When Richard Luther Stith Jr. was born on 9 December 1778, in Campbell, Virginia, United States, his father, Col Richard Stith, was 50 and his mother, Lucy Cocke Hall, was 42. He married Elizabeth "Betsy" Ann Jones on 27 December 1798, in Campbell, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 13 April 1843, in Meade, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 64.
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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.
In 1796, the Wilderness Road opened up for wagon use. The route was used by colonial and early settlers to reach Kentucky from the East. It started in Virginia, and went southward to Tennessee and then went north to Kentucky. The main danger of this route was Native American attacks.
English: unexplained. The name is not found in modernEnglish records.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Genealogy records circa 1970 of Don Stitt reads marriage 27 or 29 December 1796.
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