Brief Life History of Nancy
When Nancy Lane was born about 1774, in Albemarle, Virginia, United States, her father, Corbin Lane, was 30 and her mother, Frances Spiller, was 26. She married Jesse Tucker on 10 January 1791, in Amherst, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 9 daughters. She died after 25 July 1843, in Bedford, Virginia, United States.
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- Nancy Layne, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
- Nancy Tucker in entry for Granville Tucker, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
- Nancy Layne in entry for Jessee Tucker, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901"
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World Events (8)
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
English: topographic name for someone who lived in a lane, from Middle English, Old English lane, originally a narrow way between fences or hedges, later used to denote any narrow pathway, including one between houses in a town.
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Laighin ‘descendant of Laighean’, a byname meaning ‘spear or javelin’.
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Luain ‘descendant of Luan’, a byname meaning ‘warrior’, formerly Anglicized as O'Loan. See also Lamb .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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