When James Peatross was born in 1762, in Caroline, Virginia, United States, his father, Matthew Peatross, was 57 and his mother, Amey Brame, was 52. He married Nancy Leftwich in December 1779. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 12 April 1826, in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
Origin undetermined.
History: This name was established in VA by 1677.
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