobbe (see Bubb ) or a rhyming form of the Middle English personal name Robet, a diminutive of Robert . However, Bob is not attested as a pet form of Robert before the 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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