When Elizabeth Hawpe was born about 1770, in Lampeter, West Lampeter Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, her father, Rudolph Hawpe, was 44 and her mother, Barbara Catharine Heilman, was 21. She married Christian Moomau on 21 April 1790, in Augusta, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She died in Virginia, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
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.
Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Kurt.
German: from the ancient Germanic personal name Hampo, a short form of Haginberht, a compound of hagan, hagin ‘enclosure, protected place’ + berht ‘bright, famous’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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