When Isham Lawhorn was born in 1774, in Bedford, Virginia, United States, his father, Henry Lawhorn, was 32 and his mother, Sarah Ball, was 24. He married Nancy Hackworth on 13 September 1799, in Bedford, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Southern District, Bedford, Virginia, United States in 1840 and Liberty, Bedford, Virginia, United States in 1850. He died in 1852, in Mentow, Bedford, Virginia, United States, at the age of 78.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
Bedford was established in 1782.
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.
Irish (northern): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Labhrainn ‘son of Labhrann’ (see McLaren ). This surname has died out in Britain. Compare Lowhorn .
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