When John Speir was born about 1762, in Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, his father, John Speir, was 39 and his mother, Christian Benton, was 28. He married Rebecca Rachel Bagby about 1796, in Wilkes, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 18 March 1851, in Pike, Alabama, United States, at the age of 90.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
North Carolina is the 12th state.
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.
Scottish (Ayrshire): variant of Spier .
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