Brief Life History of Jincy
Jincy McKnight was born in 1798, in Georgia, United States. She married Elisha William Glass on 22 October 1823, in Henry, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died in 1829, in her hometown, at the age of 31.
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Family Time Line
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- Jincy Mcknite, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
Spouse and Children
World Events (7)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
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.
1803 · Gerogia's First Land Lottery
Georgia’s first land lottery act was signed by Governor John Milledge. The first drawings for the land lottery were held two years later in 1805.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Name Meaning
Irish: part translation of Gaelic Mac an Ridire ‘son of the horseman (Gaelic ridire)’, formerly Anglicized McRuddery.
Scottish (Dumfriesshire and Galloway) and Irish (Ulster): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Neachtain, which is usually Anglicized as McNaughton .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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