Drury Ragsdale

Male1695–11 April 1793

Brief Life History of Drury

Drury Ragsdale was born in 1695, in Bristol Parish, Henrico, Virginia, United States. He married Sussana Mealer in 1713, in Henrico, Virginia, United States. He died on 11 April 1793, in Lunenburg, Virginia, United States, at the age of 98.

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Drury Ragsdale
1695–1793
Mrs Drury Ragsdale
1695–
Drury Ragsdale
1725–
James Ragsdale
1725–

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    World Events (3)

    1758 · Mount Vernon

    Age 63

    Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.

    1776

    Age 81

    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

    1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital

    Age 85

    On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.

    Name Meaning

    English (Nottinghamshire): habitational name from Ragdale (Leicestershire). The placename appears to derive from Old English hraca ‘throat, gulley, narrow pass’ (genitive hracan) + Old Norse dalr ‘valley’. From the 16th century onward the more common form of the surname is Ragsdale with an intrusive -s-.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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