Nancy Jones

Brief Life History of Nancy

When Nancy Jones was born on 7 March 1778, in Madison, Kentucky, United States, her father, Foster Jones, was 23 and her mother, Mourning Harris, was 23. She married Dr. Richard Sappington in 1795, in Madison, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1814. She died on 18 November 1844, in Boone, Missouri, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in New Salem Baptist Church Cemetery, Ashland, Boone, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Dr. Richard Sappington
1763–1811
Nancy Jones
1778–1844
Marriage: 1795
Foster Sappington
1797–1856
Sarah M Sappington
1798–1866
Squire Boone Sappington
1800–1858
John Joseph Sappington
1801–1871
Greenberry Sappington
1803–1884
Mary Sappington
1805–1876
Milton Sappington
1807–1827
Mark K. Sappington
1809–1882
Elizabeth Sappington
1811–1863

Sources (7)

  • Nancy Jones Sappington, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Madison County, Kentucky; Book of Deeds, Vol W, 1835 - 1837; Page 396 - 397
  • Madison County, Kentucky; Bood of Deeds, Vol K, 1814 - 1815; Page 484 - 485

World Events (8)

1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

1792 · Becomes the 15th State

On June 1, 1792, Kentucky became the 15th state. It was the first state west of the Appalachian Mountains

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.

Name Meaning

English and Welsh: from the Middle English personal name Jon(e) (see John ), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. The surname is especially common in Wales and southern central England. It began to be adopted as a non-hereditary surname in some parts of Wales from the 16th century onward, but did not become a widespread hereditary surname there until the 18th and 19th centuries. In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognate and like-sounding surnames from other languages. It is (including in the sense 2 below) the fifth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.

English: habitational or occupational name for someone who lived or worked ‘at John's (house)’.

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

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