James Jamieson

Brief Life History of James

When James Jamieson was born in 1792, in York, South Carolina, United States, his father, Joseph Jamieson, was 28 and his mother, Elizabeth Ann Rowe, was 32.

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Joseph Jamieson
1764–1853
Elizabeth Ann Rowe
1760–1831
Milton Jamieson
1792–1859
James Jamieson
1792–
M Shadrack Jamison
1795–1879
John Jamieson
1794–
William Jamieson
1794–1862
Barbara Jamieson
1799–1876
Joseph Jamieson
1801–1899
Allen Rowe Jamieson
1809–1873

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    World Events (3)

    1792 · Head Tax Law

    "In 1792, South Carolina passes a law called the ""head tax"" for all free African Americans from age 16-50. This tax was $2.00."

    1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

    The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

    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

    Scottish: variant of Jamison . It probably originated in the pronunciation of James as Jamis, but the Scottish preference for this form of Jamison will have been reinforced by association with Jamie, the Scots pet form of James .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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