Brief Life History of Isaac
When Isaac Pancake was born in 1771, in Virginia, United States, his father, Andrew Pancake, was 31 and his mother, Elizabeth Ronningern, was 31. He married Sarah McNeill on 14 March 1796, in Hardy, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Hampshire, Virginia, United States in 1850 and Western District, Scott, Virginia, United States in 1860. He died on 8 February 1862, in Virginia, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Pancake Cemetery, Romney, Hampshire, West Virginia, United States.
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- Isaac Pancatee, "United States Census, 1850"
- Isaac Pancake, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
- Isaac Pancake, "Find A Grave Index"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
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.
Name Meaning
Americanized form (translation into English) of German Pfannkuch, Pfannkuche, North German Pannkoke, Pankauke, or Dutch Pannekoek, perhaps a metonymic nickname for someone with a special liking for pancakes or who made and sold them, or else a habitational name for someone who lived (or worked) at an inn named in Dutch as In de Pannekoek (‘In the Pancake’) or a farm similarly named from fields or meadows that were as flat as pancakes.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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