Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Hannum was born about 1737, in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States, her father, Robert Hannum, was 50 and her mother, Mary Hayes, was 46. She married Israel Gilpin on 12 January 1765, in Old Swedes Churchyard, Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She died on 5 October 1802, in Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Paris Cemetery, Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, United States.
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- Elisabeth Hannumes, "Delaware Marriages and Marriage Licenses, 1713-1894"
- Elizabeth Hannum Gilpin, "Find A Grave Index"
- Elizabeth Hannum in entry for Israel Gilpin, "Delaware Vital Record Index Cards, 1680-1934"
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Children (6)
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World Events (6)
1754 · French and Indian War in Delaware
From 1754-1763, the French and Indian War took place. The fighting that took place in the area of Delaware was in the upper Delaware River Valley. The Delaware Indians claimed independence from the Iroquois who allied with Britain. In 1755, Delaware attacked the Moravian settlement and Brodhead residence.
1764 · Western Boundary Surveyed
In 1764, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon surveyed the western boundary of Delaware. This became part of the Mason-Dixon Line.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
Name Meaning
English (Wiltshire):
habitational name from Old Norse afnám ‘newly enclosed plot taken from common or undeveloped land’, a frequent minor placename in northern counties, e.g. Avenham Park in Preston (Lancashire) and Aynhems in Rimington (Yorkshire), sometimes with prosthetic H-, as in Haynholme in Draughton (Yorkshire).
habitational name from Hanham (Gloucestershire), from Old English hānum ‘(at) the stones’, dative plural form of hān ‘stone’. The ending -ham comes by analogy with other placenames with this very common unstressed ending.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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