Brief Life History of Nancy
When Nancy Vandiver was born on 6 July 1783, in Surry, North Carolina, United States, her father, John Vandiver, was -3 and her mother, Winifred "Winnie" Cannon, was -6. She married James Fleming. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She died on 2 September 1836, at the age of 53.
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- Nancy Fleming in household of William Fleming, "United States Census, 1850"
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World Events (8)
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.
1789 · Becomes 12th State
On November 21, 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state in the Union.
1799 · Gold Nuggets Found
In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow ""rock"" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the ""rock"" was a gold nugget.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Dutch Vandeveer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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