Brief Life History of Rebecca
When Rebecca Nunn was born in 1774, in Georgia, United States, her father, John Nunn, was 29 and her mother, Elizabeth Eliza Pratt, was 24. She married John Wheeler about 1797, in New Bern, Craven, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Baldwin, Georgia, United States in 1820.
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- Rebecca Wheeler, "United States Census, 1820"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1803
Historical Boundaries: 1803: Hancock, Georgia, United States
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Name Meaning
English (mainly East Anglia): nickname for a pious or demure man from Middle English nunne, nonne, occasionally none, noune, and nowne ‘nun’.
German: from an Old High German personal name Nunno, said to be a nursery word.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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