When William Wemple was born on 9 June 1796, in Schenectady, Albany, New York, United States, his father, Simon Wemple, was 28 and his mother, Wyntje Lewis, was 30. He married Diana Palmateer in 1824. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters.
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Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.
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.
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
Probably an Americanized form of Dutch Wempe .
History: Jan Barentsen Wemple was in Rensselaerswyck on the upper Hudson River by 1645, when he was recorded as Jan Wemp.
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