Elizabeth Mary Ann Massie Sherwin

Brief Life History of Elizabeth Mary Ann Massie

When Elizabeth Mary Ann Massie Sherwin was born on 12 October 1772, in Amelia, Virginia, British Colonial America, her father, Samuel Sherwin, was 39 and her mother, Elizabeth Randolph, was 27. She married Thomas Vivian Brooking on 20 May 1790, in Amelia, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. She died on 15 April 1835, in Chesterfield, Virginia, United States, at the age of 62.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Vivian Brooking
1769–1850
Elizabeth Mary Ann Massie Sherwin
1772–1835
Marriage: 20 May 1790
Elizabeth Randolph Brooking
1791–1814
Samuel Sherwin Brooking
1793–1793
Thomas Alexander Brooking
1795–1858
Martha Taylor Brooking
1797–1882
Edward Brooking
1799–1800
Margaret Sophia Brooking
1802–1884
Amelia Sherwin Brooking
1804–1865
Virginia Albania Brooking
1807–1827
Laura Anna Brooking
1810–1845
Harriet Augusta Brooking
1813–1832
Marian Brooking
1815–

Sources (3)

  • E M Brooking in entry for Margaret S Clark, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
  • E M Brooking in entry for Margaret S Clark, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
  • Elizth. Brockin in entry for Amelia S. Tatum, "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912"

World Events (8)

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.

1789

George Washington elected first president of United States.

Name Meaning

English (Staffordshire and Derbyshire): nickname perhaps used to denote a swift runner or a messenger, from Middle English schere(n) ‘(to) shear, cut’ + wind ‘wind’.

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

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