Brief Life History of Jesse 'Jelle'
When Jesse 'Jelle' Rainey was born in 1777, in Brunswick, Virginia, United States, his father, William Rainey, was 46 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Morris, was 49. He married Frances Dugger on 16 April 1799, in Brunswick, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters.
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- Jesse Rainey, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
- Jesse Raney, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901"
- Jesse Rainey, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901"
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Children (6)
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World Events (8)
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
1781 · The First Constitution
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.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Name Meaning
Irish (Antrim and Down) and Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ráighne, from a personal name derived from the Old Norse name Rǫgnvaldr, itself from ragn- ‘god, divine power’ + vald ‘power, rule’ (see Ronald , Reynold ). In Ireland the name became Mac Raighne, Ó Raighne, with modern forms Rainey, Raney, Reaney, Reanney, Reanny, Reany, Reinny, Rennie, Reyney, Ryney.
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Regny (Loire, France) common in the 12th and 13th centuries.
English: from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Rayn(e)y, Renie, a pet form of Reynold .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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