When Sarah Elizabeth Kendrick was born on 25 June 1794, in Washington, Georgia, United States, her father, Captain William Kendrick, was 35 and her mother, Elizabeth Ann Thompson, was 34. She married Pierce Terrell on 4 April 1817. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She died in 1862, in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States.
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As Georgia had been weakened during the Revolutionary War, it was unable to defend its Yazoo lands, or land west of the Yazoo River. Thirty-five million acres were sold to four companies for $500,000 as Governor George Mathews signed the Yazoo Act on January 7, 1795. Angry Georgians protested in the streets as they felt bribery and corruption were involved and the sale was far below market value. The legislation tried to rescind the Yazoo Act, but much of the land had been sold to third parties. The issue made its way to the United States Supreme Court and it was determined that rescinding the law was an unconstitutional infringement on a legal contract. The government took full possession of the territory by 1814 and awarded its claimants over $4,000,000.
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.
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Welsh: variant of Kenrick .
Scottish and Irish: shortened form of McKendrick .
English: variant of Kerridge .
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