Brief Life History of Eleanor Nellie
When Eleanor Nellie Elliott was born in 1764, in Tazewell, Virginia, United States, her father, Richard Elliott, was 29 and her mother, Margery, was 27. She married Samuel Hensley in 1776, in Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She died before 1820, in Washington, Virginia, United States.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Eleanor (Nellie) Elliott - Individual or family possessions: birth: about 1762; Culpeper, Virginia, United States
- E. Hensley in entry for Polly Benham, "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912"
- Legacy NFS Source: Eleanor (Nellie) Elliott - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Eleanor (Nellie) Elliott
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English, Old French personal name Eliot, a pet form of the Old Testament name Elijah, rendered in Greek as Ēlias and in Old French as Élie + the diminutive suffix -ot; compare Ellis . The name Aylett may in some cases also have been confused with or absorbed into Elliott.
Scottish: late variant of Elwood .
Scottish (of Breton origin): perhaps, as some members of the Elliott clan believe, a Scottish variant of the Breton surname Elleouet, a habitational name from one of the hamlets named Allegot in Finistère.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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