When Lucy Newsom was born in 1765, in Southampton, Virginia, United States, her father, Jacob Newsom, was 39 and her mother, Tabitha Gilliam, was 31. She married Thomas Porter on 29 December 1789. They were the parents of at least 2 sons.
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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.
English: variant of Newsome .
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