When William Henderson was born in 1775, in Halifax, Virginia, United States, his father, Charles Henderson, was 30 and his mother, Levicy Lucy Combs, was 30. He married Sally M. Farmer on 2 July 1801, in Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Halifax, Halifax, Virginia, United States in 1850. He died in May 1859, in Halifax, Virginia, United States, at the age of 84.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
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.
English and Scottish: usually from Middle English and Older Scots Hener(i)son ‘Henry's son’, occasionally from Middle English Hendeson ‘son of Hen’, a pet form of Henry , both with an intrusive -d-. Compare Hendrie . In Scotland Henderson was sometimes substituted for McKendrick .
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