When Violet Viley Conway was born in 1750, in Farnum Magisterial District, Richmond County, Virginia, British Colonial America, her father, Denis Conway, was 51 and her mother, Mrs Dennis Conway, was 50. She married Epaphroditus Tillery about 1768, in Richmond County, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. She died after 1828, in North Carolina, United States.
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"Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."
North Carolina is the 12th state.
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Padraig, Aileen, Donal, James Patrick, Kieran, Brigid, Cliona, Colm, Conley, Declan, Delma.
Irish: Anglicized form adopted for several different Irish names pronounced similarly, such as Mac Conmidhe (see McNamee ), Ó Conbhuide ‘descendant of the Yellow Hound’ (see Conboy ), and Ó Connmhaigh or Mac Connmhaigh ‘descendant (or son) of Connmhach’, a personal name meaning ‘head smasher’ (see Convey ).
Welsh: habitational name from Conwy formerly Conway, a fortified town on the coast of north Wales, itself named for the river on which it stands. Some Welsh families of this name claim alliance with Conyers .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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