Elizabeth Tomlinson

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Tomlinson was born on 15 March 1760, in Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America, her father, Thomas Tomlinson, was 37 and her mother, Mary Cotton, was 16. She married Joseph Birdsong in 1776, in Sussex, New Jersey, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 13 January 1799, in Sussex, Virginia, United States, at the age of 38.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Birdsong
1756–1799
Elizabeth Tomlinson
1760–1799
Marriage: 1776
Robert Birdsong Sr.
1777–1810
Lucy Birdsong
1782–1857
Benjamin Birdsong
1785–1818
Mary "Polly" Birdsong
1783–
James Birdsong
1792–1878
William Allen Birdsong
1798–1863

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  • Elisabeth Tomlinson, "Virginia, Births and Christenings, 1853-1917"

World Events (6)

1775

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

1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital

On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.

1781

The American Revolution ended with the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown Virginia.

Name Meaning

English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name T(h)omelin (see Tomlin ) + -son ‘son of Tomlin’.

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

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