Brief Life History of Nathan
When Nathan Layman was born about 1798, in Washington, Tennessee, United States, his father, John Layman, was 40 and his mother, Nancy Gann, was 26. He married Margaret about 1820. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Hamilton, Tennessee, United States in 1840 and Red Bank, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States in 1850. He died before 1898.
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- Nathan Lemons, "United States Census, 1850"
- Land Deed selling 60 acres to "my sone," Nathan Laymon
- Nathan Layman, "United States Census, 1840"
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
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.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for a dweller by a woodland clearing or a meadow, from Middle English ley + man. Compare Lee .
English: nickname from layman, a word denoting an uneducated person.
Americanized form of German Lehmann .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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