When Sampson McMillan was born on 7 November 1776, in Botetourt, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, Edward McMullin, was 41 and his mother, Sarah Jane Robinson, was 36. He married Mary before 1805. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Urbana Township, Champaign, Ohio, United States in 1840 and Urbana, Urbana Township, Champaign, Ohio, United States in 1850. He died on 20 October 1853, in Champaign, Ohio, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Champaign, Ohio, United States.
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On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Maoláin, a patronymic from the byname Maolán, a diminutive of maol ‘bald, tonsured’. In Scotland the usual form is Macmillan . Compare the Irish Anglicized form McMullan and Mullen 1.
History: This is the name of a Scottish clan traditionally associated with lands in Knapdale, Argyll. Tradition has it that they are descended from a married priest or tonsured lay abbot called Gille Chriosd (‘servant of Christ’), who lived in the 12th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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