When Nancy Gilpin was born on 4 April 1778, in Bourbon, Virginia, United States, her father, Israel Gilpin, was 37 and her mother, Elizabeth Hannum, was 33. She married William Perkins on 27 September 1804, in Bourbon, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 8 daughters. She died on 26 December 1843, at the age of 65, and was buried in Old Burlington Cemetery, Burlington, Boone, Kentucky, United States.
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On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
Historical Boundaries: 1798: Campbell, Kentucky, United States 1799: Boone, Kentucky, United States
English: unexplained. This surname is found mainly in Devon and Yorkshire.
Irish (Connacht): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Fionn ‘son of the fair-haired lad’. In Ulster, the name may be of northern English origin (see 1 above).
History: A family of this name (see 1 above) is recorded in the 13th century in south Westmorland; it apparently gave its name to the River Gilpin there.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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