Brief Life History of Henrietta
Henrietta Wheatley was born about 1764, in South Carolina, United States. She married Samuel McAdow on 24 November 1788, in North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She died on 20 April 1799, in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 36.
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- Henrietta Wheatley McAdow, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (6)
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · Battle of Sullivan's Island
On June 28, 1776, the Battle of Sullivan's Island takes place on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. Since it is so close to Charelston, the battle is sometimes referred to as the First Siege of Charleston. This is the first time that the Americans had a victory against a land and sea attack by the British.
1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Wheatley, for example in Essex, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Yorkshire, or from Whatley in Somerset and Whateley in Warwickshire, all name of which are named with Old English hwǣte ‘wheat’ + lēah ‘(woodland) clearing’. Compare Whatley .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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