Priscilla Dobbins

Brief Life History of Priscilla

Priscilla Dobbins was born on 25 September 1753, in South Carolina, British Colonial America as the daughter of Thomas Dobbins and Rachel Campbell. She married Timothy Driskill about 1771, in Granville, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Mercer, Kentucky, United States in 1810. She died after September 1810, in Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Timothy Driskill
1749–1795
Priscilla Dobbins
1753–1810
Marriage: about 1771
Francis Drucilla Driskell
1772–1843
Sarah Ann Driskell
1773–1833
Amy Driskell
1776–1832
Elijah Driskell
1778–1830
Elizabeth M. Driskell
1780–1867
Josiah Driskell
1783–1819
Dennis Driskill
1785–1851
Diana Driskell
1787–before 1804
Ann Driskell
1787–
Mary Polly Driskill
1789–1817
Rebecca Driskell
1791–1819
David Driskell
1795–1826

Sources (2)

  • Priscilla Driskill, "United States Census, 1810"
  • Pricilla Driskell in entry for John R Cardwell and Polly Driskell, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

World Events (6)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776 · The Declaration to the King

"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

Name Meaning

English (Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, and Herefordshire): variant of Dobbin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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