Brief Life History of Susan
When Susan McClanahan was born on 28 August 1772, in Culpeper, Virginia, United States, her father, Rev. William McClanahan II, was 40 and her mother, Mary Marshall, was 35. She married John Montieth Robinson about 1786. They were the parents of at least 15 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 17 March 1848, in Boone, Missouri, United States, at the age of 75.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Susan McClanahan Robinson - Individual or family possessions: birth: 28 August 1772; Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
- Legacy NFS Source: Susan (Sukey) McClanahan - Published information: Family genealogies: death: 17 March 1848; Columbia Township, Boone, Missouri, United States
- Greenville County SC Will Book A, pp. 175-177
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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.
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Leanacháin ‘son of Leanachán’, a personal name meaning ‘possessing cloaks’ or ‘with the cloak’. In Scotland the surname (with internal ch) was once common in Galloway. There is also an Irish Ó surname from the same personal name, see Lenahan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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