Brief Life History of Philip
When Philip Corlew was born in 1756, in Halifax, North Carolina, United States, his father, John Corlew III, was 31 and his mother, Hannah Hill, was 16. He married Hannah Sutton in 1777, in North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 8 daughters. He died about 1812, in Rockcastle, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 57.
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- Philip Corlew, "Halifax County, NC United States Census, 1790"
- Philip Corlew, father, Patsy Corlew - no date - Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965
- Phillip Corlew in entry for Adam Hoskins and Patsy Corlew, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
North Carolina is the 12th state.
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Carlow .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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