When Nancy W. Robertson was born on 22 February 1829, in Patrick, Virginia, United States, her father, John Robertson, was 35 and her mother, Frances "Fannie" Rosser, was 23. She married William M. Agee on 12 December 1844, in Franklin, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Virginia, United States in 1870 and Little River District, Floyd, Virginia, United States for about 20 years. She died on 9 May 1901, in Floyd, Virginia, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Agee Family Cemetery, Mabry Mill, Floyd, Virginia, United States.
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Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run.
Scottish and English: patronymic from the Middle English, Norman French, and Older Scots personal name Robert + -son. This surname is especially common in Scotland, where Robert was a popular personal name and the name of three kings of Scotland, including Robert the Bruce (1274–1329).
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Robertsson: patronymic from the personal name Robert .
Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Robertsen, a cognate of 1 above.
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