Brief Life History of William
When William Gulley was born on 10 February 1737, in Scotland, his father, William Gulley Sr, was 40 and his mother, Martha Smith, was 38. He married Bethany Catherina Hinnant in 1763, in Johnston, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 12 daughters. He died in December 1821, in Duplin, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 84.
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- 1790 United States Federal Census
- William Gulley, "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
- U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
North Carolina is the 12th state.
1781 · The First Constitution
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.
Name Meaning
English (Devon): descriptive nickname for a giant or a large man, from Middle English golias ‘giant’, from the Hebrew personal name Golyat Goliath. There is unlikely to be any connection with the English vocabulary word gully (from Old French goulet ‘neck of a bottle’), which is not attested in this sense before the 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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