Brief Life History of Nathaniel
When Nathaniel Tripp was born on 27 February 1711, in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, his father, Benjamin Tripp Sr., was 34 and his mother, Elizabeth Witt Potter, was 27. He married Alice Mott on 12 February 1745, in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America in 1710 and Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States in 1790. He died on 22 October 1790, in Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 79.
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- Nathaniel Tripp, "United States Census, 1790"
- Nathaniel Tripp, "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
- Nathaniel Tripp, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
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1723 · Pirates Hung in Newport
On July 17, 1723, twenty-eight pirates are hung in Newport, Rhode Island.
1763 · First Synagogue in America
The first Jewish Synagogue in America was built in Newport, Rhode Island in 1763. It still stands today, making it the oldest synagogue in the United States.
1772 · The Gaspee Affair
On June 9, 1772, colonists that are angry with the trade restrictions that Britain put them under, board the HMS Gaspee and set it ablaze. This was the first act of violence against the British on the North American continent.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English trip(pe) (n) ‘(to) dance; stumble’ (Old French tripe(r)), either an occupational name for a dancer, or a nickname for someone who had difficulty walking.
English: metonymic occupational name from Middle English trip(e) ‘tripe’ (Old French tripe).
German: metonymic occupational name for a maker of wooden pattens (trippe), a type of raised sole that could be strapped to normal footwear for walking in unpaved muddy streets.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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